The upcoming 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football season is full of unknowns. A new head coach, a new-look SEC and a new College Football Playoff format. How will all of this affect the team as they look to carry on the winning tradition it had for nearly two decades under the new-retired head coach Nick Saban? We can only guess. …
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Notre Dame in Top Five for Five-Star Wide Receiver
Notre Dame football has had an uptick in recruiting the wide receiver position recently but still has room to grow. That’s what the Fighting Irish are looking to do with one of the few remaining spots in their top-ranked 2025 recruiting class. The good news for the Fighting Irish and wide receivers coach Mike Brown is that Notre Dame is …
Read More »Fox announces Friday night college football schedule
The 2024 college football season will bring in a new era for the sport with the next wave of conference realignment changes and an expanded College Football Playoff field. And now Fox is ready to take over the Friday night programming with a full slate of weekly Friday night games featuring Big Ten and Big 12 matchups. Penn State will …
Read More »ESPN ranks incoming Alabama transfer as the best player from the portal
Alabama Crimson Tide football is under new leadership, as Kalen DeBoer takes over as the program’s head coach following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. One of the biggest concerns regarding DeBoer was his recruiting abilities. Those have since been alleviated to a certain degree after the impressive offseason he’s had on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. …
Read More »ESPN, TNT Sports announce five-year deal for TNT to sublicense certain College Football Playoff games
As the College Football Playoff format changes starting this upcoming season, details on how it will operate and look are continuing to come out. One of those being TV rights and schedule. On Wednesday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced that the network came to a five-year contract with TNT Sports, a subdivision of Warner Bros. Discovery, to sublicense …
Read More »Colorado shown little respect in USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring re-rank
USA TODAY Sports released its post-spring college football re-rank on Wednesday, and the Colorado Buffaloes were placed fairly low among the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Standing one tick ahead of New Mexico State and a spot behind South Carolina, the Buffs checked in at No. 76, making them one of the lowest-ranked Power Four programs. Three teams that won …
Read More »Big Ten announces new dates for Oregon football games vs. Michigan State, at Purdue
The Big Ten announced several changes to the conference football slate Wednesday afternoon, highlighting several matchups being moved to Friday night, including two Oregon Duck games this fall. The Ducks’ Oct. 5 home game against Michigan State has been moved to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, and will air on FOX. Oregon’s road contest against Purdue on Oct. 19 will …
Read More »Penn State gets high marks after elite prospect’s official visit
There were a lot of things going on for Penn State in Happy Valley this past weekend. Not only was the town hosting the Elite 11 regionals where top quarterbacks across the country came to try and stamp their ticket to the prestigious final event, but they were also hosting their first official visit in the 2025 class. Originally, James …
Read More »USC No. 17 in USA TODAY Sports college football re-rank after spring
The USC Trojans are not found in a lot of top-25 rankings lists before the 2024 college football season. However, Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports is more sold on the Trojans than most. Myerberg has USC at No. 17 in his post-spring re-rank of the teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Notable in this is that Myerberg has Michigan …
Read More »Miami using transfer portal to add major firepower to DL ahead of crucial season for coach Mario Cristobal
Getty Images If Miami struggles to make headway in Year 3 under coach Mario Cristobal, it won’t be because the Hurricanes failed to reinforce their defensive front. The ‘Canes made another splashy addition to their portal class Tuesday night with the commitment of former Tennessee edge rusher Tyler Baron. A four-star transfer according to 247Sports, Baron is the latest impact …
Read More »How Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit vs. Florida could change the future of NIL | College Football Enquirer
Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel is joined by senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Jaden Rashada-Florida situation and its potential impact on the future of college football, particularly from an NIL perspective. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever …
Read More »Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit & private capital funding college football
This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde start off the show with a recap of current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit against Florida head coach Billy Napier and Florida collectives. They discuss the implications of the lawsuit, and how it will impact future NIL guardrails. After, they …
Read More »Fox Sports Joel Klatt ranks Bryant-Denny Stadium as a top 5 environment in CFB
While the NFL is the king of American sports with an average of over 17.9 million viewers per game, there are still a few things that will forever prevent it from being as great as college football. What makes college so special compared to the professional level is the passion and traditions. Especially for schools like the Alabama Crimson Tide …
Read More »Missouri football adds depth at linebacker with South Alabama transfer
Missouri football has added depth to its linebacker room. South Alabama linebacker Khalil Jacobs has committed to the Tigers, per a post to his Instagram account on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll immediately have some familiarity on the MU staff, as new Mizzou defensive coordinator Corey Batoon also arrived in Columbia from South Alabama this offseason. Jacobs, who is listed at 6 …
Read More »Trojans Wire talks to Ducks Wire before USC and Oregon move to the Big Ten
For the past few years, Trojans Wire and Ducks Wire have collaborated on a number of projects. Some of them have been podcasts. Some have been Q-and-A sessions. You have seen us do our weekly Pac-12 football game predictions during the season. In 2024, we won’t be able to do any Pac-12 football game predictions, because the conference essentially won’t …
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