College Football

No matter what happens in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl between Penn State and Notre Dame, college football history will be made and another barrier will be broken. College football will see its first Black head coach guide his team to the national championship game at the highest level of the game with either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s …

Michigan State’s Jalen Nailor wears the “S” logo on his helmet along with the rest of the Spartans for the game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. 201114 Msu Indiana 028a Michigan State football has been included in a top six schools list for a big-time prospect in the 2026 class. Four-star athlete …

Getty Images Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to to be ready for Thursday’s Orange Bowl game against 6-seed Penn State after practicing this week, Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock said Tuesday. Love has been dealing with a knee injury that he aggravated in the third quarter of 7-seed Notre Dame’s Sugar Bowl win over 2-seed …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders received a “very credible threat” that two people were going to try to assault him last September, among other threats he faced throughout the year, his bodyguard said in the new season of the “Coach Prime” documentary series. Sanders’ bodyguard, Michael Rhodes, also revealed he uses nitrile gloves to handle Sanders’ mail and runs the …

Getty Images Colorado’s Travis Hunter beat out Boise State star Ashton Jeanty for the Heisman Trophy last month, and the people of Idaho are still upset. On Monday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little joked about looking into the Heisman Trophy voting process. The race for the 2024 Heisman Trophy was a tight one, with Hunter and Jeanty as the clear favorites. …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Ty Lockwood (89) warms up before the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images After entering the NCAA transfer portal on Saturday, former Alabama Crimson Tide TE Ty Lockwood has announced that he will continue his collegiate career with Boston College. Lockwood …

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Keon Sabb (3) celebrates after a safety was called on an intentional grounding penalty against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s defensive back group will return for the 2025 football season. In a move that had …

Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty is declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced on social media. The decision comes after a standout junior season in which he ran for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns. Only former Oklahoma State and NFL star Barry Sanders has ever rushed for more yards in a season. Jeanty finished second in the …

The Oregon Ducks landed another massive player of need out of the transfer portal on Tuesday, getting a commitment from former Tulane Green Wave running back Makhi Hughes. Hughes, who rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2024, will come to Eugene and play a huge role for the Ducks in 2025 as a redshirt junior with two years …

It is a blue blood Final Four in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The teams left standing — 6-seed Penn State, 7-seed Notre Dame, 8-seed Ohio State and 5-seed Texas — have combined for 20 national championships. That accounts for almost a quarter of the national titles in the wire service era (since 1936). You’re excused if you haven’t noticed …

DALLAS – JANUARY 1: Quarterback Chris Simms #2 of the University of Texas Longhorns call for the snap at the line of scrimmage against the Louisiana State University Tigers during the 67th SBC Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. Texas defeated LSU 35-20. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns will play in the Cotton …

Getty Images Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart is putting the NFL Draft on hold and returning to school for the 2025 season, he announced on social media Tuesday. Stewart ranked as the No. 69 overall player and the No. 7 wide receiver in the CBS Sports NFL Draft prospect rankings. “Wake up, and get it, gotta finish the mission,” his post read. The …

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen committed to Mississippi State on Tuesday. The former Badger entered the portal on Dec. 10 after playing the 2024 season at Eastern Michigan. There, he tallied a career-best 43 catches, 651 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Allen now commits to the Bulldogs with two years of eligibility remaining. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed …

USATSI The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school’s board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin competing in the conference in 2026, has long been a target of the Mountain West as the league looks to bolster its ranks following the latest wave of conference realignment.  …

Wisconsin transfer cornerback Jace Arnold committed to Sam Houston State on Tuesday. Arnold is the second now-former Badger to commit to the Bearkats, joining QB Mabrey Mettauer. The two players follow former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who was recently hired as Sam Houston State’s new head coach. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Arnold entered the …