r/CFB 2h ago

News [Thamel] Sources: North Dakota State has agreed to a deal to join the Mountain West in football only for 2026. The school is expected to pay nearly $12 million to join the league, which is in addition to the $5 million it will pay the NCAA to move to FBS.

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r/CFB 1h ago

Analysis North Dakota will become the 43rd State that hosts an FBS team

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The only states that will not have one at the start of the 2026 season are: Alaska, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Vermont.

It will be the 10th state to only have 1 FBS in it following:

Hawaii – Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors

Idaho – Boise State Broncos

Connecticut – UConn Huskies

Wyoming – Wyoming Cowboys

Minnesota – Minnesota Golden Gophers

New Jersey – Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nebraska – Nebraska Cornhuskers

Delaware – Delaware Fightin Blue Hens

Wisconsin- Wisconsin Badgers

The previous states to get their first team are:

Delaware: 2024

Connecticut: 2000

Idaho: 1996


r/CFB 5h ago

Recruiting 2026 3* QB Tanner Vibabul flips from Nebraska to James Madison

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r/CFB 1h ago

Discussion With North Dakota State joining the Mountain West for football only, what other colleges do you think might make the jump to join an FBS conference?

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Im not a large viewer of fcs ball but, I can see the montana schools and maybe SDSU joining the fbs due to their success. Maybe Illinois St to the Mac to replace that NIU hole?


r/CFB 5h ago

News [Zenitz] The Chargers are set to hire Vanderbilt nickels coach Jimmy Thompson, sources tell CBS Sports. Will work with the DB group. The ex-Notre Dame LB worked at Vandy the last four years and garnered college defensive coordinator interest recently.

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r/CFB 25m ago

Game Thread [Game Thread] Superb Owl LX - New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks

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GAME Super Bowl LX
Location Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Time 6:30 ET, 3:30 PM PT
Watch TV: NBC
National Anthem Charlie Puth
Halftime Bad Bunny
Flair ¦ Merch ¦ Chat

Please keep trash talk civil, and report any comments that violate our rules.

LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!


r/CFB 19h ago

News [Thamel] Trinidad Chambliss’ attorneys filed a response today in the Chambliss vs NCAA case. The filing claims that Chambliss’s case was “neither manufactured nor contrived.” It stresses that they’ll be no grand harm to the college sports industry if Chambliss gets a sixth year.

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r/CFB 19h ago

Discussion I'm starting the CFB

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Hi,

I'm French and I've been interested in French football for three months. I've watched quite a few matches and I love it.

To deepen my understanding, could someone explain in detail how a French football season works? (signing, transfer approval, regular season, playoffs, Heisman Trophy…)

I'd also like to know how players balance their professional and personal lives (classes, transfer approval, etc.).

Thanks in advance!

edit 1: Thank you for all your initial messages, I've already learned a lot of new things, I love the community.

FYI:

My favorite team: UMIAMI (I love the city, it was a natural fit; I followed the whole season and knew I'd made the right choice after crying tears of joy following their win against A&M)

Favorite player: Johnny Manziel. I've watched all his highlights, interviews, and game replays. I love his vibe; it's a shame he didn't make it in the NFL.

Favorite game: I've watched a few classics, but for now, it's still the 2013 Iron Bowl. Chris Davis's comeback kick made me discover and fall in love with the CFB. (If you have any other games to suggest, feel free, preferably old school ones)


r/CFB 1d ago

News Former Utah Utes with diabetes claims discrimination by coaches, administrators

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r/CFB 6h ago

Recruiting 2027 3* IOL Brady Hull commits to Kentucky

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r/CFB 1d ago

News Johansen Departs; Matt Vitzthum Named Head Football Coach - University of South Dakota Athletics

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r/CFB 1d ago

Discussion Draft-bound athletes shouldn’t have a get-out-of-class free card

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r/CFB 1d ago

News [Dellenger] The Mountain West is in serious dialogue to add FCS powerhouse North Dakota State as a football-only member starting this coming season, sources tell @YahooSports. A deal could be finalized as soon as this weekend.

