College Football

There were moments in the third quarter where the Plainfield football team seemed poised to pull off the biggest upset of the 2024 season. Trailing by six late in the third quarter, the Panthers had possession at the East Haven 10-yard line late in the third quarter. Then there was an interception on a desperate fourth-down play. Then there was …

Swoop enters the field with the the Utah players before the game against Baylor at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Utah went on to win the game 23-12. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News Utah (4-2, 1-2) vs. TCU (3-3, 1-2) Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT Venue: …

PROVO, Utah — Redshirt sophomore Garret Rangel will get the start as Oklahoma State’s quarterback on Friday night at BYU. Seventh-year senior Alan Bowman had started all six games prior to Friday, but was benched in two of the previous three games. OSU coach Mike Gundy avoided announcing a starter when he spoke to the media earlier in the week. …

Oct. 18—Having split a pair of games against two Football Bowl Subdivision opponents (lost to Oregon, beat Wyoming) and playing six nationally ranked teams in the past seven weeks, Idaho, coming off a 38-7 drubbing at the hands of Montana State, is in desperate need of a bye. Cal Poly isn’t that. But facing the Mustangs (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky …

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 18: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles watches his team play against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half of the game at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 18, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) It’s already a lost season for Florida State. After going 13-0 to …

Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) stands during warmups against the Vanderbilt Commodores at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Entering Week 8 of the 2024 college football season, you could certainly say that we have seen both ups-and-downs from the Alabama Crimson Tide up to this point in the year. After …

Coming off a bye week — and still nursing the wounds of a 27-17 loss at Washington on Oct. 5 — Michigan football will aim to get its 2024 season back on track Saturday with a game at No. 21 Illinois. Even as an NCAA investigation into it remains open, the sign-stealing scandal that followed the Wolverines throughout their run …

Oct. 18—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford Kickoff: Noon (CBS Sports Network) Records: UConn 4-2, Wake Forest 2-4 Last game: UConn beat Temple, 29-20, Saturday; Wake Forest lost to Clemson, 49-14, Saturday Series: UConn trails, 2-1, losing the last meeting 24-10 in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (22 …

Oct 12, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sideline during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The highly anticipated rematch between college football live mascot heavyweights has, unfortunately, been put on hold. With Georgia heading to Austin to face No. 1 Texas in …

. Notre Dame should win in Atlanta against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So say the experts. Your author thinks it will be closer than the experts do, but I, too, expect the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to walk away as winners. Maybe it’s because Georgia Tech is frisky, or maybe it’s the Notre Dame injuries, but …

BLOOMINGTON — Former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is in Bloomington this weekend as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. The network’s flagship college football show will broadcast live outside Memorial Stadium on the South Lawn before Indiana football’s game against Nebraska on Saturday for the program’s first sell out since 2021. It’s only the second time they’ve …

Two-way Heisman Trophy hopeful Travis Hunter will be back in action for Colorado on Saturday when the Buffaloes oppose Arizona in Tucson. Hunter missed the second half of Colorado’s 31-28 loss to then-No. 18 Kansas State last week because of a right shoulder injury. The junior, a standout at wide receiver and cornerback, figures to defend Wildcats All-America candidate receiver …

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 take the field once again this week, as they’re back at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks …

Utah running back Micah Bernard (2) holds his helmet in the air as the team sings Utah Man after their win against Baylor at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News Despite the fact that both teams come into the contest on a …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Ryan Browne should have Purdue football’s quarterback position to himself against No. 2 Oregon, as the Boilermakers’ incumbent starter remains sidelined. Hudson Card is listed as unavailable on Purdue’s Big Ten-mandated status report. He missed last week’s 50-49 overtime loss at Illinois while in concussion protocol. Browne threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns and ran for …