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The entire Massachusetts Football family and UMass community stand with you every step of the way, Dallas. We’re all behind you, #17. ❤️

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Wishing the best for Dallas Elliott and his family in such a trying time. You never want to hear those words that young.

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UMass HC Joe Harasymiak announces that WR Dallas Elliott is done for the year after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Harasymiak is noticeably choked up.

Game Nine ⏳ 🏈 vs. Ball State ⏰ Wednesday | 7 PM 📺 ESPNU 📝 https://t.co/vWK8SBMr96 🎟️ https://t.co/mSWwuzCmK2 #Flagship 🚩

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Big Blue bound 🔵🗽 Congrats to Greg Desrosiers Jr. on signing with the @Giants! #Flagship 🚩

More upsets loading? Predicting every game this weekend 📲

CFB Week 8 Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 7 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📳 Tap for full rankings

🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📲 Tap for full rankings

Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll

😱 Multiple top teams fall ❓ Arch, Bryce's jobs in question 📲 Full recap after Saturday

CFB Week 7 Winners & Losers 📊

MASSIVE shakeups underway after chaotic slate. Tap for latest projections 📲

B/R CFB Top 25 After Week 7 🔢

🤷 Regular season meaningless? 📈 G6 teams hit jackpot? 📲 24-team playoff takeaways

CFP Expansion Winners & Losers

OSU-Indiana headlines loaded weekend slate 📲

CFB Week 7 Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 6 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Georgia jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon unranked 📳 Tap to tune in

🤩 Georgia jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon unranked 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 6 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

Texas falls 6 spots after suffering upset loss. Tap for new projections after Week 6 📲

Shocking CFB Top 25 Shakeup 🔢

After 6 weeks, there's still no clear No. 1 favorite. Multiple teams still have question marks 📲

CFP Title Race Is Wide Open 🏆

🐻 UCLA is a playoff contender 🦓 Controversy in UGA win? 📲 Takeaways from chaotic slate

Week 6 Winners & Losers 📊

Picking winners of every game as season hits halfway mark 📲

CFB Week 6 Predictions 🔮

🐐 Jeremiah enters GOAT convo? 🔻 Kamario's Heisman odds tank 📲 Full recap after Saturday

CFB Week 5 Winners & Losers 📊

Defending champs criticized for latest weak non-conference matchup 📸

Indiana's Schedule Backlash 🙄

🚨 Week 5 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

Florida and Mississippi State were both humbled after lopsided losses. Tap for new Top 5 📲

Massive Shakeup in CFB Top 25 List 🔢

Gators became the latest contender to learn how difficult life can be on the road in the SEC

Week 5 CFB Playoff Predictions 👀

😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

🚨 Week 5 AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

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Colleges Paid Athletes $1.77B

First year of revenue sharing resulted in massive payouts (The Athletic)

Leadership says they 'are definitely going to' expand if TV deal lines up (Yahoo)

CFP Nearing 24-Team Field

Breaking down the slate of games with potential major surprises on the horizon ➡️

Week 5 CFB Picks 🔮

Gators were rewarded for their marquee win over Ole Miss in AP's Top 25

Early CFP Projections ↕️

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

The top 2 teams from last week flip while Mississippi State SURGES. Full breakdown 📲

New Top 5 in CFB Rankings 👀

😏 Karma for Michigan? 💺 Burning hot seats for coaches 📲Full breakdown of wild slate

CFB Week 4 Winners & Losers 📊

Ole Miss is the focal point in back-to-back weeks. Full breakdown 📲

New CFB Playoff Predictions 👀

Picks for every game in STACKED weekend 📲

Week 4 CFB Predictions 🔮

CFB Week 4 Predictions 🔮

Picks for this week's slate

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

Predicting LSU-Ole Miss and every game this week 📲

Week 3 CFB Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

Louisville should now be viewed as the No. 1 contender to Miami in the ACC 📲

Early CFB Bracket Predictions 👀

📡 Many teams off national radar 😈 Revenge game for the ages 📈 SEC QBs putting up numbers

