Latest blog entries about College Football
If you haven’t been able to see the rest of our Kickoff Week coverage from this week, be sure to catch up on the content we rolled out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There are many ways to measure the strength of a team or conference. During this week, we’ve tried to capture that from as many angles as […]
On Monday, I posted on The Feed to ask which tight end you guys think will lead the position in receiving yards in 2026. Unlike the last two weeks, the results for this week’s poll were much closer. At the top of the group was Hogan Hansen (48 percent) and Zack Marshall (38 percent). Deakon […]
College football delivers thrilling highs, heartbreaking lows, and everything in between. Every Saturday, teams put everything on the line for the pride of their schools. Some programs consistently seem to get the right bounce of the ball, while others rarely…
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum has never shied away from controversy, and he made headlines on Friday morning during an appearance on “Get Up.”Following several comments from Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney during ACC Media Day on Thursday, Finebaum took aim at the longtime coach for repeatedly referencing Clemson’s past success as the program looks to […] The post Paul Finebaum Blasts Dabo Swinney Before College Football Season appeared first on HEAVY .
Although he’s a seemingly never ending source of viral quotes and led his team to a national title, IU football’s Curt Cignetti is still not the most hated coach in college football. Cignetti finished eighth in a RotoWire poll ranking the top 20 most hated coaches in the sport. The poll was tabulated in part [...]
Bill Belichick is heading into his second season as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels. The first season was kind of a disaster with the team finishing 4-8 while most of the headlines generated during the season…
For the first two seasons of the Bill O’Brien era, the Boston College offensive line was a marriage between old and new: Hafley‑recruited personnel, a holdover position coach, and just enough continuity to keep the Eagles from fully tearing it down up front. Now, Matt Applebaum has moved on and with Kurt Anderson having taken […]
Rutgers has a bit of a weird layout to its schedule this year, as it will open conference play against USC before they finish their nonconference play against Howard a week later. The Scarlet Knights will kick off against Howard on Friday, September 25th at 7 p.m. Rutgers has squared off against the Bison three […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES LSU has added four Louisiana teams to its future non-conference football schedule beginning with a game against Northwestern State on Aug. 28, 2027, the school announced on Friday. Other additions to [...] The post LSU Football Adds 4 In-State Programs To Future Schedules Through 2030 appeared first on TigerRag.com .
As preseason camp begins this week, Land-Grant Holy Land is diving into its final theme every week of the off-season. This week is all about identifying one specific thing sure to make a difference for the Buckeyes this fall. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”The One Thing” […]
You’d think computers, looking at the same set of returning and departing players, production gained and production lost, would tend to agree on the prospects of a team heading into a season. For example, the three most prominent predictive metrics, SP+, FPI, and FEI, all rank Louisville at 27th preseason. Not so with UNC football. […]
Over the last few months, we’ve been breaking down all undrafted free agents signed by the Jets. We continue today with former BYU cornerback Mory Bamba. The 25-year old Bamba is listed at 6’2” and 193 pounds and started seven games in his college career. He had 47 tackles and nine pass breakups in 36 […]
Welcome to another edition of “Friday Five”. It finally happened, folks. After years of in-fighting and petty behavior, the Mountain West split has actually happened. The “departing five” have left to reform the Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We at […]
It may not be usual what happened at ACC Media Day, but SMU Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee certainly had something to say that was different from the other coaches.Most coaches focus on their teams and how they are shaping up for the 2026 season. Lashlee was very different from the rest as he started […] The post SMU Head Coach Rhett Lashlee Unleashes Defense of ACC appeared first on HEAVY .
For all the success he has achieved on and off the field, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders never misses a chance to give back to the next generation. And in doing so, he makes his rough upbringing the headliner of his conversations. This time, he added an extra insight into the principles that guide his […] The post “I Couldn’t Afford…”: Deion Sanders Admits Childhood Struggles That Shaped His Colorado Recruiting appeared first on EssentiallySports .
SEC Media Days are right around the corner (literally, on Monday) with full team practices allowed to start 29 days prior to their first contest. So basically people, college football season is HERE. Last season, EA Sports was not much of a believer in Ole Miss during simulations. However, Trinidad Chambliss was not even in […]
For Northwestern’s second road game of the season, the Wildcats will be up against a very familiar face as they take on Pat Fitzgerald’s Michigan State Spartans. Yup, Pat Fitzgerald. On Oct. 17, Northwestern will be in East Lansing for a matchup with its former head coach, and a matchup against its likely starting quarterback’s […]
The transfer portal has given and taken from Luke Fickell. Here are the five biggest Wisconsin disappointments from the portal under Fickell.
So for this week’s poll, I found myself recalling Ameer’s catch & run and thinking as bad things had been in the past decade or more, there were afternoons where they were a razor’s edge from being so much worse. So I deceided to put it to everyone – what was Husker football’s greatest escape? […]
University of North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick is one of the highest-paid coaches in college football and an NFL coaching legend to boot, but that doesn't stop him from living modestly in certain respects.
Special thanks to L.C. Norton who writes about Indiana for SBNation and joined me on this week’s podcast to discuss the Hoosiers’ roster: Offense I use some data normalization methods to control for having a long postseason run facing 10+ win teams, even so it was clear from film study during the year that Indiana’s […]
The 2026 recruiting class for the Michigan Wolverines is one of the better classes they have had in recent years. 247Sports and On3 both have it ranked just outside the Top 10 nationally, coming in at No. 11. While five-star running back Savion Hiter is obviously the headliner, there is depth and quality throughout the […]
Schottenstein Center to Feature Video Board Enhancements This Season
All of our preseason Top 20 lists for the FCS have been difficult to compose this year but none have been harder than the offensive players. The subdivision truly has offensive talent coming out of its gills in 2026 giving shape to what could be a historically productive year. The quarterback crop is as deep […]
Mountain West Media Days concluded yesterday and the event gave us the chance to familiarize ourselves with the new faces in the conference. It also gives us the opportunity to set our expectations for this fall, despite the league not releasing a preseason poll. Yesterday, Jeremy gave us an excellent rundown of the opening day […]