SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It doesn’t matter if it’s January, with a Super Bowl on the line, or an August preseason game where half the stadium is empty and the other half is thinking about beating traffic. Chaos will find the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback room. On Thursday night, the Niners t…
We’re focusing on the wrong people here, everyone. At the wrong time, and in the wrong moment with the never-ending mess at North Carolina.
College football rosters have taken a hit in the depth department during the transfer portal era, allowing true freshmen to earn playing time earlier at some of the biggest programs.
Former UNC basketball guard Seth Trimble says he had “the best four years that anybody could ask for” with the Tar Heels, but he plans on using a fifth year of eligibility to play at Louisville.
The perfect amount of risk accompanies an acceptable amount of access. Therein lies the beauty of college football’s 12-team playoff.
Just as Bobby Kennedy arrived as a Stanford assistant in 2018, he knew of a highly touted recruit out of vaunted Southern California powerhouse Mater Dei: Solomon Tuliaupupu.
FORT WORTH, Texas — We have approximately two months remaining of terrifying headlines, such as “Transgenders Taking Over Sorority RushTok?” and “The Next Regular Season WNBA MVP Will Be a Man.” Few words mobilize voters like “Trans,” and it doesn’t matter if the population of this community…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina athletic director Steve Newmark presented a plan Tuesday to house revenue-generating parts of the UNC athletic department within an associated entity. If approved, six pieces of the athletic department — multimedia rights, licensing, ticketing, NIL, special events and the operations of Finley Golf Course — would be moved into a new limited liability company, ...
Sleeper teams are ready to pounce in every Bowl Subdivision conference. While the preseason favorites lead the way now, these dark-horse contenders look to complicate the playoff picture.
Here's a breakdown of why FSU fans should be excited about these players this coming season
WASHINGTON — After 16 wild hours that ended with a bipartisan college sports bill being punted in the middle of the night, President Donald Trump’s involvement was not enough to trigger votes on legislation he would like to add to his midterms and legacy sales pitches. As senators and senior aides bickered and postured all day and night Friday into Saturday morning, the so-called Protect ...
The Bears open the season at home on Aug. 28 for 828 Day with a matchup against Virginia Union.
CHICAGO — Chicago State football players in green and white jerseys headed en masse toward the sideline of their turf practice field, which sits painted in the outfield of the Cougars baseball stadium. Their destination was Chicago State President Zaldwaynaka “Z” Scott, who was watching their Wednesday morning training camp practice on the Roseland campus alongside athletic director Monique ...
The chances of the NCAA hosting a tournament and national championship for women’s flag football in 2028 are increasing.
CANTON, Ohio — Luke Kuechly gave his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday, and it was just as authentic and appropriate as you’re imagining. The former Carolina Panthers linebacker spent his 15 minutes deflecting credit and thanking others, showering dozens of people from his life with praise. The speech was as well-prepared as Kuechly was every Sunday when he combined elite ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — From the outside looking in, anyway, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been conspicuous by his physical absence since July 26 in the wake of a family tragedy. In some ways, there is just no substitute for the real thing. From the proving grounds of training camp at Missouri Western, the blaring and hypercritical energy the Chiefs brought him back for is 1,000 ...
Explore NCAA football teams that soar or plummet in top 25 rankings. Discuss Texas A&M's roster, challenging schedules of SEC teams, and pressure games.
Even the best teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision head into the regular season with an unanswered question or two.
ORLANDO, Fla. — College football athletic directors have the memory span of a goldfish. Every time one of them finally lands a successful season, they immediately panic that somebody else is going to steal their coach. So they rush to hand him another contract extension he doesn’t need and another buyout that will eventually haunt the university. The latest contestant in this recurring game of ...
Would you look at that, the inevitable has arrived and transcended time. Old is new again. Notre Dame, just by being Notre Dame, has birthed a new generation of hate.
Legendary ESPN commentator Dick Vitale announced Wednesday that he's progressing positively as he battles his fifth cancer diagnosis.
UNC football coach Bill Belichick discussed the Tar Heels entering their second week of practice, Steve Belichick's status and recent NCAA rule changes.
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LOS ANGELES — During his eight seasons as a head college football coach, Lincoln Riley often faced a frustrating conundrum when it came to playing freshmen: Were a handful of plays at the end of a blowout really worth burning a whole year of eligibility? "I can remember at times going to a player in the game," Riley said Tuesday. "'We can probably play you like five to 10 plays at the end of ...
The University of Akron is running an unheard-of promotion -- they're going to allow one special season ticket holder a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to call plays in a real game -- and head coach Joe Moorhead is explaining how it'll all go down!
Bill Belichick has six Super Bowl rings and no Hall of Fame bust -- what exactly is the holdup? And how does Mike Shanahan, with back-to-back titles and 170 career wins, still get passed over? Both sit on this ranking of the five most notable recent Hall of Fame snubs, and neither case comes…
Notre Dame football captain Adon Shuler jokes that Irish players 'need a map' to find their way around 150,000-square-foot Shields Family Hall.
Bill Belichick is set to start his second season as the head coach at North Carolina, opening the season against TCU. Can he improve from his first year?
LUBBOCK, Texas — Reigning Big 12 football champion Texas Tech's preseason practice begins at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday. On Tuesday, Red Raiders players and coaches declared the Brendan Sorsby saga a thing of the past. Not the distant past, mind you, but a fading speck in the rearview mirror. A primary reason for the Red Raiders' forward thinking is the collective confidence in third-year sophomore ...
The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll shows the Big Ten getting tons of love at the top of the rankings, but the SEC earned plenty of down-ballot respect.
