It’s all unfolding now, week after week like some sick joke. And there’s not a thing the most powerful conference in college sports can do about it. The SEC is eating itself on the road to the College Football Playoff, a self-destructive stretch that will no doubt finish with the worst possible scenario. A tiebreaker deciding who plays in the …

The Iowa State football team’s Saturday, Nov. 23 game vs. Utah will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT, the schools announced Saturday night. The Cyclones vs. Utes game will be played at Rice Eccles Stadium in Ames. The game will be televised on FOX. More: ‘No mask, no cape’: Hard work, competitiveness drive Iowa State football QB Rocco Becht 6:30 …

Most people expected Texas A&M to run New Mexico State off Kyle Field on Saturday evening. NM State lost decisively, but it may have exceeded expectations. NM State (2-8) lost 38-3 to SEC foe A&M (8-2), covering Bet MGM’s final 38.5-point spread in favor of the home team. A&M controlled the game and was never in danger of losing, but …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 12 of the college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference teams. Four SEC teams had an open date in Week 12: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt. Week 12 was highlighted by a top 10 SEC matchup between No. 4 Tennessee (8-2, 5-2 SEC) and No. 10 Georgia (8-2, 6-2 SEC). Rankings reflect …

The Arizona State football team is 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12. It impressed in a 24-14 win over No. 16 Kansas State Saturday, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season at home. Will it be enough for the Sun Devils to be ranked for the first time under coach Kenny Dillingham? It should be. Last week, ASU …

Georgia’s defense sacked Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava five times during Georgia’s win on Saturday in Athens, Ga. (Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia-Tennessee rivalry may not have the juice of, say, Georgia-Auburn or Tennessee-Alabama, but it’s fast becoming a matchup of heavyweights. Four of the last five games have featured both teams ranked …

The Oregon Ducks joined the Big Ten Conference less than a year ago. On Saturday night with a 16-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, they clinched a spot in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game. That didn’t take long. With an 11-0 record — their first since 2010 and second in program history — and a No. 1 ranking in …

Nov. 16—SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame forced five Virginia turnovers and kept the Cavaliers scoreless in the first half on the way to a 35-14 victory on senior night. The No. 8 Irish (9-1) scored 21 points off the Cavaliers (5-5) five turnovers, resulting in a 35-0 lead before the visitors narrowed to a more respectable deficit. “I think, you …

Two years ago, Doug Pederson was three wins away from becoming the first coach to secure a Super Bowl title with two different teams. Now, he’s possibly one loss away from being fired for the second time. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, a “dramatic move” for the Jaguars could come as soon as this week, depending on the outcome …

Colorado football super fan Peggy Coppom received a touching tribute from Buffaloes fans on her birthday weekend. First, No. 17 Colorado had a big win over Utah on Saturday. The 49-24 victory moves the Buffaloes closer to a spot in the Big 12 championship game and possible bid in the College Football Playoff. During the game, Miss Peggy received an …

Nov 16, 2024, 07:46 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed Saturday night’s 4-3 win against San Jose with an illness. It was his second straight game missed because of an illness; he also did not play in Pittsburgh’s 6-2 loss at Columbus on Friday. Letang has two goals and four assists in 18 games. Defenseman Owen Pickering, …

Nov. 16—ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — David Gusta maintains he never got any ribbings from teammates after earning his first career sack last week. A fourth-year junior, Gusta is enjoying his second full year starting on No. 19 Washington State’s defensive line, and only a week ago did he get to the quarterback for the first time. Even with younger teammates getting …

There have been multiple reports over the past several months that Bill Belichick wants to coach again in 2025. There was another one today. There might be another one tomorrow. Or next Sunday. Or the next. Of course he wants to coach again. His various and sundry media platforms during the 2024 season weren’t about the money. They’re about building …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue football program doesn’t have a talent issue. At least that’s the message being relayed. Scores like Saturday’s — Penn State 49, Purdue 10 — say differently. Or the eight losses in a row that preceded Saturday, several with similarly lopsided scores. So if talent, or lack of it, isn’t the issue, then why is Purdue …

Report: Seahawks nearly drafted Deebo with Metcalf in 2019 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In an alternate universe, Deebo Samuel is terrorizing the NFC West still — but as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. That’s because the 49ers’ longtime divisional rival was set on picking Samuel in the 2019 NFL Draft before San Francisco selected the wide …