College Football

J.J. McCarthy is returning to Ann Arbor. Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore told ABC7’s Brad Galli on Monday that the Wolverines’ national championship quarterback will be back inside The Big House as an honorary captain for Michigan’s Week 10 game vs. No. 1 Oregon. “J.J. will be back,” Moore told Galli. “J.J. McCarthy will be an honorary captain and got …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – OCTOBER 26: BJ Mayes #20 of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrates with teammates after an interception in the second half against the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field on October 26, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) We’re all friends here, so I can be honest with you, right? Week 9 of the …

GAINESVILLE — Playing football as a kid in Jacksonville, Jack Pyburn grew up around the Florida-Georgia game and came to appreciate the rivalry’s magnitude. “I’ve been to that game my entire life,” the Gators’ edge rusher said Monday. “It’s where I’m from. It’s my home. “That game, it meant everything.” Some things never change. The stakes will be high when …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) runs the ball during the first half against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images It’s no secret that the offense for the Oklahoma Sooners this season has been bad. It’s the worst unit OU has fielded on that side of the ball since …

Dec 4, 2021; Atlanta, GA; Detailed view of the SEC logo on the field before the SEC championship game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The big game in the SEC in Week 9 was Texas A&M vs LSU for sole possession of first place in the SEC rankings. After a …

Florida State football has had an ever-spinning carousel of starting offensive linemen this season. In the 36-14 loss to Miami on Saturday, the Seminoles started the seventh different offensive line group of the season. Harvard transfer Jacob Rizy started the game at left guard as Darius Washington missed the game with an injury. The Seminoles’ offensive line has struggled this …

Entering a bye week, Texas football is staring down the final third of its regular season. But coach Steve Sarkisian pointed out Monday that, for the Longhorns to achieve their goal of winning the national title, they’ll need to play at least eight more games. Sarkisian familiarized himself with the grind of a 16-game season when he coordinated the Atlanta …

Mike Elko says he’s got nothing but respect for Jimbo Fisher, and you didn’t hear what you thought you heard. “I appreciate who he is, everything that he’s done,” Elko, the Texas A&M’s first-year coach, said of Fisher on Monday. Elko, during his regularly scheduled news conference, rebuffed the idea that a comment he made Saturday night after the Aggies’ …

Michigan State’s Jordan Turner participates in a drill during the Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football will be without one of its key defensive players for the first half vs. Indiana on Saturday. Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith confirmed on Monday that linebacker Jordan Turner will be out for the …

Sep 14, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) is greeted by offensive lineman Tyler Booker (52) after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images After the team’s impressive 34-0 win over the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, Alabama Crimson Tide starting left …

EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith had about 38 hours to digest the aftermath of his first indoctrination into the Michigan State vs. Michigan football rivalry, and the benches-clearing scuffle that ensued at the final whistle of the 117th meeting Saturday night at Michigan Stadium. Smith, who played and coached at Oregon State, had strong words Monday afternoon. “We will not …

Former Alabama Football Coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban on the set of ESPN’s College Game Day, at the University of Texas on the South Mall, ahead of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. Throughout the 2024 college football season so far, former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has been one …

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban walks onto the field before the SEC Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports If you have watched any college football this season, then one thing that you have likely realized is that the SEC seems to be a …

EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith remained measured in his response to the on-field fight that occurred in the final seconds of Michigan State football’s loss Saturday at Michigan. He left the stern words for his athletic director. Alan Haller on Monday said the Big Ten is looking into the altercation that began with 25 seconds remaining in the Wolverines’ 24-17 …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – OCTOBER 26: Head coach Brian Kelly of the LSU Tigers watches on the sideline in the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on October 26, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) LSU is headed into the bye week on a sour note. After winning six in a row, …