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There’s rarely been a time in the last 20 years where the safeties haven’t been a strength of the Alabama Crimson Tide. In general, it’s a position that gets overlooked a little in both recruiting rankings and the NFL Draft… Until a team winds up with a bad one and it breaks the entire defense. […]
PFF ranks the top 10 returning cornerbacks in college football entering the 2026 season. Notre Dame's Leonard Moore leads the list after earning the nation's highest PFF grade, while Alabama's Dijon Lee Jr. and Oregon's Brandon Finney Jr. headline a talented group of rising stars.
The Boston Red Sox could potentially make a big splash on the trade market ahead of the 2026 deadline.
The future is now, old heads. Stop whining and accept the challenge.
PFF ranks the top 10 returning linebackers in college football entering the 2026 season. Notre Dame's Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa leads the list, while Texas Tech places three linebackers in the top 10. Explore PFF grades and advanced metrics behind the nation's best returning linebackers.
The SEC is no longer the dominant conference in college football. Not only has the Big Ten won the last three national championships, but the SEC has also been soundly beaten in postseason games. But that’s not stopping the league from puffing out its chest once again. And it just so happens that their billion-dollar…
Drake Maye has been rated highly among recent first-round picks. Only deficiencies in his supporting cast can keep him from achieving all of his goals. The jury is still out on whether that has been done this offseason. We'll know soon enough.
The 2026 MAC season was one of the league’s stronger recent campaigns, with Miami repeating as regular-season champion and Northern Illinois authoring the year’s biggest postseason breakthrough.
Training camp for the 2026 season is set to begin Aug. 5, when Brent Brennan and his staff will try to build upon last year’s 9-4 record with a roster that combines plenty of top returners with talented newcomers. The season opener is Sept. 5 at Casino Del Sol Stadium against NAU. To get you […]
This summer we’ll be exploring the top 10 offensive and defensive players Mizzou football is slated to face this fall. We’re not ranking them 1-10, it’s much more scientific then that (or linguistic since we are just ordering them alphabetically.) As we enter the home stretch for the 2026 TTOP exercise, you might start recognizing […]
It’s time to start preparing for the 2026 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces for Year 3 of the Fran Brown Era. Up next is… Name: Darius Johnson Position: Wide Receiver Year: Redshirt Freshman […]
On Tuesday, we got the results of the annual media poll that is conducted at ACC Kickoff. Miami was, unsurprisingly, picked to win the league, while our own North Carolina Tar Heels were picked near the bottom, finishing 15th in the 17-team conference. That can’t exactly come as a surprise considering the way the team […]
The Pac-12 returns, but the American leads our power rankings | Group of Six football preview Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group knows how to whip up fans into a frenzy. How about ranking the Group of Six conferences! Spoiler: neither the Mountain West nor Pac-12 ranks 1st. Nevada fall camp preview: Wolf […]
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From being a Heisman finalist to going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft, it has been a tough ride for former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. While his height, his behavior, and several other factors could be blamed for his situation, his former coach, Clark Lea, had nothing but nice words to say about him. And […] The post Diego Pavia’s College Head Coach Sends Strong Message on His Future After Ravens Cut QB: “He’s Chasing It” appeared first on EssentiallySports .
While there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Penn State football’s special teams unit heading into 2026, every coin has two sides. Today, we’re going to lay out why you might want to have some caution about Justin Lustig’s crew under the new regime. 1. Matt Campbell’s Shaky Track Record The good news? […]
Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce a new multi-year partnership with P1 Travel and XS2Event, providing supporters with official match break packages. The initiative will form part of the Club’s continued efforts to expand international appeal and growth, while continuing to service our loyal fans locally. The partnership is designed to provide new opportunities for fans in other parts of the UK and specifically those football fans overseas, to experience matchdays at the Stadium o...
United are preparing an opening move for £60m-rated Hall following Howe's departure from St James' Park, while one of Spanish football's most exciting young talents is also on their radar
We’re almost there. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team starts fall camp in just days, and there are an incredible amount of expectations for this season under Marcus Freeman. We can certainly set expectations, but predicting what happens is an entirely different animal — but let’s try to wrestle that animal a bit. Here […]
Continuing our season review by evaluating our preseason predictions for breakout players throughout the ACC.
Happy Thursday, everyone. Senators are still working on the Protect College Sports Act. The SEC and Big Ten continue to push for higher caps, which would make it even more difficult for schools in other leagues to compete. A pair of documents outlining concessions the lawmakers have made in the negotiations were headlined by a […]
The following article " Big Ten ahead on field, but catching SEC in TV ratings will be more difficult " originally appeared on Sports Media Watch . The Big Ten Conference enters the 2026 college football season boasting the last three national champions. Indiana’s victory over Miami in January’s College Football Playoff National Championship drew more than 30 million viewers on ESPN, officially marking the most watched college football game in a decade. The SEC, by contrast, has not even app...
We know that your life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you want to miss any news about your favorite team. So, we are rounding up all of the most important news, analysis, and commentary from LGHL and the rest of the Buckeye beat. Survey Time On the Record Week From now until preseason camp […]
College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp opening in early August. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: Rutgers Date/Time/TV: Saturday, October 3, 8 p.m.; TBD Location: SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey 2025 record/postseason result: 5-7, 2-7 Big Ten Overall returning production: 47 percent (per [...]
When Michigan returns to action on Oct. 17 following a bye week, the Wolverines will welcome a new-look Penn State team to the Big House for the first time under head coach Matt Campbell. Perhaps no team in the country endured as dramatic an overhaul as the Nittany Lions — except maybe the school this […]