College Football

The transfer portal changed how college football rosters were built. Before the portal, teams were forced to count on a breakout player or be patient and develop a freshman. Now, you can hop in the portal and find impact players. Rebuilds aren’t long-term projects anymore. Done right, a program can turn its roster around in a single offseason. We saw …

The way college football used to be continues to look like it will be a thing of the past as the sport changes more and more with each passing day. With rumored discussions of College Football Playoff expansions opening the door for more teams to make their way into the field, some dominos must fall with that. One of those …

One of the great annual springtime traditions in this country is college football spring games. Every year, typically sometime in April, thousands of Americans head to the stadium in the middle of the offseason to watch their favorite team put on an instrasquad exhibitition contest for their fans. Given the current landscape of college football, however, that may be changing. …

A great annual offseason debate hinges on whether college football would benefit from an overarching commissioner – and whether Nick Saban would be the prime choice for the job, if ever created. We agree that a college football commissioner could enact some meaningful, widely popular changes within the sport, but we’re not ready to cede this responsibility to Saban, who …

Texas A&M’s 2025 football roster is not entirely set. Coach Mike Elko and his staff are looking to add more veteran talent from the transfer portal, especially along the defensive line. Once the spring portal opens, I expect Elko to be one of the more active coaches, but for the players on the roster, this month has been about building …

In early December, Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire told reporters he intended to add 10 players, maybe as many as 12, from the NCAA transfer portal. With the financial backing of The Matador Club donor collective and the available talent, though, McGuire couldn’t help himself. He became the kid who walked into a candy store with a $50 bill. …

As we prepare for the spring practice period, the Nebraska Cornhuskers enter the 2025 season looking to improve on last year’s 7-6 record. The offense was a roller coaster throughout the 2024 season. The unit struggled early on, and on Nov. 11, 2024, head coach Matt Rhule made the unprecedented move of hiring a new offensive coordinator midseason when he …

With the news of potential changes to the College Football Playoff format, it makes sense to think about some changes that would benefit Notre Dame and many other teams across the country. In the first year of the 12-team format, there were plenty of aspects of it that worked out well, but some of them didn’t. While there could be …

Stefan LeFors didn’t have many college offers coming out of high school in Louisiana. LeFors was mainly recruited as a defensive back; Louisville football was the only program that offered him a scholarship as a quarterback. LeFors came to Louisville in 2001 and played behind Dave Ragone, who didn’t have much knowledge about Louisville, either, when he signed with the …

BLOOMINGTON — Last year, Curt Cignetti’s first Indiana football spring season turned out to be an exciting preamble to a historic season. Hindsight proved the seeds of IU’s record-breaking 2024 were sown during Cignetti’s first months on the job. Now, the Hoosiers try to reload for another go. There are proven winners already bedded in at multiple positions, but if …

A recent salary analysis shows that Nebraska women’s volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly is the highest-paid volleyball coach in the Big Ten Conference. According to information Lincoln Arneal of Huskers Illustrated released earlier this week, her salary tops at $700,000. Second in line is Wisconsin Badgers head coach Kelly Sheffield, who makes $625,000. Busboom Kelly is returning home to Nebraska, …

Florida State’s Kevin Sperry may be new to college football, but he has the confidence of a veteran player. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to Seminole fans, though, as he models himself after former Oklahoma and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. Sperry grew up a running back, but he made the transition in eighth grade to quarterback …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame has hired running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider away from Penn State to do the same job for the Irish, coach Marcus Freeman announced Tuesday. Seider had been the Nittany Lions’ running backs coach since 2018 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2022 and assistant head coach in 2023. He coached 1,000-yard rushers Nicholas …

Louisiana’s 2026 high school recruiting class is a good one. There’s a good chance the state ends up with several five-stars, including interior offensive lineman Lamar Brown. According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Brown is the No. 11 ranked recruit in the country and the top ranked player at his position. 247Sports and ESPN rank Brown as the top recruit …

Joel Klatt, Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst, released his Way-Too-Early Top 10 for the 2025 season, placing Clemson at No. 7. He admitted it was a tough ranking but pointed to key factors that earned the Tigers a top-10 spot. Klatt highlighted Cade Klubnik’s return for his third year as the starting quarterback in the same offensive system and …