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Urban Meyer returning to Fox college football pregame show after NFL coaching stint
Fox announced Friday that Meyer would rejoin the show he was part of in its first two seasons. After resigning as Ohio State’s coach after the 2018 season, Meyer worked as an analyst for the Los Angeles-based studio show in 2019 and 2020. Then he was hired to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars in January 2021 […]
Continue readingRanking all 131 college football quarterback situations in tiers
At the Rose Bowl, C.J. Stroud — playing without two future first-round NFL draft picks at receiver — threw for 573 yards and six touchdowns, setting himself up as the presumptive favorite to knock Young off the Heisman throne. In January, a former walk-on quarterback led Georgia to a national championship, and as a result, […]
Continue readingCollege football rankings: Updated Way-Too-Early Top 25
For most college football teams across the FBS, spring practice is either over or will be winding down during the next couple of weeks. But the transfer portal, into which more than 3,600 FBS players have entered this year already, never stops churning. Coaches around the country will look to address weaknesses (and, sadly, recruiting […]
Continue readingWeek after surprising trade from Chicago Bears, optimistic Khalil Mack ‘just can’t wait’ to get started with Los Angeles Chargers
Mack met with reporters Wednesday after his trade to the Los Angeles Chargers became official with the start of the new league year. The Chargers sent a second-round pick this year and a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Bears for Mack, one of the league’s top pass-rushers and a three-time All-Pro defender. “It was weird […]
Continue readingCollege football roundtable: Who will break out in 2022?
Kenny Pickett threw more touchdowns in 2021 (42) than he had in four previous years combined (39). Aidan Hutchinson tallied 4.5 sacks in his first three years, then exploded for 14 sacks as a senior for Michigan. Those three players are among college football’s breakout stars in the 2021 season. All of them now find […]
Continue readingCollege football roundtable: Can anyone besides the big three QBs win the Heisman?
Bryce Young finished his first season as Alabama’s full-time starting quarterback with the second-most passing touchdowns (47) and yards (4,872) in the FBS en route to the 2021 Heisman Trophy. But will he repeat? Not if Ohio State standout C.J. Stroud has anything to say about it. Stroud is coming off a season in which […]
Continue readingCollege football Power Rankings after Week 12
Statement Saturday arrived during college football’s Week 12 and some teams rose to the occasion while others saw their high hopes come crashing down. The Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off the day with possibly the biggest statement win of the season in a 56-7 drubbing of a top-10 Michigan State team. Perhaps it was a […]
Continue readingCollege football Power Rankings after Week 9
Rivalry games took center stage in college football’s Week 9. The Michigan State Spartans outlasted Michigan 37-33 to prove that they’re no one’s little brother — especially when you have Kenneth Walker III on the roster –while Georgia flexed its muscle against Florida to the tune of a 34-7 rout. Both Georgia and Michigan State […]
Continue readingCollege football’s most compelling spring storylines
Shoulder pads popping. Whistles chirping. Coaches shouting. After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, college football’s spring practices are back as teams slowly begin to resume more normalcy amid the worldwide pandemic. What hasn’t changed since a year ago are the teams at the top of the sport’s upper echelon — Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, […]
Continue readingEx-Michigan Wolverines QB Dylan McCaffrey transferring to Northern Colorado
Former Michigan quarterback Dylan McCaffrey is transferring to Northern Colorado, where he will have the chance to play for his father, Ed McCaffrey. Dylan McCaffrey had been an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2017 class but was never able to win the starting job at Michigan. He attempted only 15 passes in 2018 and suffered […]
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