College Football

Coming off a 10-3 season in 2023 and with high hopes in the new era of college football, Penn State continues to draw some national respect in the preseason polls and rankings. Already labeled a preseason top-10 team by Athlon Sports, the Nittany Lions are now receiving a top-10 ranking from ESPN’s own metric, the Football Power Index (or the …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Two top 2026 quarterbacks came off the board over the weekend when four-star Noah Grubbs picked Notre Dame and four-star Will Griffin chose Florida. The 2026 QB class is coming more into shape with other pledges on the board and so today Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at how the other dominoes could fall: FACT OR …

The Texas Longhorns find themselves in a good position to land one of the top linebackers in the country. McKinney, Texas, product Riley Pettijohn recently named his top four schools with the Horns being among them. Pettijohn is ranked as the No. 4 linebacker of the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports composite. Nationally he ranks at No. 31 overall and …

Ohio State football hosted multiple prospects for official visits this weekend and it looks like the weekend has been very successful. Texas 2025 linebacker Riley Pettijohn is one of the players that made the trip to Columbus, and in no coincidence, he dropped his top four list while on campus. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 205-pound star has the Buckeyes, USC, …

What could have been. Jaguars running back and former three-time All-American Clemson star Travis Etienne appeared to feel that way when Electronic Arts released gameplay footage of the upcoming “EA Sports College Football 25” video game this week. “Pre-ordering it today. Sad I missed the NCAA era,” Etienne wrote via X. EA is scheduled to release “College Football 25” on …

The Wisconsin Badgers sit at No. 39 in ESPN’s newly-released 2024 Football Power Index ranking. The metric projects the team’s record at 5.8-6.2 and gives it a 57.4% chance to make a bowl game, a 3.1% chance to make the College Football Playoff and a 0.5% chance to win the Big Ten. Related: Anonymous Big Ten coaches weigh in on Wisconsin …

College football is evolving at a rapid pace. The idea of amateur athletics had been eroding before our eyes with the money not talked about, but with name, image, and likeness, it’s pretty much an idea of the past. With the proposed settlement of a trio of anti-trust lawsuits against the NCAA leading to damages in the billions and the …

The Utah Utes represent a great “what if” regarding the history of the Colorado Buffaloes. While Utah and CU were tabbed as rivals when they joined the Pac-12 together in 2011, it never took hold quite like the Buffs’ beef with the Colorado State Rams and Nebraska Cornhuskers. But if things had gone differently, Colorado could have viewed Utah with …

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney is joined by national recruiting analyst Greg Smith, national rankings director Adam Friedman and Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. STING FACTOR: Ranking the decommitments of May ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …

Wisconsin’s 2024 homecoming weekend will surround its Saturday, October 26 matchup against the Penn State Nittany Lions. This news comes as the Big Ten announces the homecoming dates for all 18 conference members. The kickoff time and television channel for the game are yet to be released. Related: Anonymous Big Ten coaches weigh in on Wisconsin football in 2024 Wisconsin has …

The Oregon Ducks are working the safety position hard in this 2025 recruiting class, and they are in the mixt o land some of the best players in the nation. The latest safety to put Oregon among his top schools is 4-star Kainoa Winston, from Gonzaga, Washington DC. Winston is rated by 247Sports as the No. 43 overall player in …

NORMAN — Since the regular season ended, it’s been a roller coaster of roster turnover for OU football. Cayden Green announced he was entering the portal during a bowl practice, Dillon Gabriel transferred to Oregon and the Sooners rebuilt their offensive line from scratch. Head coach Brent Venables also made the defensive line a significant priority entering the SEC and …

Four-star wide receiver recruit Travis Smith Jr. walked the red carpet at the University of Georgia on his official visit to Athens. Smith Jr. is a priority recruit for the Bulldogs. He walked the red carpet alongside Georgia head coach Kirby Smart in a must-watch video. Travis Smith intends to announce his commitment on July 13. Smith is a member …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team was voted as one of the top dark horse programs to win the Big Ten in The Athletic’s weekly newsletter this past week. They sent out a survey asking what under-the-radar Big Ten team could win the conference, excluding its main favorites (Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State). Related: Big Ten football championship betting …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Greg Sankey could have said: We’re not interested in further expansion. He didn’t say that. When I asked the SEC commissioner this week about the conference’s appetite for additional growth beyond 16 teams, Sankey kept the door cracked to the idea. I should add, he didn’t express a rabid desire to expand immediately. But I exited …