College Football

Mission Viejo High’s Jack Matranga, right, gets a hug from teammate Grant Nichols after his five-yard touchdown catch on a fake field-goal attempt in the Southern Section Division 2 championship win over Servite. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Ahead by 13 points late in the first half of Saturday night’s Southern Section Division 2 championship football game, Mission Viejo …

The Gophers football regular season is mercifully over, and it can be stated unequivocally that the campaign was a pig. That’s the extent of it. They won a bronze pig for the first time in forever. After that, meh. A real dud. Given a chance to salvage at least a modicum of positive vibes Saturday, they drop-kicked that into the …

His eyes red from tears and his voice cracking, Cody Lindenberg sat behind a table and offered his thoughts, as difficult as it was to do. The Gophers an hour earlier had lost 28-14 to Wisconsin on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium, seeing the Badgers parade off with Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the first time since 2020 and watching Minnesota’s …

College football never seems to disappoint and that has been true so far in 2023 as well. The regular season is now over, and with Ohio State losing to Michigan, there’s going to be a bit of a shakeup at the top that the College Football Playoff committee will have to sort out. It’ll be very telling on whether the …

Rivalry Week always brings chaos, and the final regular-season Saturday of the 2023 season was no exception. Five of the six teams that played as heavy favorites on Saturday failed to cover while Louisville lost to rival Kentucky.  But with the chaos came magical moments. Alabama put together an all-time sequence to survive Auburn. Michigan blasted past Ohio State thanks …

Joel Klatt may have annoyed some Michigan football fans watching The Game on TV with his contrarian calls on some big plays against Ohio State, but Klatt is always fair and balanced. And he’s long been in favor of what the Wolverines are doing on the football field. Last week, Klatt had Georgia as his No. 1 team, surpassing the …

It was rivalry week for many teams across college football and it created a lot of instant classics. While some were of the big game variety (Michigan football’s win over Ohio State, Oregon vs. Oregon State), many others saw surprisingly close games (Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Alabama vs. Auburn, Washington vs. Washington State). For the moment, Michigan football can boast …

COLUMBIA — When Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney brought former backup kicker Jonathan Weitz back to the roster after Week 3, he said it would either go great or terribly. For a while, it looked like it would be the latter. Weitz had spent four seasons as a walk-on backup to star kicker B.T. Potter and had never attempted a …

We now have a cemented answer as to who No. 1 is in our Big Ten power rankings. After switching back and forth with Penn State early in the season, the question then became would Michigan football keep its spot at No. 1 or would Ohio State return to the pinnacle after losing to the Wolverines each of the past …

Mississippi State is targeting Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as its next coach, according to Yahoo Sports. Lebby oversaw the Big 12’s top-ranked offense during the 2023 regular season, his second in Norman, as the Sooners posted a 10-2 record under second-year coach Brent Venables.  Lebby, 39, would replace Zach Arnett, who was fired Nov. 13 amid a 4-6 start in …

The Oklahoma Sooners 2023 regular season closed with a win over TCU. And with Oklahoma State’s win over BYU, the Sooners are now focused on their bowl destination and closing out their 2024 recruiting class. As the Sooners now deal with a coaching change as offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby is expected to be named the next head coach at Mississippi …

Getty Images Texas A&M has tapped Mark Stoops as a top target to lead the Aggies football program, according to multiple reports. The two sides are reportedly deep in discussions to make the hiring official, though no deal has been finalized, according to The Athletic.  Stoops, 56, took over a moribund Kentucky team in 2013, eventually guiding the Wildcats to a bowl …

The Georgia Bulldogs finished a third straight season undefeated against Georgia Tech, but the Dawgs’ final regular season win did not come easy. Georgia Tech forced a pair of Georgia turnovers and ran for over 200 yards against Georgia. The Bulldogs spotted an opponent a 7-0 lead yet again. Georgia running back Daijun Edwards lost a fumble in the first …

Florida had multiple chances to win the regular season finale against Florida State on Saturday, but the Gators shot themselves in the foot every time they had a chance to bury the Seminoles. There is little doubt that injuries impacted this game, but it was penalty troubles that kept Florida from getting a chance to win it at the end …

Notre Dame finished the 2023 regular season with a 9-3 record after demolishing Stanford, 56-23. It took a while for the Irish to put a stranglehold on this game, but once it did, there was no stopping them. They excelled in all three parts of the game, especially in the second half. Just as quickly as the Cardinal thought they …