Week 3 Winners & Losers 📊

🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📳 Tap for full standings

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🦆 Oregon suffers major stunner 🤘 Texas' biggest comeback since 2007 📲 The chaos is officially back

CFB Week 2 Winners & Losers 📊

Predicting winner of Ohio State-Texas and every game this weekend 📲

Week 2 CFB Picks 🔮

🚨 First CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Michigan unranked 📉 Oregon out of Top 5 📳 Tap for full rankings

Indiana takes Oregon's spot in top 5 while Michigan falls out. Tap for full rankings 📲

Week 2 AP Poll Revealed 📊

Biggest risers and fallers from latest rankings 📲

Week 2 CFB Coaches Poll 📊

Where everyone could sit after Week 1 games

Top 25 CFB Rankings Predictions 🔮

Refs are the talking point in Michigan's controversial win. Full breakdown of wild slate 📲

CFB Week 1 Winners & Losers 📊

Where everyone stands after Toney's standout performance

Updated Heisman Odds 📊

Rutgers Paid $1.5M to Lose 💀

Upset to massive underdog UMass keeps getting worse

Rutgers still set off pyrotechnics after stunning home loss to nearly 30-point underdog

CFB Team's Sad Fireworks 🙃

Greg Schiano reacts to UMass' first win in 677 days

Rutgers HC's Viral Quote 🤔

A 677 day losing streak ends behind Pop Watson's 3 TD day. Tap for full recap 📲

UMass STUNS Rutgers, 37-21 🤯

UMASS FINALLY WINS CFB GAME 🤯

After 677 days. Minutemen STUN Rutgers as 30-point underdogs after 0-12 season

UMass Looking For First Win In 2 Years 👀

Bleacher Report CFB

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Pop Watson is DOMINATING Rutgers at the half 🔥 11/13 144 Pass YDs 3 TDs UMass LEADS 24-7 🤯

This one is completely animated

🚨 New CFB Pregame Show

Predictions for Clemson-LSU, Notre Dame-Wisconsin, more 📲

Picks for Every Week 1 Game 🔮

Rutgers Names QB1

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Sources: Rutgers has named fourth-year quarterback Dylan Lonergan the school’s starting quarterback, and he’ll debut for Rutgers against UMass on Sept. 3. He beat out third-year quarterback AJ Surace in a close battle.

How the rankings could shake out ahead of season openers 📲

AP Top 25 Preseason Poll Predictions

Ohio State opens as No. 1 in preseason rankings 📲

First CFB Coaches Poll 🔢

Latest picks after release of first coaches poll 📲

CFB AP Top 25 Predictions 🔮

Tap for best reactions from Tuesday's release 📲

Experts React to CFB Coaches Poll

Latest picks before Tuesday's poll drop 📲

Top 25 CFB Coach's Poll Predictions 🔮

Bleacher Report•4mo

FBS Committee Proposes Changes to Transfer Portal

Full details on proposal inside 📲

Bleacher Report•7mo

NCAA FBS Proposes New Schedule

Oversight Committee recommended standardizing start date for all CFB teams at Week 0

Bleacher Report•7mo

CFP Reveals Updated Logo 👌

College Football Playoff drops 'refreshed' look with 'championship gold' details 📸

Bleacher Report•7mo

NCAA Eyeing Early CFB Start

Committee 'moving toward' making all teams begin season during Week 0 (The Athletic)

Committee announces new rules and penalties around targeting, uniforms and more 📲

2026 CFB Rule Changes 📜

Way-Too-Early College Football Upset Picks for 2026

💫 Spencer Fano shines 💪 Markell Bell crushes 40 📲 Tap for results

NFL Combine Day 4 Recap 🔥

Committee could propose to remove 'carryover suspension part of the punishment' (The Athletic)

