Nov 25, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers safety Zion Puckett (10) closes in on Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Malik Benson (11) during the first quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports A former Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver who transferred to the Florida State Seminoles last season, Malik Benson is back on the move again, …
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When five-star Malachi Nelson signed with USC out of high school, a trip to the Sun Bowl probably wasn’t on his bucket list. El Paso is one of America’s finest cities and the Sun Bowl is a historic game, but he followed Lincoln Riley to Los Angeles to follow Baker, Kyler and Caleb into the Riley Heisman factory. Instead, Nelson …
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Jul 16, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs edge rusher Mykel Williams announced his decision to declare for the 2025 NFL draft. Williams was a second-team All-SEC selection during the 2024 college football season. “Georgia will always be home, and I will forever be …
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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes fans react during the third quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Ohio State Buckeyes put on a show against the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on January …
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When Texas announced plans to enter the SEC, the Longhorns immediately embarked on a 5-7 season in 2021 that was historic for all the wrong reasons. Since that moment, Texas has truly brought itself back from the brink and now stands alone as the only SEC team remaining in the first 12-team College Football Playoff. On paper, the Longhorns are …
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. It has been quite the ride through two games in the College Football Playoff for Ohio State with complete and total domination against Tennessee and Oregon. After the poor performance to end the season, some may have had a sliver of hope that the Buckeyes could make a run, but nobody could have seen this coming. Now, Ryan Day …
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There are only three games left in the college football season. That sucks. There’s no way around it. If there’s a silver lining to that depressing fact, it’s that they’re College Football Playoff games. We have reached our Final Four, with Notre Dame and Penn State battling in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State and Texas squaring off in the …
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NIU’s greatest victory keeps growing bigger. Because of who they beat. And because Northern Illinois won in a way that makes it look like it can win again. For years, NIU hung its hat on beating Alabama in 2003. No one seems to remember that win having more to do with the Crimson Tide being ordinary—4-9 that year, 2-6 in …
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Former Wisconsin starting running back Tawee Walker committed to Cincinnati on Monday. Walker, who suited up for one season as UW’s starting running back, entered the transfer portal back on Dec. 23. Exactly two weeks later, he announced his decision to play his final season of college football for the Bearcats. The California native becomes the fourth high-profile offensive player …
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