LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold spoke on a wide range of topics last week, during Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas. Here are five more takeaways from what he had to say, as fall camp nears for the Jayhawks: Lance Leipold highlights newcomers, including running back Harry Stewart III Kansas does not lack veteran talent at running …

In just over a month, ACC football will kick off in Ireland, with Florida State and Georgia Tech opening the 2024 season in Dublin. Before games start Aug. 24, the ACC’s 17 teams will head to Charlotte for a four-day media event as part of ACC Kickoff, which will be televised Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on the ACC Network. …

USC football is getting talked about a lot — but not in a consistently positive way. It’s clear that the Trojans have to earn back respect and trust. Ducks Wire offered this appraisal of the Trojans heading into the 2024 season: “the Trojans are going to have a difficult time competing with the elite teams of their new league, at …

Lane Kiffin and Paul Finebaum have been beefing since Kiffin’s days at Tennessee and USC. After all these years the jousting between them continues. Over a decade ago, Kiffin was called “the Miley Cyrus of college football” during a live broadcast just hours before the USC football coach was fired on the tarmac at LAX after the Trojans’ 2013 loss …

The 2024 Penn State football schedule sets up well for an inaugural College Football Playoff run. It features the right amount of stress tests, well-timed rest and an ever-important home game with its marquee opponent. It’s not overburdened by the newly-expanded Big Ten. Even the most difficult midseason stretch — road trips to USC and Wisconsin sandwiched between home games …

Quarterbacks coach Aaron Roderick watches the action as the BYU Cougars football team practice in Provo on Friday, March 17, 2023. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News It’s hot at BYU and it’s not just the seasonal heat, but the lingering heat from last season that has conditions uncomfortable. Five straight losses to end 2023 doesn’t sit well with anyone …

Ohio State is not done adding defensive linemen to its 2025 recruiting class. Florida four-star defensive lineman Jarquez Carter announced his commitment to Ohio State Thursday, picking the Buckeyes over programs such as Miami, Central Florida and Penn State. Carter is one of six defensive linemen in Larry Johnson’s 2025 defensive line class along with Trajen Odom, Zion Grady, Maxwell …

Male High School offensive lineman Isaac “Spike” Sowells, one of Kentucky’s top football players in the Class of 2025, announced his commitment to N.C. State on Thursday. Other schools Sowells considered included Kentucky and South Carolina. “I made my phone calls on Sunday, so that made it a lot easier. The piano is off my back, so just being able …

EA Sports College Football 25 has too many player statistics to keep track of, but the new video game − the first of its kind since 2013 − thankfully has overall ratings to establish the top 10 players on Tennessee’s football team. In addition to overall ratings, Knox News looked at the top 10 players in the speed and strength …

After over a decade of waiting, we finally have another college football video game. EA Sports College Football 25 releases worldwide Friday so in the spirit of the new game, I decided to auto-sim the 2024 season and see how OU, Oklahoma State and the nation fared. Remember, this is a video game, so there’s naturally going to be some …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M linebacker Taurean York speaks to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M’s head coach, Mike Elko, took the podium on Thursday morning during the final day of SEC Media Days this week. The annual event featured all 16 head football coaches and player representatives to …

An introduction to the wild and wooly Southeastern Conference is less scary when you’ve already been there, especially as a coach. For Steve Sarkisian and many others of his new league colleagues, those experiences are an invaluable piece of work when it comes to what they will face this fall. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said working three seasons for Alabama’s …

Utah State announced Thursday it has officially fired football coach Blake Anderson, two weeks after giving him notice of the school’s intent to terminate his contract. In a statement released Thursday, Utah State said: “This action is based on significant violations of his contractual obligations related to USU’s employee reporting requirements. These reporting requirements include a prohibition on employees outside …

Quarterback Caleb Williams got creative and imaginative in his effort to secure special terms in his rookie deal with the Bears. In the end, the Bears didn’t budge. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Williams ultimately signed a mostly standard contract. That said, Williams will get his full signing bonus within 15 days. The deal contains basic and …

With college football’s returning closer with each passing day, the hype machine has to be turned on right now. Case in point, Notre Dame has decided now is the time to make the rounds with ESPN. The Irish representatives have a full schedule packed: Two moments from this unofficial marketing by the Irish were highlighted by the program’s social media …