College Football

BRADENTON, Fla. – August is here and it means heavy preseason events across the country, especially in the fertile state of Florida. Its most notable national prep program, IMG Academy, held its annual media day and open practice on Friday and Rivals was on hand. National recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr. shares 10 takeaways from the event. MORE GARCIA: Toughest …

Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports A new era of college athletics began on Friday as the Colorado Buffaloes, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and Utah Utes officially joined the Big 12 Conference. …

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide punter James Burnip (86) punts against the Georgia Bulldogs in the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports One of the most experienced punters in the country, Alabama Crimson Tide redshirt senior punter James Burnip has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Ray …

Florida Gators place kicker Trey Smack (29) kicks the point after during the first half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, October 28, 2023. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun] The Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced on Friday its Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List, which included a member of the Florida Gators on this year’s …

Former Colorado State football coach Steve Addazio has been hired by ESPN. Former Colorado State football coach Steve Addazio now works at ESPN. Addazio was CSU’s coach for 16 games over two seasons. ESPN announced his hire Friday “as a college football analyst who will call games across ESPN platforms.” He went 4-12 in 2020-21 combined, and was fired following …

TAMPA — In a hotel room at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis last March, Tykee Smith was asked to watch film from his games at the University of Georgia and describe the coverage concepts the Bulldogs were running. Many young college athletes may have trouble locating their car keys or forget to charge their phone. But Smith’s total recall …

Jul 15, 2015; Birmingham, AL, USA; Paul Finebaum broadcasts on ESPN during SEC media day at the Wynfrey Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports The Ohio State Buckeyes are expected to be one of the best teams in college football this upcoming season. While that might seem like the storyline heading into every year, this one should be different …

. 2026 five-star quarterback prospect Faizon Brandon has been given an expert prediction to commit to Tennessee, according to On3. Brandon will announce his commitment on Saturday, choosing between his top four schools: Tennessee, Alabama, LSU and North Carolina State. Brandon ranks as the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2026. He also ranks as the No. 1 quarterback …

Mar 5, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Seth McLaughlin (56) hits the sled during the first spring practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. He may be a newcomer to Ohio State, but the young man is still grabbing attention. Seth McLaughlin has been named to the 2024 watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel …

Dec 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Gavin Sawchuk (27) runs from Arizona Wildcats cornerback Treydan Stukes (2) and defensive back Charles Yates Jr. (17) in the first half at Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports [autotag]Watch list[/autotag] season has begun in college football, and another offensive star is on award watch. On Friday, Oklahoma …

EA Sports College Football 25 has been available to play for two weeks and the first college football video game has taken the world by storm. The game drew a record 5 million unique players in its first week of availability following its July 19 release and has reportedly made upwards of $500 million for EA since its early release …

Clay Bignell knew MJ Daniels for only a few months but had glowing things to say about him after Friday’s Southern Miss football preseason practice. Hired as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach from Eastern Illinois in December, Bignell spoke with reporters for the first time on the loss of Daniels, who was shot and killed on June 11 in …

Jul 15, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; LSU head coach Brian Kelly speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports LSU’s 2025 recruiting class is one of the best in the country. Led by QB [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag], the Tigers have 16 blue-chip recruits according to On3’s Industry Rankings. After things slowed down a bit earlier in the summer, …

. The clock is ticking on the 2025 college football recruiting cycle and while a majority of prep prospects in the class have already made their commitments, there are still plenty who are searching for the right match. Among those is three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Joseph Mbatchou[/autotag], who is originally from Cameroon and plays high school ball for Loganville (Georgia) Grayson. …

Less than a month before the Georgia football season kicks off, four of the Bulldogs’ six home games are sold out. Single-game tickets for the two other games in Sanford Stadium are available for purchase by the general public. The school said in an email it sent out to fans on Friday that there are “ a limited inventory,” of …