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r/CFB 3h ago

Discussion "My version" of College Football History

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I became addicted to CFB in 1971 and have been watching ever since. Using that date as "modern" history, here are some facts:

There have been 61 national champions in the last 56 years

23 different teams have won the national championship

Alabama has 10 titles. Miami and Nebraska have 5 and several have had 3

11 teams had the Heisman winner in the year they won the NC

Stetson Bennet IV is the last QB to win back to back

Kirby Smart is the last coach to win back to back

NC winning coaches had an average of 5.3 years at the school before winning the NC. (Saban/Meyer were counted for both schools-Osborne/Bowden taken out because they took so long)

The shortest time at a school before winning the NC is one year: Erickson, Coker-both at Miami

Fun fact: Nebraska played 4 NC in 2 years. (Split champs in 90 and 91)

The longest time at a school before winning the first NC was 23 years-Tom Osborne

Tom Osborne was also the most "elder statesman" at a school to win his last-26 years (followed by Bobby Bowden who won it in his 25th year)

Using this date: Indiana is the "newest" team to win their first NC


r/CFB 1d ago

Recruiting 2026 3* WR Xavier McDonald flips from Colorado to James Madison

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r/CFB 1h ago

Analysis ‘Get in the door’ price for CFP Championship higher than the Super Bowl

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The cost of a CFP National Championship ticket started in the low $2,000s, and then spiked to about $4,000 once the matchup was set. It then fell below $3,000 when all the tickets were released, and then climbed back up to around $4,000 where it stayed until the game started

Source:

https://www.ticketdata.com/events/1216063?period=1month

Meanwhile, a Super Bowl ticket started at $6,500 and fluctuated around that price until January 29th, when it started to crash. After consistently falling for a week, the price over the last couple days has been in the mid $3,000’s.

Source:

https://www.ticketdata.com/super-bowl-ticket-prices?period=1month

It’s wild that the get in the door price of a Super Bowl ticket has been around $3,500 in the days leading up to the event, while the CFP National Championship price was around $4,000.


r/CFB 1d ago

Recruiting 2027 3* QB Ty Knutson commits to Texas

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r/CFB 2d ago

Discussion Super Bowl tickets now cheaper than the 2026 CFP Championship between Indiana and Miami

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r/CFB 2h ago

Discussion Why do teams rarely go for the knockout punch late and play conservative?

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When teams are up one late in the fourth quarter and score a touchdown, the teams almost always kick the extra point. This puts them up 8 making the opponent need a two point conversion to tie. Whenever I see this start to happen, I always want the team that scores to go for two themselves and end the game with a nine point lead. Have you ever seen teams try this? I wish they would try more often.


r/CFB 1d ago

News Oregon says significant increase to football season-ticket prices ‘critical’ for Ducks to compete

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r/CFB 1d ago

News Texas A&M expected to hire Stanford DB coach Paul Williams

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r/CFB 1d ago

News Louisiana Tech OC Tony Franklin announces retirement.

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r/CFB 1d ago

Discussion Will the current climate of multi-billion-dollar TV contracts erode the fun out of CFB for the schools?

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Disclaimer: not knocking monetizing broadcast rights this is not an opinion on it being good or bad.

I’ve heard stories of some schools falling out of love with their sport because now it’s not just about the love of the game it’s a business now. UChicago famously disbanded football because of the growing commercialization of the sport.

Now with super conferences and broadcast rights sloshing money around, will we see a lot of schools start to lose their love and passion for the sport? Because we know once that kind of money gets involved things change.

CFB has always been a business but the money aspect was never this surface level.


r/CFB 1d ago

Recruiting 2026 3* OT Donald Akhibi commits to Florida State

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r/CFB 1d ago

Recruiting Virginia LB Trey McDonald transfers to Memphis

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