College Football

ABC had two of college football’s top Week 8 matchups and, as could be expected, the TV ratings for each game yielded huge numbers. Saturday’s marquee primetime matchup between then-No. 5 Georgia and No. 1 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET drew an average of 12.9 million viewers with a peak at 14.1 million, according to ESPN. That’s the highest audience …

Penn State football’s long-awaited Beaver Stadium showdown with the Ohio State Buckeyes will, indeed, kick off at noon on Nov. 2, after all. Officials from the Big Ten and FOX announced time and TV schedules for next weekend’s games on Monday − including the potential top-five matchup between coach James Franklin’s undefeated Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) and the …

Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images A topic that has been speculated across the fanbase after the program’s loss at Tennessee this past Saturday has been the status of Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe, in …

Mack Sutter made his back to Champaign this past weekend. The four-star Dunlap tight end, part of the class of 2026, was at Memorial Stadium for the Fighting Illini’s 21-7 win over Michigan on Saturday. He was featured in a Rivals video with another four-star Illinois recruit JC Anderson of Mt. Zion, posted Saturday night on X.com, formerly Twitter. Sutter …

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium Ohio State had the week off from games after the heartbreaking loss to Oregon. An extra week to lick its wounds, heal some bumps and bruises, and …

Texas Longhorns linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. (37) celebrates a play in the third quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. After losing 30-15 to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, the Longhorns have been in a rankings free fall. No. 1 just days ago, the Horns are now …

Oct. 21—A perfect night weather-wise for football had offenses humming across the Miami Valley in Week 9 of the high school football season. Huge numbers were put up all across the area, including 400-yard passing nights and multiple 200-yard rushing and receiving games, but a record-breaking performance tops our list this week. Here are the top 10 individual performances from …

Last week, Missouri football was a consensus outsider among national bowl prognosticators. Did a dramatic win over Auburn — securing bowl eligibility as it was MU’s sixth victory of the season — do anything to change the forecasters’ minds? The voters in the AP and coaches poll both dropped Mizzou (6-1, 2-1 SEC) in the rankings after its 21-17, comeback win …

So what’s more important: Referees getting a call correct? … or … Referees not deviating from the set procedure to overturn a call, especially if it might reward bad fan behavior and thus incentivize future bad fan behavior? What we do know is that Georgia defeated Texas, 30-15, on Saturday in Austin, but the post-game debate went far beyond the …

Damion Ramos 34 kicks the point after as the LSU Tigers take on the South Alabama Jaguars at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. LSU went on the road and handled a tough SEC opponent coming into the game with momentum as it dispatched Arkansas 34-10 to take back the Golden Boot for the third year …

Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports Michigan Football is looking to right the ship after a brutal start to the 2024 college football season. The Wolverine are 4–3 on the season so far, with arrival regain coming up against Michigan State on Saturday. The most difficult stretch of the season begins now, with three of the final games coming against ranked teams. …

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables walks off he field after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Texas one 34-3. The Oklahoma Sooners made the difficult decision to part ways with offensive coordinator and play caller Seth Littrell on Sunday …

AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Texas Longhorns fans throw bottles onto the field after a defensive pass interference call overturned an interception against the Georgia Bulldogs during the third quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. The call was reversed giving Texas the ball. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) For Georgia  Bulldogs fans …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti told reporters on Monday that quarterback Kurtis Rourke is expected to return this season but said little else about the injury he suffered against Nebraska. Rourke’s hand hit the helmet of an opposing player on a passing attempt in the second quarter of a 56-7 win over Nebraska. He came back into the …

Oct. 21—Tennessee. No team climbed more this week in the poll than Josh Heupel’s Volunteers, who moved up four spots after a win against Alabama. Tennessee is definitely in the hunt for the College Football Playoff and a shot at the SEC title. But it put itself in the hole with a shocking loss at Arkansas. Knocking off the Crimson …