Between the third and fourth quarters of the season opener, Texas Tech football fans gazed southward into the sky at a jaw-dropping drone show. The people in charge alternately conjured a giant Double T, the adidas and Patrick Mahomes Gladiator logos, a Guns Up hand sign and a script Red Raiders. Many in a capacity crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium …
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2025 NFL draft: Initial Top 50 big board
Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes athlete Travis Hunter (12) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports The college football season is in full swing and with a full weekend of football under our belts, it is time to dig into the top prospects for …
Read More »Kaleb Johnson, Iowa RB from Hamilton, rushes for 119 yards, two TDs in one half
Iowa Hawkeyes junior running back Kaleb Johnson rushed for 119 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns in the second half of Saturday’s season opener against Illinois State. Johnson and fellow running back Jaziun Patterson were suspended for the first half of the 40-0 win for violation of team rules. Johnson scored on fourth-quarter TD runs of 64 yards and …
Read More »How Abilene Christian’s Texas Tech football castoffs almost pulled the season-opening upset
There was no extra emphasis on Saturday’s game inside Jones AT&T Stadium, according to Abilene Christian coach Keith Patterson. Sure, Patterson himself was the defensive coordinator who was on his way out the door when Joey McGuire took over as head coach of the Texas Tech football team. And yes, more than half of the Wildcats’ starting offense is comprised …
Read More »Week 1 Reactions: Cam Ward is a Heisman candidate, Big Ten is deep & Florida is cooked | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is (mostly) in the books and things are looking great for Georgia, Notre Dame and Miami, while the season is already off to a rocky start for Clemson & Florida. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman kick off this Week 1 edition …
Read More »3 takeaways from Utah State’s season opening win against Robert Morris
Utah State defensive end Blaine Spires, left, tackles Robert Morris quarterback Anthony Chiccitt, right, in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Logan, Utah. | Eli Lucero Utah State football is 1-0. The Aggies defeated visiting Robert Morris 36-14 Saturday night, the first win of interim head coach Nate Dreiling’s career. Twenty seven …
Read More »Behren Morton’s 5 TD passes fuel Texas Tech football in tense opener
Midway through the first half Saturday night, Behren Morton took off running and dove into the Jones AT&T Stadium turf onto his left shoulder. The left shoulder’s not the one that was the source of so much consternation last season, but it makes the people watching Texas Tech football hold their breath just the same. “First time he ran and …
Read More »Is the Big Ten the deepest conference in college football? | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss if the Big Ten is the deepest conference in college football after big wins from Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, Maryland, and others. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The …
Read More »Freshman star Ryan Williams shines in Alabama football debut with two TDs in win over WKU
Ryan Williams made his first appearance in an Alabama football uniform Saturday, and as expected, the true freshman wide receiver shined in his Crimson Tide debut. Williams got the starting nod in his first collegiate game, going on to lead the team with 139 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns in the 63-0 season-opening win over Western Kentucky. Williams actually …
Read More »Yahoo Top 10: Which teams deserve a spot after a chalky Week 1?
Well, this is a new one. Vanderbilt is in the Top 10! You read that correctly. College football kept to its wild and wacky nature on the true opening weekend of the season. The Miami Hurricanes blew through Gainesville with an unexpected clobbering; there was newfound offense in Iowa City; the Oregon Ducks survived a scare from Idaho (yes, Idaho); …
Read More »Four Downs and a Bracket: Clemson is not as far from College Football Playoff as you think
OK, stop this madness. Stop it right now. Before we start throwing Dabo Swinney into the same deep end as Billy Napier, let’s take a deep breath and reassess. Relax, people. First Down Clemson is not as far from the College Football Playoff as you’d think. “We certainly took one, punched right in the gut,” Swinney said in the press …
Read More »Things you might not have known about Michigan football’s Rose Bowl win
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It wasn’t the prettiest win, but a win it was, as Michigan football took down upstart Fresno State, 30-10, in the 2024 season opener. The offense wasn’t exactly up to par compared to the past few seasons, but the defense still looked incredible. If you were at the game or watched it on TV, you may know …
Read More »Texas Tech football fans take to social media after Red Raiders survive ACU Wildcats
Even though Texas Tech defeated Abilene Christian University Saturday night 52-51 after ACU forced the game into overtime, many fans were not happy, to say the least. More: Texas Tech football: Do the Red Raiders get an F for an opening-night scare? | Report card Red Raiders win, but at what cost? Mixed feelings ran through Raiderland. Some fans were …
Read More »UCLA avoids disaster, rallying past Hawaii in DeShaun Foster’s coaching debut
UCLA running back T.J. Harden carries the ball in the first half of the Bruins’ 16-13 comeback victory over Hawaii on Saturday. (Darryl Oumi / Getty Images) DeShaun Foster has long contended that nothing said about him or his team mattered once it played ball. UCLA’s new coach is too inexperienced? Play ball. The Bruins won’t be able to master …
Read More »Late TD powers No. 7 Notre Dame to 23-13 win over No. 20 Texas A&M
Notre Dame scored two second-half rushing TDs in its win over Texas A&M. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) No. 7 Notre Dame’s offense came up big in the second half for a 23-13 win over No. 20 Texas A&M. RB Jeremiyah Love scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 21-yard run on the first play inside the two-minute warning to cap …
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