College Football

The eyes of the college football world will be locked into next week’s massive Big Ten contest between Penn State and Ohio State. The matchup of top-five teams will carry massive Big Ten championship game implications and is already set for the national treatment from Fox as the Big Noon Kickoff game for the network. But the ESPN College GameDay …

Penn State is 8-0 after beating Wisconsin on Saturday night. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) Penn State coach James Franklin said he shouldn’t have walked away from reporters who were asking questions about former players charged with rape earlier this week. Franklin refused to take questions from reporters who asked for comment after Jameial Lyons and Kaveion Keys were both …

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 29: Head coach Mark Stoops of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Josh Heupel of the Tennessee Volunteers shake hands after the game at Neyland Stadium on October 29, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will return to action on Saturday in Week 10 of the 2024 college football …

Deion Sanders now has proof. His experiment at Colorado has worked. He showed it Saturday night when his Colorado football team beat Cincinnati, 34-23, giving the Buffaloes the minimum number of wins this season to become eligible for a postseason bowl game at 6-2. This milestone comes just two seasons after he arrived to revive the worst college football team …

Colorado’s objectives are not fully accomplished after the Buffaloes’ win over Cincinnati late Saturday night. Colorado moved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12 with a 34-23 victory over the Bearcats. The Buffs are now bowl eligible after they went 4-8 a season ago in Deion Sanders’ first year in Boulder. “It’s cute, it really is. Because we …

Michigan defensive back DJ Turner (5) tackles Georgia wide receiver Kearis Jackson (10) during the first half of the Orange Bowl at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Four-star cornerback recruit Shamari Earls is projected to flip his commitment from the Georgia Bulldogs to the Michigan Wolverines, per On3. Earls is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound …

The No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks faced a big test on Saturday in Week 9, hosting the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini in a top-25 Big Ten matchup that would hold major ramifications for the Big Ten Championship Game and a potential spot in the College Football Playoff. Oregon made the most of their opportunity, blowing out the Illini 38-9 …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels running back Henry Parrish Jr. (21) runs the ball for a touchdown as Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Dasan McCullough (1) and defensive back Eli Bowen (23) attempt to make the tackle during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners fell to 1-4 in SEC play and …

OXFORD, Miss. — Billy Bowman and Danny Stutsman didn’t shrink. Following OU football’s third consecutive loss Saturday — a 26-14 defeat at No. 18 Ole Miss — the Sooners’ defensive leaders held their heads high inside the visiting tunnel of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Disappointment was evident fresh off the loss but both guys have been here before, in 2022, when OU …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables watches from the sideline during the first half against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners lost their third straight game and fourth out of their last five on Saturday. The Sooners dropped to 1-4 in the SEC and 4-4 overall …

The predicament Mark Stoops finds himself in as Kentucky flounders this season should be familiar. Though Kentucky basketball is in a different universe than Kentucky football, Stoops should have learned a lesson from his frenemy, John Calipari. And the lesson is this: If a coach stays anywhere long enough, the fan base will almost certainly grow tired of you. Calipari …

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. The Texas A&M Aggies are the SEC’s big winner from Week 9. Texas A&M used a 31-point second half to top the LSU Tigers in …

Western Michigan scored the game’s first 38 points and coasted to an easy 52-21 win over visiting Kent State in a Mid-American Conference game Saturday. The Broncos scored five touchdowns and kicked a field goal before the Golden Flashes (0-8, 0-4) got on the board with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tommy Ulatowski to wide receiver Luke Floriea 13 …

Following a busy Week 10 of high school football in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, here’s your opportunity to get in on the action. Vote for who you believe was tri-county football’s top player and team from Week 10. Player of the week nominations are compiled courtesy of information obtained by The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic …

Penn State football won a game at Wisconsin that it would not have last year or the one before that. Certainly, it wouldn’t have won this kind of game three years ago when it was similarly undefeated and ranked in the top five. Back then, at Iowa, it lost its starting quarterback halfway through and gradually collapsed not only for …