Ohio State lands top wide receiver Julian Fleming for 2020

Ranked as the No. 1 receiver in the nation, Fleming picked the Buckeyes over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Penn State.

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SEC will allow stadiums, arenas to sell alcohol beginning this season

The SEC announced Friday it will be removed existing limitations on its current alcohol policy at athletic events.

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Former Maryland, Delaware football player David Mackall killed in Baltimore shooting

Police responded to a report of a shooting and found Mackall suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and torso.

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2019 ‘SEC on CBS’ schedule kicks off with Alabama at South Carolina on Sept. 14

Although it didn't announce it, CBS is all but certain to carry the Notre Dame at Georgia game in prime time on Sept. 21.

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College football's best programs since 2010: Alabama, Clemson lead top 20 rankings

Sporting News ranks the best college football programs of the decade. Alabama and Clemson lead, but where do the rest of the teams fall behind them?

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Texas receiver Bru McCoy eyeing another potential transfer — back to USC

The five-star receiver — who would be the highest-rated prospect of both USC's and Texas' 2019 class — is currently weighing his options to transfer again.

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Breaking the Alabama-Clemson monopoly: Sizing up Ohio State's chances

Ohio State has just missed the College Football Playoff the last two seasons. If the Buckeyes get in, would they have a chance against Alabama or Clemson?

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Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa needs 'to challenge himself,’ Nick Saban says

“I think he should take the perception that he has a lot to prove relative to how we ended the season," Saban told reporters.

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Former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis joins Herm Edwards' Arizona State staff

Lewis was fired by the Bengals after last season following 16 years with the team.

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Breaking the Alabama-Clemson monopoly: Sizing up Georgia's chances

If any team can break up Alabama and Clemson's monopoly on college football, then Georgia is the best bet. Looking at the Bulldogs' chances of ending the Tide and Tigers' reign in college football.

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Urban Meyer 'thinks' he's done with coaching: 'I learned my lesson long ago'

Meyer said it's been a "process" slowing down to be an assistant athletic director instead of a head football coach.

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Michigan QB commit says Ohio State coaches 'lied to my face'

Class of 2021 QB J.J. McCarthy said he wanted to commit to Ohio State, but claims the team lied to him about signing another 2021 QB.

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Auburn broadcaster Rod Bramblett, wife killed in car crash

Rod Bramblett called the play-by-play for Auburn football, men's basketball and baseball.

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Robert Griffin III appreciates Art Briles receiving 'second chance' with Texas high school

The Heisman-winning former Baylor quarterback said he was praying that his college coach would receive a "second chance."

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Texas high school hires former Baylor coach Art Briles

Baylor fired Briles in May 2016 amid a scandal involving sexual assault and domestic violence allegations against several of his players.

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Texas in the College Football Playoff? Why the Longhorns will break through in 2019

Sporting News projects Texas to make the College Football Playoff this season. Here's why that's not as bold as it may seem.

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Two Clemson football players' PED appeals denied, will miss 2019 season

Tight end Braden Galloway and offensive lineman Zach Giella were ruled ineligible for the 2019 season.

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Georgia QB D’Wan Mathis has surgery to remove cyst from brain

Mathis, a freshman, was in the ICU Thursday night and is expected to need another procedure, his father said.

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Texas A&M hires Ross Bjork from Ole Miss as new athletic director

The 46-year-old Bjork will be officially introduced by the university June 3 and begin his new duties July 8.

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College football 2019 bowl schedule: Times, dates, TV for 40 matchups

ESPN released dates and times for most of the 40-bowl schedule on Thursday. Find out where they are here.

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Miami-area high school player with multiple FBS offers shot to death after video game dispute

A three-star DB in the class of 2020, 17-year-old Joshua Ancrum had four FBS offers, but his stock was rising.

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Texas gives Tom Herman two-year contract extension through 2023

Herman has Texas in a good spot, and the the Longhorns want to keep it that way.

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'Good for college football': Inside Alabama's renewed focus on home-and-home series

Greg Byrne has wasted no time in scheduling several marquee series for Alabama football. The Tide's AD speaks with Sporting News about the shift in strategy.

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College football's top 25 running backs: Close race between Jonathan Taylor, Travis Etienne for No. 1

Sporting News ranks the top 25 college football running backs ahead of the 2019 season.

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Former Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood going to trial on murder charge in Las Vegas

Cierre Wood rushed for 1,102 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior at Notre Dame in 2011.

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Terry Donahue, winningest football coach in UCLA and Pac-12 history, has cancer

Donahue, 74, was 151-740-8 (.665) in 20 years as the Bruins coach with a record 98 conference victories among the program-best 151 wins.

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College Football Playoff 2019: Prediction for every semifinal, bowl game

Sporting News predicts all 40 bowl games for the 150th college football season, including a familiar College Football Playoff championship game.

