Alabama beefed up its offensive line again Friday morning, adding a fourth 4-star commitment to its ranks. Brandon Kennedy, an in-state 2015 standout, chose the Crimson Tide over Auburn during an announcement ceremony at Wetumpka High School: The 6'2.5", 295-pound prospect provides Nick Saban with yet another option in his expansive arsenal of elite blockers. Kennedy, rated 16th nationally among offensive guards in 247Sports' composite rankings, pledged to the program one month after receiving an offer while ...

It would be easy to circle the conference favorites, light up premature victory cigars and call it a day. But where on earth is the fun in that? Let us dig deeper—much deeper—and search for the longshots with the kind of value that could lead to the backyard swimming pool Clark Griswold committed kidnap over. As the college football world braces for actual football, the sportsbooks—in Las Vegas and online—are prepping for games by offering up point ...

Defensive end Josh Sweat is now the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2015 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings. The 6'5", 240-pound athlete is an absolute monster. He ran a 4.46 40-yard dash in the SPARQ event at The Opening in Beaverton, Oregon, and obviously has the potential to immediately impact whichever college program lands his talents in 2015. What makes him so special? What is the best part of his game? Watch as CFB analyst Michael Felder ...

A quarterback with mixed success enters his senior season to questions of whether or not he should make way for his successor. A statement about Devin Gardner? Try Brian Griese entering the 1997 season. Griese entered his senior season with a 5-5 record as a starter, and had ridden the bench for most of the 1996 season. His competition for the starting position in 1997 included Scott Dreisbach, who had started most of the previous season, and ...

The annual preseason football friendly known as SEC media days descended on Hoover, Alabama, earlier this week, and the Auburn Tigers were front and center from the beginning. The defending SEC champions were the first in the spotlight—after SEC commissioner Mike Slive's annual address, of course—and media members from all over the country wanted to hear head coach Gus Malzahn and his team's take on their remarkable turnaround 2013 season and what lies ahead for them. Malzahn ...

The college football season is right around the corner, and Notre Dame is looking to improve on its 9-4 record from last year. The Irish need multiple players to step up in 2014, but two players especially should be on everyone's radar to blow up this fall. Why will wide receiver Corey Robinson, son of NBA legend David Robinson, break out this season? Who else will be huge for the Irish in 2014? Check out CFB analysts Michael ...

Slow Drip If you're disappointed that Media Days came and went with no announcement of a carriage agreement between the SEC Network and one of the remaining cable and satellite providers who haven't signed on, don't worry. It will be fine. Awful Announcing got its hands on an internal flier from Comcast, which suggested that the national cable provider will be carrying the network on its scheduled launch date of Aug. 14. What do you know? Just a few hours later, SEC ...

We're roughly six weeks away from the start of Notre Dame football, when the Irish play host to Rice on Aug. 30 at Notre Dame Stadium. In recent weeks, we've taken focused looks at recruiting, positional units, backups and more. We’ll take a step back today and think about the big picture. In what areas does Notre Dame need to improve and/or excel to succeed in 2014? We’ll zero in on certain statistics that will likely be very ...

The watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, given annually to the top performer in college football, was released Friday afternoon. "We are proud to continue the great work of Walter Camp and recognize the best college football players in the nation," said Walter Camp Football Foundation president James Monico, per the official release. "This watch list is a great start to what is shaping up to be another exciting year of ...

It only took three hours for Urban Meyer and Ohio State to lose it all. The No. 2-ranked Buckeyes were riding high entering the Big Ten title game last season—just a week separated from a thrilling 42-41 victory over archrival Michigan. It was the most recent triumph in a string of 24 consecutive victories, and Ohio State was one win away from booking a trip to Pasadena, Calif., for a shot at Florida State and a ...