College Football

Part of what makes the Oklahoma Sooners’ schedule so difficult this season is the incredible stadiums they’ll be playing in. SEC play takes you through some of the best college football environments in the sport. From Death Valley to The Swamp, the Southeastern Conference is filled with American cathedrals and coliseums. Saturdays in the south are set aside for football …

PULLMAN — When Buddha Peleti heats up on Washington State’s defensive line, he turns into a spectacle unto himself. With long curly locks flowing out of the back of his helmet, Peleti uses his blazing speed to dash around opposing offensive linemen, his 6-foot-2 frame to knock them back, his three years of college football experience to know when to …

Why Ole Miss, Texas A&M are dark-horse SEC title contenders USA TODAY’s Blake Toppmeyer and the Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller break down dark-horse SEC title teams on Before The Snap. Ole Miss football and coach Lane Kiffin landed a commitment from a 2026 four-star linebacker on Aug. 2. Anthony Davis chose the Rebels over Alabama, Michigan and Auburn. The …

Four-star Baton Rouge, Louisiana EDGE Quency Wiggins had seemingly the perfect storybook ending to his high school career: switching sports from basketball to football and joining his hometown LSU Tigers. Wiggins wasn’t ready for so much so soon, though. And notoriously player-unfriendly Tigers coach Brian Kelly didn’t make him feel welcomed in the slightest. That’s why all it took was …

Deion Sanders is quite possibly college football’s leader when it comes to swag, and he has brought every ounce of his bravado to the Colorado Buffaloes football team. He has brought in refreshed uniforms, new gear and a superior culture that was severely lacking before his arrival. That swag is, of course, a significant presence in recruiting, and it put …

Dand Lanning and the Oregon Ducks filled the summer offseason months with a lot of recruiting wins, and it doesn’t appear that they are slowing down now that we’re getting into fall, either. 5-star cornerback Davon Benjamin picked Oregon over the likes of the Texas Longhorns and Michigan Wolverines on Saturday afternoon. The 247Sports Composite rates Benjamin as the No. …

The Oregon Ducks continued their hot streak on the recruiting trail on Saturday, landing yet another 5-star player in the 2026 class. 5-star defensive back Davon Benjamin announced his commitment to the Ducks on Saturday afternoon, giving Oregon their fifth 5-star player, the most in the nation. The 247Sports Composite rates Benjamin as the No. 35 player in the 2026 …

Texas A&M has yet to reach the College Football Playoff since its inception, or, for that matter, made it to a conference championship game since the 1998 season. Yes, the drought is notable, but second-year head coach Mike Elko looks like the answer after six years under Jimbo Fisher, who only accomplished two nine-win campaigns in six seasons. While the …

What’s top of mind for Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley as he begins fall camp? The same things that were at the forefront in spring camp, namely the defensive tackle and cornerback positions. Senior Aliki Vimahi and sophomore Dallas Vakalahi will start up front for the Utes, with redshirt sophomore Jonah Lea’ea filling in the DT3 spot. Aside from that, …

The UNC football team inched even closer to live game action on Saturday morning. It’s starting to feel more real in Chapel Hill as the summer days pass. On Saturday morning, the North Carolina Tar Heels officially kicked off their 2025 football season, holding their first day of Training Camp under a cloudy sky. Despite the gloomy weather, excitement was …

Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders just announced that he overcame bladder cancer this past Monday. Not only did he announce what comes next in his recovery – he cracked jokes that he depends on Depend, and now has a sponsorship with the diaper company – but Coach Prime made it clear what his purpose at CU is: Make sure …

Editor’s note: Fifteenth in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2025. A few months ago, the big question facing the BYU football program prior to the 2025 season was simple. What would the Cougars do for an encore, after the 2024 campaign in which they went 11-2 and almost made the Big 12 championship game surprised …

STILLWATER — With only a few practices behind him in the early days of preseason camp, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy hasn’t gained a tremendous amount of additional insight into his team since he last spoke to reporters at Big 12 Media Days three weeks ago. OSU’s venture into the unknown continued with its local media day Saturday at …

Past Penn State leaders helped Drew Allar take over role Drew Allar was mentored by past teammates. The Penn State quarterback on who helped shape his leadership skills. Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is expected to be even more mobile this season after improving his rushing stats in 2024.The Nittany Lions boast a speedy defensive back corps, with Elliot Washington …

There is a new enforcement body in college athletics that promises to regulate NIL transactions, potentially solving one of the critical issues that coaches, administrators and fans alike have bemoaned over the last handful of years. But Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is not convinced that the College Sports Commission is the right answer to the troubles facing college football. …