College Football

Even the hardest and staunchest traditionalist has to agree that the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was a resounding success. More teams were involved, meaning more fans and players played meaningful games down the stretch and in the postseason, the venues were still well-attended, and we got to see a lot of really good teams doing battle against each other. …

WATCH: Steve Sarkisian on how Texas offense will suit QB Arch Manning Longhorn football coach Steve Sarkisian puts a bow on spring football and looks to the fall on tis week’s On Second Thought podcast. When he heads off to college in a year or so, Yaheim Riley won’t have to travel far. That was one the reasons why Riley …

The Georgia football program often brings back former players to its coaching staff, with Jarvis Jones, currently the assistant outside linebacker coach, being one such example. Jones has now accepted the head coach position for the Carver-Columbus High School football team which is his alma mater. Jones had been at Georgia under Kirby Smart for six seasons. Jones was apart …

EA Sports When EA Sports revived their college football video game franchise last year, it became the highest-selling video game of the year. The old NCAA franchise was one of the most beloved sports games on the market, and after more than a decade without it, millions of fans grabbed a copy of the new game to scratch that itch …

Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Alert the statue makers. Their services would be needed in January, if a college football team navigates this season undefeated. That’s the way Steve Sarkisian sees it, anyway. The Texas coach boldly predicted …

The SEC could be on the verge of adopting a nine-game conference football schedule — a central topic at this week’s spring meetings in Florida. While some coaches support the move, others, like Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, have taken a more measured stance. DeBoer expressed openness to the idea but emphasized the importance of context when evaluating strength of schedule across …

ExploreHigh school football: Linemen, smaller schools get chance to shine at Fairborn 7 on 7 Three area players in the class of 2026 have verbally committed to Division I FBS schools — Lakota West linebacker Cam Thomas (Illinois), Xenia receiver Shawn Fishwick (Eastern Michigan) and Middletown defensive back Jordan Vann (Virginia) — while dozens more have reported receiving at least …

The NCAA transfer portal has not yet been in place a decade but its effect on college football is almost too difficult to measure. The portal, in conjunction with the ever-changing landscape of NIL, has come to define — for better or worse — the current climate of college athletics. In analyzing seven years worth of transfer data as it …

The wait is over. The cover of the new College Football ’26 video game by EA Sports is out, and you are going to love one of the players on the cover. Of course, you can probably guess which player would don the cover if an Ohio State player was given that chance, and it is predictably, star wide receiver …

The new era of college athletics has ushered in a job market that’s never been busier. The last two years have been the most hectic on the coaching carousel with a total of 61 programs changing head coaches, including 30 during the most recent 2024-25 cycle. That represents an incredible 44.9% of FBS teams changing leadership in less than two …

One of the timeless traditions in the world of college football comes off of the field, with fans taking matters into their own hands and getting on the sticks and playing the college football video game. EA Sports College Football 25 made its glorious return a year ago after over a decade-long hiatus, and it was a massive success, with …

Penn State knows how close it came to playing for a national championship last season, losing in the closing seconds of the College Football Playoff semifinals. For the Nittany Lions, 2025 is about continuing to reshape the narrative. Expert Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College Football Summer School series to break down what success looks like …

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu is connected to multiple generations of USC football players. This is amazing The countdown to USC’s 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 96 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In …

Count South Carolina coach Shane Beamer among the supporters within the Southeastern Conference of football moving to nine conference games, albeit with a caveat. Beamer, whose Gamecocks just missed the cut of making last year’s College Football Playoff, knows better than anyone how challenging the SEC schedule already is, let alone adding in a ninth conference game. Beamer supports the …

(This story has been updated to add new information.) The question of if Notre Dame would have one of its players on the cover of EA Sports NCAA College Football 2026 was answered on Tuesday, with star running back Jeremiyah Love and head coach Marcus Freeman being on one of the covers. While he wasn’t selected to be on the …