College Football

Texas A&M is staying hot on the recruiting trail. After landing three-star defensive tackle Chace Sims earlier on Tuesday, the Aggies added four-star linebacker Marco Jones later in the day as they beat out Michigan, Texas and USC for the Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley. Just days ago, Texas A&M beat out USC and Oregon for four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail …

USATSI The Big 12 released its predicted order of finish ahead of the 2024 season as voted on by the media on Tuesday, and new conference member Utah was atop the poll. The Utes earned 20 first-place votes and 906 overall points to edge out second-place Kansas State.  The Wildcats earned 19 first-place votes and 889 overall points, while Oklahoma …

The Oklahoma Sooners are officially members of the SEC, leaving the Big 12 behind for greener pastures. OU will see a considerable jump in the level of competition in the new conference, with better opponents nearly every week. ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum was in Norman on Monday for the SEC celebration on campus. He went on McElroy and …

One of El Paso’s greatest athletic legends is taking a microphone. Ed Stansbury, a grad of Irvin and UCLA, where he was a football standout, will team up with KTSM evening anchor Andy Morgan for ESPN+ broadcasts of UTEP Sun Bowl games this fall. The pair will take over for the two Sun Bowl games on ESPN+: the home opener …

AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Boom! Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has added its second defensive line prospect. Three-star defensive lineman Chace Sims announced his commitment on Tuesday afternoon. Heading into his senior season at Randle HS in Richmond (TX), Sims is as underrated as a defensive lineman can get, possessing impressive versatility along the line of scrimmage with the speed, power, and hand …

Texas is adding some panache to its new conference. The Longhorns, who officially joined the Southeastern Conference on Monday, just dove headfirst into the most exciting football league around and will bring its own brand of swag to the proceedings. Beverly Hills is joining college football’s resident Beverly Hillbillies. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey welcomed UT into the conference near the …

USATSI The Big 12 released its annual Preseason All-Big 12 team on Tuesday ahead of the conference’s media days scheduled for next week. Oklahoma State, which made it to the Big 12 Championship Game last season, leads the way with six players on the list, including the only unanimous selection in running back Ollie Gordon II.  Gordon, the 2023 Doak …

There have been plenty of dynamic duos in college football history, especially those who wore the Burnt Orange. Among the top 50, 247Sports listed one playmaker duo from the University of Texas, Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley. The family ties between the McCoys and Shipleys run deep, not just in Austin during football season. Colt and Case McCoy played quarterback …

In a recent interview with Complex Sports, former Ohio State and LSU, and current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was asked to compare life in Louisiana to life in Ohio. And while Burrow said Louisiana has better food and a better sports culture – calling Louisiana sports fans “more passionate” with “not as much to cheer for” other than LSU …

This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde recap the celebration at the University of Texas for their first official day in the SEC. Dellenger shares his experience in Austin for the event, providing various anecdotes of what went down. Wetzel opens up important conversations about whether Texas …

Utah State has informed coach Blake Anderson that it intends to terminate his employment agreement after an investigation turned up noncompliance with university policies concerning Title IX, the school announced Tuesday. Anderson has 14 days to respond to the university’s notice.  Deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee, who served as interim athletic director in 2023, and director of player development Austin Albrecht …

Three-star quarterback Gavin Sidwar committed to Rutgers football on Monday, becoming the Big Ten program’s first commitment in the class of 2026. Sidwar is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound quarterback prospect at La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania). He holds offers from Duke, Indiana, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others. Already a multi-year starter, last year, Sidwar was …

One of the first prospects in the 2025 recruiting class that the new Michigan State coaching staff pursued was Houston Kaahaaina-Torres, a Hawaii native. The Spartans pursued the interior offensive line target alongside Arizona State, Nebraska and Utah. This time, the Spartans fell just short in the recruitment, losing out on the prospect to another Big Ten school. The Nebraska …

2025 offensive tackle prospect Juan Gaston announced his top four schools. Gaston’s top four schools are Tennessee, Georgia, Oregon and South Carolina. He will announce his commitment on Aug. 2. The 6-foot-7, 345-pound four-star offensive tackle prospect is from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Gaston is ranked as the No. 158 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He …

The Southeastern Conference’s expansion to 16 teams this year with the addition of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners is a monumental moment in collegiate sports — much less college football. The two historic schools bring along with them a flourishing rivalry that is among the best in the nation. The thing is, though, the SEC is the home of …