College Football

The preseason US LBM college football coaches poll is out. The initial Top 25 for this year is dominated by teams from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, but there is also strong representation from the Big 12. With all of the uncertainty and change entering this season, it’s worth analyzing the schools that find themselves starting in the rankings. …

PLATTEVILLE – The coaches have spoken and no, Wisconsin won’t begin the season as a top 25 college football team. The Badgers received votes in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll released Monday. Their point total left them in the “others receiving votes” portion of the ranking, checking in at No. 34 with 17 points. UW’s lack of national preseason …

Kenwood players pounce towards one another at the whistle during a blocking drill at the first contact practice for the Knights at Kenwood High School in Clarksville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Syndication: Clarksville The Florida football program added a recruit from the junior college ranks to its roster last week as [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and Co. put the final …

Aug. 5—*** Are you ready for the most college football ever? Twelve teams in the playoffs means eight more postseason games than before. What used to be three is now 11 to decide who is best, The favorites might dominate in the first two rounds. Or the semifinals will be filled with bottom seeds. We can only hope. Kick back, …

The 2024 college football season is nearly here, which means the first 12-team postseason in the sport’s history is just months away. After a decade of two rounds and three games and years of talking about how best to expand, the College Football Playoff will officially include a dozen teams this year. More teams equals more games, a later national …

. No matter where Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is ranked at the end of the year, first-year head coach Mike Elko deserves credit for assembling one heck of an inaugural cycle, which included landing 5-star quarterback Husan Longstreet. As the 2024 season looms, 5-star safety Jonah Williams, one of the highest-ranked prospects in the class, will announce his commitment …

Though it graduated three key contributors from its secondary a season ago, the Oregon football team got deeper in its third season under head coach Dan Lanning, bringing in four defensive backs with just one year of eligibility remaining. The goal for that group and the entire secondary looking to take another step forward in 2024? “Maximize that little amount …

With fall camp beginning last week, Alabama football and coach Kalen DeBoer’s preparation for the 2024 season is officially underway. The Crimson Tide open its season on Aug. 31, hosting Western Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play at home, too, hosting Georgia a few weeks later on Sept. 28 in what will be the first regular season …

Linebackers are often viewed as the heart and soul of a defense, and there are plenty of great ones in the Big 12. There are returners such as Oklahoma State’s Nick Martin and Texas Tech’s Ben Roberts. But the conference also boasts newcomers such as Arizona’s Jacob Manu and Utah’s Karene Reid. Here are the top 10 linebackers in the …

Visits are done for the summer but there is still a lot of recruiting news and rumors coming out across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Notre Dame will have fight to keep Deuce Knight’s pledge ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your top linebacker in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area’s top linebacker among 17 players …

With the season just around the corner, and the Oregon football team set to debut in the Big Ten this fall, the Ducks are one of a few favorites to compete for a college football national championship in 2024. Several media polls released over the offseason, including one conducted by the USA TODAY Sports Network, have the Ducks as one …

Alabama was the face of the SEC. Now it’s Georgia. In the Big Ten it’s long been Ohio State, and still is despite Michigan’s resurgence. The ACC? Florida State before Clemson’s decade-plus run of dominance, but the title might be swinging back to the Seminoles. In the former Pac-12, Southern Cal was by far the biggest brand. Oklahoma, of course, …

With fall camp underway, the Oregon State Beavers are less than a month away from kicking off the 2024 college football season under first-year head coach Trent Bray. The Beavers are coming off an 8-5 finish in 2023 that culminated with the departure of longtime head coach Jonathan Smith, who left Corvallis to become the head coach at Michigan State. …

. One of the top players in the 2026 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to five. LSU has made the list along with four other strong schools. LSU joins Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame in the final five. [autotag]Blaine Bradford[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound, four-star safety from Baton Rouge where he plays for Catholic High …