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Illinois' Bobby Roundtree suffers 'severe spinal injury,' undergoes surgery

Roundtree suffered a "severe spinal injury" in a swimming accident over the weekend, requiring surgery. No other details were released.

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Former FSU QB Deondre Francois to walk on at Florida Atlantic

Francois, who was dismissed from FSU in February after allegedly threatening his girlfriend, has two years of eligibility remaining.

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5-star defensive end Myles Murphy commits to Clemson

Clemson added yet another five-star recruit to its already-stellar recruiting class, lengthening the distance between itself and the rest of the field.

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Former Oregon WR Keanon Lowe stops gunman at Portland high school

Keanon Lowe, a football and track coach who serves as a security guard at Parkrose High School, tackled a student carrying a shotgun.

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Dabo Swinney shuts down rumors of possible future at Alabama

The long-time Clemson coach has been rumored to be Nick Saban's successor.

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Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens announces transfer to Mississippi State

Stevens, who spent four years at Penn State, will use his last season of eligibility at Mississippi State.

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Legendary Washington QB Bob Schloredt, first 2-time Rose Bowl MVP, dies at 79

The Hall of Famer's feats are all the more impressive because he was legally blind in his left eye, the result of a fireworks accident at 7.

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Mark Harmon, former UCLA quarterback and 'NCIS' star, to receive NFF Gold Medal

Mark Harmon will receive the National Football Foundation Gold Medal in December for his accomplishments on and off the football field.

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College football 2019: 100 days, 100 ways we're excited for Week 1

We only have 100 days left before Florida and Miami kick off the 2019 college football season. Here are 100 reasons why we're excited to watch Week 1.

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Dan Mullen addresses Florida’s ‘disappointing’ off-the-field issues

Multiple Gators have been accused of violence against women in recent weeks.

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Big Ten blows away revenue record at $759M in 2018, tax records show

B1G schools receiving a full revenue share got $54M from the conference alone.

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North Carolina's Mack Brown lands quarterback with striking similarities to Vince Young

Mack Brown recruited another quarterback out of Houston and he has some striking similarities to Vince Young.

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NCAA will consider allowing athletes to receive name, image and likeness payments

Currently, NCAA rules do not allow athletes to receive any type of compensation or benefits for their names, images or likenesses.

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Dick Tomey, winningest coach in Arizona football history, dies at 80

Dick Tomey, who coached Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State, died Friday at the age of 80.

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College football 2019: Preseason rankings, bowl projections, All-Americans and more

Sporting News wants you to be ready for the 2019 college football season. Here is everything you need for 'talkin' season."

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Zach Smith, former Ohio State assistant, arrested for violating civil protection order

Former Ohio State assistant Zach Smith, who was at the center of the Urban Meyer controversy last summer, was arrested again on Thursday.

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Georgia lands 5-star linebacker Mekhail Sherman, No. 11 prospect in class of 2020

A 6-3, 235-pounder from Washington, D.C., Sherman is rated the No. 2 outside linebacker in the class of 2020.

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Florida cornerback Chris Steele to transfer from school, citing roommate issue

The former four-star recruit is looking for a new home outside Gainesville.

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North Dakota State, Stanford hold lead in Capital One Cup heading to spring

North Dakota Sate and Stanford have the lead in the Capital One Cup standings heading into the spring season.

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College Football Playoff: Each conference's best title contenders in 2019

There are just six true national championship contenders for 2019, but a host of playoff-caliber teams lurk behind them. SN lets you in on that short list.

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Alabama's Nick Saban predicts the ending to "Game of Thrones"

Who will end up on the Iron Throne? Nick Saban has a good idea of who that will be.

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Alabama-Clemson V? Five reasons why there's no end in sight for this Playoff problem

Alabama and Clemson have a stranglehold on college football. For the following reasons, you might as well get used to it.

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Ohio State transfer QB Matthew Baldwin headed to TCU

With Bladwin's departure, there are no quarterbacks left on the Buckeyes’ roster from the 2018 season.

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College football's top 25 quarterbacks for 2019: Trevor Lawrence or Tua Tagovailoa at No. 1?

Sporting News looks at the top 25 quarterbacks for the 2019 football season. That list, of course, starts with Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence.

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Clemson lands No. 1 QB recruit, DJ Uiagalelei, from class of 2020

Uiagalelei said he's not afraid to come to Clemson and sit behind Trevor Lawrence, who as a freshman led the Tigers to the national title.

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Eighth-grade football phenom in SI story shot dead at 14

Jaylon McKenzie was featured in a Sports Illustrated story about a half-dozen young athletes who would rule the future of sports.

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College football rankings 2019: Clemson tops Alabama in composite preseason top 25 poll

Clemson and Alabama dominate the 2019 post-spring preseason polls. A look at the composite results across five sites.

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Judge throws out former Penn State president’s conviction related to Jerry Sandusky case

Graham Spanier's child endangerment conviction was dismissed the day before he was to begin serving time in the Sandusky-related case.

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