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LSU football enters 2026 with Lane Kiffin taking over a roster bolstered by several major transfer additions. Sam Leavitt leads an offense featuring PFF’s No. 6 receiving corps, while Jordan Seaton arrives to strengthen an offensive line that struggled last season. DJ Pickett headlines the defense after earning a 78.6 PFF grade as a true freshman.
Having spent decades building his coaching legacy, Frank Gansz Jr. took over the same SMU special-teams job his father once held, two years after his death. But coaching was never his first choice. He dreamed of becoming a Marine pilot until poor eyesight ended that path, leading him back to his family’s football legacy and […] The post Longtime NFL & College Football Assistant Coach Passes Away at 64 appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Watch below as IU football players Carter Smith, Isaiah Jones and Tyrique Tucker met with the media Wednesday morning in Bloomington. Indiana opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 against North Texas at Memorial Stadium. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can [...]
It’s still hot as all get out when most of us step outside, but we’re into the third week in August, which means it’s close enough to the start of the college football season that most of us are enjoying what’s left of the offseason talking points. While Michigan won’t play until Sept. 5, we’ve […]
Continuing the theme of this week, we are highlighting the best offensive player on each of the eighteen teams in either the Mountain West or Pac-12 conference. See below for who begins the year as each team’s best player. Air Force LB Blake Fletcher Fletcher is a throwback at linebacker, specializing in downhill tackles that […]
Auburn has matched a season-ticket sales record for the third consecutive year. The 2026 season is Year 1 for head coach Alex Golesh. The post Auburn touts record season-ticket sales for 3rd consecutive year appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Mike Tomlin is going to consume and analyze football from a different lens in 2026 for the first time in over 19 years. The former Steelers head coach stepped down after a disappointing playoff loss to the Houston Texans and joined NBC’s football coverage, marking his first venture into sports broadcasting. Tomlin will be a […]
North Carolina has named its starting quarterback for the season opener.
Ole Miss football enters 2026 looking to build on its first College Football Playoff appearance and a run to the semifinals. Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy give the Rebels PFF’s No. 4 quarterback and No. 2 running back, respectively. The biggest concern is an offensive line replacing both starting tackles after its three returning interior starters posted PFF grades below 65.0 in 2025.
The Wisconsin Badgers’ football staff is back on the board again in the 2028 cycle with another offer going out in the receiving room, but to a far different target. Wisconsin has been busy in the 2028 class with multiple wide receivers beginning to stand out including Washington native Jayce Halasz. The Badgers’ staff did [...]
Georgia football enters 2026 as a national championship contender after winning its third SEC title in four years last season. The Bulldogs feature PFF’s No. 3 linebacker unit and a top-five secondary, but major turnover at wide receiver creates uncertainty around Gunner Stockton and the passing game. KJ Bolden headlines the defense after producing a 90.7 PFF grade since the start of 2024.
Nebraska football transfer enters 2026 with a major role in Arizona’s secondary.
The Kansas run game needed a complete reboot and that is exactly what happened this offseason. The Jayhawks added a pair of running backs in the transfer portal and both have been named to a prestigious list ahead of the 2026 season. Both Dylan Edwards and Yasin Willis were named to the Doak Walker Award […]
Former Minnesota Gophers offensive lineman Daniel Faalele signed with the New York Giants this offseason... and he's already been traded.
Art Briles was almost the head coach at Texas. The post Art Briles reveals he initially accepted Texas job in 2014: ‘I would have left Baylor 100%’ appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The Big Ten enters the 2026 college football season with no shortage of expectations. The conference owns the top two spots in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time in 65 years, while eight Big Ten programs cracked the preseason rankings. With the defending national champion also residing in the conference, the […]
Ryan Day understands the magnitude of The Game. Even though his record is just 2-4 against The Team Up North, he knows full well what the rivalry means to the Ohio State football program and Buckeyes fans everywhere. That said, Day recently made an interesting and significant change to the program, at least for this […]
North Carolina A&T tops the 2026 Red Lobster (DI) Band of The Year preseason poll. The post HBCU media poll: Red Lobster Band of The Year (D1) 2026 appeared first on HBCU Gameday .
Georgia Tech Breaks Record for Student Season Tickets for Third-Straight Year
The Oklahoma City Thunder have some reconfiguration to do at the center position in 2026-27, but the next draft could force them to revisit the issue.
The Athletic produced their annual College Football Head Coach Tiers this week and Fran Brown remained in the same tier as he was last year. Brown remains in Tier 5, which is labeled the “Up and Down” tier. It could be called the “ACC HC” tier as Brown, Jake Dickert, Tony Elliott, Mike Norvell, and […]
Previous previews: Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Offensive Line, Defensive Line, Linebackers If there’s one thing most Carolina fans agreed upon when UNC hired Bill Belichick, it was the likelihood of significant defensive improvement. That did not happen. Depending on what one values in defensive football, one could make the argument the defense either slightly improved or slightly regressed. […]
A total of 27 schools have made the Playoff during the 4-team and 12-team eras. Can you pick the right answers in today's quiz? The post Quiz: Click the teams that have College Football Playoff berths appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Michigan Stadium is going to look a little different moving forward. On Wednesday morning, the Michigan athletics department announced the creation of the Leaders and Best Champion Partners Program, a new sponsorship initiative that will bring corporate branding into The Big House while generating additional revenue to support the Wolverines’ student-athletes. Coca-Cola, Meijer and Google […]
Boston College’s newest weapon has received another preseason accolade. On Tuesday, transfer Evan Dickens was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list for the 2026 season. This award has been given annually to the top running back in college football since 1990, when Washington’s Greg Lewis became the inaugural winner. Other winners include Eddie […]
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