"Let the outside noise be the outside noise," newly elected Michigan football captain Derrick Moore said. "We’re going to be together as a team."

Ann Arbor – Michigan players certainly were aware of the NCAA investigation into an illegal scouting scheme within the program launched midseason in 2023 but said they did not worry about the outcome and potential punishments that could have included a postseason ban.

The former Ohio State and Florida coach says the NCAA needs to hit the coaches in the wallet. “What the NCAA did is not the answer,” Meyer said on The Triple Option podcast. “I’ve been thinking about this for a while.

NCAA football season kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 23, with “Week Zero.” The Week 1 action then begins on Aug. 28. NCAA football games will air across ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and the college conference networks.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is marking its second year with an expanded 17-team conference that includes Cal, SMU and Stanford. The season kicks off with five consecutive days of ACC football over Labor Day Weekend,