NCAA May Change Targeting Rule

Lane Kiffin isn't a fan. Tap for details 📲

CFP Schedule Changes 🗓️

Latest on Raiola, Lagway and more 📲

CFB Transfer Portal Tracker 🔄

Top recruiting, transfer topics before this week's National Signing Day ➡️

Biggest NSD Storylines ✍️

National Signing Day 2026 Tracker and Updates on Notable College Football Commits

Prospects who boosted draft stock at showcase

Full Senior Bowl 2026 Results

B/R's rankings for 2026-27 season after Indiana's Natty win 📲

Way-Too-Early CFB Top 25 📊

Top 5 shake up after Dante Moore decides to return to Oregon

Mel Kiper 2026 Draft Big Board

Athletic departments reportedly finding ways to circumvent $20.5M salary cap after House Settlement (The Athletic)

CFB Teams Working Around Cap

Committee to finalize potential expansion plan by Jan. 23

CFP Discussing 3 Formats

‘It’s the dumbest thing in the world’ (The Athletic)

CFB Agent Rips Portal Changes

🚨 FINAL CFP BRACKET

Full 12-team playoff is set. Watch the recap 🎥

☝️ Indiana jumps to top 🌰 OSU drops to No. 3 📲 Full Top-25 list

Latest CFB AP Poll

Full list of Friday night's announcements 📲

CFB Awards Results 🏆

Notre Dame misses the mark. Reacting to final playoff rankings 📲

Biggest CFP Snubs 🤨

It's here. Final standings heading into postseason 📲

CFP Bracket Revealed 🏆

😳 Notre Dame left out 👀 Bama, Miami sneak in 📲 Did committee get it right?

CFP Bracket Hits & Misses 🎯

Date, time and network of every matchup leading up to national championship 📲

Complete CFP, Bowl Schedule 📺

Standouts on both sides as bowl season looms 📲

CFB Regular-Season Winners, Losers 🎭

🤷‍♂️ IU's 13-0 record is not a fluke 🐶 UGA always finds a way 📲 Full breakdown after WILD day

CFB Championship Weekend Winners & Losers

CFP Top 25 Rankings Reveal

Should Bama fall out? Does UGA jump OSU? CFP committee with TOUGH decisions 📲

Chaos Before Selection Sunday 🤯

📈 Bama somehow rises 🫧 Miami, ND on the bubble 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

Final breakdown ahead of conference championships 📲

CFP Top 25 Rankings 🔢

Dates, times and best CFP bracket matchups 📲

Bowl Games Schedule 📆

Fresh look at the standings before championship weekend 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 14 🏆

What Tuesday's rankings could look like after Week 14 chaos

Latest CFP Bracket Projections 🔮

If there ever was a year for such a format, this would be the one 📲

CFB Needs A 16-Team Playoff 🗣️

⚓️ Vandy ahead of Texas 📉 TAMU drops 4 spots 📲 Full rankings after Week 14

New CFB AP Poll Rankings 📊

Upset losses cause major shakeup in the top 10 📲

CFB Top 25 After Week 14 ↕️

Latest look at 12-team bracket after Oregon, Oklahoma essentially lock up spots

Updated CFP Picture 🔢

😮‍💨 Bama, ND stay put ↘️ Utah's slight dip 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

3️⃣ Undefeated squads in front 🤔 Oregon jumps Ole Miss 📲 Full 12-team bracket

New CFP Top 25 Ranking 📊

Fresh look at standings after latest rankings drop 📲

CFP Bracket Ahead of Week 14 🍿

CFP Rankings Reveal 🏆

Reacting to new Top 25

Fresh look at the standings after week of blowout wins 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 13

Biggest risers and fallers after WILD weekend 📲

CFB Week 14 AP Poll 📊

Georgia Tech tumbles down the charts after devastating loss to Pitt 📲

Top 25 Rankings After Week 13

🚮 Georgia Tech dumps its destiny ☘️ Notre Dame passes the eye test 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 13 Winners & Losers 📊

