College Football

USC has been outfoxed and outworked by Oregon and Ohio State on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal. It’s part of why Oregon and Ohio State are the two favorites to meet in the 2024 Big Ten Championship Game this December. Lincoln Riley knows that other Big Ten programs are setting the bar higher, but he insists that …

The 2024 Big Ten Media Days are upon us, and new Michigan State football head coach Jonathan Smith took to the podium on Wednesday to address the media and give some updates on his program as they head closer to fall camp. You can watch Smith’s full press conference below: Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on …

Everyone knows how important this season is for Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program.  The 12-team College Football Playoff allows everyone, including the Tigers, more opportunity to make a run for a National Championship. The ACC is wide open, and while Clemson isn’t the king of the conference like it once was, there’s a good chance it’s the best …

USA Today Sports Images As the college football season gets closer, there is a group of coaches that enter this fall on the hot seat or at least a very warm seat. Here is a look at how those coaches are doing on the recruiting trail this cycle and whether their shaky status appears to be making an impact with …

Jul. 24—INDIANAPOLIS — Seth Coleman didn’t have to stress to dip into his memory of the final minutes of last season’s game against Wisconsin and the one moment that he felt changed the outcome. Coleman might have been nine months removed from that late October showdown with the Badgers at Memorial Stadium, but the memory was fresh as the veteran …

Jul. 24—INDIANAPOLIS — Big Ten media days puts the entire conference on even ground. All 18 teams have a chance to sell themselves leading into the college football season. This year meant equal opportunity for players and coaches to appear on both Big Ten Network and CBS Sports studio shows. Equal opportunity to put their best foot forward before training …

Jul. 24—*** Are you ready for the most college football ever? Twelve teams in the playoffs means eight more postseason games than before. What used to be three is now 11 to decide who is best, The favorites might dominate in the first two rounds. Or the semifinals will be filled with bottom seeds. We can only hope. Kick back, …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by TheMaizeandBlueReview.com’s Josh Henschke, Tim Verghese of InsideNebraska.com and Eric Hansen of InsideNDSports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. FACT OR FICTION: Vernell Brown’s commitment will jump-start Florida’s class ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …

Aubie greets fans during Tiger Walk before Auburn Tigers take on Mississippi State Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Auburn football’s most critical recruiting weekend of the year is upon us. Last year’s Big Cat Weekend event was special as it allowed Auburn to gain ground on several recruits while earning the pledge of …

INDIANAPOLIS — In his stylish checkered suit jacket and red tie, a cleanly cropped hairline and perfectly trimmed beard, Ryan Day strides across Lucas Oil Stadium and through Big Ten media days Tuesday like a CEO occupying the halls of a Fortune 500 company. In many ways, he is CEO of a Fortune 500 company: Ohio State Football, Inc. Last …

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — In his stylish checkered suit jacket and red tie, a cleanly cropped hairline and perfectly trimmed beard, Ryan Day strides across Lucas Oil Stadium and through Big Ten media days Tuesday like a CEO occupying the halls of a Fortune 500 company. In many ways, he is CEO of a Fortune 500 company: Ohio State Football, Inc. …

Michigan State will take the stage at Big Ten Football Media Days on Wednesday. The Spartans will be one of the six teams featured on day two of Big Ten Football Media Days. The other five teams to be in attendance on Wednesday are Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA and USC. Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith will take the …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host a class of 2026 offensive linemen this weekend. Deacon Schmitt will visit the Lincoln campus on July 27. Schmitt is a 6-foot-5, 290 offensive tackle from Windsor High School in Windsor, CO. He will take a visit to Oklahoma two days prior to his visit with the Cornhuskers. The prospect earned a scholarship offer from …

Former Tennessee football player Cedric Houston has been named an assistant coach at Grace Christian Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Houston, a running back, played for the Vols from 2003-06 under head coach Phillip Fulmer. He will coach running backs and defensive backs for the Rams under head coach Justin Price. In 2006, he and Gerald Riggs Jr., became the first …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 38 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …