Category: College Featured

Former Southern Cal running back and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and his Heisman have been reunited, 14 years after it was removed from him, and the university, for NCAA violations. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)
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Bush, USC get Heisman Trophies returned

Not sure how to feel about THIS one. Decades after he was at Southern Cal and starred there – make no mistake about it – and earned his Heisman Trophy on the field, former Trojans running back Reggie Bush, who

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Saturday’s spring game schedule

About 72,000 people attended the University of Alabama spring game last Saturday, presumably to get a glimpse of what the Crimson Tide MIGHT look like under first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer. THE Ohio State University spring game was televised a

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Texas A&M safety Jacoby Mathews (left) kept his word, entering the transfer portal as expected on Tuesday. Mathews, a sophomore, is the 19th scholarship player to transfer since the dismissal of former coach Jimbo Fisher. (Photo courtesy of THE ATHLETIC)
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A&M’s Mathews enters portal, as expected

When Nick Saban retired, a few players transferred from Alabama, and it garnered attention because a couple of them – defensive back Caleb Downs and quarterback Julian Sayin (both to Ohio State) – were high-profile recruits. One of them –

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Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze (right) had one of the nation's worst passing attacks in college football last season. The Tigers have a new offensive coordinator, an influx of talent at wide receiver, and are hoping that will help quarterback Payton Thorne take a big leap in 2024. (Photo courtesy of THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER)
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Freeze knows Auburn has to improve passing game

With all the talk about what’s going on in the northwestern part of the state of Alabama, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze would just as soon it stay that way. At least, in the offseason. Freeze, prepping for his second

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Enjoy prop bets? NCAA President Charlie Baker -- not so much. (Photo courtesy of THEDAILYRECORD.COM)
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NCAA Prez Baker calls for college prop bet ban

If you’re into prop bets – like betting whether or not Alabama’s Jalen Milroe will throw for four touchdown passes in a game, or even throw two interceptions a game – then the head of the NCAA would like a

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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who suffered a back injury late in the 2023 season, has healed and is an active participant in the Buffaloes' spring practice. Their spring game is April 27. (Photo courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sanders participates in Colorado spring practice

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is a part of the team, on the field, in spring practice. That’s actually major news, after Sanders suffered a fracture in his back late last season, that he’s an active participant in spring practice with

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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and his players look on during a 2023 game. Would a 64-team college football playoff, ala the NCAA's March Madness Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, work? ESPN has put together a 2024 football version. (Photo courtesy of SI.COM)
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ESPN presents hypothetical 64-team football playoff

Everybody knows it’s March Madness time, when even people who have no clue what “bluebloods” and “diaper dandies” are in reference to college basketball have all filled out brackets and will be checking their phones for scores on Thursday, hoping

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Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (above) will be back to terrorize opponents, but in the Big 12 this coming season, and ESPN is giving Fifita respect of placing him in their top 10 returning quarterbacks in an article on ESPN.com on Friday. (Photo courtesy of the ARIZONA DAILY STAR)
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ESPN declares Fifita, Milroe among top 10 returning QBs

Who’s arguably the best quarterback coming back that few people know very much about? Alabama’s Jalen Milroe? Nope. We didn’t say best quarterback that was most disrespected. Georgia’s Carson Beck? Nope. We didn’t say best quarterback that was most underappreciated.

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Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. (Photo courtesy of SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM)
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Georgia assistants leaving right and left

Is it suddenly last one out, turn out the lights in Athens, Georgia? Maybe Georgia really IS the new Alabama, huh? In recent weeks, Georgia special teams coordinator Scott Cochran –  known for years as Alabama’s wild and crazy strength

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