College Football

. The USC Trojans are in a battle with the Penn State Nittany Lions and Auburn Tigers for one of the nation’s top offensive linemen. Four-star offensive tackle Malachai Goodman from Paramus Catholic HS in New Jersey has named USC football as one of the three finalists for his commitment. “There is no order with the three schools,” Goodman said in …

Florida State football suffered an improbable loss overseas to start the 2024 college football season. The Seminoles (0-1, 0-1 ACC) went down 24-21 on a last-second field goal to ACC foe Georgia Tech (1-0, 1-0 ACC) despite being ranked ranked No. 10 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll. They entered as 10.5-point favorites over …

Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama head coach Nick Saban does an interview before the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome against Kansas State. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports The college football season is officially underway with the first slate of games taking place on Saturday. The kickoff of the fall festivities could not be complete …

Dec 26, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; UNLV Rebels quarterback Jayden Maiava (1) throws a pass during the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports There is nothing like quarterback depth in college football. When teams possess backup options with which they are comfortable, offensive coaching staffs …

Florida State football opened the 2024 season with a surgical 75-yard scoring drive against Georgia Tech. The drive gave an impression that the No. 10 ranked Seminoles offense could be on the cusp of a special week zero performance. But a collection of missed opportunities and a lack of explosive plays ended FSU’s momentum as the Seminoles offense looked without …

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban made his official debut on ESPN’s “College Gameday” earlier today and made what could have been considered, by some at the time, as his first “hot take” in his new role. But after how Saturday’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin played out, the seven-time national championship coach may have been onto something. …

. ESPN broadcaster Joe Tessitore knew exactly what to say as Georgia Tech stunned No. 10 Florida State in Dublin on Saturday to kick off the 2024 college football season. As Yellowjackets kicker Aidan Birr knocked down the 44-yard field goal to lift his team above Florida State, Tessitore nailed the call as he said that Georgia State found a …

. Georgia Tech coach Brent Key and his Yellowjackets are the biggest winners of the 2024 college football season so far. The team topped No. 10 Florida State in Dublin on Saturday to kick off the year, a massive upset that will have clear ramifications for both teams. The Georgia Tech offensive line played a huge role in paving the …

Somewhere, Kirk Herbstreit must have been laughing. Herbstreit, the ESPN analyst who led the charge last season to put one-loss Alabama in the college football playoff over undefeated Florida State, was booed unmercifully by Seminoles fans every time he spoke during the GameDay telecast from Ireland on Saturday before the college football season opener between FSU and Georgia Tech. But …

. The high school football season kicked off last weekend but fully kicks into high gear this weekend with the annual Geico ESPN High School Football Showcase, which runs Friday through Sunday. With the sport in the national spotlight, 247Sports released another annual 2025-freaks-list/ a play on Bruce Feldman‘s annual must-read Freaks List in The Athletic. Now is the perfect time to dive into …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said Saturday he doesn’t really care about external criticism and doesn’t let it affect him even though his football program will no longer take questions from a journalist who has been critical of him at times. Sanders was asked about his approach to “outside noise” at a news conference Saturday in Boulder, five days before …

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 30: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles calls out instructions in the third quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The 2024 college football season began with an upset in the …

If the 2024 ACC season plays out like Saturday’s Week 0 opener for Florida State and Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, college football fans are in for an amazing thrill ride. Aidan Birr kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give the Yellow Jackets a 24–21 win over the No. 10 Seminoles. Georgia Tech was driving toward a …

Ohio State football missed out on the College Football Playoff last season. But ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, like other college football analysts, believes that won’t happen this year with the No. 2 Buckeyes, who are considered national championship contenders. During Saturday’s edition of “College GameDay” in Dublin for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between FSU and Georgia …

College football has been back for less than 24 hours, and Nick Saban already has his eyes set on the College Football Playoff. But this year, the former Alabama football coach is looking at the newly adopted 12-team model from a different perspective: analyst. During Saturday’s Week 0 edition of ESPN’s “College GameDay” in Dublin, Saban made his projections for …