College Football

Nov. 18—HARTSELLE — All season the Hartselle Tigers had made a name for themselves by pulling out wins in close games. Friday night, however, that magic finally ended. In a rematch from earlier this season, Gadsden City scored with 23 seconds left to defeat Hartselle 22-15 in the second round of the playoffs. “Our kids have fought all year, and …

There will be a lot of things to pay attention to on Saturday for fans of the Oregon Ducks. On the field, Dan Lanning and his team will look to continue their successful season and potentially lock up a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game with a win — and some help from Washington and Utah — and pick up …

Georgia will try to back up its No. 1 ranking when the Bulldogs travel to take on No. 18 Tennessee in the Saturday SEC on CBS matchup. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings following a string of dominant SEC wins. A Georgia win would also tie the SEC record for consecutive victories at …

PULLMAN, Wash. – NCAA President Charlie Baker said he feels “bad” for the undefeated football players at James Madison University but said it wouldn’t be fair to give them a waiver from an NCAA rule that prevents them from being eligible for postseason play this season. “Yeah, I feel bad for those kids, but I also feel bad for the …

The No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers will host the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC on CBS matchup on Saturday, and it’s one of four matchups between ranked opponents during the Week 12 college football schedule. Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings after a 52-17 blowout of Ole Miss, while Tennessee slid to No. …

The stakes get higher and higher as the college football season winds down. There’s always unanticipated events and surprise performances that shake up the College Football Playoff race or impact conference races or bowl berths. Week 12 in college football offers opportunities for surprises, especially with significant matchups in the Pac-12 and Big 12. Will the urgency of the playoff …

A shot at bowl eligibility for Colorado in coach Deion Sanders first season at the helm will be on the line when the Buffaloes travel to Pullman, Washington, for a Friday night Pac-12 showdown with Washington State. The Buffaloes have lost six of their last seven games following a 3-0 start and now need to run the table during the final two …

Nov 11, 2023; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Will Howard (18) is congratulated by offensive lineman Cooper Beebe (50) after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Baylor Bears at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports In the upcoming Week 12 Sunflower Showdown matchup, Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) will face off …

If next week’s rivalry packed slate in the Big Ten is a storm, the set of games in the week preceding it is the calm. Sandwiched between weeks with high-profile and high-stakes matchups, Week 12 of the 2023 college football season is a relative step back for one of the sport’s preeminent conferences before the season’s most hotly anticipated weekend …

LAWRENCE — Kansas State football is angling for a return trip to the Big 12 championship game and Kansas will try to build on its first winning season since 2008 when the two teams meet Saturday night for the 121st Sunflower Showdown at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Both teams come in with 7-3 records. K-State also is in a …

HILLSDALE COUNTY — The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association has released their All-Region lists for Divisions 1 through 8 and for 8-player football divisions. More: Introducing the SCAA-East All-Conference football and volleyball teams Amongst the more than 100 honorees, seven Hillsdale County prep football athletes were honored as All-Region. This included three 8-player honorees, three D8 honorees and one …

USATSI Colorado star quarterback Shedeur Sanders exited Friday’s 56-14 loss to Washington State near the midway point in the second quarter with an unspecified injury. Sanders was seen heading to the locker room following the Buffaloes’ sixth offensive possession of the night.  Sanders was previously hurt during a strip-sack on the Buffaloes’ second offensive possession, which Washington State DE Brennan …

PULLMAN, Wash. – Colorado football coach Deion Sanders bundled up for the cold weather here Friday night but looked almost numb as he stood and watched what happened to his team against Washington State. It wasn’t pretty. His Buffaloes lost, 56-14. His quarterback son, Shedeur Sanders, left the game with injuries in the second quarter and didn’t return. Even Deion …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s next Big 12 Conference matchup in its 2023 season is Saturday at home against No. 24 Kansas State. The Jayhawks (7-3, 4-3 in Big 12) are coming off a loss at home against Texas Tech. The Wildcats (7-3, 5-2 in Big 12) are coming off of a win at home against Baylor. Kansas will be looking …

Memphis football faces SMU on Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in a very important AAC matchup. The Tigers (8-2, 5-1 AAC) slipped past Charlotte in overtime last weekend and have been winning some tight games against inferior competition. The Mustangs (8-2, 6-0 AAC) started 2-2 but has won six games in a row, including a 45-21 win over North …