College Football

The National Collegiate Athletics Association and the five power conferences have agreed to a settlement that will pave the way to allow schools to pay student-athletes, a profound moment that will usher in a new age in college sports. The NCAA, the governing body for college sports, and the leaders of the Big Ten, Southeastern, Pac-12, Atlantic Coast and Big …

BYU Cougars football head coach Kalani Sitake talks to journalists after practice at Brigham Young University in Provo on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Will BYU’s defense be improved? Has the addition of TJ Woods fixed the Cougars’ offensive line challenges from a year ago? How, exactly, can the progress of BYU’s quarterback room be measured …

Last year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown between the Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams was a masterpiece of college football drama. From CSU head coach Jay Norvell attacking Deion Sanders’ fashion to Henry Blackburn delivering a brutal hit on Travis Hunter, storylines flowed freely throughout what culminated in a double-overtime win for Colorado. This fall, the rivalry will move to Colorado …

A new era of college athletics is upon us, and leaders do not have much time to prepare for the transformative age. College sports is on the precipice of changing forever after the NCAA Board of Governors and every Power Five conference agreed to destroy the amateurism model and share revenue with players by coming to terms on settling a …

Alabama Crimson Tide football enters a new era as legendary head coach Nick Saban enters retirement and former Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer takes over in Tuscaloosa. Though he was a top coach in 2023, there are questions about how he will perform under the pressure of immediately succeeding Saban. As odd as it may sound, 2024 may be …

Colorado football’s running back room regrouped rather quickly following the unexpected departure of Rashad Amos. On Thursday, head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs earned the commitment of Arkansas Razorbacks transfer running back Isaiah Augustave, a former four-star prospect who flashed some talent in the SEC last season. Given only 35 carries as a true freshman, Augustave recorded 202 rushing …

Texas football gave the world a sneak peak of the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game on Thursday. The Longhorns’ account on X released a video of a packed Darrell K. Royel-Texas Memorial Stadium in the game, showing the entire crowd, along with the field and video board. REQUIRED READING: Texas football’s Quinn Ewers on cover of new …

The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the five power conferences have agreed to settlement terms to pave the way to allow schools to pay student-athletes, the governing body for college sports along with the power conference commissioners announced on Thursday. The settlement represents a turning point in college athletics, which have traditionally competed under the guise of amateurism that …

A major turning point in college athletics came to fruition Thursday when the NCAA Board of Governors and every Power Five conference agreed to settlement terms in the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit. The resolution promises to change the college athletics enterprise forever by effectively ending its long-standing amateurism model.  For the first time, schools will directly share a portion …

Attempting to add more future talent, the Colorado Buffaloes will welcome class of 2025 offensive lineman Chauncey Gooden to Boulder for an official visit from June 21-23. Gooden is a four-star recruit and the No. 19 OL in his class, per the 247Sports composite. At 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, he has been a talented member of Lipscomb Academy’s (Tennessee) offensive …

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a big-time defensive lineman prospect from Texas. Smith Orogbo of Houston, Texas announced earlier this week that he’s received a scholarship from the Spartans. Orogbo is a four-star defensive lineman in the 2025 class. Orogbo ranks as the No. 15 defensive lineman and No. 132 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for …

Go back to 2017. Lincoln Riley, well before he came to USC, made the College Football Playoff at Oklahoma. That year, he coached Baker Mayfield to the Heisman Trophy, and came within an eyelash (overtime in the playoff semifinals) of competing in the national championship game. Kyle Whittingham and Utah had not yet made a single appearance in the Pac-12 …

Last week, Ohio State football put out an offer to Ziyare Addison, a highly-rated offensive tackle in the 2025 recruiting class. The Buckeyes are in the mix to land Addison as on Thursday he named his top nine schools, a list that included the Scarlet and Gray. Addison is rated as a four-star recruit by all four main recruiting resources. …

Most Ohio State fans will remember Corey Smith from his targeting ejection during the 2014 Big Ten Championship game against the Wisconsin Badgers. Smith was a receiver for the Buckeyes from 2013 through 2016 and finished his Ohio State career with 31 receptions for 351 yards. Big things were expected of Smith as he was the first Junior College addition …

The pieces are coming together for the 2024 college football season. Networks are busy snatching up prime matchups for broadcast while athletic departments are prepping for a season that is just 100 days away. One of the most anticipated games of the year will be featured on October 12 when Ohio State heads to Eugene to face Oregon. The Buckeyes …