Colorado State is set to join a rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026. What exactly that league will look like is still uncertain. The new Pac-12 is currently losing the PR game. It does not mean the Pac-12 rebuild will end up a failure. Both statements are true. It’s been a wild week, but this is a long play. Here’s what to …

49ers tight end George Kittle returned to the practice field this week and he sounds like he’ll be back in the lineup this Sunday. Kittle said he “just wasn’t feeling right” after practice last Wednesday and then missed the next two practices after an MRI showed a Grade 1 hamstring strain. He missed the team’s loss to the Rams last …

Lee Corso gives the thumbs up after picking Ohio State to win while, from left, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Archie Griffin, and Kirk Herbstreit sit on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from the campus of Ohio State prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan State Spartans in Columbus on Nov. 21, 2015. (Adam Cairns / The …

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was in a much different place on Thursday nigh than he when the Cowboys were playing the Ravens last Sunday. Lamb blew up on the sideline during the loss to Baltimore and wore all the frustrations of a second straight loss on his face when cameras found him on the sideline. Lamb apologized for not …

UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw runs with the ball during a win over Hawaii in August. (Darryl Oumi / Getty Images) Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history. You know, …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh started with quarterbacks Easton Stick (2) and Justin Herbert at cut-down day before adding Taylor Heinicke. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Taylor Heinicke is not supposed to be in the spotlight like this. The backup quarterback stood in front of his locker that was full of freshly laundered sweatshirts and spoke to a group of reporters …

No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama have met six times since 2018 but just once in the regular season, an Alabama win in 2020. The Crimson Tide would take home the national championship that season and Georgia the ensuing pair, with the Bulldogs’ only loss during that two-year span coming to, yes, Alabama. Separated by divisions throughout this span, …

Rams defensive lineman Braden Fiske will have some Bears fans rooting for him Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Braden Fiske remembers the Chicago Bears’ last trip to the Super Bowl. Fiske, a Rams rookie defensive lineman, grew up in Michigan City, Ind., about an hour by car from Soldier Field in Chicago. With family members and friends rooting …

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; ESPN commentator Rece Davis following the Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Rece Davis has released his latest top 10 college football rankings. Davis, who is a voter …

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell with Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick of the 2009 draft by the Lions. (David Bergman / Getty Images) He was the top pick in the NFL draft, a quarterback regarded as a generational talent selected by an NFC North team coming off a losing season. Caleb Williams? No, Matthew Stafford. In 2009, a few months …

. 2025 Tennessee running back prospect Ousmane Kromah will delay his commitment announcement. Kromah was originally set to announce his commitment Saturday. He will now make his announcement on Oct. 5, according to Hayes Fawcett at On3. Kromah’s top schools are Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State and Auburn. The 6-foot, 205-pound four-star running back is from Lee County High School in …

For the sake of argument, let’s say you go to sleep one night and wake up the next morning in 1977. It doesn’t take very long to figure out that you’ve tumbled through some kind of rift in the space-time continuum; for one thing, Gramma sure seems to be alive, and she’s knitting a sweater with Rocky Bleier’s face on …

After cleaning up in non-conference play, Penn State is opening up its Big Ten schedule with a night game on national TV against Illinois on Saturday night. Beaver Stadium should be electric for the first night game of the year and fans are pushing for an unofficial whiteout atmosphere in Happy Valley. Penn State is a solid favorite this week …

Bears’ search for offensive answers revealing red flags, hard truths originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The search for a competent and reliable offense is on at Halas Hall after the 1-2 Bears put up another disappointing showing in their 21-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Bears can’t run the ball. They’ve asked rookie quarterback …

The bold, unprecedented move this week by UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka to leave an unbeaten team before using up his redshirt year — citing through his agent that an assistant coach verbally promised him at least $100,000 to sign with the Rebels and never got paid — is another sign of how college football is choking on its own …