College Football

When James Franklin began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kutztown University in 1995, college football – and athletics in general – looked very different. Players who chose to transfer had to sit out one season. Recruiting was more seasonal than a year-round endeavor. No one had heard of Name, Image and Likeness. If college athletes were paid, …

The 2024 season is on the horizon, and Hurricanes fans hope to see a major step forward in Year 3 of the Mario Cristobal era. As Miami keeps adding talent through high school and transfer portal recruiting, UM appears poised to be a major contender in the ACC this season. This summer, we will take a look at a different …

CLEMSON — Clemson football added its third offensive lineman in the 2025 class with the commitment of three-star tackle Rowan Byrne on Thursday. The 6-foot-6, 297-pounder from Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York, is rated as the No. 39 offensive tackle nationally and the No. 3 prospect in New York by the 247Sports Composite. Byrne becomes the 13th …

The 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl will be held Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the bowl game announced Thursday in conjunction with the release of the full 2024-25 bowl schedule. The game is set for 1:30 p.m. CT and will be televised by ESPN. It is the only bowl game scheduled for that day. Maryland pummeled Auburn 31-13 …

A bit of John Wilkinson, a bit of Derek Smith, a bit of Wayne Younger. There’s more, of course, but new Rockledge High head coach Tyrone Giscombe gave those coaches he’s worked and played for specific credit for how he’s been shaped in the profession. Wilkinson coached the Cocoa Tigers to four state titles. Derek Smith was part of a …

Notre Dame football has made huge leaps in its program since Marcus Freeman took over. The Irish have changed multiple aspects of how they operate and on Wednesday they announced a new one: TransceND. The goal is player development which hopefully will help the individuals reach their full potential. In a post by Notre Dame’s X account, the website formerly …

Rebuilding the defensive tackle room is a top priority for LSU head coach Brian Kelly and defensive line coach Bo Davis. Kelly has stressed the Tigers’ need at interior defensive line on multiple occasions. LSU signed a good high school class and brought in a couple of transfers, but Jacobian Guillory is the lone returner with significant experience. As LSU …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule was unveiled Wednesday. We’ve now got the complete college football bowl game schedule for the upcoming season to go with it. The schedule was released Thursday and it features 44 total games, starting with the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Dec. 14 and concluding with the East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 30 (and including the …

AUBURN — Auburn football has picked up a commitment from a three-star cornerback in the Class of 2025. Donovan Starr, who attends Ravenwood High School in Tennessee, announced his pledge to the Tigers on Thursday through Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. Starr is tabbed by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 429 overall player and the No. 35 CB in …

TAMPA, Fla. — The first day of the Overtime OT7 Finals was about outside-the-box competition, and it resulted in a variety of prospects showing up to participate in everything from a relay race to tug of war before the actual 7-on-7 game broke out between the 2025 and 2026 classes. MORE: Rivals250 2026 QB Dereon Coleman talks top eight contenders …

Like the other Power Four conferences, the ACC is expanding in 2024 with the addition of Cal, SMU and Stanford. However, that’s not the only offseason development that will change the complexion of the league. Strong transfer classes — headlined by a group of high-profile quarterbacks — have a chance to shake up the conference hierarchy entering the first year …

Jun. 6—Maybe a couple of New Mexico Bowl tickets would be a good stocking stuffer this year. For the first time in the 19-year history of the state’s annual college football bowl game, hosted each December in Albuquerque, the bowl game will be taking place after Christmas. Due to some reshuffling of the traditional bowl season schedule due to the …

USATSI The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has passed a guideline allowing college football programs at every level of the sport to sell sponsor advertisements on football fields for regular season games. The new guideline will go into effect in time for the 2024 season.  Corporate advertisements will be limited to three spots on the field: A single advertisement on …

Xzavier Henderson has led two Power Four teams in receiving in two consecutive years. In 2022, he caught 38 passes for the Florida Gators. Upon transferring to play at the University of Cincinnati last season, he hauled in 58 more. However, from those gridiron acrobatics, he’s been held to five touchdowns, two at Florida and three last season for the …

New Year’s Eve is a little cheesier with this year’s bowl game in Orlando. On Thursday, Florida Citrus Sports announced the dates and times for this season’s bowl games in Orlando, including the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. The top teams from the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference will face off at Camping World Stadium on Dec. 31, 2024. It …