College Football

The SEC rose to prominence in the 2000s with dominant play in the trenches. Nick Saban’s recipe at Alabama involved overwhelming opponents on the offensive and defensive lines. Even as we’ve moved into the spread era, a strong offensive line remains critical to be successful at the highest level of the sport. You can win with a game manager at …

Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that the College Football Playoff has voted unanimously to change its seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season. Rather than give the top-four ranked conference champions a first-round bye, as the CFP’s rules required in 2024, the seeding will instead be decided by a straight ranking option. In other words, instead of …

There has been a lot of talk lately about the running back position in the 2026 recruiting class for Michigan State. Those talks, stemming from the expected miss of Haslett 4-star Kory Amachree, may have caused a hinderance to the Spartans fan base, but the coaching staff feels very differently. The Spartans coaching staff has moved swiftly after the news …

The second in an occasional position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into the offseason: TODAY: RUNNING BACK What to expect Replacing a generational talent like RJ Harvey is a significant challenge, but the Knights don’t necessarily require one player to take on that role. Instead, it’s more realistic that they will adopt a running back-by-committee approach this season. …

First-year North Carolina coach Bill Belichick has dominated college football headlines this offseason. Belichick was always going to elicit outsized interest as many are fascinated to see how the NFL’s greatest coach will fare in his first foray into college football. However, the attention has surpassed anything anyone could have imagined as Belichick’s off-field life has shaped the narrative over the past …

Michigan State football has found their latest prospect to offer in the 2026 recruiting class, and this time, it is a prospect with ties that are close to home. Adam Shaw was the recipient of the offer from Michigan State defensive coordinator Joe Rossi. A 6-foot-3, 205 pound linebacker from Hillsdale, New Jersey, Shaw’s parents were both athletes at Michigan …

Talented class of 2027 wide receiver recruit Gavin Honore is one of the top playmakers in his recruiting cycle. Honore plays high school football for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Mater Dei is a national powerhouse and is where Georgia Bulldogs running back Nate Frazier played his high school football. Honore is ranked as a three-star recruit. …

Tennessee could’ve lost to Ohio State in the semifinal rather than the first round if the College Football Playoff format had been changed a year earlier. Beginning this season, the College Football Playoff will convert to a straight-seeding model that slots all 12 teams in order of the final playoff rankings of the regular season, the group’s management committee announced …

The second UCF offseason mailbag features questions on Scott Frost’s contract, a disappointing Year 2 in the Big 12 and Memorial Day munchies. What are your thoughts on (UCF) Athletics, including the bowl game = additional year clause on Scott’s contract? Wasn’t the advantage of hiring Frost that he was to be relatively “cheap” as an unwanted commodity? — @BrianWPeterson. …

Wisconsin football made class of 2026 defensive lineman Kobe Cherry’s list of final schools on Friday. The Badgers were listed along with Purdue and Indiana, each of which is an in-state program for the Greenwood, Indiana, native. Those three edged out other notable offers, including Louisville, Toledo, Washington and Minnesota. 247Sports lists Cherry as a three-star recruit, specifically ranked as …

Four-star defensive lineman Keshawn Stancil from Clayton, North Carolina, who has received over 25 scholarship offers, is now narrowing his focus in the recruiting process. On Wednesday, he announced on social media that his recruitment is down to five schools in the Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, Penn State Nittany Lions, Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers. Stancil already completed an …

Has Happy learned how to putt? If Lincoln Riley has solved longstanding problems, USC should soon take off. Across the country, college football spring practices have wrapped up. With the spring transfer portal window also winding down, attention has now shifted to summer workouts and the build up to fall camps. In a recent story, Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports …

This has been quite the offseason for Notre Dame and coach Marcus Freeman. The College Football Playoff’s decision to alter the seeding and first-round bye process for the 2025 season continues a string of wins for the Fighting Irish that includes an elite signing haul and the news of a 12-year partnership with Clemson for a future series that strengthens …

Nolan Wilson, one of the nation’s top defensive line prospects, has officially narrowed his list of finalists down to five, a group which includes the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alongside the Crimson Tide, Wilson also listed the Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, and Ole Miss Rebels among his finalists. According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Wilson is considered as …

Drone flyover video of Omni La Costa North Course par-3 16th hole Omni La Costa is hosting the NCAA mens and womens golf championships for a second year in a row. The North Course’s 16th hole is the final par-3. CARLSBAD, Calif. — The 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship is underway. The best teams in men’s college golf are at …