Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman is joined by InsideNDSports.com’s Eric Hansen, national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. and national rankings director Adam Friedman to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: Missouri is a dark horse SEC contender ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …
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Where ESPN ranks Clemson’s Death Valley in Top 25 college football stadiums
ESPN recently asked its staff writers to name the Top 25 college football stadiums entering the 2024 season. You can already guess some of the biggest names on the list: the Rose Bowl, Touchdown Jesus, The Big House at Michigan, and LSU’s Tiger Stadium all occupy the first four spots (though not in that order) Where does Clemson’s Death Valley …
Read More »Heading into fall camp, Notre Dame football focuses on solutions before opener at Texas A&M
SOUTH BEND — For the second time in Marcus Freeman’s three seasons at the helm for Notre Dame football, a nighttime road date with a traditional power awaits on the other side of fall training camp. In 2022, it was a high-stakes trip back home to face Ohio State that opened the first full season of the Freeman era. Fifth-ranked …
Read More »Quick thoughts on the final day of 2024 SEC media days
On Thursday afternoon, the 2024 SEC media days will conclude as the final four league members shuffle their way through the media at the Omni Hotel in Dallas. From the onset on Monday, former Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban stole the show with his analysis. The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns have already received their welcome …
Read More »Florida’s Billy Napier would handle hot seat better with Tennessee’s cushy schedule | Toppmeyer
Did Lane Kiffin draw up Florida’s football schedule for 2024? Whoever aligned this collection of opponents for the Gators must not mind the idea of a coaching search in Gainesville. I’ve wondered what Florida might achieve with a different schedule. Say, Tennessee’s cushy schedule. I’ve also wondered whether the Vols might wilt against Florida’s savage schedule. An easy schedule wouldn’t …
Read More »WATCH: EA Sports College Football 25’s failed attempt at recreating Wisconsin’s ‘Jump Around’
EA Sports College Football 25’s adaptation of Wisconsin’s famous ‘Jump Around’ tradition was shown by a recent post on X. The short, 18-second clip showcases Badger fans jumping simultaneously before the start of the fourth quarter. But they are not jumping to House of Pain’s ‘Jump Around,’ but instead to a different song. That is due to the video game …
Read More »Oklahoma favored to land 2025 defensive lineman out of Florida
After a fantastic 2024 defensive line haul that netted David Stone, Jayden Jackson, Nigel Smith, Danny Okoye, and Wyatt Gilmore, the Oklahoma Sooners have done a nice job adding talent upfront in the 2025 recruiting class. With five months until the early signing period, the Sooners have commitments from C.J. Nickson, Trent Wilson, Ka’Mori Moore, and Alexander Shieldknight, bolstering a …
Read More »‘Pulling for him,’ Alabama QB Jalen Milroe shares assessment of Aggies QB Conner Weigman
Jul 17, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports Separated by only 16 miles, junior quarterbacks Conner Weigman and Jalen Milroe played at rival high schools in the Lone Star State. Weigman now starts under center about 70 miles from home at Texas A&M. Meanwhile, Milroe is over …
Read More »Where should OU football fit in 2024 preseason SEC power rankings?
The SEC preseason poll, voted on by media members who assembled for SEC Media Days in Dallas, will be released Friday. Georgia will likely be picked to finish first, and Vanderbilt last, but there are many fluid tiers in between. Where will the Sooners be picked to finish? Here’s how I filled out my ballot: More: Why Josh Heupel’s return …
Read More »Greg Sankey roasts FSU, thinks Georgia deserved to make CFP
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey took a dig at the Florida State Seminoles in support of Georgia Bulldogs. Sankey made his opinion on the 2023 College Football Playoff known in a recent interview with 1010 XL radio out of Jacksonville, Florida. “Georgia was one of the best four teams (in the country) and didn’t get in (to the playoff), but …
Read More »I played ‘EA Sports College Football 25.’ Michigan State football is perfect dynasty pick
After 11 years, the wait is over and college football has returned to the video game world. As has been well documented at this point, the game was a yearly tradition in many people’s lives, only to suddenly disappear entirely over legal issues. Thanks in large part to Name, Image and Likeness rules in college sports, the game has made …
Read More »How NCAA rule change allowed Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy to add Sean Snyder
STILLWATER — With the hiring of a legendary coach’s son on Wednesday, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy took his first step into one of college football’s least talked-about rule changes. While so much of the conversation over the last few months has focused on everything from the still-evolving world of name, image and likeness to the new uses of technology now …
Read More »What Louisville football 2025 commits are saying about Jeff Brohm’s recruiting approach
One of the first interactions Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) safety Micah Rice had with Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm was a nearly three-hour conversation. Junior day had just wrapped up when Brohm pulled Rice to the side to talk to him about football and Rice’s game. “There were a lot of kids at the junior day. He only held us afterward,” …
Read More »Here’s what the Missouri football quarterback room looks like heading into fall camp
It won’t be for a starter, but there will be somewhat of a quarterback competition in Columbia, Missouri, this upcoming fall. No, Brady Cook will not be involved. The Missouri football starting QB is back for a third straight year, and he is running essentially uncontested. But the Tigers do still have to settle on a backup, with one transfer, …
Read More »Here are my 2024 All-ACC football team, award predictions | Baxley
Whether it’s returners or transfers, there’s no lack of talent across the 17 college football teams in the ACC. Reigning conference champion Florida State lost 10 players to the NFL, but head coach Mike Norvell has another loaded transfer portal class, including former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney shunned the transfer portal for another offseason, but the …
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