Two months ago, Texas A&M was a dumpster fire. A train wreck. It was an out-of-control program with a coach on the verge of being fired. Two former 5-star quarterbacks transferred within a two-week period. An assistant coach subtweeted a class of 2017 prospect after a decommitment, causing a firestorm. Two more assistants stepped way over the line with an inappropriate slideshow presentation at a female fan event. Now, that coach presides over the ninth-ranked program in the country, according to ...

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Blake Barnett is set to transfer after losing the starting job early in the season. Following the redshirt freshman's withdrawal from the program, Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee provided an official statement from head coach Nick Saban on Thursday: Matt Zenitz of AL.com first reported the signal-caller's plan to leave the program Wednesday. Alabama head coach responded to Barnett's decision, via ESPN.com: "I think some of these young guys that have these high expectations sometimes given by ...

The class of 2017 will begin their senior seasons of basketball soon, and the group is dominated by point guards and talented big men. Earlier this week, we looked over the lead guards who could have a big impact on college basketball a year from now, and the big men of the class of 2017 have a chance to do the same thing. Much like the point guards who will eventually get them the ball, the ...

Arizona Wildcats starting quarterback Anu Solomon is nursing a knee injury that has held him out of his team's last three games. Continue for updates. Solomon to Miss Week 5 Thursday, Sept. 29 On Thursday, ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy reported Solomon will miss his fourth straight game Saturday against the UCLA Bruins. The three-year starter has already missed more games in 2016 than he missed in 2014 and 2015 combined. Last season, Solomon sat out for a pair of games after suffering two ...

One month into the season, two top-tier, draft-eligible running backs are ailing. LSU running back Leonard Fournette has been nursing an ankle injury since the fourth quarter of the season opener and re-injured that ankle late in the 18-13 loss last week at Auburn. "We don’t know, that’s up in the air right now," interim head coach Ed Orgeron said during Wednesday's teleconference. "[I] can say in all likelihood that he’ll try to play. It’ll be a ...

Alabama senior linebacker Tim Williams was arrested early Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a pistol without a permit.  Charlie Potter of 247Sports reported the University of Alabama Police Department made the arrest and set bond at $300. BamaHammer.com passed along the defender's mugshot: Williams posted a message on social media Thursday morning: Alabama head coach Nick Saban released a statement on the arrest, via Potter: This kind of behavior is not condoned in our program. We are ...

As the calendar flips to October, the second month of the college football season is littered with great games around the nation.  Week 5 features three pairs of teams ranked in the Top 10 doing battle against one another. The loaded slate is also attractive for recruits mapping out their plans to visit schools on their short list.  Which visits should fans around the country be monitoring over the weekend? Let’s take a look at the most important recruiting ...

Week 5 of the college football season will provide the stage for more than one early national championship contender to make a big statement.  The weekend schedule includes three matchups between Top 10 opponents and an additional Top 25 matchup between Georgia and Tennessee.  Anytime a matchup like Georgia-Tennessee is relegated to no better than the fourth-best game on the slate, it's a good weekend for college football.  Every week is an opportunity to stake a claim to ...

Duke is the clear favorite to win the 2017 national championship, but the ACC is so loaded, even national Player of the Year candidate Grayson Allen isn't a runaway favorite for ACC POY. Team success is one of the most important factors in conference Player of the Year voting. Last year, 31 of the 32 conference POYs played on a team that finished in the top four in the standings. Howard's James Daniel, who averaged 2.1 more points ...

Week 5 features as many Top 10 matchups (three) as Week 4 featured Top 20 games. Get ready for a fun weekend of football. But even before that, we have a Top 10 team facing the one opponent it lost to last season on Thursday, then a Top 10 matchup that could decide a Power Five conference on Friday. So what are we waiting for? Let's get into it. Welcome to Week 5 of college football.          Games ...