Category: College Football

Big Ten Media Days are set commence this week, putting a bow on college football’s talking season as the league’s 18 teams descend upon Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to discuss the upcoming season and all the change it brings. 

Though Ohio State has dominated a lot of preseason talk, the Big Ten’s newcomers will take center stage during their first major media appearance as members of the conference. Representatives from Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA will outline expectations and provide a lookahead for their inaugural seasons. 

Elsewhere, Michigan will field plenty of questions as it sets forth without coach Jim Harbaugh, who left for the NFL after leading the Wolverines to a 15-0 season capped by their first national title since the BCS era began. New coach and former offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will replace him at the podium and on the sidelines. 

He’s not the only new face taking over a Big Ten program this fall. Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti are entering their first season at Big Ten schools, while Northwestern’s David Braun faces his first media days slate as a full-time coach. 

Below is the full list of participants who will make the rounds beginning on Tuesday, and be sure to scroll below the schedule for in-depth coverage from 2024 Big Ten Media Days. All times below Eastern.

Tuesday, July 23

Commissioner Tony Petitti (11 a.m.)
Illinois (11:30 a.m.) — Bret Bielema | WR Pat Bryant, LB Seth Coleman, LB Gabe Jacas
Rutgers (11:45 a.m.) — Greg Schiano | RB Kyle Monangai, LB Tyreem Powell, LB Mohamed Toure
Wisconsin (Noon) — Luke Fickell | LB Jake Chaney, OT Jack Nelson, DB Hunter Wohler
Northwestern (12:15 p.m.) — David Braun | WR A.J. Henning, LB…

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Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has already proven that succeeding Jimbo Fisher, one of the top recruiters for nearly a decade-plus, isn’t impossible. His three-year DC career with the Aggies proved he already has the recruiting chops to contend in the SEC.

After two years as Duke’s head coach, Elko’s utilization of the transfer portal resulted in an impressive 16 wins in just two seasons in Durham while working with less recruiting talent compared to what he inherited ahead of his inaugural 2024 season.

Already landing 19 commitments in Elko’s first 2025 recruiting class, A&M’s 2026 cycle is slowly gaining momentum this summer after landing two defensive back prospects and ahead of Texas A&M’s annual recruiting pool party at the end of the month, one of the top 2026 signal callers will officially make a trip to College Station.

According to Rivals insider Landyn Rosow, 2026 5-star QB Ryder Lyons will attend the annual pool party, which has produced many commitments over the years and will continue under Elko and Co.

Lyons possesses impressive arm, accuracy, and elite touch. He completed over 68% of his passes for 3,578 yards, 38 touchdowns, and just eight interceptions on the year while running for 929 yards and 23 (!) touchdowns on the ground during his 2023 sophomore season at Folsom HS.

According to 247Sports, Lyons is ranked 11th in the 2026 cycle, third in quarterback prospect, and second in California prospect.

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This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: 2026 5-star QB out of Folsom (CA) is a confirmed visitor to Texas A&M this month

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Florida added a gem to its 2025 recruiting class Sunday when highly touted receiver Vernell Brown III announced his commitment to the Gators over Florida State, Miami and Ohio State. Brown is a five-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite and is the No. 7 receiver in the class according to the Top247 rankings.

The Orlando, Florida native is a Florida legacy commitment as his father played receiver and defensive back for the Gators from 2001-05. At 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds, Brown is a potential playmaker out of the slot. He’s also a proven return threat at Jones High School, where he plays both offense and defense. Brown caught 70 passes for 1,363 yards with 10 touchdowns as a junior.

Assembling a strong recruiting class will be important for third-year Florida coach Billy Napier as he enters the 2024 season with an 11-14 record. The Gators also face a brutally difficult schedule, which makes recruiting momentum a key as he seeks to reassure UF’s brass that the program is headed in the right direction.

Brown is a “dynamic athlete with elite short-area quickness and explosive movement patterns,” according to 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins. Here is more from Ivins’ scouting report on the Gators’ new commitment:

Has impacted the game in all three phases at the prep level and impressed at times as a defensive back, but ceiling appears to be highest as a slot receiver that can generate chunk plays with his run-after-catch capabilities. Eats on in-breaking routes as he creates separation by sinking his hips and then quickly driving towards soft spots in…

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USC is joining the Big Ten and helping to create an 18-school superconference with the other West Coast schools leaving the Pac-12. The Trojans will participate in Big Ten media days next week in Indianapolis. The newness of their surroundings and the freshness of their situation will become apparent when they join a media extravaganza with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and other schools from the Midwest. As we get to know USC’s new Big Ten neighbors, let’s consider the greatest football moment in the history of Rutgers University.

