College Football

The tight end position has been an important part of Penn State’s offense in recent years, sending multiple players to the NFL during that time. Mike Gesecki, Pat Freiermuth, Brenton Strange, and Theo Johnson have all been drafted inside the first four rounds over the last half a decade. That trend looks to continue with senior tight end Tyler Warren. …

Oct 9, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen looks on against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Over the last month, analysts have dropped their SEC predictions in hopes of filling the void until the games kick off this weekend. Former SEC head coach …

The Oklahoma high school football season is right around the corner but while you wait for Week 0 kickoff, we’re asking readers to vote on their favorite team in each class. Washington has played in the last four Class 2A championship games, winning the past two over Millwood. This year the class has split into two divisions. Class 2A-I will be tough …

Saturday marks the unofficial start of the 2024 college football season, although most teams across the FBS landscape won’t be in action. Saturday’s schedule — headlined by No. 10 Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Dublin — marks the first day of college football for the year. It will only include a select few games, however, as most teams will …

Veteran assistant Kenny Perry is a man of many hats on the Texas Tech football staff. As associate head coach, he’s a right-hand man of sorts to Joey McGuire, interesting considering they used to snipe at each other across the field as high-school coaches of rival programs. As Tech running backs coach, Perry led the position room that produced a …

Arkansas football opens the 2024 season Thursday with an in-state matchup against Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB) at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock (6:30 p.m., ESPNU). This will be the second time the Razorbacks and Golden Lions have squared off on the gridiron. The Hogs enter the campaign with a head coach on the hot seat. Sam Pittman, coming off a …

On Saturday, Florida State will kick off its much-anticipated 2024 football season. Over the years, the Seminoles have started their season in a number of different locations. Usually, it’s at home, inside the sunny and steamy confines of Doak Campbell Stadium in late August or early September. In other instances, like against LSU each of the previous two seasons, it …

The Illinois Fighting Illini are college football’s version of a Rorschach test. Those who are optimistic see opportunity and a likely bowl game. The pessimists see danger lurking. The truth is probably somewhere in between. Such is predicting the outcome of the Fighting Illini season in the new-look Big Ten Conference for 2024. Nearly every expert prognosticator picks Illinois to …

Wanna remember some guys? College football is back. The Week 0 slate includes Florida State versus Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, and ACC-newcomer SMU versus Nevada on Saturday. If you really, truly want to test your mettle, Hawai’i and Delaware State grace TV screens at 11 p.m. CT. Then, it’s five short days until No. 11-ranked Missouri football kicks off …

Screenshot and store for future ridicule, if you must. Yes, I’m sticking my neck on the line and attempting to predict the future ahead of Missouri football’s 2024 season, which kicks off with a game against Murray State at 7 p.m. Thursday on Faurot Field in Columbia. So, here are four bold predictions for the upcoming season, ranging from playoff …

Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where everyone makes the playoffs! Well, not everyone, but, for the first time, 12 schools will be playing in college’s postseason and this is how it will work. Get ready for a new look college football. New conference layout The realignment dust has finally settled and the conference makeups look a whole lot …

MARION — Pleasant showed it will be a team to reckon with in 2024 after opening the season at North Union and winning 44-0 Friday night. As the scoreboard demonstrated, the Spartans dominated in all phases. Pleasant’s offense rolled up 402 total yards, while its defense held the Wildcats to just four yards rushing and 25 yards of offense all …

The College Football Playoff has expanded ahead of the 2024 season. But the pool of realistic national title contenders is still pretty small. Per BetMGM’s odds, four teams have odds at or better than +850 to win the national title. Georgia is the favorite at +300, ahead of Ohio State at +325. Oregon is set at +700, while Texas sits …

SHELBY — Brayden DeVito has some new friends this year. With the graduation of record-setting receiver Issaiah Ramsey, Shelby’s quarterback is breaking in some new pass-catchers for the Whippets. WARRIOR GRIT: Ontario overcomes early adversity, beats Richland County rival Lexington in Week 1 If Friday night is any indication, Shelby’s offense will be just fine. DeVito passed for 402 yards …

MARION — The Marion-area’s high school football teams opened the season on Friday night, and now it is time to kick off the season with the first player of the week poll. Here are the nominees for the initial Marion Star Football Player of Week 1 Poll as voting will continue through early Tuesday morning at MarionStar.com and its app. …