College Football

There were fireworks on the University of Texas campus to begin the month. They just weren’t when Texas fans would have liked. The Longhorns kicked off their SEC era with a Pitbull concert and a firework show. But they were unable to put on a similarly flashy display on the recruiting trail during Fourth of July weekend, which is one …

Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark declared Tuesday that the conference is still open for business. With the topic of realignment having subsided a bit, Yormark, now two full years into his gig leading the conference, opened the league’s media day from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas saying the Big 12 will continue to look at other ways to enhance …

Getty Images Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will not attend the ACC Football Kickoff event this month, he announced Tuesday. Instead, Uiagalelei is deferring to returning players from the 2023 team that won the ACC title and finished 13-1. “I feel strongly that Florida State should be represented by players who were part of last year’s ACC championship team,” Uiagalelei …

Ask any objective college football fan to name a list of the sport’s blue blood programs and they’ll invariably mention the likes of Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Southern Cal for starters. But what about Clemson? Do the Tigers qualify as a blue blood program? After all, they won two national championships in three seasons and played for two …

Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson hauls in a pass during Oregon Pro Day on March 12 at the Moshofsky Center in Eugene. The university will hold a vigil for Jackson on Wednesday at Autzen Stadium after he was killed in a car crash. Oregon football will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for former Duck and Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson …

AuburnWire_RN2_1 Auburn football was near the top of four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag]’s list for quite some time. However, the Tigers now look to be out of the running. In a recent interview with Chad Simmons of On3, the wide receiver from Atlanta shared that he will choose between three schools on Saturday, July 13. The bad news for Auburn …

Oklahoma State will not suspend star running back Ollie Gordon II for his recent driving under the influence arrest, coach Mike Gundy announced Tuesday. “He’s going to play,” Gundy told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m going to do what we think is best for Oklahoma State football, and I think it’s best for Ollie to play. If there’s any punishment, it’s …

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion ‘Coach Prime’ Sanders congratulates Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham after the Utah Utes victory over the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team are the new kids on the Big 12 block. The Buffaloes join Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as …

LAS VEGAS — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham had to leave his wife Bri in Colorado where the family was vacationing before another hectic football season gets underway. The reason for the detour was Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which started Tuesday and will continue on Wednesday. It was the first formal event in …

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is standing by star running back Ollie Gordon II, who was arrested on June 30 for an alleged DUI. Oklahoma State authorities observed Gordon swerving out of his lane twice and driving 82 mph in a 65 mph zone. He refused a field sobriety test and was arrested on complaints of DUI under 21 …

LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made — and later clarified — a controversial statement in defense of star running back Ollie Gordon II during Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. Gordon was arrested on June 30 in Tulsa on suspicion of DUI on Sunday, but will not miss game time for the incident, according to Gundy. Gundy claimed …

Which conference truly is the best in college sports – with a narrowed focus on football? It’d be easy to say the SEC, based on the success of Alabama and Georgia alone, but an SEC school hasn’t won the CFP National Championship in two seasons. Is it the Big 10, with Michigan beating Washington in the National Championship on New …

Lincoln Riley arrived in Los Angeles with extremely high expectations at USC after replacing Clay Helton in 2021. Riley did a great job in 2022, winning 11 games despite being hamstrung by Alex Grinch’s defense. In 2023, Riley’s decision to retain Grinch bit him. USC lost five of its final six games in the regular season despite being led by …

There’s no question Notre Dame is one of the biggest brands in college football. But how much longer can its retain that status? It’s a question worth asking as its last national championship gets further and further away. Andy Staples of On3 revealed the programs he believes to be the blue bloods in college football. Notre Dame made the cut …

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham speaks during the Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. | Lucas Peltier, Associated Press As expected, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham didn’t put an exact timeline on his retirement when asked about it at Big 12 media days, but he did offer a possible hint. Whittingham’s first-ever appearance at …