College Football

There is a new media partner for the College Football platform. TNT has agreed to a five-year sublicense with ESPN that will allow for the carrying of select College Football Playoff games. Beginning in 2024, TNT will broadcast two first-round match-ups from the College Football Playoff (CFP). Starting in 2026, TNT will begin broadcasting quarterfinal games in the CFP. The …

© Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Even though the transfer portal has officially been closed since the start of May, there are still some players available. Here is a look at the top five on defense looking for a new home. THIS SERIES: The five best offensive players available in the portal ***** MORE: Biggest QB transfers of the offseason | …

Five-star 2025 offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will unofficially visit Tennessee this weekend, according to Steve Wiltfong of On3. Tennessee, Ohio State, Alabama, South Carolina, Clemson and Georgia are Sanders Jr.’s top six schools in his recruitment. Sanders Jr. is a consensus five-star and ranks as the No. 2 overall national prospect. He ranks as the No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 1 …

During the 2024 campaign, Rutgers football will have more eyes on it than ever before. Rutgers football will be part of the Fox College Football Friday package for two Big Ten games. Rutgers is set to take on Washington (Sept. 27, 8 p.m. ET) and travel to the West Coast to take on USC (Oct. 25, 11 p.m. ET) in …

Twenty years after their last football collision, neighbors Delaware and Maryland will meet again. The Blue Hens will visit the Terps at SECU Stadium in College Park on Sept. 2, 2028, UD announced Thursday. Maryland Terrapins quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (3) runs by Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) at SECU Stadium. Maryland joins a growing list of Power 4 …

Some in the Group of Five point to Tulane’s 46-45 Cotton Bowl win after the 2022 season as proof they can compete with the best. Truth is, since 2021, the American Conference, up until last year the strongest of the G5 conferences, is 8-51 against the Power Four plus Notre Dame. North Texas Coach Eric Morris sees the iceberg. It’s …

© Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Fifteen college football seasons ago, I stood inside the Georgia Dome as Alabama shockingly walloped Tim Tebow and his Florida team in the SEC Championship Game, the time Tebow cried on the sidelines and the Alabama players mocked the Gator Chomp after a dominant win. I covered Tebow, still arguably the best college …

It should be no surprise, but Rutgers football defensive end Aaron Lewis is among the best in college football in getting after the quarterback According to Pro Football Focus, Lewis is ranked eighth in the nation for career quarterback pressures among active Power Five players. Earlier this week, Pro Football Focus announced that Kyle Monangai was its highest-rated returning running …

Minnesota top class of 2025 commit Emmanuel Karmo canceled his upcoming official visits to Wisconsin, Ohio State and Nebraska, according to his X account. The four-star linebacker had recently announced upcoming visits to those three schools despite having committed to the Gophers on April 12. Related: Big Ten football 2024 season win-loss record predictions for each team after spring practice “It’s …

The National Collegiate Athletics Association and the five power conferences have agreed to a settlement that will pave the way to allow schools to pay student-athletes, a profound moment that will usher in a new age in college sports. The NCAA, the governing body for college sports, and the leaders of the Big Ten, Southeastern, Pac-12, Atlantic Coast and Big …

BYU Cougars football head coach Kalani Sitake talks to journalists after practice at Brigham Young University in Provo on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Will BYU’s defense be improved? Has the addition of TJ Woods fixed the Cougars’ offensive line challenges from a year ago? How, exactly, can the progress of BYU’s quarterback room be measured …

Last year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown between the Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams was a masterpiece of college football drama. From CSU head coach Jay Norvell attacking Deion Sanders’ fashion to Henry Blackburn delivering a brutal hit on Travis Hunter, storylines flowed freely throughout what culminated in a double-overtime win for Colorado. This fall, the rivalry will move to Colorado …

A new era of college athletics is upon us, and leaders do not have much time to prepare for the transformative age. College sports is on the precipice of changing forever after the NCAA Board of Governors and every Power Five conference agreed to destroy the amateurism model and share revenue with players by coming to terms on settling a …

Alabama Crimson Tide football enters a new era as legendary head coach Nick Saban enters retirement and former Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer takes over in Tuscaloosa. Though he was a top coach in 2023, there are questions about how he will perform under the pressure of immediately succeeding Saban. As odd as it may sound, 2024 may be …

Colorado football’s running back room regrouped rather quickly following the unexpected departure of Rashad Amos. On Thursday, head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs earned the commitment of Arkansas Razorbacks transfer running back Isaiah Augustave, a former four-star prospect who flashed some talent in the SEC last season. Given only 35 carries as a true freshman, Augustave recorded 202 rushing …