College Football

Welcome to the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. In anticipation of the first four-round postseason in college football history, we’re counting down our predicted playoff field as the season approaches. The top five conference champions in the CFP selection committee’s rankings will make the playoff and the rest of the field will be filled out by seven …

Though UCF football doesn’t start its regular season until Aug. 29, the Knights have stayed plenty busy since kicking off fall camp on July 29. So has the Daytona Beach News-Journal. From Gus Malzahn and KJ Jefferson to key transfers and big games, UCF reporter Chris Boyle has you covered on all things Knights leading up to the opener against …

Here is your ALL-USA Indy-area preseason high school football Super Team. Click here for Super Team defense. Here’s the offense: QUARTERBACKS Anthony Coellner, Carmel, Jr. Carmel’s Anthony Coellner poses for a photo Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis. 2023 stats: The 6-2, 195-pound Coellner was one of the most intriguing young quarterbacks in the state …

SOUTH BEND — Although it’s Jay Johnson’s ninth season overall coaching the South Bend Washington football program, it’s just his second with the current group of players. After a four-year hiatus, Johnson returned to lead the Panthers in 2023. They went 3-8, including a sectional quarterfinal win over Plymouth. As the veteran coach works to build up the Washington program, …

Heading into the 2024 college football season, one thing is for sure on the Alabama football team: It does not lack of young, talented players at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide has true freshman Ryan Williams, who came to UA as a two-time Alabama Mr. Football winner and a unanimous five-star prospect out of Saraland. It also has fellow true …

Count Florida football coach Billy Napier as a fan of the new FBS rule allowing in-helmet communication beginning this season. Napier has tested the technology throughout fall camp, including Saturday’s first Florida Gators fall scrimmage. “It’s going pretty well,” Napier said. “We’ve worked at it quite a bit. I think we’ve done a ton of research. It’s definitely a game-changer. …

Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders has played in a lot of different college football stadiums during his career, including last season at Oregon’s legendary Autzen Stadium and the historic location of UCLA’s home football games, The Rose Bowl. His favorite stadium to play in, however, may come as a surprise. The Colorado quarterback, entering his senior season in Boulder, revealed on …

At the halfway point of Alabama football’s fall camp, the position battle at right tackle is still ongoing, and it is one offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic said he sees going on for a while following the Crimson Tide’s Wednesday morning practice. Wilkin Formby and Elijah Pritchett are the two contenders for the starting job. Formby has been seen taking …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti spent much of the spring making sure the team’s returning players bought into his practice blueprint. He used words like fast, up-tempo and relentless to describe his approach. One of the reasons it was such a steep learning curve for IU’s returning players is that the intensity of the team’s practices in Tom Allen’s …

In his four years at the helm, Norfolk State football coach Dawson Odums has had four different offensive coordinators. In his first season in 2021, B.T. Sherman ran the offense. In 2022, it was Ryan Meyers. Last season, it was Ray Pickering. After Pickering left for a job with Buffalo in January, Odums found himself looking for yet another offensive …

Alabama football’s quarterback battle was one of the most discussed storylines heading into last season, with it not being revealed who would be the starter in Crimson Tide’s season-opening game until the depth chart was released three hours beforehand. Jalen Milroe emerged as the starter for the Crimson Tide, starting in every game with the exception of South Florida. He …

CLEMSON — Former Clemson football cornerback A.J. Terrell will serve as an honorary captain for the No. 14 Tigers when they face No. 1 Georgia on Aug. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Terrell and Georgia’s honorary captain, Kevin Butler, will join their respective team captains at midfield to participate in the pregame coin toss. Terrell’s younger brother, current Tigers cornerback Avieon Terrell, shared …

Yahoo Sports college football reporter Ross Dellenger details why the shift in landscape across college football means every single week will provide intriguing matchups on the schedule. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript It feels like the most anticipated college football …

Aug. 14—The preseason officially starts Friday for the Palestine Wildcats. Palestine High School’s new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach James Reyes officially steps onto Wildcat Stadium field for the first time in a 4:30 p.m. scrimmage against the Jacksonville Indians. The freshman and junior varsity will start the scrimmage, followed by the varsity around 6:30 p.m. “Scrimmages are bonafide …

Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated explains how the first year of the 12-team College Football playoff will create intrigue through the regular season that may be unparalleled in the sport. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript We’re gonna have the, the …