📈 Winner: Big 12 👎 Loser: Alabama's fall 📲 Full Week 13 breakdown

CFP Rankings Biggest Takeaways ✍️

Fresh look at the standings and elimination scenarios heading into Week 13 📲

CFP Bracket after Rankings

Latest Heisman Race Odds to Watch and Predictions for 2025 Award

Our experts pick biggest risers and fallers after Week 12 📲

B/R's CFB Top-25 Rankings 📊

📖 TAMU's historic comeback 😬 Texas' CFP hopes fall 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 12 Winners/Losers ✍️

Outlet picks historic CFB teams to celebrate 100th anniversary of list 📲

AP's All-Time All Americans 🌟

1. Texas 2. Penn State 3. Ohio State 4. Clemson 5. Georgia 📲 Full ranking here

AP Preseason Poll Top 25 📝

Reacting to first CFB rankings drop of preseason 📲

5 Takeaways from AP Poll 🤔

CFP exec says no leading contender

'Everything's on the Table' for CFP Expansion

Five looming issues across the sport one month before kickoff 📲

Key CFB Questions 🧐

Five under-the-radar elements of the upcoming campaign everyone should know 📲

Biggest X-Factors for '25 Season 🧠

NIL has created a free-for-all, but here's why a cap won't clean things up 📲

Deion's Salary-Cap Idea Won't Fix CFB 💰

Latest game features real-life HCs and stadium noise hits different 🎥

EA CFB 26 Trailer 🔥

Execs voted to seed teams based on committee’s rankings and not conference championships (Yahoo)

CFP Moves to Straight Seeding

Updated playoff would no longer grant automatic first-round byes to conference champions

CFP Changes 'Nearing Consensus'

No Saturday games this year for the College Football Playoff 📲

2025-26 CFP Schedule Released

Latest change attempts to penalize teams for faking injuries

NCAA Adds New Timeout Rule

Predicting shock results in 2025

Way-Too-Early Upset Picks 🔮

Top Sophomore at Each Position ☝️

Iconic CFB broadcaster will make last College GameDay appearance on Aug. 30 after 38 years

Lee Corso Retiring from ESPN

New QBs, dark-horse contenders and more to watch in spring ball

CFB's Biggest Spring Storylines 📖

Major impacts ahead for college football

Biggest Questions Around Playoff Changes 🧐

Several offensive linemen raise their draft stock after final day of on-field workouts 📲

Final NFL Combine Takeaways 📝

Top Players to Watch in Spring Games 🌱

12 guys who'll come up big in crunch time 📲

Predicting 2025's Most Clutch Players 💪

Some wonder if it's worth it for one season before 'substantial changes' implemented in 2026 (ESPN)

CFP Seeding Change Unlikely in 2025

Who'll seize QB1 roles for elite CFB programs 📲

Predicting Winners of Top 25 QB Battles 🤼

10 of CFB's speediest talents in 2025 📲

College Football's Fastest Players 🏃

QBs, RBs, and WRs who impressed or disappointed 📲

NFL Combine Day 3 Takeaways 📝

Most anticipated grudge matches next season 📲

Biggest Rematches of 2025 🔁

Tony Petitti and Greg Sankey prefer following the selection committee's rankings

Commissioners Eye Seeding Changes

Best betting options for CFB award in 2025 📲

Early Heisman Picks 🏆

Big Ten insider 'would bank' on a 14-team playoff in 2026 (ESPN)

CFP Expanding to 14 Teams? 🤨

Every ranked team's offseason priority in one word 📲

Top 25 Teams' Biggest Needs 📝

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CFB's 10 Highest-Paid HCs

College football coaches make more than ever

Eight defenders who could seize opportunity in 2025 📲

Predicting Breakout Defensive Players 💥

12 freshmen and sophomores in position for trophy push 📲

Underclassmen Who Could Win Heisman 🏆