The College Football Playoff has been lauded as the structure built to provide college football fans, coaches, and programs with the closure that stakeholders have been clamoring for. Of course, the new system—set for its inaugural season in late August—isn't without its damning flaws. With BYU already an early favorite to play the role of…
An annual deluge of quarterback transfers turns college football's spring into a second recruiting season, as programs either try to plug the gaps missed during the winter signing season or fill immediate, pressing needs. While there are transfers across all positions, quarterback transfers are of both higher frequency and greater significance. The former is a…
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Nothing brings sparks phony indignation quite like a college athlete posing with something valuable, and the latest instance is Alabama running back Derrick Henry's car as seen in the below Instagram photo. Henry is captured posing in front of a swanky, Crimson Tide-colored Dodge Challenger. (more…)
Each new item of news pertaining to the College Football Playoff is as confounding as the headline before it. The format for which many clamored is fast becoming more insulated, laying slabs of concrete over the glass ceiling that the BCS installed. Thursday's news: the ACC will not count BYU toward the conference's power conference…
For all the absurdities the new era of college football has already brought to scheduling, rumors swirled Wednesday that overshadow all of them: an Alabama-USC game could be slated for as early as 2016. This particular rumor's origin point is titular host of the national radio program The Dan Patrick Show. Alabama head coach Nick…
BYU football made a bold gamble amid the uncertainty of conference realignment, going all-in on independence. But as the top tier of college football begins cashing in its chips, it’s becoming clearer that BYU may have gone bust. As the five power conferences with preferred access—actually, let’s not mince words—as the power conferences with exclusive…
College football headlines have thankfully been bereft of conference realignment this offseason, but the impact of previous years' reshuffling will still be felt in the coming campaign. Seven teams are set to play in new conferences, two independents rejoin the conference-affiliated ranks, and another two programs make the jump from the Football Championship Subdivision. For those…
Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday that Pac-12 brass is negotiating to move the Pac-12 Championship game out of campus sites and into Levi's Stadium. On Wednesday, Bud Withers of The Seattle Times reported that Seattle's CenturyLink Field may have its own bid. Indeed, the Pac-12 Championship's move to a neutral site and NFL stadium appears to…
Recent history tell us the winner of the 2014 Heisman Trophy will be a quarterback. , and the four best odds for next season's winner according to Bovada are quarterbacks: Jameis Winston at 5/2; Marcus Mariota and Braxton Miller at 11/2; and Bryce Petty at 10/1. (more…)
You know that college football star you loved to cheer every Saturday of his college career? That one who wowed you with breathtaking feats that will live on in your alma mater/favorite team's lore? Anonymous sources in the NFL scouting community think that player is slow, unathletic, inept and possibly of low character. Said scouts…
A surprisingly big day in college football news is afoot, from the recruiting front to a major-conference championship revelation. Penn State lands 4-star quarterback prospect Brandon Wimbush - Bleacher Report (more…)
The spring football season is complete, which means almost four months of a whole lot of nothing in college football news for the coming weeks as far as new developments are concerned. Now, we enter preview season. ESPN.com is filling the football-less void with its post-spring Top 25. But first, Mark Schlabach discusses a few…
Jameis Winston will not win a second consecutive Heisman Trophy. The above stance has nothing to do with crab legs or the mishandling of the sexual assault investigation that lingered over his 2013 Heisman run. Nor is it a criticism of Winston's ability, and certainly not a prediction that he will regress in his redshirt…
"Let's get an Emmy." UCLA head coach Jim Mora concluded his statement at Monday's launch event for The Drive, the Pac-12 Networks' documentary series, with a joke. At least, it may have been a joke—Mora has been so resolute in making UCLA football a winner in other phases, an Emmy may very well have been added…