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Many college football commentators have already declared the 2026 season among the best of all time, and it could cement itself as such this weekend if Notre Dame-Miami, BYU-Utah, Alabama-LSU, and several other games live up to expectations. After that, rivalry week and conference championship season will only add to the fireworks heading into the…
Is there a tie between NIL and major injuries in college football? It doesn’t seem as if the two should be correlated in any way. But Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart thinks there could be something to it. Smart was asked about the rise in injuries in college football, particularly across the SEC this season, and pointed to NIL […] The post Georgia Coach Kirby Smart Blames NIL For The Increase Of Major Injuries In College Football appeared first on BroBible.
Florida State football kicked off November by creating the latest high-profile coaching opening. Mike Norvell is out following seven seasons and compiling a 41-39 record. Now former Seminoles Jimbo Fisher enters the picture. Because he’s openly interested in returning to Tallahassee, that’s why. His name surfaced even before Clemson trounced FSU on Saturday in sealing […] The post Jimbo Fisher has been lobbying to replace Mike Norvell, but is Florida State interested? appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart recently spoke about the direction of college football, particularly in light of NIL’s evolution and the transfer portal. Smart has coached Georgia in the SEC since 2016 and has won two national championships. When asked what’s changed in college football over the last 25 years, Smart said things are […]
As college football undergoes a major transition, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has raised concerns about the NIL era’s impact on player motivation, roster depth, and injuries. Speaking after Georgia’s 27-8 victory over Florida on Saturday, Smart admitted that the current SEC landscape looks considerably different from what he experienced during his national championship runs […]
Coach Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs resumed their dominant ways in Week 9 action, blanking coach Jon Sumrall’s Florida Gators 24-0 in the first half and rolling to a 27-8 win on a day when they made the Vegas oddsmakers look good. The ‘Dawgs’ defense also performed well as NFL Draft candidate KJ Bolden started and […] The post Georgia coach Kirby Smart admits SEC ‘seem different’ in 2026, NIL players aren’t as hungry appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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Syracuse AD Bryan Blair on Jim Boeheim, NIL changes and why he backs a 24 team playoff.
The Clemson Tigers are trapped in a high-stakes waiting game, and according to college football analyst Josh Pate, there is no easy financial or cultural escape route for the university or its embattled head coach, Dabo Swinney. With a hefty, guaranteed contract acting as an impenetrable shield, the possibility of a sudden coaching change in […] The post Josh Pate Unloads on Clemson, Dabo Swinney’s Buyout appeared first on HEAVY.
Former Colorado football player Jace Feely is fueling a narrative surrounding a “dysfunctional” program in Boulder. He reposted a rumor suggesting the staff is swindling team members out of NIL cash. Furthermore, he suggests that it’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are skeletons in the Buffs‘ closet. Feely’s response comes amid a tumultuous […] The post Former Colorado Kicker Fuels Narrative Of Corruption As Staff Accused Of Swindling Players Out Of Pay appeared first on BroBible.
State debt relief helped Wisconsin free up millions for athletics spending.
ESPN has been all-in with its support for the Protect College Sports Act. Former Alabama head coach and College GameDay analyst Nick Saban, who helped craft the legislation, has been one of the bill’s most ardent supporters on the network, pushing several arguments that are strongly contested by the bill’s opponents. Former Miami Marlins executive David…
Barstool Sports personality Dan “Big Cat” Katz took the example of the Texas Tech Red Raiders to explain why money doesn’t mean everything in college football while defending NIL as a booster to his alma mater. According to The Athletic, Texas Tech is among the biggest spenders in the Big 12, with an estimated $38 […]
Cicley Gay has an interesting involvement in HBCU life. The chair of the board of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. She’s found several ways to engage with HBCU athletics: by starting BLM Sports and through her son, who currently plays football at Jackson State University. She spoke about her HBCU work and new […] The post Black Lives Matter Sports’ Cicley Gay speaks about HBCU athletics investment, son attending Jackson State appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Philip Rivers could very well be the next head football coach at North Carolina State University. The former Wolfpack quarterback was immediately linked to the NC State coaching search following the firing of Dave Doeren. Trent Dilfer offered up a warning to Rivers with a potential decision looming. In doing so, he took a subtle […] The post Trent Dilfer Jabs Former Employer In Warning To Philip Rivers About NC State appeared first on BroBible.
The North Carolina State football program is looking for a new head coach. Dave Doeren was fired following a rough start to the 2026 season. Doeren is opening up about what happened at his NC State program, before he was given the boot. The coach knows his program lost talent to the transfer portal in […] The post Dave Doeren rues transfer portal for stealing NFL talent from NC State after being fired appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Jazzy Davidson on Venmo, JuJu Watkins and USC's national title push.
For a moment before the UCF Knights played the BYU Cougars on Saturday, it looked like the UCF Knights would be getting Alonza Barnett back at quarterback. Brought in as a transfer to start, he’s been out since Week 2 with a bad hamstring. In the end, he couldn’t go, and Keyone Jenkins started once […] The post UCF QB Battle: Scott Frost Must Decide Between Alonza Barnett, Keyone Jenkins appeared first on HEAVY.
Chaos and parity are being maximized at a time when the sport needed it most.
The pressure appears to be mounting on Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano. Schiano’s seat is seen as on-fire, per On3. The Scarlet Knights have stumbled through the campaign so far. “The Scarlet Knights lost to No. 24 Northwestern on Saturday, dropping to 2-5. Sources around the program in Piscataway have told On3 that Greg […] The post Rutgers football rumors: Greg Schiano needs to actually start sweating from his increasingly hot seat appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NC State football created the newest Power Four coaching opening Saturday. All after Stanford stunned North Carolina State 31-28 Friday. Now Wolfpack legend Philip Rivers rose as the trendiest replacement for coach Dave Doeren. The same Rivers who rose as a past NFL Draft first rounder out of Raleigh. Right before becoming a beloved San […] The post Philip Rivers emerges as possible NC State HC replacement after Dave Doeren firing appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Life as a college football coach can change in the blink of an eye. You can go from a smooth 2-0 start to a season to being fired just five weeks later. That is what Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley found out. Locksley began the season on the hot seat, one of a handful […] The post Former Big Ten Interim Head Football Coach Wants Shot at Maryland Opening appeared first on HEAVY.
Heading into 2025, Arch Manning's On3 NIL valuation started at a whopping $6.8 million, the largest valuation in college sports, but that number took a major hit following his first year for Texas
Despite the hype and a hot start, momentum has slowed for Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, as the team has already lost twice this season. This is despite the school reportedly spending over $40 million on its roster alone. That money was spent all to forward Kiffin’s plan to “win in Year 1.” During […]