It’s an old memory, literally the oldest college football memory we have.

College football began more than 150 years ago. The first recorded game was on Nov. 6, 1869. Rutgers won.

Via Rutgers Athletics:

Events leading up to the game were described by John W. Herbert, Rutgers ’72, who was one of the players: “To appreciate this game to the full you must know something of its background,” Herbert wrote in 1933. “The two colleges were, and still are, of course, about 20 miles apart. The rivalry between them was intense. For years each had striven for possession of an old Revolutionary cannon, making night forays and lugging it back and forth time and again. Not long before the first football game, the canny Princetonians had settled this competition in their own favor by ignominiously sinking the gun in several feet of concrete. In addition to this, I regret to report, Princeton had beaten Rutgers in baseball by the harrowing score of 40-2. Rutgers longed for a chance to square things.”

A challenge for the game was issued by Rutgers. Three games were to be played that year. The first played at New Brunswick and won by Rutgers. Princeton won the second game, but cries of “over-emphasis” prevented the third game in football’s first year when faculties of both institutions…

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Utah State officially fired football coach Blake Anderson after an investigation turned up noncompliance with university policies concerning Title IX, the university announced on Thursday. The school placed Anderson on administrative leave and notified the former Aggies coach of its intent to fire him on July 2. 

“This action is based on significant violations of his contractual obligations related to US’s employee reporting requirements,” the school said in a statement. “These reporting requirements include a prohibition on employees outside the USU Office of Equity from investigating issues of sexual misconduct, including domestic violence. Additionally, Anderson failed to manage the team in a manner that reflect’s USU’s academic values.”

At issue is the fact that Anderson contacted the girlfriend and roommate of a Utah State football player that was arrested for alleged domestic violence in April 2023, according to ESPN. Anderson claimed that he was on a “fact-finding mission” to determine what punitive measures, if any, Utah State should take in response to the incident. 

A letter laying out the reasons for Anderson’s firing cited his personal investigation and accused him of looking into the player’s behavior rather than immediately reporting the issue to the university’s Office of Equity 

Anderson’s attorney, Tom Mars, says his client plans to contest the termination. 

“We were disappointed to learn this evening that Utah State University has terminated the employment of head football coach Blake Anderson,” Mars wrote in a social media post. “Coach Anderson’s legal team believes this decision — as well as USU’s deliberately inflammatory July 2nd press release — violate the terms of Coach Anderson’s Employment Agreement and…

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At long last, University of Miami football fans can play as the Hurricanes with the release of College Football 25.

The last time EA Sports released a college football video game was 2013 with NCAA Football 14. Back then, gamers couldn’t play as Duke Johnson: Instead, RB #8 was in the backfield for the U. Now with NIL rules in place, player names and likenesses are in the game for the first time, meaning UM fans can take the digital field with Damian Martinez, Cameron Ward and the rest of the Hurricanes.

Here’s the full roster for Miami in College Football 25, including each player’s rating, as well as how the Hurricanes rate overall:

Miami Hurricanes College Football 25 player ratings

Player

Position

Speed

Strength

Overall

Damien Martinez

HB

88

82

91

Rueben Bain Jr.

LE

81

91

90

Xavier Restrepo

WR

89

66

90

Cam Ward

QB

84

70

89

Jalen Rivers

LT

60

94

88

Francis Mauigoa

RT

60

96

87

Anez Cooper

RG

50

93

85

Elijah Alston

RE

83

83

85

Jacolby George

WR

92

59

85

Andres Borregales

K

73

42

85

Francisco Mauigoa

MLB

78

84

84

Simeon Barrow Jr.

DT

68

88

84

Mark Fletcher Jr.

