College Football

Running back Jeremiyah Love and the rest of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head to New Jersey for a game against Navy that will be played at MetLife Stadium this Saturday. (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) At the beginning of the season, it’s possible no one would have predicted that this year’s Notre Dame vs. Navy football …

This is where the getting gets good. We’re nearing the homestretch of the college football season where games grow in importance and pressure on coaches and teams increases. The Week 9 schedule includes five games matching ranked opponents that have College Football Playoff implications as teams fall out of contention and others elevate their status. These increased stakes can lead …

Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer coaches his players during warm ups before their game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-USA TODAY Sports Will the Alabama Crimson Tide be on the field today in Week 9 of the 2024 college football season? Following a loss on the …

College football enters Week 9 after a week of surprises and upsets as teams battle to keep their names in the College Football Playoff conversation. Week 8 was as thrilling as it gets. The Texas Longhorns fell from the top spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll following their loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, a significant upset that could potentially …

Arkansas football hits the road this weekend to face Mississippi State and its cowbells in a critical matchup for the Hogs’ hopes of playing in a bowl game. The Razorbacks (4-3, 2-2 SEC) would need just one more victory if they can knock off the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4) on Saturday, and there’s a winnable game against Louisiana Tech remaining on …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football is back home for the first time in four weeks Saturday, playing host to in-state rival Kansas on Saturday night for the Sunflower Showdown at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The No. 16-ranked Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) became bowl eligible last week by beating West Virginia on the road, 45-18, for their third straight victory, …

Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Pat Coogan (78) in action against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Will the Notre Dame football be on the field today in Week 9 of the College football schedule? You bet they are, as they will take on the Navy …

Ball State football’s homecoming game on Saturday will also be the Battle for the Bronze Stalk against interstate rival Northern Illinois. The Cardinals (2-5, 1-2 MAC) and Huskies (4-3, 1-2) have played for the Bronze Stalk Trophy every season since 2008. Ball State has won the last two and four of the last five, but NIU boasts an 11-5 record …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Miller Moss learned a tough truth about being the starting quarterback at USC over the past month: Being the starter at the most important position on the field will lead to a tidal wave of criticism when things go wrong. To be sure, Moss did make some key mistakes in the Trojans’ recent run of losses. …

. USC hosted Rutgers on Friday night in a half-filled Los Angeles Coliseum. We can all be honest and admit that USC football was not the main attraction on Friday in the City of Angels. The Dodgers stole the show with an epic win in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. …

A remarkable, breakthrough football season for Pensacola High now has a keepsake feat to forever cherish. The Tigers drove 98 yards on their final possession, highlighted by quarterback Jamarcuz Fountain’s 41-yard touchdown with 2:29 remaining, then made a pair of game-ending sacks inside their 40 and pulled off a dramatic 28-21 victory against West Florida High in the second annual …

MARION — Four teams are unofficially heading to the high school football playoffs from the Marion area. Northmor, River Valley and Pleasant already knew their fate before Friday night, while Elgin won its way into the postseason. To recognize the achievements made in the regular season finales across the region, here is the final high school football poll of the …

LINCOLN — Last year around this time, the Lincoln Railsplitters broke a 39-year football playoff drought with a victory over visiting Jacksonville. That same playoff opportunity was there for the Railers against the same visiting school Friday night at Handlin Field. All this week, Crimsons players wore a sticker on their helmets with the numbers “41-28” — the score of …

It’s left to be seen whether Friday’s TSSAA football showdown between Oakland and Ravenwood will be a preview of the BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga in December. But if it is, the two left fans longing for more after the instant classic, a Raptors 32-31 overtime win over the Patriots at Ray Hughes Stadium. “Who knows, man,” said Ravenwood coach Will …

There was no love lost when Cecilia football traveled to Opelousas looking for revenge. The last time these two teams faced each other was at the Caesars Superdome for the 2023 LHSAA Division II Non-Select State championship when the Tigers beat the Bulldogs for the title. This go-round you would’ve thought another state championship was on the line with how …