College Football

This is the first year of the newly expanded playoffs. Eight more teams will compete to play in the national championship game on January 20, 2025. No other is breathing a sigh of relief more than Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers. To quote the great American track and field athlete, Jesse Owens, “One chance is all you need.” After …

Something is definitely brewing in Eugene. The Oregon Ducks football program and Dan Lanning just received a huge commitment from five-star cornerback Dorian Brew out of Conroe, Texas. Brew’s commitment is the latest Oregon has garnered this week as the No. 3 tight end DaSaahn Brame, the No. 5 running back Jordan Davison and the No. 7 Josiah Sharma have …

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It’s a day in June that ends in “Y,” which recently has meant someone committed to play for Michigan football. That was again the case Saturday afternoon when the Wolverines locked down a commitment from four-star edge Julius Holly in the 2025 class. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive lineman from Alpharetta, Ga., chose U-M over Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas A&M, …

Rivalries are a big part of what makes college football so special. Few sports have as many meaningful feuds, many of which span well over a century. Some rivalry games are as entertaining and intriguing as the national championship, if only for the tradition and surrounding fanfare.  The SEC isn’t short on featured conflicts. Some date back to the formation …

USC football plays at Michigan on Sept. 21. The Trojans might still be getting used to their new defensive scheme. The offensive line and Miller Moss might still be immersed in a feeling-out process. The Trojans might not yet be fully aware of who they are as a football team. They might not be entirely sure of what they can …

Atmosphere is a word routinely heard when discussing college football, particularly when comparing the game to its professional counterpart, the NFL. The stadiums in which the games are played provide much of that atmosphere. While many NFL stadiums, particularly the newer ones, look and feel the same every Sunday, college football stadiums have unique personalities. Some are gigantic, while others …

While LSU doesn’t necessarily have a true natural rival as the only power conference program in the state of Louisiana, it has quite a few around the SEC that have developed due to both regional factors and others. The Tigers’ biggest rival historically is probably Ole Miss, and they also have a long-running series with Arkansas, known as the Battle …

Penn State football analyst Marty Leap, from Rivals’ Happy Valley Insider, talked to us on our USC football show at The Voice of College Football. He explained that Drew Allar has all the tools and he has the arm talent to be an elite quarterback. Allar had issues which were similar to the ones Caleb Williams faced in 2023, with receivers …

The Georgia Bulldogs have the highest-rated offense in EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game. Georgia has an offensive rating of 94, which is No. 1 in the game. The Oregon Ducks also have an offensive rating of 94, but are still considered the No. 2 offense. Alabama (rating of 91), Texas (91) and Ohio State (89) round out the …

The Oregon Ducks are continuing their hot run in the recruiting world this summer, landing a commitment from one of the top tight ends in the nation for the 2025 class. 4-star TE Da’Saahn Brame announced his commitment to Oregon, joining the Ducks’ 2025 class. Brame is rated by 247Sports as the No. 102 overall player in the 2025 class, …

The 2024 ACC season will be a landmark one as membership balloons to 17 full-time football members with the offseason additions of California, Stanford and SMU. With only eight games on the conference schedule, every team will play exactly half of the ACC before we tally up the wins and losses to decide who gets to play for the ACC …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 63 days. The Vols will open its campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …

Getty Images Former Alabama coach Nick Saban will earn $500,000 a year in his new advisory role with the university, according to documents obtained by multiple media outlets. That figure is actually higher than the $305,000 base salary he earned in 2023, his final year leading the Crimson Tide.  That base salary doesn’t tell the whole story of his earnings, …

One of the top 100 players in the 2025 recruiting class has announced his commitment date, which is coming soon. Cortez Mills is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound, four-star wide receiver from Homestead, Florida, where he plays for Homestead High School. Mills has narrowed his list of schools down to five: LSU, Florida, Clemson, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Clemson has received multiple crystal ball …