College Football

Florida football coach Billy Napier took the podium at SEC football media days in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday expressing confidence in his team’s leadership and experience. The majority of the questions Napier faced centered on a schedule that ESPN’s Football Power Index rated as the most difficult in the country. It begins for the Florida Gators in The Swamp on …

COLLEGE STATION, TX – SEPTEMBER 23 – Auburn Defensive Back Caleb Wooden (12), Auburn Jack Linebacker Keldric Faulk (15) during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station, TX on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers EA Sports released its first NCAA football video game in 11 years …

It sure appears that Greg Sankey noticed the frustration from Florida State after the Seminoles were excluded from the College Football Playoff at the end of the 2023 season. By now, you know the story. Florida State capped a 13-0 season with the ACC title but missed out on the College Football Playoff largely because starting QB Jordan Travis was …

The 2024 college football season is about a month and a half away. It’s a big one for the Oklahoma Sooners, as the football program enters year three under head coachBrent Venables. OU also departs the Big 12 in favor of the SEC, which has been in the works for three years, and became official on July 1st. Venables has …

While Dabo Swinney and former Alabama coach Nick Saban are friends, the Clemson coach won’t miss squaring off against Saban on the gridiron. Saban and Swinney’s respective programs set the stage for the most consistent matchup in the four-team College Football Playoff era. Clemson and Alabama met four consecutive years between 2015-18. The Tide and Tigers split the four meetings …

DALLAS — Kalen DeBoer took a cross-country commercial flight here to SEC media days. Yes, a commercial flight. In fact, he arrived here the night before Alabama’s scheduled day to appear in front of hundreds of media members. He was even spotted walking alone through the lobby of the Omni Hotel on Tuesday night. And he moved around his schedule …

DALLAS — Based on the players that accompanied them to SEC media days, the conference’s coaches like to present a veteran voice to the public. Every team brought three players to the annual four-day conference. And almost every team’s contingent included seniors or other players entering at least their fourth collegiate season. But Texas did things a bit different. Quinn …

Everyone remembers Jim Tressel from his coaching tenure at Ohio State from 2001 through 2010, and no one debates that the national-championship- winning coach is one of the best to ever put on a headset. Now he is tossing his hat into the podcasting ring. On a recent episode of his newest podcast titled, “Its All About the Team,” Tressel …

One of the biggest questions facing Michigan football this offseason was the secondary. Though the safety position was mostly set, Rod Moore was catastrophically injured in spring ball, indicating he’d miss much, if not all, of the forthcoming season. And there was no indication as to who would start opposite Will Johnson at cornerback. But the Wolverines didn’t just shore …

The SEC Network’s traveling show, SEC Nation, will open the 2024 season in Gainesville when the Florida Gators host the Miami Hurricanes on Aug. 31, the network announced on Wednesday. SEC Nation returns to college football tailgates, stadiums and sidelines this fall and will regularly follow the site of the 3:30 p.m. ET SEC on ABC showdown. Florida graduate Laura …

LSU has a lot of questions that need to be answered in 2024 if this team is going to break through and make a College Football Playoff appearance. The one most people are talking about is at quarterback, where Garrett Nussmeier replaced Jayden Daniels, the 2023 Heisman winner. But while Nussmeier has just one career start under his belt, he’s …

When the SEC held its media days last summer, one of the biggest topics of conversation regarded whether the league would remain at an eight-game conference schedule or move to a nine-game format as some other leagues have done. Some reporting indicated commissioner Greg Sankey was in favor of such a change. However, it was unpopular among some conference members, …

USC versus LSU. It doesn’t get much bigger for a Week 1 college football game. If you’re a Trojan fan who is trying to get a fuller sense of what the Tigers bring to the table, keep your eyes on three LSU freshmen coach Brian Kelly discussed at SEC media days. LSU Tigers Wire has more on the story: At …

The college football season does not feel near until the release of Bill Connelly‘s comprehensive conference preview series. That series has been rolling out over the last few weeks. But the season now feels right around the corner after the release of his preview of the new-look Big Ten Conference. Related: Reasons why Wisconsin football will or won’t make College Football …

There have been a lot of questions posed to coaches and players about Oklahoma’s readiness for the SEC at this week’s media days. Certainly there will be adjustments to the style of play and the overall talent, but one Sooner legend believes the SEC is just what Oklahoma needed. Too many times, especially in recent years, would Oklahoma be caught …