LSU baseball will face Milwaukee, Northeastern and participate in the Jax College Baseball Classic to begin the 2026 season.

Illinois basketball will face UConn, Alabama, Tennessee and others in its 2025-26 nonconference men's schedule.

Northwestern is scheduled to host No. 7 Oregon at Martin Stadium and No. 14 Michigan at Wrigley Field this season, while the Wildcats will play No. 2 Penn State and No. 12 Illinois on the road. Opponents such as USC, Tulane, Minnesota and Nebraska could all be vying for a spot in the Top 25 throughout the season as well.

Paul Finebaum Names Major College Football Coach Who Cost His Team a Playoff Berth originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 2024 college football season has concluded. With the 2025 college football season just a couple of weeks away, some analysts are reflecting on last year to analyze what went wrong for various teams.

On a recent episode of the “Always College Football” podcast, Greg McElroy laid out his view on which Big 12 program faces the most formidable road ahead in 2025. What makes the schedule daunting is not just the matchups but the weight of expectations and the pressure it places on a team already navigating turnover and challenges.

With the 2025-26 school year about to begin, we figured we’d narrow down 25 college sports places to visit over the next 10 months. It’s a blend of historic stadiums and arenas, renowned atmospheres, bitter rivalries and high-stakes matchups.