NCAAF FOOTBAL NEWS
Five-star freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy might be the future face of Michigan football, but he is not the Day 1 starter. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh tabbed junior Cade McNamara as QB1 for the Wolverines season-opener against Western Michigan.
Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class is turning heads as it sits at No. 2 in the 247Sports team rankings thanks to 15 four-star commitments. But the Fighting Irish's 2023 class is off to a great start, too, after landing a commitment Sunday from four-star athlete Adon Shuler during a live announcement on CBS Sports HQ.
Last month, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation released a preseason Watch List of 17 candidates for its 2021 award. It included the obvious big names such as Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, but also Penn State’s James Franklin, whose team went 4-5 last season, and Washington’s Jimmy Lake, who’s coached just four games to date.
Saturday's news that Georgia receiver Arik Gilbert is away from the team dealing with what Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart called "personal issues" feels like the type of news item that will cause some rash reaction amid the dog days of preseason practice, when interest in college football is rising but substantive information is scant.
Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan has been named the starting quarterback for Notre Dame to begin this upcoming season.
The Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten are having "high-level discussions" about forming an alliance between the three conferences, per Max Olson of The Athletic:
Kansas redshirt freshman linebacker Alonso Person has been suspended indefinitely by coach Lance Leipold from all team activities after he was arrested Thursday by Lawrence police on suspicion of domestic battery and kidnapping.
Everybody attending Tulane's home football opener against No. 3 Oklahoma will be required to present proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the game, the school announced. All guests also must wear a mask while in the stadium.
The Pac-12 Conference formally announced Thursday that its league-wide modification to forfeiture rules put in place last year due to COVID-19 would no longer apply.
After having not played each other in well over a generation, college football fans are getting an exciting home-and-home series between Miami and BYU.
Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei in his college career has two starts and two major endorsement deals.
While the best and most important players on a roster are usually obvious, a college football team's upside can be heavily contingent on one person or position.
If it's early August, it's time to get ready for college football! It's also time for preseason bowl projections and a predicted College Football Playoff field that features some quite familiar names.
Mack Brown’s second stint as the head coach at North Carolina began with a primary mission: Own the state. Brown understood that had to happen for the Tar Heels to compete with Clemson in the ACC.
Tragic news struck the Virginia Union football program. Defensive end Quandarius Wilburn died at VCU Medical Center, according to the Associated Press.
According to a Monday news release from Louisiana State University, Mike VII, LSU’s live tiger mascot, received the final shot of two COVID-19 vaccination doses.
Whether it's politics or college football, polls are still an inexact science that try to predict outcomes.
When the regular season is over, the powerhouse programs are usually in position to challenge for a national title. One of college football's best appeals, however, is the potential for an upset of Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma or other big-name teams along the way.
Here are some players who are poised to have a big influence on their new teams this season.
The scope of the NCAA's investigation of Arizona State continues to widen, as the school has placed two more assistant football coaches on paid administrative leave.
C.J. Williams, a four-star wide receiver and the No. 86 overall player in the Class of 2022, committed to Notre Dame on Sunday live on CBS Sports HQ. Williams chose the Fighting Irish over finalists Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and USC.
Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin said Sunday there is a 100% vaccination rate among his players, coaches, staff members and everybody within the program who will be on the practice field, according to ESPN's Chris Low.
Georgia special-teams coordinator Scott Cochran is not currently with the program due to personal reasons, sources told The Athletic on Sunday. Details on his future status are unknown.