Virginia Tech had some injury lopped on to insult: defensive tackle Luther Maddy and linebacker Dahman McKinnon will each undergo surgery for meniscus injuries and miss two to four weeks, the school announced Monday morning.
Baylor will now be without its four top returning receivers from 2013 on Saturday, as senior Levi Norwood will undergo wrist surgery and miss at least three weeks, per the Waco Tribune-Herald’s John Werner.
Media in Oklahoma on Thursday were provided an opportunity to view the surveillance tape of the incident that led to Sooners running back Joe Mixon being charged with one misdemeanor count of an act resulting in gross injury.
It’s hard not to make note of the timing of this announcement from Notre Dame on Thursday: The Irish will play Ohio State in a home-and-home series in 2022 and 2023.
Kevin Sumlin is one of a handful of college football coaches being paid a $5 million annual salary -- and based on Thursday night’s thrashing of South Carolina he’s worth the money.
Over at SB Nation, Bill Connelly has a magnificent longform on the “blueprint for a rebuild,” which dives into how six coaches have built or plan to build their respective programs.
ESPN.com’s Brett McMurphy reports Oklahoma quarterback and Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield will submit his appeal to play this coming fall to the NCAA on Thursday.
Good story here from the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Tom Groeschen, who delves into how Cincinnati tight end Jake Golic is back on the field and competing for playing time after a chronic back issue nearly ended his career a year ago.
This is great stuff from ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, who polled all 65 Power Five coaches (ACC/Notre Dame, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) on whether they’d favor playing a schedule exclusively comprised of Power Five opponents.
Finally, a high-ranking college official has taken a stand on something incredibly logical: College athletes should be compensated for use of their name and likeness.
Re-hashing what he said last month, Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said Thursday any notion of Brady Hoke being on the hot seat is “nonsense.”
Say what you will about Bo Pelini as a coach, but this is pretty funny: If you don’t know what Pelini’s getting at, that means you’re not following Faux Pelini on Twitter, which means you’re doing Twitter wrong.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston admitted earlier this month he’ll eventually have to choose between baseball and football, but wants to continue his two-sport career for as long as he can.
The recruiting class of 2016 is still a year and a half away from its signing day (unless an early signing period materializes), but Rivals released some early ratings for the group and ranked wide receiver Nate Craig as 2016’s top recruit.
