College Football

There are several reasons for college football teams jumping from one conference to another. There’s money. And, well, money. We know by now that geographical logic clearly isn’t in the discussion. And if winning football championships in the new conference is a prime motivation, I’d suggest thinking twice. Texas and Oklahoma, I’m talking to you. For all the high-profile conference …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football is ushering in a new era under center this fall. After three seasons with KJ Jefferson leading the offense, Boise State transfer Taylen Green is now in charge of maximizing Bobby Petrino’s offense and engineering a bounce back after last year’s struggles. More: Arkansas football’s three most important games in 2024 season More: USA TODAY Network …

The only thing more exciting for local college football players than being in EA Sports College Football 25 is knowing their rating. The simulation video game, which released its deluxe edition Monday and will release to all consumers Thursday, has been on hiatus since 2014 due to lawsuits between the publisher, the NCAA and college athletes around compensation for their …

Five weeks from Friday night officially marks the start of the high school football season. We continue our march to Week 1 this week with a look at 20 defensive playmakers who might be flying under the radar in Central Indiana: Ife Adeoba, Pike The 6-2, 220-pound senior defensive end/outside linebacker broke the school single-season sack record last year with …

Count returning Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck as a fan of former Florida football running back Trevor Etienne. Beck expects Etienne to make a “huge impact” for UGA after the Bulldogs lost running backs Kendall Milton and Daijun Edwards to the NFL Draft. “Being able to pick him up out of the portal, such a talented running back, (he’s) someone …

Get ready SouthCoast college football fans, a new video game is out this week. EA Sports College Football 25 video game is set to be officially launched on July 19 with some of its players receiving access on Monday. More than 11,000 players are expected to be in the game and with more to follow in the coming week, according …

It’s no exaggeration to say that prospects across the country have had the course of their lives changed thanks to a strong showing during camp season. Let’s take a look at five such prospects in the Midwest that saw their stock rise dramatically in June. RUMOR MILL: Key decisions on deck as summer hits midpoint This embedded content is not …

Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley believes there’s a lot of potential for leadership on the offensive side of the ball heading into the 2024 season. Riley and other coaches spoke to the media Tuesday at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. When asked about leadership, Riley highlighted quarterback Cade Klubnik, running back Phil Mafah and tight end Jake Briningstool in …

Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Bru McCoy, who once played for USC, could be granted an additional season of elibility by the NCAA. The US Department of Justice ruled the NCAA couldn’t enforce their transfer eligbility rules that forced an athlete to sit out for a season before beginning their career with a new program. McCoy was projected to enter the 2024 …

Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. is joined by national rankings director Adam Friedman and national recruiting analysts Marshall Levenson and Sam Spiegelman to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. 1. Blue-chip Miami commitment Hylton Stubbs is on the verge of earning his fifth star. Friedman: FACT. Hylton Stubbs isn’t a …

All eyes are on Florida A&M football. Some look for the Rattlers to maintain its Black College Football National Championship standard as they achieved in 2023. At the same time, others view the Rattlers as inferior to last year’s team that claimed the program’s first Southwestern Athletic Conference and Celebration Bowl trophies last December. The assumption of a championship hangover …

Houston coach Willie Fritz speaks during the Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. | Lucas Peltier, Associated Press Editor’s note: Fourth in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2024. When a college football team has its starting quarterback back, it usually gets treated favorably by the prognosticators who like to …

At the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day on Tuesday. Jackson State football was picked to finish third in the SWAC East Division behind Alabama State and defending Black national champions Florida A&M in 2024. The voting was based on a poll of SWAC head coaches and sports information directors. Alcorn State was picked to win the West Division. In T.C. …

Conferences in college athletics will look a little different starting with the upcoming college football season as the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 have added programs. The ACC added three programs with Stanford, SMU and Cal joining but there continues to be talk of teams leaving and joining other conferences. The latest centered around Florida State and Clemson, with …

Since Monday, the Omni Hotel in Dallas has been the center of the Southeastern Conference’s universe. Football players and coaches from LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt kicked off SEC media days on Monday. Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee were featured a day later. On Wednesday, it’s Texas’ turn in the spotlight. Just two weeks after it officially joined …