College Football

STILLWATER — All 10 Oklahoma State football assistants received new two-year contracts with raises for the nine returning coaches, plus an updated five-year deal for strength coach Rob Glass, according to contracts obtained by The Oklahoman and the USA Today Network. Two years ago, head coach Mike Gundy boosted Glass’ salary to make him what was believed to be the …

AUSTIN, Texas — High above the University of Texas campus, within the school’s iconic clock tower, a party ensues. This is not any ol’ party. While more than 18,000 orange-clad fans sprawl across the 40 acres below celebrating the school’s entrance into the Southeastern Conference, a much more exclusive gathering unfolds above. Mere hours before the conference move is official, …

The Southeastern Conference officially expanded to 16 schools at the start of the month, adding the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns to the mix ahead of the 2024 college football campaign. The storied programs will inevitably make an already tough SEC even more competitive in years to come. So what does this mean for league members as far as the …

Since Ryan Day took over the Ohio State football program from Urban Meyer, he has gone 56-8 over five-plus seasons. For most teams, this would be viewed as exceptional, one that wouldn’t potentially put the head coach on the hot seat. That isn’t the case in Columbus, as three-straight losses to Michigan has everyone up in arms about Day’s job. …

Georgia Bulldogs running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel have been named as one of the 50 best playmaking duos of all-time. In fact, 247Sports ranks Chubb and Michel as the 15th-best duo in college football history. Nick Chubb and Sony Michel helped turn around the Georgia football program. The duo returned for their senior season in 2017 and helped …

Wisconsin is one of many college football programs looking to take advantage of the newly expanded College Football Playoff in 2024 and beyond. The Badgers never reached the four-team playoff in its 10 years of existence. But the program did have three top-12 finishes in the final AP Poll (No. 9 in 2016, No. 7 in 2017 and No. 11 …

Will Michigan State return to a bowl game this year? Bill Bender of Sporting News thinks so. Bender has released an updated batch of bowl projections in the past few days, which included Michigan State. He has the Spartans landing in the Detroit Bowl (previously known as the Quick Lane Bowl) playing against Ohio of the Mid-American Conference. Michigan State …

In the eyes of CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford, Michigan State will not be bowling this holiday season. Crawford produced a new batch of bowl projections this week and it appears the Spartans have been left off. Crawford elected to have Indiana in the Detroit Bowl as the lowest-rated bowling Big Ten team over the Spartans. Michigan State last played in …

The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners announced their move to the SEC nearly three years ago, yet even with the move becoming official on July 1st, it’s still hard to believe it’s real. When the move was announced, many people believed the Sooners would have a seamless transition while the Longhorns would struggle, but the perception has flipped. Brent Venables …

The Oregon Ducks have certainly been hot on the recruiting trail lately, vaulting over 20 spots in the national rankings over the past week after a flurry of five commitments — including 5-star CB Dorian Brew — hit the streets of Eugene. It doesn’t appear that they will be slowing down any time soon, either, with a number of other …

Just a few weeks ago, EA Sports made headlines when it graded the toughest places to play in college football ahead of the release of the ‘College  Football 2025’ video game. The SEC was well represented as nine of the top 15 venues belonged to SEC teams. While the EA Sports rankings created some controversy, CBS Sports created its list, placing the …

2025 cornerback prospect Onis Konanbanny received a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports’ Tom Loy. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound four-star cornerback prospect is from Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, South Carolina. Konanbanny ranks as the No. 303 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 30 cornerback and No. 5 player in South Carolina. The cornerback prospect officially …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 59 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 …

Iowa high school football fans knew that Abu Sama was destined for greatness, even during his days at Southeast Polk. Week after week, he put together highlight reel-worthy performances, including a stat line of 372 yards and six touchdowns in the 2022 state championship game. And then he took his talents to Iowa State football. The former Rams running back …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell was placed at No. 6 in On3’s Big Ten head coach pressure rankings ahead of the 2024 season. On3’s national college football columnist Jesse Simonton placed Fickell behind only Ohio State’s Ryan Day, USC’s Lincoln Riley, Penn State’s James Franklin, Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Michigan first-year head coach Sherrone Moore. Fickell’s spot on this list …