College Football

Two of the top programs of the 2023 college football season clash in Atlanta on Saturday as Penn State football takes on Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl. No. 10 Penn State’s (10-2, 7-2 in Big Ten play) suffociating defense will look to grind No. 11 Ole Miss’ (10-2, 6-2 SEC) high-octane offense to a halt. The Nittany Lions have …

Cody Schrader’s journey as a walk-on at Missouri has been well documented. On Friday, the Tigers running back closed his collegiate career with yet another accolade. The consensus All-America selection, winner of the Burlsworth Trophy (top former walk-on) and Doak Walker Award finalist (top running back) finished his career as Missouri’s all-time single-season rushing leader. His 128 yards vs. No. …

The Peach Bowl pitches an explosive Ole Miss offense against a defensive stalwart in Penn State to cap off the two programs’ respective college football seasons. Seeking its first ever 11-win season, Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 in SEC play), through quarterback Jaxson Dart and under coach Lane Kiffin’s orchestration, has carved up defenses all season: Dart has thrown 20 touchdowns …

Auburn football will look to finish its first college football season under Hugh Freeze with a statement win over Maryland in the 2023 Music City Bowl on Saturday. Auburn will be without a few players who have entered the transfer portal, such as safety Marquise Gilbert and wide receivers Ja’Varrius Johnson and Omari Kelly, so Freeze and Co. will be …

The 2023 Arizona Bowl features the Toledo Rockets (11-2) and Wyoming Cowboys (8-4) colliding on Saturday. The all-time series is tied 1-1 between the programs. Toledo owns an 11-9 record in bowl games. In 2022, the Rockets beat Liberty 21-19 in the Boca Raton Bowl. On the other sideline, Wyoming’s overall bowl record is 9-9. The Cowboys are playing in …

The victory cigar smoke wafted through the air, and Ryan Silverfield’s hat was stained with blood. The Gatorade bath after Memphis football’s 36-26 win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday had gone awry, leaving the Tigers’ coach with a gash on his forehead. But the tears he wiped from his eyes weren’t from a wound, or …

On Thursday, Rutgers football (7-6) defeated the Miami Hurricanes (7-6), 31-24, in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. It marks the program’s seventh bowl win all-time and the sixth under head coach Greg Schiano (6-2). The Scarlet Knights trailed in the third quarter, 17-14, with a little over 10 minutes remaining. But they would score 17 unanswered points to …

This was not how many of us saw the Cotton Bowl playing out, but Ohio State once again faltered late against Missouri and ending up losing 14-3. It should come as no surprise after what we saw from the Buckeyes that there weren’t many players on the offense that earned the world famous helmet stickers. The defense played at an …

ARLINGTON, Texas — A reporter called them “The Big Three” in the lead up to the game. And boy, did the St. Louis trio prove that nickname right. When Missouri seemed down and out, it turned to running back Cody Schrader, quarterback Brady Cook and wide receiver Luther Burden III. They came to the rescue. No. 9 Mizzou, at the …

Missouri was the only team to find the end zone in the Cotton Bowl. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) No. 9 Missouri’s surprising season ended with a 14-3 win over a declawed No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday, setting up the program for its first top 10 finish since 2013. It was Missouri’s first bowl …

Utah QB Bryson Barnes runs past USC safety Zion Branch during the Utes’ victory over the Trojans the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News It’s been an eventful year for University of Utah sports. There’s seemingly never a dull moment in the athletic department, and this year, the university produced plenty of …

Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas (CFP semifinal) Location: New Orleans Date: 8:45 p.m. ET, Jan. 1 TV: ESPN Line: Texas -4 Total: 63.5 How these teams got here Washington (13-0): The Huskies have been incredible in the two seasons of the Kalen DeBoer era. Washington hired DeBoer from Fresno State after a 4-8 season in 2021 …

Jaylen Heyward never knew his father. He always pushed away Lorenzo Jamal Bell every time the father tried to connect. But the Rockledge safety, who signed to play with UCF last week on National Signing Day, wonders now if that decision was the best choice. He found out a few years ago that his father was killed during a shooting …

Michael Van Buren is an electric quarterback, and the four-star from Maryland is eyeing up the national stage next week when he participates in the Under Armour All-America Game. He is part of a very solid recruiting class that signed with Mississippi State earlier this month. The class of 2024 prospect is coming off a strong senior season at St. …

In what has proven to be a defensive struggle in the first half of the Cotton Bowl, a potential missed fumble recovery by Missouri’s defense may have cost the Tigers their best shot at a scoring opportunity. Cotton Bowl officials ruled that Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown fumbled the ball inside the 10-yard line after a 7-yard sack by Johnny …