College Football

For his final season of collegiate eligibility, Will Howard is attempting to become Ohio State’s starting quarterback. Howard spent four seasons at Kansas State and transferred to the Buckeyes in January. He shares an OSU quarterback room with Devin Brown, Julian Sayin, Air Noland and Lincoln Kienholz. Howard will make his Ohio State debut at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 when …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Auburn linebacker Eugene Asante speaking to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports Linebacker [autotag]Eugene Asante[/autotag] entered last season with much uncertainty. Buried on the depth chart following a 2022 season in which he played in only four games, Asante completely flipped the switch in 2023,  breaking out in …

On Friday, the news was made official. The Alabama Crimson Tide football program will rename its field after former head coach Nick Saban. Now, the place where the Crimson Tide plays its home games will be known as Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. On Sept. 7, the Crimson Tide will honor Saban by renaming the field after him. Alabama will …

Jul. 20—*** Are you ready for the most college football ever? Twelve teams in the playoffs means eight more postseason games than before. What used to be three is now 11 to decide who is best, The favorites might dominate in the first two rounds. Or the semifinals will be filled with bottom seeds. We can only hope. Kick back, …

Part of it might be the release of ‘College Football 25’ and some of it might be because of SEC media days this past week, but it’s finally starting to feel like we are on the verge of another college football season. Everyone knows the struggles the Texas Longhorns will face in 2024 as they transition to the toughest league …

Recruiting doesn’t take breaks in the summer. In fact, it only heats up. After a wave of June official visits, July and August have been popular stretches for some of the nation’s best to lock in their college decisions. More are expected as the summer continues. Here are the latest predictions from Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Ryan O’Bleness. MORE COMMITMENT …

Will Texas play in the SEC title game in its first season in the conference? The Longhorns were voted to finish second in the SEC behind Georgia in the conference’s annual preseason media poll released Friday. The Bulldogs received the vast majority of first-place votes; 165 voters picked Georgia to win. Texas was second with 27 first-place votes ahead of …

Every year, college football teams have strengths and weaknesses on paper before the season begins. During the season, we get to see what the actual problem areas are and if they get fixed during the season or doom that year’s squad. The Oklahoma Sooners have plenty of strengths on paper. They’re loaded at wide receiver. The linebacker room is filled …

DALLAS — The Florida Gators will be better in Billy Napier’s third season. It just won’t show up much, if at all, in the standings. That’s my official preseason stance, as reflected in the SEC predicted order of finish I submitted this week as part of the conference’s media days. I put the Gators 12th in the new-look 16-team SEC. …

2025 linebacker prospect Christian Gass received a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports’ Anna Adams. Gass will choose between Tennessee, Georgia and USC on Saturday. The 6-foot-2.5, 215-pound four-star linebacker is from Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia. Gass ranks as the No. 203 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 22 linebacker and No. 31 player …

Florida State football will be the first team to introduce the new members of the Atlantic Coast Conference over the next two weeks. In Week 3 of the 2024 season, FSU will play the California. The Golden Bears will travel over 2600 miles to Doak Campbell Stadium for its ACC debut. Cal, Stanford and SMU are the new members of …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner speaks to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports SEC Media Days, which took place in Dallas, Texas, for the first time in its vast history, ended on Thursday night. Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko made his first national appearance since his …

Greg Sankey says the SEC is 16 strong today and will remain at 16 strong tomorrow. Sankey has less to say about what happens next week, or next month, or next year. Meanwhile, fissures linger in the ACC. Florida State wants out of the conference it’s competed in since 1992. The Seminoles and Clemson are both suing the ACC. That’s …

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football won’t be wearing its heart on its sleeve this season, but it still came up with an eye-catching addition. In revealing the 2024 home football jerseys on ESPN’s “First Take” on Friday morning, the Irish rolled out arm sleeve patches of the interlocking “ND” logo in gold. The metallic hue matches the iconic gold …

Mario Williams has a lot to prove. The 5-9, 175-pound Williams was the fourth-ranked wide receiver in the 2021 class out of Tampa. He signed with Oklahoma for one season. He then headed to USC along with quarterback Caleb Williams for their sophomore campaigns. Williams has recorded 104 catches for 1,316 yards and 11 touchdowns in his three-year college football …