Big Ten, SEC set to unveil grand plans for College Football Playoff change … but is anyone else on board?

The only constant in college football is that everything is destined to change. Decision-makers declared the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff a rousing success, but tweaks are coming, and two powerful voices are equipped to get what they want as soon as next fall. The question is whether the Big Ten and … Read more

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at injury feigning as flopping in college football hits ‘inflection point’

If you left coaches alone long enough, they were going to adopt the completely devious practice of faking injuries. It’s not even worth calling it gamesmanship anymore. The idea was hatched in the back rooms of coaches’ meetings where anything is accepted — regardless of legality — to gain any kind of advantage. For those … Read more

Texas QB Quinn Ewers played through torn oblique injury for 12 games during 2024 season, per report

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers played the 2024 season with a torn oblique that he suffered Week 2 against Michigan, Lone Star Live reports. Ewers missed two starts with the injury, which was previously listed as a strain by Texas. Despite the injury, Ewers played the next week against UTSA, but left the field clutching at … Read more

As spring games disappear, teams are losing opportunities to connect with ‘regular’ fans — and make new ones

The list of schools canceling their spring games is growing — and while the explanations vary depending on the coach or school — it’s clear that the fan-forward intra-squad scrimmage that has become a staple of the sport’s offseason is fading away. That’s a disappointing development for fans, who have been routinely pushed to the … Read more

Hits, breakout candidates, early transfers

Signing classes are hyped every February as the future of each SEC program, but how many of those classes made an impact in Year 1? Let’s run through each SEC team’s 2024 recruiting haul to see how each performed in their debut. There were some massive hits, a few underwhelming efforts and quite a few … Read more