HB

90

80

84

Dyoni Hill

CB

89

62

82

Marley Cook

DT

69

88

82

Mishael Powell

SS

90

74

81

Donte Langston

CB

92

48

81

Ajay Allen

HB

90

66

80

Wesley Bissainthe

ROLB

86

62

80

Samson Okunlola

LT

61

86

80

Elijah Arroyo

TE

83

70

80

Cam McCormick

TE

78

85

79

Akheem Mesidor

LE

72

84

79

Dylan Joyce

P

66

65

79

Robert Stafford

CB

92

60

79

C.J. Clark

DT

70

89

78

Luis Cristobal Jr.

RG

59

87

78

Armondo Blount

LE

79

93

78

Riley Williams

TE

73

60

78

Marquise Lightfoot

RE

84

68

77

Jaylin Alderman

MLB

79

76

77

Dennis Knight

FS

89

66

77

Ramon Breaston

MLB

79

79

77

Markel Bell

LT

51

93

77

Jaden Harris

SS

89

67

77

Joshisa Trader

WR

92

55

76

Zaquan Patterson

FS

86

63

76

Russ Cotton

CB

91

54

76

Liam Ramsey

RE

77

80

76

Markeith Williams

SS

91

55

76

Isaiah Taylor

FS

86

92

76

Chris Johnson Jr.

HB

98

67

76

Isaiah Horton

WR

88

76

76

Malik Bryant

MLB

80

77

76

Raul Aguirre Jr.

ROLB

81

77

76

Dion Morgan

LOLB

84

66

75

K.J. McManus

RE

79

74

75

Anthony Campbell

DT

59

92

75

Ryan Rodriguez

C

68

92

75

L. Elam

CB

90

59

74

Ahmad…

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The SEC’s next evolution finally kicked off this week as SEC Media Days takes center stage at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The location deep in the heart of Texas is extra fitting as rivals Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024, creating perhaps the most competitive conference in the history of college football. 

But really, transition is top of mind across the board. The league expands to 16 teams, the largest iteration in SEC history. Legendary coach Nick Saban retired at Alabama, leaving Kalen DeBoer to debut at his first media days. The 12-team College Football Playoff suddenly creates major opportunities for the middle class within the conference. At the same time, there are also new coaches entering the fold in Mississippi State’s Jeff Lebby and Texas A&M’s Mike Elko. 

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey kicked things off on Monday morning with his annual address before LSU opened the proceedings for teams. Two-time national champion coach Kirby Smart headlined a stacked Day 2 on Tuesday, while DeBoer makes his debut opposite Texas coach and ex-Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian on Wednesday. The event lasts four days with four teams going through the media carwash each day. 

Below is the full list of participants who will make the rounds in the coming days, and be sure to scroll below the schedule for in-depth coverage from 2024 SEC Media Days. All times below Eastern.

Thursday, July 18

Arkansas (10:35 a.m.) — Sam Pittman | WR Andrew Armstrong, QB Taylen Green, DE Landon Jackson
Texas A&M (12:05 p.m.) — Mike Elko | DL Shemar Turner, LB Taurean York, OL Trey…

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Michigan football lost a lot of talent from a year ago but looks to reload with some high-end players who are in their junior year this year.

From cornerback Will Johnson, defensive tackles Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant, and tight end Colston Loveland, there’s no shortage of potential first-round NFL draft picks who will be leading the Wolverines this year. But there’s another junior who could be an impact player that many aren’t discussing.

ESPN put out a list of each top team’s X-factor in 2024, and while your guess may be quarterback Alex Orji, the outlet actually looks to a third-year wide receiver who could make the big difference in the new year.

WR Tyler Morris. The Wolverines lost go-to receiver Roman Wilson to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the NFL draft. But that could create an opportunity for junior Morris to shine in his spot. Morris showed what he could do with a blistering 38-yard touchdown reception down the sideline in the CFP victory over Alabama. The Wolverines are banking that Morris can give them a lot more plays like that as their new go-to receiver. — Trotter

While that’s ESPN’s guess, really, it could be any number of Michigan receivers. The position group is mostly unknown, with Morris being the elder statesman, Semaj Morgan being the electric gadget player, Fred Moore and Kendrick Bell being the deep threats, while Amorion Walker (another third-year player) gets his feet wet back on offense and C.J. Charleston adds via the transfer portal.

Morris showed off his SEC speed against Alabama in the Rose Bowl, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see any of the above end up having a breakout year with Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson both having left for the NFL this year.

Morris had 13 catches for 197 yards and one touchdown as a starter in the slot last year, his…

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