College Football

After years of discussions, negotiations and preparation, Texas finally joins the SEC. But how do the Longhorns stack up as they enter the toughest conference in college football? This summer, the American-Statesman is ranking each SEC team position by position. We will assign points for each team at each position, with 16 for the leader and one for 16th place. …

Welcome to the first part of the Yahoo Sports 2024 preseason college football Top 25. With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, we figured we’d reveal our top 25 a little differently than usual. Below are previews for the teams that are ranked Nos. 13-25 in our top 25 and we’ll roll out previews for the …

. The No. 1 offensive tackle in the class of 2025 is projected to commit to an SEC school next week. David Sanders Jr. is now predicted to head to Tennessee for his collegiate career. Sanders Jr. narrowed down his choices to the Vols, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Georgia. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound lineman visited Lincoln twice in the last three …

The Wisconsin Badgers are reportedly among the programs heavily involved in the recruitment of top-ranked class of 2026 running back Javian Osborne. On3’s Vice President Steve Wiltfong recently reported that Osborne ‘will be back at Texas A&M for its opener vs. Notre Dame,’ ‘is aiming to see Texas play a couple times this fall’ and ‘will perhaps get up to …

We’re guaranteed to see a Group of Five team in the College Football Playoff. The 12-team format includes five spots for conference champions and seven at-large bids. With four power conferences left standing after the Pac-12 dissolved, a conference champion from the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt will make the postseason. There are a handful of …

AUBURN — Big plays aren’t a bonus. At least not in the mind of Auburn football offensive coordinator Derrick Nix. They’re a prerequisite to having a successful offense, a necessary tool to be effective on that side of the ball. It’s a facet of the game Nix, who joined the Tigers following a 16-year run at Ole Miss that featured …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team extended an offer to class of 2026 defensive lineman Damari Simeon on Saturday. The Badgers are the 13th Division 1 program to offer the Richland, New Jersey native. Wisconsin, Penn State and Rutgers are now the three Big Ten programs currently on his offer sheet. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman has yet to receive a …

The University of Colorado has finalized an agreement with Deion Sanders’ business manager that spells out the terms for filming another season of the “Coach Prime” documentary series on the university’s Boulder campus. The contract was finalized in late July after Amazon Prime Video announced the renewal of the series in May. It details the agreement between the university and …

Since Alfred Collins joined Texas football in 2020 as a gangly, raw-boned defensive tackle from nearby Cedar Creek High School, he’s had an up-close view of how his former teammates at the position have developed into NFL players. Moro Ojomo began his collegiate career with a redshirt in 2018 and became a seventh-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. …

Every preseason All-America team begins with a debate at quarterback. Georgia senior Carson Beck gets the nod as the first-team starter in the USA TODAY Sports preseason All-America team after throwing for 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2023, followed by second-team pick Dillon Gabriel. After starting his career at Central Florida and spending two years at Oklahoma, Gabriel takes …

Over a two-week span in late fall 2021, Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma for Southern Cal, and OU hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as Riley’s replacement. Since then, it’s been two years of “meh” for the Sooners and Trojans. Riley is 19-8 at USC. Venables 16-10 at OU. Riley’s winning percentage (.704) at USC is better than that of his …

MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 18: Matt Rhule head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers looks on third quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Saturday morning. The Husker coach discussed the morning scrimmage and the play …

OXFORD ― Ole Miss football offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. wasn’t ready to highlight any true freshmen who might contribute in 2024 when he met with the media on Thursday. “It’s still too early to tell on which of those guys will make an instant impact for us,” he said. “We got some time to figure that out.” On offense, …

The Alabama high school football is nearly here, and The Tuscaloosa News is set to rank to best 10 freshmen and sophomores in the Tuscaloosa area ahead of the 2024 AHSAA season. Top freshmen and sophomores this season include a quarterback who threw for more than 1,600 yards during his freshman campaign along with a linebacker who led his team …

Jul 26, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Big Ten conference helmets are displayed during Big 10 football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports The start of the 2024 college football season is right around the corner, and in preparation for kickoff, ESPN has released its Preseason Power Rankings for the Big Ten Conference. As we’ve previously discussed, this year will be the …