College Football

The Big Ten is going bi-coastal in 2024 as Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington join the league following the Pac-12’s demise. Expansion comes after the conference produced its first national champion (Michigan) since the 2014 season, and the four new arrivals will only add difficulty to what’s already a brutal conference. Along with the addition of the West Coast bloc, …

rivals.jpg JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee high school football event of the summer, has arrived. On Tuesday, the 100 players set to compete at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ facility will roll through media day. This will be your one-stop shopping for all the interviews, stories and analysis. ***** MORE RIVALS FIVE-STAR: Ten matchups we can’t wait to see …

The Pac-12 and the Big Ten did not like the fact that the SEC has been able to get away with scheduling only eight conference games in college football. The Pac-12 and Big Ten have been playing nine conference games, which makes their schedules tougher. SEC teams do not get punished for playing The Citadel or Chattanooga before their rivalry …

The Oklahoma Sooners 2025 recruiting class is coming together as we reach the middle of the summer, less than six months away from the early signing period. After adding a pair of four-star wide receivers over the last week, it’s the defense’s turn. Four-star defensive end C.J. Nickson committed to the Oklahoma Sooners. Nickson chose the Sooners over Bedlam rivals …

The 2025 recruiting cycle is beginning its final stretch, but there is still plenty of time for Auburn to build its strongest class under Hugh Freeze’s watch. One of the top targets that Auburn continues to pursue is five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, a USC commit. Lewis announced his commitment to Lincoln Riley’s program last fall. However, Auburn is the closest …

Michigan State hosted defensive line prospect Mykah Newton on an official visit to open the month of June, and the Spartans are now trying to close the deal with the 3-star from Newberry, Florida. Newton has announced his intention to commit on July 18, and has named Michigan State alongside NC State and UCF in his top three finalists. https://x.com/LeytonRoberts_/status/1804877565531664476 …

On Tuesday, EA Sports College Football 25 released its 25 toughest places to play in the upcoming game. Neyland Stadium is ranked top 15 in EA Sports College Football 25. Neyland Stadium is ranked No. 13 with six other Southeastern Conference stadiums ahead of the Vols. Texas A&M’s Kyle Field is ranked No. 1, Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium is second, LSU’s Tiger Stadium …

Arizona is becoming an offensive lineman factory. Many great ones have developed their craft in the high school ranks, moving on to outstanding college and NFL careers. This 2024 season could be the best offensive linemen crop in a decade with the overall depth. After examining the state’s top 10 quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and dynamic duos, it’s time …

Taylor Swift’s music wields the power to lay bare a listener’s soul. To true Swifties, Taylor isn’t just singing. Her lyrics resonate. Even Ole Miss’ 49-year-old football coach sees a bit of himself in those lyrics. Consider Lane Kiffin a Swiftie. He appreciates her music, and although he didn’t embrace Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” with as much …

Which schools have recruited well enough to emerge as national champion in the 2024 season? To determine this, it’s essential to understand the level of talent required to clinch college football’s biggest prize, according to recent standards. I set out to answer this question over a decade ago by creating the Blue-Chip Ratio. Since its inception in 2013, the Blue-Chip …

Fresh off the heels of Oklahoma landing its top target for the quarterback position in the class of 2026, the dominoes have already begun to fall for the Sooners and their recruitment of the QB position for the class of 2027. On Monday, Jaden O’Neal, a top-100 player and four-star quarterback from California, announced his commitment to Oklahoma. Oklahoma surged …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship to an elite defensive prospect in the 2026 class. Bott Mulitalo of American Fork, Utah announced last week that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Mulitalo is a four-star defensive line prospect in the 2026 class. Mulitalo ranks as the No. 7 defensive lineman in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2026 …

The SEC occupies a wide spectrum of expectations as the league expands to 16 teams this season. For some, every season is national championship-or-bust and anything less constitutes a complete failure. Others are perfectly content with scraping by towards a bowl game, or even stringing together a couple conference wins amid a loaded slate of games.  All viewpoints are completely …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking for their first running back commitment of an already-impressive 2026 Recruiting Class. One insider believes OU will find that in a local product. OUInsider’s Parker Thune issued a Rivals FutureCast for four-star running back prospect Kaydin Jones out of Jenks High School in Oklahoma. Jones is the number three player in the state according to Rivals, …

Jun. 25—CHAMPAIGN — College baseball has 64 teams qualify for its postseason. Men’s basketball is at 68 teams with a push to add more. So the four-team College Football Playoff was ridiculously small. Thankfully and finally, it is being fixed. And Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman is all for it. Starting this season, the number of qualifiers is tripling to …