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Notre Dame, Riley Leonard set sights on CFP
In the 117 seasons of Notre Dame football, there have been 11 national titles, seven Heisman Trophy winners and 70 first-round NFL draft picks. It has inspired a blockbuster film, generational lore and fostered a national brand as strong as any in sports. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for firsts. But heading into […]
Continue readingRanking college football’s top 10 running backs in 2024
There’s plenty of talent in this group, including some breakout stars from last season and some players looking to shine even brighter in different roles or a new school. And we have a pair of teammates that make up a formidable duo in what should be a powerhouse backfield. We polled our resident college football […]
Continue readingThe biggest strengths for college football’s top 25 teams
These are the biggest strengths for each team, according to our reporters. Biggest strength: Linebackers Most teams would take a step back after losing an All-SEC linebacker to a conference rival via the transfer portal and one of its top young linebackers to his father’s alma mater. But Georgia’s linebacker corps might still be the […]
Continue readingCollege football 2024: Who has the most to prove next season?
So, we asked our staffers which coaches and players — transfers and non-transfers — will have the most to prove during the surely chaotic upcoming season. Here’s what they had to say. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama DeBoer just took Washington to the national title game in only his second year — two seasons after the team […]
Continue readingTexas A&M’s Jaylen Henderson hurt on 1st play in Texas Bowl loss
More Teams. More Games. Jaylen Henderson walks off with an apparent arm injury after the first play from scrimmage in the TaxAct Texas Bowl. (0:43) Already short-handed, Texas A&M lost starting quarterback Jaylen Henderson to an injury on the first play of Wednesday night’s 31-23 loss to Oklahoma State in the TaxAct Texas Bowl at […]
Continue readingESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 6
While Oklahoma’s thrilling victory over Texas in the Red River Rivalry captured the nation’s attention, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State and Ohio State were reminding the college football world they’re still here. All won in reasonably easy fashion — Ohio State struggled early — to secure their spots in our power rankings. While Texas’ loss dropped […]
Continue readingESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 5
More Teams. More Games. Quinn Ewers rushes for two touchdowns and throws for another, leading Texas to a big win over Kansas. (1:26) Week 5 didn’t quite deliver the drama of Week 4, Notre Dame-Duke notwithstanding, but it tried. Two top-10 teams — the Georgia Bulldogs and USC Trojans — avoided road upsets, while another, […]
Continue readingTexas A&M QB Conner Weigman (foot) out rest of season
Weigman suffered a broken bone in his foot in the Aggies’ 27-10 win over Auburn on Saturday. X-rays were thought to be negative during the game, and Fisher said Monday that Weigman was “day-to-day.” But, according to sources, further testing showed the injury to be a fracture and Weigman will need to rest to allow […]
Continue readingJimbo Fisher names Conner Weigman as Texas A&M’s starting QB
Weigman beat out Max Johnson, the former LSU transfer who started 14 games for the Tigers and led the Aggies to wins over Miami and Arkansas before a hand injury against Mississippi State sidelined him for the rest of the season. Weigman, the No. 27 overall in the 2022 ESPN 300, was the No. 1-ranked […]
Continue readingHaynes King named Georgia Tech starting QB, beating out Zach Pyron
King, who opened each of the past two seasons as Texas A&M’s starter before transferring in December, had been competing with redshirt freshman redshirt freshman Zach Pyron. Coach Brent Key, set to enter his first season as Georgia Tech’s permanent head coach, said Tuesday that he informed both players of his decision Monday. Georgia Tech […]
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