College Football

Our first deep dive into the Colorado Buffaloes’ return to the Big 12 Conference brought us a familiar face, but even a return home can feature new furniture in this age of college football realignment. On Sept. 28, the Buffs will travel to Orlando, Florida, to face the UCF Knights for the first time in program history. UCF joined the …

May 15—A month after wrapping up spring football practice, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day shared his thoughts on a few topics with a radio station in Columbus. Roster management, recruiting and the future of athlete compensation were among the things Day spoke about during his appearance on WBNS 97.1 The Fan Wednesday morning. Here are three takeaways: 1. Day …

It was a team meeting you’d never want to be a part of. Ramogi Huma was a wide-eyed prospect from Covina, California, in the mid-1990s absorbing the ground rules for playing at UCLA. “They called them voluntary workouts, but they clearly weren’t voluntary,” said Huma, a linebacker who went on to grab all of two career interceptions. “When we were …

After missing out on several targets earlier in the transfer portal window, LSU has finally found its defensive tackle transfer. On Wednesday night, Grand Valley State transfer Jay’Viar Suggs committed to the Tigers. Suggs had previously trimmed his list of contenders down to Wisconsin, Michigan and Kentucky in addition to the Tigers, who received his final visit on Monday. Suggs …

Wisconsin top transfer portal target Jay’Viar Suggs committed to LSU on Wednesday. The Badgers were a finalist for the former D-II Grand Valley State lineman along with the Tigers, Michigan Wolverines and Kentucky Wildcats. Related: Wisconsin’s class of 2025 nears nation’s top 15 after addition of WR Cameron Miller The D-II transfer played for five years at Grand Valley State, …

The Big Ten Conference added a championship game to the football season in 2011. Wisconsin would edge out Michigan State 42-39 for the first-ever conference championship game in the Big Ten. Every year since that time, Fox has been the home of that final Big Ten matchup of the year … but that all changes in 2024. It was announced …

2025 Four-star offensive lineman Malachi Goodman is reportedly set to visit the Plains this weekend from May 17-19. The Paramus, NJ native is not only a highly touted recruit, but specifically a desired prospect in the SEC, as Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia have all officially sent an offer to the 6-foot-5 star lineman. The SEC trio is joined by Big …

25 Matt Campbell: The longtime Iowa State coach’s standing in our rankings has varied over the years. He’s gone from underrated to slightly overrated and back to underrated again. Perhaps this year he’s found his equilibrium? The Cyclones bounced back from a rough 4-8 mark in 2022 that saw Campbell drop to 35 to finish 7-6. So, he returns to …

USC football is very unlikely to win the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The Trojans are very unlikely to reach the Big Ten Championship Game this December. What is a realistic goal for the Trojans in their first year as a Big Ten team? The thought process here is that USC isn’t ready to beat Ohio State, Oregon, or Michigan, …

University of Southern California football head coach Lincoln Riley was credited with nearly $10 million in base salary and a total of $19.7 million for the 2022 calendar year, the university’s new federal tax returns show.The document — provided by the school on Wednesday in response to a request from USA TODAY Sports — shows that in addition to the …

The Oklahoma Sooners were very busy in the spring transfer portal window. It’s caught the eyes of at least one national college football analyst. 247Sports’ Josh Pate named four teams that were transfer portal winners from the spring window on his show The Late Kick with Josh Pate. Oklahoma was the very first team he mentioned. “I think Oklahoma is …

Michigan State football successfully finished complete a trade with Oregon on Wednesday. Just kidding, kind of. Two weeks ago, Oregon landed the commitment of Michigan State transfer defensive tackle Derrick Harmon. Today, the Spartans got a defensive tackle back from Oregon by way of the transfer portal, when Ben ‘Big Worm’ Roberts committed to MSU. Roberts was a 4-star recruit …

The SEC has dominated the four team College Football Playoff. It might own the 12-team tournament as well. College Football News’ Pete Fiutak released his early SEC football preview and predictions on Monday. Among its bold predictions is that the league will have five teams in the upcoming playoff. Here’s his reasoning. “If there was a 12-team playoff format last …

You probably know by now that USC women’s basketball has a huge game against UConn on Saturday, Dec. 21 later this year. It’s a showcase game for JuJu Watkins and the USC program. Yet, the College Football Playoff first round is being played on that day, and the NFL has decided to pile on with multiple Dec. 21 games. The …

Former Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson took a second trip to the transfer portal this spring, and he is now heading to his third school. Roberson has committed to Kansas State of the Big 12. Roberson confirmed his commitment to the Wildcats with a post on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Wednesday. Roberson will have one final …