College Football

Barring something very unexpected, we now have one spot locked up for a specific New Year’s Six game slot. This as Louisville was upset at home by in-state rival Kentucky, ruining the slim chances the Cardinals had of climbing into the College Football Playoff. Because the Orange Bowl will get the ACC champion — if it is not in the …

Jim Harbaugh may have not been on the sideline Saturday. But he was impressed from what he saw out of Ohio State. After Michigan’s 30-24 win against the Buckeyes Saturday to cement a trip to a third-straight Big Ten championship game, Harbaugh praised the Buckeyes on a conference call ahead of the Wolverines’ matchup with Iowa Saturday. “This, to me, …

What we learned from Michigan State football’s season after Friday’s 42-0 loss to No. 11 Penn State at Ford Field, and looking ahead to the Spartans’ 2024 season under new coach Jonathan Smith: Chris Solari’s three things we learned So far away: The official end to the Mel Tucker era came with MSU’s third shutout loss since 2020 and its …

Nov. 26—PULLMAN — A sneaky play, a what-could-have-been thing happened with under a minute to go in Saturday’s Apple Cup. Washington was at the WSU 16, facing a second-and-long with 20 seconds to play. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. dropped back, which is when WSU edge Brennan Jackson bull-rushed through for a sack. He looked fired up. Afterward, though, Jackson revealed …

Vanderbilt football linebacker Ethan Barr is entering the transfer portal, he announced on social media. Barr is a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility. Barr, a two-time team captain who represented the Commodores at SEC Media Days in 2023, started all 12 games in 2021, 2022 and 2023. But he also saw younger players, particularly Langston Patterson, eat into …

PODCAST: Week 13 Mountain West Football Recap Title game is set! Contact/Follow @MWCwire Heartbreak for a few teams Jeremy and Josh are back to take a look back at the final regular season games of the Mountain West season. The championship game is decided by computers but it didn’t really have to if one or two things went a different …

USATSI Michigan moved up to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 college football rankings after beating Ohio State 30-24 in their annual rivalry game on Saturday. After losing a third straight edition of The Game, the Buckeyes fell four spots in the rankings to No. 6. Georgia held firm at No. 1 in the rankings ahead of the Wolverines, …

The college football regular season has officially come to an end, and a number of coaches resigned or were fired over the weekend. Colorado saw former tight ends coach Tim Brewster step down as well in the first of what could be many coaching changes to Deion Sanders’ staff this offseason. Now comes a long offseason of recruiting for Coach …

Last season it was NC State planting a flag at midfield in Kenan Stadium after upsetting the Tar Heels to close out the regular season. North Carolina took note of that along with Dave Doeren’s comments to the media before the game as well. With that on their mind, North Carolina still came out flat on Saturday against the Wolfpack …

Former BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, right, congratulates BYU’s JJ Nwige during drills before the Blue-White scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Grimes, who has spent the past three seasons as Baylor’s offensive coordinator, has reportedly been fired by the school after a 3-9 season. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Jeff Grimes’ time as …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football quarterback Dexter Williams is entering his name into the transfer portal. Williams announced his decision on Sunday with a post on social media in the wake of IU firing coach Tom Allen. The fall window for FBS football players to enter their name into the portal runs from Dec. 4 to Jan. 2, 2024. “After thorough …

The 2023 college football season has come to a close, and now all eyes now turn towards the postseason, which starts this weekend with a loaded slate of conference championship games. Starting on Friday night, teams from all over the country will face off with both league pride and College Football Playoff berths on the line.  With such a loaded …

Nov. 26—Welcome to Peerman’s Power Rankings (PPR), the 10 athletes, teams and story lines that have Journal sports editor Lucas Peerman’s attention. Look for a new power rankings list every Sunday. Have a suggestion, complaint or compliment? Email [email protected] or contact me on X @LucasPeerman. 10. Jalin Holland and Bella Hines High school basketball season starts this week, so let’s …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football players were lifting athletic director Zac Selmon on to their shoulders. Fans of the maroon and white faithful were clanging their cowbells at George M. Bryan Airport. The band was playing the hits commonly heard at Davis Wade Stadium. The occasion for the gathering? The arrival of MSU’s newly named football coach and former Oklahoma …

Indiana has fired football coach Tom Allen, the school announced on Sunday. The move to part ways with Allen comes in the wake of a 35-31 loss to rival Purdue on Saturday as the Hoosiers limped to a 3-9 record in the 2023 season. The loss put a stamp on the third consecutive losing season for the program under Allen. …