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 …
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Old law governing NFL, college football can and should be amended
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 …
Read More »Former Penn State QB heading to Big 12 out of transfer portal
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 …
Read More »North Carolina and the fracturing of the ACC | 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 what’s happening with the University of North Carolina and the ACC. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Certainly the …
Read More »Clemson coach Dabo Swinney explains why Tigers took no players from the transfer portal
Clemson joined Army, Navy and Air Force as the four Bowl Subdivision programs to not land a transfer in the 2024 cycle. The problem is the three service academies don’t take transfer. The Tigers can. Coach Dabo Swinney attempted to add an offensive lineman during the winter cycle, pursuing four of them, but all chose different schools. Clemson lost 10 players …
Read More »Finding ways Texas can limit Michigan’s effectiveness in Week 2
The Texas Longhorns again face a blue blood in a premier nonconference matchup in Week 2. This season’s matchup features a road battle against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan won a national title last season. It did so under the radar despite consistently making close battles seem out of reach. The Wolverines are comfortable in close matchups. Perhaps the confidence comes …
Read More »SEC Network’s Peter Burns has Georgia, Texas as top SEC teams
Texas might still have a target on its back after leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. One SEC football analyst believes the Longhorns begin the season atop the conference with Georgia. SEC Network’s Peter Burns heaped plenty of praise on head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team on Mike Griffith’s “On The Beat” podcast. According to Burns, Texas looks like …
Read More »Dabo Swinney, Lincoln Riley, Ryan Day among top-25 college football coaches facing pressure in 2024 season
CBS Sports capped its 2024 Power Four coach rankings with the release of Wednesday’s top 25, highlighting the upper echelon of coaches at the highest level of college football. This year’s list features several new names after Nick Saban’s retirement and Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL left some huge vacancies near the top. Georgia’s Kirby Smart was a natural …
Read More »Reports: Former five-star defensive back Cormani McClain transferring to Florida from Colorado
The 2024 college football season will be a pivotal one for Billy Napier. He got a boost this week with cornerback Cormani McClain, a former top-rated high school recruit who spent last season at Colorado, committing to play for Florida, according to multiple reports Wednesday. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Lakeland, Florida native, who made headlines last year …
Read More »ACC commissioner Jim Phillips bullish on league even with futures of Florida State, Clemson up in air
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The future of Florida State and Clemson, amid ongoing litigation against the Atlantic Coast Conference, loomed over the ACC spring meetings this week, but commissioner Jim Phillips remained optimistic that those relationships could still be salvaged. The conference is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits with Florida State and Clemson as the two schools legally challenge the ACC’s …
Read More »Pair of ‘most impactful’ uncommitted 2025 prospects favor Florida
The 2025 recruiting cycle is steadily rising in crescendo ahead of the official visit season and the Florida Gators have been right in the mix when it comes to pursuing the top prep prospects in the land. The Athletic’s senior writer Ari Wasserman recently put together his list of the 10 most impactful uncommitted prospects in the class, which included …
Read More »Week 1 or Bowl Season: Looking at a loaded first week of football
Week 1 of the college football season used to be comprised mostly of tune-up games. That’s not the case this season. It could be one of the more exciting first weeks in recent memory. At a glance, the featured matchups look like bowl games. On Saturday of Week 1, the Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers kick off the day in …
Read More »Clemson coach Dabo Swinney defends approach to transfer portal: ‘We like our guys, we like our starters’
Outside of the military academies, Clemson was the only program in the country not to take a single transfer. While many have criticized coach Dabo Swinney’s approach to the portal, the Tigers’ head man defended his program’s lack of activity in the transfer market during an interview Tuesday on the ACC Network. “It wasn’t really necessarily an intentional thing,” Swinney …
Read More »Gators offer 4-star 2025 offensive tackle, working on official visit date
The college football recruiting grind continues in the month of May with programs around the nation preparing their official visit lists for the coming weeks. Scholarship offers have been handed out and plans are being made as the 2025 cycle climbs to a crescendo. The Florida Gators have been extremely active this offseason and so far have put together a …
Read More »Game time, TV set for South Carolina football’s SEC opener at Kentucky on Sept. 7
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football’s game at Kentucky on Sept. 7 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised on ABC. The Gamecocks start the season at home with a nonconference game against Old Dominion on Aug. 31. Game time has not been announced along with 10 other games. In 2023, the Gamecocks beat the Wildcats 17-13 at …
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