College Football

It’s that time of the week again, but this one is much bigger. Every week, the day or so before the next Ohio State football game, we have our writers provide a score prediction and short commentary on who will win between the Buckeyes and opponents. Of course, the contest this week is against Michigan, and both sides would love …

It was an awkward exchange that captured the inelegant state of Michigan State football during an ultimately uncomfortable season. After Harlon Barnett’s Spartans lost 42-0 Friday at Ford Field in a defeat that served as a merciless killshot to a calamitous season, the interim head coach faced a veteran reporter who asked what he would tell the person who will …

Florida State Seminoles quarterback Tate Rodemaker (18) talks to his teammates. The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Boston College Eagles 44-14 at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Fsu V Boston College Second005 The Florida State Seminoles, who are still undefeated with an 11-0 record, are set to play their final game of the regular season against the …

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark ruffled feathers back in August when he encouraged coach Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders to “take care of business” during their regular-season finale Friday at No. 7 Texas. The Longhorns clearly didn’t forget the incident, and after blasting Texas Tech 57-7 to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game, they found the …

AUSTIN — The Texas Longhorns got the last laugh on the Texas Tech football program Friday night, at least for the time being. In a 57-7 blowout, seventh-ranked Texas got five field goals from the kicker, four touchdowns from the offense, one touchdown from special teams and even a fluky TD from the defense. The Longhorns handed the Red Raiders …

Rutgers football has one more game to play. In the regular season, that is. The Scarlet Knights will host Maryland today in the teams’ regular-season finale. Both teams enter with a 6-5 record. Rutgers is coming off a 27-6 loss to Penn State, while the Terrapins lost to Michigan 31-24 last week. Maryland has beaten Rutgers in each of the …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s next matchup in its 2023 season is Saturday on the road against Cincinnati. The Jayhawks (7-4, 4-4 in Big 12) are coming off of a loss at home against now-No. 20 Kansas State. The Bearcats (3-8, 1-7 in Big 12) are coming off of a loss on the road against West Virginia. It’ll serve as the …

Oregon defensive back Tysheeem Johnson celebrates a stop as the No. 6 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 16 Oregon State Beavers Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Oregon got its revenge Friday night with a rivalry win against Oregon State. Now the Ducks get their rematch. It’ll be No. 6 Oregon and No. 4 Washington …

HONOLULU — The last game of the season or not? The storylines are simple in this one. The Colorado State football team is playing at Hawaii late, late Saturday night (9 p.m. Mountain kickoff) in the last game of the weekend. If the Rams win it’s not the final game of the season as CSU would earn a bowl trip. …

USATSI No. 7 Texas will make its first appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game since 2018 after securing its spot with an 57-7 win over Texas Tech on Friday night. The outcome avenged Texas Tech’s upset victory over the Longhorns from a year ago and kept UT’s College Football Playoff aspirations alive for another week. The Longhorns will play …

Nov. 19—BOWLING GREEN — The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are ready to go bowling again. WKU became bowl-eligible for the fifth consecutive season under head coach Tyson Helton on a Senior Day Saturday with a 28-23 conquest of visiting Sam Houston State in a back-and-forth Conference USA football game at Houchens/Smith Stadium. Hilltoppers linebacker Desmyn Baker intercepted Keegan Shoemaker’s fourth-and-goal pass …

3rd Quarter Report Fortunes may be turning around for New Mexico after losing three in a row. They have jumped out to a 18-14 lead against Fresno State. New Mexico took a bit hit to their ego last Saturday, so a win here would be a pleasant pick-me-up. New Mexico came into the contest with some extra motivation after the …

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Florida football sophomore quarterback Max Brown said he has taken the “one play away” mentality into each game this season since earning the backup role in fall camp. So, Brown said there were no jitters when he replaced injured Florida Gators starting quarterback Graham Mertz late in the third quarter on Saturday night before a raucous crowd …

The College Football Playoff picture could not be more difficult to predict as we enter the final week of the regular season with five teams from Power Five conferences currently  undefeated with 11-0 records. Luckily, projecting the new AP Top 25 poll is a bit easier as those rankings are not limited to just four spots, but the Week 12 …

Back on October 14, Notre Dame welcomed an undefeated and 10th ranked USC team to South Bend. The Irish were coming off a disappointing and embarrassing loss at Louisville while although flawed defensively, USC was thinking they may be crashing the College Football Playoff party. We all know that Notre Dame dominated that night with a 48-20 victory. The Irish …