College Football

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska football’s first opponent in the 2024 season will be the UTEP Miners. This UTEP team is intriguing as it begins its first season under head coach Scotty Walden. Walden comes over from Austin Peay, where he compiled a 34-20 record. Now, he has a chance to resurrect a program in UTEP that finished 3-9 last …

Aug. 30—Last year, the biggest weakness for the Idaho Vandals was the offensive line. With talent all over the skill positions and a stout defense, it was easy to look down on a unit that was trying to find itself. In 2023, the Vandals had only one upperclassman in the OL room and even had to move former defensive lineman …

No. 6 Ole Miss hosts Furman Saturday at 6 p.m. to open a much-anticipated 2024 season for the Rebels. Here are four keys to an Ole Miss victory. Stay healthy The most important part of an early-season game — particularly one against a team you’re heavily favored against — is to make sure there are no major injuries to key …

With the first big weekend of the college football season finally here, take a look at where some of the biggest names in the sport were ranked as high school recruits and whether their ranking was a Hit or a Miss. RANKINGS SPOTLIGHT: Notable freshmen that are set to start Week 1 ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …

Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) runs out with the offense during the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners open the season with the Temple Owls on Friday night in Norman for what will be the start of a historic season. …

. Tennessee offered Florida 2025 defensive lineman commit Joseph Mbatchou. “Beyond blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Mbatchou said. The 6-foot-4.5, 275-pound three-star defensive lineman is from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. Mbatchou ranks as the No. 1,248 prospect in the class of 2025. He also ranks as the No. 133 defensive lineman and No. …

Tennessee wide receiver Jayson Swain catches a pass over Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson during the third quarter Saturday at Neyland Stadium Oct. 23, 2004. Michael Patrick, Michael Patrick/News Sentinel Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in one day. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and …

Technically the college football season is already underway, with a spattering of teams getting an early start last Saturday during the somewhat awkwardly titled Week 0. Week 1 gets an early start with a fair number of Thursday and Friday contests in the books. But this is the first full weekend of the campaign, with multiple games available throughout the …

NORMAN — Taylor Goodman was excited to go to OU football’s season opener against Temple. Two of his cousins, Cody and Caleb Henderson, are recently out of the military and the trio planned on making it a family event. After the April announcement that the game would be played on Friday, Goodman was even more excited. “I was gonna take off …

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Andrew Mukuba #1 of the Clemson Tigers tackles Brock Bowers #19 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half of the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium on September 04, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) The No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs open the season on Saturday, Aug. 31. …

Can you feel it in the air? Football is almost here. Well, in some cases, it has already started, but mostly it has been teases with NFL preseason and some Week 0 action in the college game. Maybe it’s the Detroit Lions being Super Bowl competitors, maybe it’s the new coaches for both Michigan football and Michigan State football, or …

CHICAGO — Welcome to the 2024 college football season. The transfer portal is closed, preseason camps are over and there soon will be a slight chill in the air. Regional conferences are no more, with the Big Ten having officially expanded from 14 to 18 schools with a footprint that now stretches from coast to coast. To help you prepare …

(Photo by Darren Abate/Getty Images) As we approach the start of the 2024 college football season, USA TODAY has released its postseason projections, and the Cornhuskers are going bowling. Nebraska is projected to face Georgia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl. The Pinstripe Bowl will be played on Saturday, December 28, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Huskers hope this …

PISCATAWAY – Greg Schiano didn’t hide the fact that Rutgers football was going to be without some key players for its season-opening game against Howard. The Scarlet Knights had a tough training camp. Multiple key players got banged up. The availability report, released two hours before kickoff, reflected that. The Bison might’ve been an FCS opponent. But still, Rutgers was …

After spending all week previewing this weekend’s Penn State season opener, it is time to push our chips on the table and show our cards. Our staff has come together once again to share our predictions for every game around the Big Ten this weekend as the college football season formally kicks off for the conference, but now it is …