College Football

Utah’s quarterback situation remains a mystery with less than a month until the start of the 2023 season. Star Cam Rising is still rehabbing his ACL injury from January’s Rose Bowl loss, and Utes coach Kyle Whittingham is not certain Rising will be able to go for Week 1 vs. Florida. To make matters worse, Brandon Rose — Rising’s primary…

Icon Sportswire LSU cornerback Denver Harris, a coveted transfer from Texas A&M, is on track to return to the team while he deals with a “personal matter,” coach Brian Kelly said…  read more www.cbssports.com

The long-running “Battle for the Iron Skillet” rivalry series between TCU and SMU will be put on pause following the 2025 season, a TCU spokesperson confirmed to CBS Sports on Wednesday. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati cited the desire to add more home games in the future as a reason for the hiatus, though the door is open for the…

Getty Images The long-running college football series between TCU and SMU, known as “The Battle for the Iron Skillet” in reference to the winner’s trophy, will be put on pause following…  read more www.cbssports.com

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Let’s get right to it. ???? Good morning to everyone but especially … DALVIN COOK AND EZEKIEL ELLIOTT Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott took their time choosing their next teams. Then they made their decisions within a few hours of each other, and now they’re division rivals. Cook agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $8.6 million with the Jets shortly after…

College football players jumping to an FBS power conference from the FCS level are often taking a big gamble. The gap in competition level is intense. But an increase in competition level also comes with the possibility of more national exposure — particularly to NFL scouts.  It’s worked out for players like Florida State edge rusher Jared Verse — who…

USATSI UCF offensive lineman Lokahi Pauole will donate a portion of his NIL money to a relief fund to help those impacted by the catostrophic wildfires in his home state of Hawaii, he…  read more www.cbssports.com

Kansas football announced plans for a significant renovation of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the surrounding area on Tuesday. The wide-ranging facility upgrades will cost more than $300 million and are expected to be completed by the 2025 college football season.  The unveiling of the plans comes less than one year after coach Lance Leipold signed a contract extension…

In many ways, this upcoming round of conference realignment is more uncertain than the last one. At least last time — all the way back to earlier this month — we knew the participants, where the money was going and who was throwing it around. Consider this rarity as the four remaining Pac-12 schools try to figure out where they’ll…

This might come as shocking news, but the two-time reigning national champion Georgia was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25, which was released Monday. The Bulldogs received 60 of 63 first-place votes and 1,572 overall points in the poll of record in college football. The Michigan Wolverines, fresh off of their second-straight College Football Playoff appearance, chimed…

Former Ole Miss All-American Michael Oher, the subject of the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” has filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family alleging the family never legally adopted him and lied about their familial status for profit, according to filings obtained by ESPN. Oher claims he did not receive any money from the film, while all four members of…

Kickoff to the 2023 college football season is rapidly approaching, and Georgia will again be the team to beat. The two-time defending national champions topped the preseason AP Top 25, released Monday, marking the program’s first preseason AP No. 1 ranking since 2008. Georgia, entering its eighth season under coach Kirby Smart, takes the top spot after Alabama — fourth…

Missouri scored one of its most significant recruiting wins in program history Monday, reeling in in-state five-star Williams Nwaneri. Nwaneri, the No. 1 defensive lineman in the class of 2024, chose the Tigers over finalists Tennessee, Georgia, Oregon and Oklahoma.  A product of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Nwaneri is the second-highest ranked recruit to ever commit to the Tigers. If he…

USATSI Texas A&M suffered a significant blow to its offense on Saturday when tight end Donovan Green suffered a torn ACL in the Aggies’ scrimmage. Coach Jimbo Fisher confirmed Monday that…  read more www.cbssports.com

Getty Images Former Tennessee quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning is headed back to Knoxville, Tennessee, though it won’t be on the football field. Tennessee  read more www.cbssports.com

Getty Images Georgia has fired recruiting staffer Victoria Bowles, a survivor in the January car crash that killed Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock and fellow recruiting staffer…  read more www.cbssports.com

Alabama landed a huge commitment Tuesday when Peyton Woodyard, a four-star defensive back in the Class of 2024, announced that he has flipped his commitment from Georgia to the Crimson Tide. Woodyard, the No. 153-ranked player in the current recruiting…  read more www.cbssports.com

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith will retire, effective July 2024, the university announced Wednesday morning. Smith, currently in the middle of his 19th year leading the Buckeyes athletic department, has become one of the most influential administrators in college athletics over the past two decades.  “I want to thank the leadership of The Ohio State University during my tenure…

USATSI College football has been all about conference realignment this summer. However, the moving and shaking among teams isn’t restricted to the highest level of the sport. Some teams…  read more www.cbssports.com