College Football

Colorado Buffaloes superfan Peggy Coppom, age 99, had an extraordinary year after forming an unlikely friendship with football coach Deion Sanders. Editor’s note: We see the joy in sports all year. This seven-part series was created to share some of the memorable, happy, heartfelt and inspiring moments from USA TODAY’s reporters and columnists.  Colorado Buffaloes superfan Peggy Coppom, age 99, …

HOUSTON — When T.J. Rushing graduated from Pauls Valley High School in the spring of 2002, he had a lot of ideas about what his future might hold, but coaching football wasn’t one of them. Over the next six years, football would provide him with an education at Stanford and a Super Bowl title with the Indianapolis Colts in the …

Since the NCAA began offering an extra year of eligibility to players affected by the Covid-disrupted 2020 season, the Texas Tech football team has benefited each year. The Red Raiders will do so again next season. Defensive edge player Steve Linton, defensive tackle Quincy Ledet, linebacker Bryce Ramirez and defensive backs Bralyn Lux and Cameron Watts all are staying for …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde run through the remaining bowl games for the second part of this year’s Bowl Bonanza. Check out part one of the Bowl Bonanza here. The guys snake their picks against the spread for all of the post-Christmas …

We knew Florida State wasn’t going to be a member of the ACC in 2036, judging by its recent bluster. But what occurred Friday in a streamed board of regents meeting — FSU announcing an unprecedented lawsuit against its own conference — was bad off-Broadway theater. That bluster now has more definition, sure. Florida State is suing to extricate itself …

As the nation’s top quarterback prospect, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Dylan Raiola will have his own trading card. Just in time for Nebraska football fans to put on their holiday gift list. A five-star quarterback from Buford High School (Buford, Georgia), Raiola made a late – and rather monumental – flip from Georgia to Nebraska during the early …

The Eastern Michigan Eagles had a chance to get their licks in against South Alabama Saturday during the 68 Ventures Bowl. Unfortunately for them, winding up on the wrong side of the 59-10 final score left one Eagles player, graduate defensive back Korey Hernandez, seeking another one that resulted in a sucker punch against the opposition well after the final …

Florida State is planning its exit from the Atlantic Coast Conference with being left out of the College Football Playoff as the last straw. After the board of trustees met last week to discuss an exit, talks about others schools also leaving have started to heat up. And that potentially includes North Carolina. College football insider Pete Thamel wrote on …

Throughout December, Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin has persuaded multiple talented prospects to switch from Texas A&M Maroon & White to Rebels Cardinal Red & Navy Blue. According to a report from 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, former Aggies sophomore defensive lineman Walter Nolen has chosen Ole Miss as his next destination via the NCAA Transfer …

Southern Miss football has a new vacancy on its coaching staff. The Golden Eagles will no longer have quarterbacks coach Jordy Joseph, who is leaving to become the running backs coach at Houston for the 2024 season, a source confirmed Sunday to The Hattiesburg American. The source requested anonymity because no formal announcement has been made. Joseph will team up …

Three Power Five teams will be in action during the Saturday, Dec. 23 bowl schedule, but it’s a Group of Five matchup that might be the most intriguing. Air Force and James Madison meet in the Armed Forces Bowl at 3:30 p.m. ET, and James Madison, coming off an 11-1 season, is the 1-point favorite in the latest college football …

The LSU Tigers just wrapped up the early signing period for the 2024 recruiting class. The Tigers are currently ranked as the No. 11 class by 247Sports and the No. 9 class according to On3. We won’t know who will be signing this year until February when the final national signing day rolls around. With all of that being said, …

A Merry Christmas to you and yours! I can’t say thank you enough to the staff here at Fighting Irish Wire for putting in the hours and effort that they do each week and for the viewers that make this all click. We grew our viewership in 2023 and am already looking forward to 2024. We will pause to be …

The Northern Illinois Huskies (6-6) look to end their losing streak in bowl games when they take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6) on Saturday in the 2023 Camellia Bowl. Northern Illinois has made seven straight bowl appearances without recording a victory after defeating Arkansas State 38-20 in the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl. That triumph gave the Huskies a 7-1 …

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football’s transfer portal class just transformed from noteworthy to fearsome. Walter Nolen, a Texas A&M transfer and the top-ranked player in the portal according to 247Sports, committed Sunday to play for the Rebels, according to his post on social media. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Nolen was a versatile asset for the Aggies last season along the …