College Football

The University of Colorado gave an unusual discretionary bonus of $250,000 to football coach Deion Sanders late last year for the national recognition the university received during Sanders’ first year on the job, according to records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The bonus hasn’t been made public until now and was unusual for at least a couple of reasons: ∎ …

At long last, University of Miami football fans can play as the Hurricanes with the release of College Football 25. The last time EA Sports released a college football video game was 2013 with NCAA Football 14. Back then, gamers couldn’t play as Duke Johnson: Instead, RB #8 was in the backfield for the U. Now with NIL rules in place, player names and likenesses are in …

Editor’s note: Steve Doerschuk spent months researching quarterbacks. The result is three waves of a series, “Year of the Quarterback.” The first wave revolves around tremendous high school QBs fighting to find the field in college. This is the fourth article in the first wave. Matt Campbell isn’t in the middle of nowhere, but being in the middle of Iowa …

NORMAN — When OU’s Board of Regents approved a new six-year contract scheduled to be worth at least $51.6 million for head coach Brent Venables on June 21, his performance bonuses included a significant increase from his original agreement. In addition to the $250,000 bonus for winning the SEC Championship Game — up from $150,000 for winning the Big 12 Championship Game in his …

Nixa football star Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 offensive line prospect in the 2026 class, said it felt like the right time to focus on the schools he could see himself attending. With over two dozen offers from the biggest college football programs in the country, Cantwell narrowed his list down to 14 heading into his junior season. “I wanted …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold spoke on a wide range of topics last week, during Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas. Here are five more takeaways from what he had to say, as fall camp nears for the Jayhawks: Lance Leipold highlights newcomers, including running back Harry Stewart III Kansas does not lack veteran talent at running …

In just over a month, ACC football will kick off in Ireland, with Florida State and Georgia Tech opening the 2024 season in Dublin. Before games start Aug. 24, the ACC’s 17 teams will head to Charlotte for a four-day media event as part of ACC Kickoff, which will be televised Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the ACC Network. …

USC football is getting talked about a lot — but not in a consistently positive way. It’s clear that the Trojans have to earn back respect and trust. Ducks Wire offered this appraisal of the Trojans heading into the 2024 season: “the Trojans are going to have a difficult time competing with the elite teams of their new league, at …

Lane Kiffin and Paul Finebaum have been beefing since Kiffin’s days at Tennessee and USC. After all these years the jousting between them continues. Over a decade ago, Kiffin was called “the Miley Cyrus of college football” during a live broadcast just hours before the USC football coach was fired on the tarmac at LAX after the Trojans’ 2013 loss …

The 2024 Penn State football schedule sets up well for an inaugural College Football Playoff run. It features the right amount of stress tests, well-timed rest and an ever-important home game with its marquee opponent. It’s not overburdened by the newly-expanded Big Ten. Even the most difficult midseason stretch — road trips to USC and Wisconsin sandwiched between home games …

Quarterbacks coach Aaron Roderick watches the action as the BYU Cougars football team practice in Provo on Friday, March 17, 2023. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News It’s hot at BYU and it’s not just the seasonal heat, but the lingering heat from last season that has conditions uncomfortable. Five straight losses to end 2023 doesn’t sit well with anyone …

Ohio State is not done adding defensive linemen to its 2025 recruiting class. Florida four-star defensive lineman Jarquez Carter announced his commitment to Ohio State Thursday, picking the Buckeyes over programs such as Miami, Central Florida and Penn State. Carter is one of six defensive linemen in Larry Johnson’s 2025 defensive line class along with Trajen Odom, Zion Grady, Maxwell …

Male High School offensive lineman Isaac “Spike” Sowells, one of Kentucky’s top football players in the Class of 2025, announced his commitment to N.C. State on Thursday. Other schools Sowells considered included Kentucky and South Carolina. “I made my phone calls on Sunday, so that made it a lot easier. The piano is off my back, so just being able …

EA Sports College Football 25 has too many player statistics to keep track of, but the new video game − the first of its kind since 2013 − thankfully has overall ratings to establish the top 10 players on Tennessee’s football team. In addition to overall ratings, Knox News looked at the top 10 players in the speed and strength …

After over a decade of waiting, we finally have another college football video game. EA Sports College Football 25 releases worldwide Friday so in the spirit of the new game, I decided to auto-sim the 2024 season and see how OU, Oklahoma State and the nation fared. Remember, this is a video game, so there’s naturally going to be some …