College Football

You might have heard earlier this week that Washington State and Oregon State won a court ruling which enables the two schools to be the only current board members of the Pac-12 Conference. The so-called “2-Pac” is moving closer to having control of the Pac-12’s funds, though an appeals process and more court hearings will occur before the Cougars and …

One of the more interesting debates that’s come up over the last few weeks is regarding one-loss teams in the nation, and which schools should be ranked ahead of others when you look at resumes. Largely, the conversation has been in regards to the Oregon Ducks, Alabama Crimson Tide, and Texas Longhorns. While Texas has the best win of the …

The NFL likes to style itself America’s sport, and sure, the NFL is what America would like to be: all-encompassing, inescapable, and brand-managed with military precision. But with all due respect to The Shield, the sport that most clearly mirrors America isn’t the NFL, but rather its rambunctious, troublemaking, the-car-is-in-a-tree younger brother. Here, I’ll prove it. Picture a college football …

The Oklahoma Sooners rushing attack has been an up-and-down ride in 2023. At times they’ve looked ready to breakout and sometimes it hasn’t held up its end of the bargain for one of the best offenses in the country. However, in recent weeks, it’s begun to come together. Over their last three games, the Sooners have averaged 212 yards per …

Illinois quarterback John Paddock is a great college football story. The kind that only seems to happen in this sport. Paddock began his career at Ball State in 2018 and rarely played before earning the starting job in 2022. After a modest season, Paddock transferred to Illinois as a walk-on. His grandfather and other family members having once played for …

Nov. 16—The No. 6 Idaho football team wraps up its regular season with the “Battle of Domes” rivalry game against Idaho State at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome (SWX/ESPN+). Last week, the Vandals (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky) fell 31-29 to Weber State after winning five of their last six games. In that one, Wildcats redshirt freshman …

Former UCLA quarterback Cade McNown and the Bruins have struggled since a 1998 win over USC. Clockwise from top: McNown; Ka’imi Fairbarin missing the 52-yard field goal against Stanford in 2012 Pac-12 title game; Miami’s Edgerinn James running through UCLA defenders on Dec. 5, 1988; former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell; former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel; current UCLA coach Chip Kelly; …

As another college football season winds down over the next few weeks, hundreds of Football Bowl Subdivision coaches will be thinking about their next career moves. And many will be in line for a pay raise. As part of its annual review of assistant coach compensation, USA TODAY Sports identified seven assistants across the FBS who are likely to see …

STILLWATER — In assessing what went wrong for the Oklahoma State offense last Saturday, answers were many. Virtually nothing went right for the Cowboys in the 45-3 loss at Central Florida. Inept run game. Turnovers. Pouring rain. While those three issues are uncommon for the Cowboys this year, the Orlando experience shined a light on something that could be more …

Things to know about Bert Auburn. You know Bert Auburn, arguably one of the best 10 players on the Texas football team. Or maybe you don’t know Bert Auburn, one of the most clutch kickers in all of college football. Did you know that he was a walk-on? “Yeah, he was a walk-on like me,” Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe said. …

Oklahoma will play its last road game as a Big 12 member on Saturday. Brent Venables leads his team to scenic Provo, Utah, where they take on the BYU Cougars as they scrap to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive. For Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), it’s somewhat funny that their last road game as a founding Big 12 …

247Sports Georgia’s top-ranked 2024 class received another major boost with the addition of four-star defensive lineman Nasir Johnson, who flipped his commitment from Florida to the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Johnson had been committed to the Gators since June but now heads to its rival instead.  Johnson is a big-time recruit, rated the No. 75 overall player in the Top247 and …

Penn State football and coach James Franklin will look to salvage what remains of their 2023 regular season with a game Saturday against Rutgers at Beaver Stadium. If history is any indication, things will go just fine for the No. 12 Nittany Lions. There is no team in the Big Ten — not even Maryland, whom Penn State leads 42-3-1 …

Eli Drinkwitz knows the program was meddling with mediocrity. But those dismal days are just about done, as no matter how the remainder of the season goes, the Mizzou football coach sees a newfound national respect for his Tigers. “We’ve kind of been stuck there in that middle, and now obviously this year we’re not,” Drinkwitz said. “And obviously we’ve …

His schedule is suddenly freed up, but no, don’t count on it. You won’t see Jimbo Fisher in Tallahassee Saturday. Sure, it’s a 10-year anniversary, and as part of Senior Day, Florida State is saluting members of its 2013 national championship football team. The one coached by Jimbo Fisher, remember? Now that he’s lost his designated parking spot outside Texas …