College Football

Things change quickly in the SEC. Two weeks ago, Alabama was ranked No. 1 in the nation and Tennessee No. 4, and their traditional rivalry game — called “Third Saturday in October,” and you can probably guess when it’s scheduled — was setting up to be a battle not just for SEC dominance, but national preeminence. Well, Vanderbilt and Arkansas …

JAMM AQUINO /JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Rainbow Warriors coach Timmy Chang is 0-13 when his team scores 17 points or fewer, compared to 10-9 when scoring more than 17 points. 1 /2 JAMM AQUINO /JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Rainbow Warriors coach Timmy Chang is 0-13 when his team scores 17 points or fewer, compared to 10-9 when scoring more than 17 points. BRIAN LOSNESS …

Oct 12, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) runs with the ball during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs play the No. 1 Texas Longhorns is Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the Georgia-Texas game …

Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator Seth Littrell before the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Every game is a must-win game during a college football season. Even with the expanded playoff, there still isn’t much margin for error for teams that have aspirations of playing …

Oct. 18—Bob Asmussen has been covering Illinois football at The News-Gazette for 35 years and wrote a book about the history of the program. Here is his list of the 10 best Illinois plays at Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1924. Feel free to disagree: Oct. 18, 1924. Red Grange opening kickoff return against Michigan. Took the ball at …

Decommitments have started to shake up the recruiting landscape, and even programs like Georgia are feeling the effects. Late Thursday, 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis, a top prospect from Nashville Christian (TN), announced he was reopening his recruitment and stepping away from his pledge to the Bulldogs. In a statement, Curtis expressed appreciation for the Georgia staff but emphasized the importance …

Notre Dame linebacker Drayk Bowen (34) tackles Stanford running back Chris Davis Jr. (5) during a NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend. As Notre Dame football does every Friday before a game, it has dropped its hype trailer as they prepare to face off against …

Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns. For more than a decade, as Texas flirted with returning to its former status as one of college football’s elite programs, it was one of the most popular questions in the sport. Are the Longhorns finally back? For just as long, the answer stayed the same: No. That changed in 2023, when Texas went …

. Saturday will mark the 107th meeting between Tennessee and Alabama football. The Third Saturday in October contest is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Neyland Stadium (ABC). Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is playing for his second win over the Crimson Tide. Tennessee and Heupel defeated Alabama, 52-49, in Nick Saban’s final game at Neyland Stadium on Oct. …

It may be old news but still worth mentioning some of the details of Oregon’s thrilling 32-31 victory last week over Ohio State. It was our only trip in nine years to Eugene and the atmosphere at Autzen Stadium did not disappoint. A raucous crowd throughout reached a crescendo when time ran out on the Buckeyes, as they were threatening …

AUSTIN, Texas — Striding out of his office on Thursday afternoon, Chris Del Conte is on the way to another meeting. Such is life this week for the athletic director of the country’s richest athletic department. This meeting, like many of the rest this week, is focused on logistics related to Saturday’s big home game: No. 1 Texas vs. No. …

Oklahoma Sooners place kicker Tyler Keltner (98) kicks a field goal during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-2 entering week eight …

Who: Edward Waters University (1-5) vs. Savannah State (2-4). When: 6 p.m. Saturday. Where: Nathaniel Glover Community Field & Stadium. The skinny: Mired in a five-game losing skid, the Tigers return from their bye week with the penultimate home game of the regular season. … Edward Waters has struggled in run defense, allowing 184.7 yards per game on the ground. …

. 2027 cornerback prospect Joshua Dobson will visit Tennessee when the Vols host Alabama on Saturday, according to Tom Loy of 247Sports. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound cornerback prospect is from Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Dobson is a four-star and ranks as the No. 44 overall national prospect in the class of 2027. He also ranks as …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 28: Head coach Billy Napier of the Florida Gators (L) shakes hands with Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs (R) after a game at EverBank Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Four-star defensive tackle Jeremiah McCloud is projected to flip his commitment with the Florida Gators to …