College Football

SOUTH BEND − Nobody wore black. Nobody stood in silence or sought a sympathetic shoulder for support. Nobody shed a tear or wondered how all that looked so right only three days earlier could go so wrong. In other words, nobody died. It was business as usual Tuesday morning for Notre Dame football. Noie: Ready to embrace these Notre Dame …

The appeal was Nick Saban. When Julian Sayin enrolled at Alabama last December, he envisioned playing for Nick Saban, the legendary coach who had built the Crimson Tide into a modern dynasty. “We had a great relationship through the recruiting process,” Sayin said, “and I loved Coach Saban. I really wanted to go play for him.” Aug 1, 2024; Columbus, …

Sep 4, 2021; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; A detailed view of the ACC logo on the down marker used during the game between William & Mary Tribe and the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports It’s true that Notre Dame is in the ACC for almost every sport. But the football program remains proudly independent with …

Apr 15, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley talks to players at the conclusion of the Spring Game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports The USC football program approaches 2024 with new sights focused on greater heights. The once-dominant collegiate football program looks for a new life and a new start as …

The Athletic’s Top 100 ‘freaks’ list — a subjective, annually compiled list by Bruce Feldman which acknowledges the most freakishly athletes among NCAA college football players — has been released and once again the Michigan football team is well represented. The Wolverines had four players find their way onto the list, three of whom are listed in the top 30, …

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks the field ahead of the game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. With less than a month before the start of the college football season, preseason predictions, polls and prognostications are in full swing. After last season’s playoff appearance and a new conference in the …

Tim Prangley – Trojans Wire On the Conquest Call-In show on the USC Voice of College Football, a caller (Kyle from Utah) asked Trojans Wire we felt that the players were picking up both the physical and mental fundamentals of football that the coaching staff has mentioned in the spring and during both Big Ten media days and the recent …

Pitbull’s collaborations in the music world helped turn him into a Grammy Award-winning international superstar and entrepreneur, but his latest partnership represents a groundbreaking foray into college sports. Florida International announced Tuesday during a news conference that it is renaming its football stadium “Pitbull Stadium” for the next five seasons in what’s believed to be an unprecedented sponsorship arrangement between …

Oct 15, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley watches warm ups prior to a game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports USC’s defense will face a stiff test against the LSU offense in Week 1 of the college football season on Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. The …

When The Athletic calls a college football player a “freak,” that’s to be considered a compliment. And the Gophers had two players named to the outlet’s Freaks List in 2024. On the list of most eye-popping and jaw-dropping players in college football, left tackle Aireontae Ersery came in at No. 25 and linebacker Cody Lindenberg at No. 72. Ersery is …

As he climbs to his command post, a wooden tower with a birds-eye view of two artificial turf fields, University of Cincinnati Associate AD/Football Operations John Widecan is in his 26th year of watching Bearcats practice August football away from the cranes and concrete of Corryville. Though it’s not much over a half-hour from campus, the Higher Ground Conference and …

Florida International got creative in finding a naming rights sponsor for its football stadium. According to ESPN, the musician Pitbull will sponsor the school’s stadium for the next five seasons. The deal is worth just over $1 million per season and is set to be official on Tuesday. From ESPN: As part of the deal, according to the documents, Pitbull …

. Five-star plus 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will announce his commitment on Aug. 17 at 12:30 p.m. EDT, per Steve Wiltfong of On3. Sanders Jr. will choose between his top four schools: Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska and Ohio State. Sanders Jr. is a consensus five-star and ranks as the No. 2 overall national prospect. He ranks as the No. …

The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your kicker/punter in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area’s top kicker/punter among eight players to …

BATON ROUGE – LSU football opens up the 2024 season where it finished last season in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. The Tigers are ranked No. 12 in the ranking that were released by USA TODAY Monday afternoon. Entering Brian Kelly’s third season in Baton Rouge and despite losing Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jayden Daniels to the NFL, expectations …