To wrap up the opponent preview series, we have our preview of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State has been among the top programs in the conference, but has struggled to get over the hump and win its biggest games. This year, the expectations are even higher, with James Franklin’s team expected to compete for, if not win, a …

DeSean Jackson and Delaware State are playing their first game on Thursday against Delaware, but the new Hornets coach has an eye on the future. ClutchPoints associate editor Lorenzo J. Reyna spoke exclusively with Chaminade High School running back Marquis Jones after the team’s 42-27 victory over Oaks Christian. Per Reyna’s conversation with Jones, Jackson, and Delaware State have been …

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle  |  USA TODAY Network We’re gearing up for the start of the 2025 Section V football season by taking a look at where several program stand as the start of the season approaches. Check back often as we will continue publishing new previews through the week leading up to the first games of the season. You …

As the No. 17 Kansas State football team clashed with the No.22 Iowa State Cyclones in Dublin, Ireland, it ended with the Wildcats suffering from a 24-21 loss. It was a sloppy start for both the Kansas State football program and Iowa State, head coach Chris Klieman would speak about the game as a whole. With both teams heading into …

For the first time in five years, Kansas State will begin the year at 0-1 after losing to Iowa State in the 2025 college football season opener. Fans are less than pleased with the rough start and have not hesitated to throw head coach Chris Klieman under the bus. After a turnover-filled first half, the teams opened up late in …

Dating back to 2018, two things have been true about the Offensive Player of the Year award in the Big Ten. It has primarily been an Ohio State award and a quarterback award. Last season, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel became the first non-Buckeye to win the award since the cutoff date. The only non-quarterback winner in that span is Marvin Harrison …

Many people wondered if Iowa State football was a legitimate Big 12 contender entering the 2025-26 campaign, or if last season’s 11-3 showing was merely a one-off. Well, the Cyclones look pretty serious after squeezing out a 24-21 victory versus Kansas State on Saturday afternoon. Although playing overseas presents some challenges to teams, one big advantage that comes with competing …

Colorado has a ton of roster turnover coming into the 2025 college football season, which often comes with quite a few question marks. Whoever takes hold of the three positions vacated by Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders could ultimately be a deciding factor in where this season ultimately goes. Our staff at Buffaloes Wire put together our thoughts on the …

Sherrone Moore and the Michigan football team have one of the best 2026 recruiting classes in the country, and they are already working hard to make sure that the 2027 cycle is no different. With the season right around the corner, the Wolverines are getting visits locked in with top targets, and one recruit that they are looking at is …

Dublin wasn’t kind to No. 17 Kansas State and its star QB, Avery Johnson on Saturday night. The Wildcats fell 24-21 to No. 22 Iowa State in the Aer Lingus Classic. Despite the loss, Johnson fared pretty well. He completed 21-of-30 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns and tacked on 21 yards and another score on the ground. Down …

The Andrew Luck general manager era launched Saturday for Stanford football. He watched a brutal drought involving the Cardinal end on the island. Luck’s alma mater put together a drive that visibly fired him up: 20-plays, 85 yards that culminated in this Micah Ford touchdown against Hawaii. Luck was seen celebrating inside his press suite while wearing a lei. The …

Matt Entz entered his second head coaching gig with a 60-11 overall record and two national titles. His 72nd game as a head coach ended in brutal fashion with Fresno State football. Forcing him to drop an honest bomb after taking the rough 31-7 loss against Kansas Saturday. Entz got vocal about his team’s performance. Which featured Jalon Daniels shredding …

The Southeastern Conference made some big news when it announced it would implement a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2026. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sat down with Paul Finebaum to discuss the process behind the decision and whether the changes to the College Football Playoff criteria played a role in that decision. Over the last decade, the SEC title mainly …

With 12:41 left in the third quarter of a Week 0 game that Hawai’i was leading in against Stanford, 14-13, Rainbow Warriors quarterback Micah Alejado went down after a tackle by Cardinal linebacker Matt Rose. Alejado, a redshirt freshman from Honolulu, went down after throwing for 97 yards and two touchdowns, with an additional 27 yards on the ground. He …

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham sat down at the podium near the visitors locker room at Folsom Field after suffering a sixth-straight defeat and exhaled. It was the longest losing streak in the 20-year Whittingham era — it would extend to seven before the Utes ended the 2024 season with a win at UCF — and it was taking its toll …