College Football

Last season it was NC State planting a flag at midfield in Kenan Stadium after upsetting the Tar Heels to close out the regular season. North Carolina took note of that along with Dave Doeren’s comments to the media before the game as well. With that on their mind, North Carolina still came out flat on Saturday against the Wolfpack …

Former BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, right, congratulates BYU’s JJ Nwige during drills before the Blue-White scrimmage at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Grimes, who has spent the past three seasons as Baylor’s offensive coordinator, has reportedly been fired by the school after a 3-9 season. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Jeff Grimes’ time as …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football quarterback Dexter Williams is entering his name into the transfer portal. Williams announced his decision on Sunday with a post on social media in the wake of IU firing coach Tom Allen. The fall window for FBS football players to enter their name into the portal runs from Dec. 4 to Jan. 2, 2024. “After thorough …

The 2023 college football season has come to a close, and now all eyes now turn towards the postseason, which starts this weekend with a loaded slate of conference championship games. Starting on Friday night, teams from all over the country will face off with both league pride and College Football Playoff berths on the line.  With such a loaded …

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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football players were lifting athletic director Zac Selmon on to their shoulders. Fans of the maroon and white faithful were clanging their cowbells at George M. Bryan Airport. The band was playing the hits commonly heard at Davis Wade Stadium. The occasion for the gathering? The arrival of MSU’s newly named football coach and former Oklahoma …

Indiana has fired football coach Tom Allen, the school announced on Sunday. The move to part ways with Allen comes in the wake of a 35-31 loss to rival Purdue on Saturday as the Hoosiers limped to a 3-9 record in the 2023 season. The loss put a stamp on the third consecutive losing season for the program under Allen. …

In the college football world, it was rivalry weekend for much of the country, and the Cincinnati Bengals were present at what was the biggest game that has taken place this season to this point. The Bengals had a scout at the Ohio State-Michigan game in which the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes for the third straight season, this time by …

The North Carolina Tar Heels ended the 2023 regular season on a disappointing note with back-to-back losses to Clemson and NC State on the road. While an 8-4 record and a bowl appearance isn’t awful, this team had high hopes after starting 6-0 and reaching No. 10 in the polls. That all went away with losses to Virginia and Georgia …

After two years with the University of Utah, Nate Johnson has informed the staff that he will be entering his name into the transfer portal. According to the 247Sports consensus, Johnson was a four-star quarterback in the 2022 class, and the 16th highest graded player at his position. Johnson redshirted as a freshman, but saw a more involved role as …

Mississippi State has hired Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as its next football coach, the school announced on Sunday. Lebby oversaw the Big 12’s top-ranked offense during the 2023 regular season, his second in Norman, as the Sooners posted a 10-2 record under second-year coach Brent Venables. Lebby is being hired on a five-year deal, according to ESPN.  Lebby, 39, replaces Zach …

The Oklahoma Sooners will have an offensive coordinator position to fill with the departure of Jeff Lebby to Mississippi State. It was announced Sunday evening that Lebby agreed to a five-year deal to become the Bulldogs next head coach. Mississippi State is coming off of a 5-7 season in which they went 1-7 in SEC play. Lebby takes over a …

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State football has hired Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as its next coach, the team announced Sunday. Lebby ends a search that has been ongoing since Zach Arnett’s firing on Nov. 13. The 39-year-old Lebby is the 36th coach in program history. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the deal is five years in length. “Being the …

Just like on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the news poured in Saturday from locations across the country, with places like Lafayette, La.; Norfolk, Va.; Pasadena, Calif.; and, finally, Honolulu delivering their final totals. No, it wasn’t election night, but rather the final day of major college football’s regular season. While the blue bloods jockeyed for …

DETROIT − It’s all still out there for this Michigan football team. But then that’s been true on this day twice before, and when the Wolverines stepped beyond the Big Ten and onto the national college football stage, they discovered they weren’t ready. Especially the first time, two years ago, when U-M snapped its losing streak against Ohio State, thumped …