College Football

Notre Dame has two defensive players on the first Bronco Nagurski Watch List Notre Dame has two defensive players on the 2025 Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list. The trophy, which is named after famed defender Bronco Nagurski, is given out to the national defensive player of the year. Fighting Irish linebacker Drayk Bowen is on the list alongside Irish cornerback …

While Longhorns football is only a few weeks away from starting their 2025 campaign, they are also focusing on building for the future. That includes strengthening connections with recruits in the 2026 and 2027 classes who are still deciding where to start their college careers. On Thursday, they got good news regarding talented offensive tackle Kennedy Brown.  The No. 1 overall recruit …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway will open fall camp in the same spot he spent spring practice — watching from the sidelines. Lagway is dealing with a calf strain and wearing a walking boot, and coach Billy Napier offered no timetable on his star player’s return. It’s the latest injury issue for the highly touted sophomore who missed …

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Hunter Renfrow almost hung up his cleats for good after sitting out last season with ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease, but an old coach helped him change his mind. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney came in to challenge Renfrow’s plan of retiring at 29, encouraging him to give it another shot. Swinney told ESPN that Renfrow told …

In the entire history of Iowa football, only four offensive linemen have had the distinction of winning the Outland Trophy. Calvin Jones (1955), Alex Karras (1957), Robert Gallery (2003), and Brandon Scherff (2014) are the only Hawkeyes in program history to be awarded the Outland Trophy, given to the best offensive lineman in the country. For a program with such …

Clemson heads into the 2025 college football season capable of competing for the national championship with a veteran roster and a potential Heisman Trophy contender in quarterback Cade Klubnik. The Tigers haven’t reached the College Football Playoff championship game in five years after four trips — and two titles — from 2015 to 2019. Coach Dabo Swinney is determined to …

When people think of the best college football player in the country, often, that’s associated with the Heisman Trophy. But that’s just one group’s choice, as there is another who gives a trophy to the player deemed to be the best of the best. And in the 2025 preseason, one Wolverine is someone its committee is keeping an eye on. …

After recovering from a shoulder injury that limited him during spring practice, Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is now dealing with a lower body injury that required him to wear a walking boot ahead of the Gators’ fall camp, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Richard Johnson. Florida coach Billy Napier said Tuesday that the rising star will be limited to start …

One year ago, it was a young freshman wide receiver by the name of Nick Marsh who stole the show at the opening day of training camp. Even after one day of practice, it was clear that the Spartans had found something special. On Tuesday, Michigan State football once again opened up camp, and once again, there was a freshman …

Central Michigan became the latest program to face formal NCAA charges in connection to the widespread sign-stealing investigation centered around former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. The school received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on June 27, stemming from a nearly two-year-old incident in which a man believed to be Stalions appeared on the Chippewas’ sideline. The moment in …

Swampcast talks Florida football preseason expectations following 2025 SEC Media Days The Sun’s Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram discuss Florida football at 2025 SEC Football Media Days, plus Florida basketball, Florida baseball. Florida Gators quarterback D.J. Lagway will have limited participation at the start of fall camp due to a lower leg injury.Lagway has suffered several injuries recently, including shoulder, …

USC pulled longtime NFL defensive coordinator Rob Ryan back to the college game for the first time since 1996 when it hired him this offseason as linebackers coach, and he made an immediate impact in the Trojans’ recruiting efforts. Midway through the 2026 cycle, USC looks like its old self on the trail with the No. 2-ranked class in the …

The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday announced several preseason watch list awards, including the Outland Trophy, which honors the nation’s top interior lineman. Clemson Tigers offensive lineman Blake Miller and defensive tackle Peter Woods were among the 50 players named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list, the FWAA announced. A 6-foot-6, 315-pound product of Strongsville, Ohio, …

1 Vanderbilt  hits the road to face four top-15 teams, including national title contenders Texas and Alabama. Diego Pavia always makes games interesting, but the Commodores might just buckle under the stress of the SEC’s most difficult slate. I’m not sure what Vanderbilt was thinking scheduling its three easiest games in the first month of the season ( Charleston Southern …

The Maxwell Award watch list for the 2025 campaign was announced on Monday and included Florida football’s starting quarterback, DJ Lagway. The sophomore gunslinger from Willis, Texas, was among 80 total collegiate student-athletes who are in the hunt for the prestigious honor. Lagway is among the most hyped quarterbacks in the nation entering the fall after coming out of high …