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1 week ago | footballscoop.com | John Brice

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- More often than not, Marcus Freeman is decidedly savvy with the media; he says plenty without, at times, revealing very much. Thursday, in a small-group setting with select reporters, Freeman did not mince words when asked about the Notre Dame-USC cross-country football rivalry that's closing in on its 100th anniversary -- but also facing possible extinction. "Where I feel about USC is very clear," Freeman told FootballScoop. "We would love to play them every single year.

1 week ago | footballscoop.com | Zach Barnett

2025 SEC Football ScheduleIt's Schedule Season in college football, the time of year where we learn the schedule for the upcoming season and argue about how future schedules should be formed. Should the SEC play eight games, or nine? Should the Playoff contain 14 teams or 16? How should those 16 teams be selected? What are the scheduling implications of the different 16-team formats? Within the noise, LSU's Brian Kelly campaigned for an SEC-Big Ten scheduling challenge.

1 week ago | footballscoop.com | Zach Barnett

2025 College Football ScheduleThe 2025 college football season will begin with a bang. Three of them, in fact. The FBS season will officially begin with the first overseas edition of Farmaggedon, where Iowa State and Kansas State will take what's expected to be a ranked matchup in the first game of the season at noon ET on ESPN in Week 0. Week 1 then begins with a triple-header, pitting Boise State at South Florida, Buffalo at Minnesota and Nebraska vs. Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium.

1 week ago | footballscoop.com | Doug Samuels

Following his unfortunate passing a few years ago while serving as the head coach at Mississippi State, Mike Leach held a career record of 158-107 as a college head coach. Undeniably one of the game's most influential and iconic coaches for both his on-field impact as well as his off-field personality, his career win percentage was just under the requirements for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. That is about to change.

1 week ago | footballscoop.com | Zach Barnett

EA Sports College Football 26After waiting more than a decade for a new college football video game, waiting merely 365 days for another feels like cheating. EA Sports will release College Football 26 in July, and the trailer dropped on Thursday. In our neck of the woods, the biggest development is the addition of coaches' likenesses to the game. Spotted in the trailer are Ryan Day, James Franklin and Steve Sarkisian. In all, EA says over 300 coaches are in the game:Suit up for Dan Lanning.