College Football

DALLAS — Deron Brown’s phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. Engrossed in the craziest Saturday that Brown can remember in nearly 30 years working alongside a lifelong friend — ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, who Brown was helping make his 2,000-mile trek from “College GameDay” in Eugene, Oregon, to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas for OU vs. Texas in the Red River Rivalry — …

The OSU football team will continue its season with a Week 8 road game against No. 13-ranked BYU at 9:15 p.m. Friday. OSU (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) is fresh off a bye week following its 38-14 home loss to West Virginia in Week 6. BYU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) earned a 41-19 home win over Arizona in Week 7. Here’s …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks ahead to Michigan football’s road contest against Illinois in a top-25 matchup on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois, on the heels of its first bye week of the season. Michigan Wolverines running back Donovan Edwards scores a touchdown against the Washington Huskies during the second quarter at Husky Stadium on Oct. 5, 2024 in …

Though it didn’t nearly match the chaos of the previous week, Week 7 of the 2024 college football season gave fans across the country some memorable games. Oregon knocked off Ohio State 32-31 at home in a thrilling matchup of top-three teams and newly minted Big Ten counterparts. Top-ranked Texas rolled past Oklahoma 34-3 in an unusually lopsided result by …

As a college football fan, the initial inclination is to recoil at the very idea of our beloved sport getting into bed with a private equity firm and selling its soul for a massive influx of new cash to help fund the expensive impending revenue sharing with athletes. The No. 1 objection you always hear is this: “If a private …

The Texas Tech football team returns to action on Saturday by hosting Baylor (3 p.m., ESPN2) and tickets are still available as the Red Raiders try to become bowl-eligible much earlier than normal. Texas Tech is 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in Big 12 play. The next victory ensures the Red Raiders a spot in the postseason. Want to …

Alabama football had Tennessee’s number during the Nick Saban era. The Crimson Tide lost once to the Volunteers in the Saban era, falling to Tennessee in Knoxville 52-49 during the 2022 season, amounting to 16 wins in 17 seasons. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer’s history with the “Third Saturday in October” rivalry begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Neyland Stadium. Here …

Week 7 of the high school football season saw some strong performances by area teams and players. Who had the best performance? Vote for the top athlete of the week. Voting will be open all week online. LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Caden VanHuis, Holland Christian. More: High school football 2024 coverage – everything you need Here is a little more about …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 against the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Coach Bret Bielema and the No. 21 Illini are coming off a 50-49 overtime victory against Purdue. Illinois, picked to finish 15th in the Big Ten by the …

Week 9 of the high school football season in Georgia brought a sense of normalcy back with a full slate of games after Hurricanes Helene and Milton threw the year off kilter with numerous postponements and cancellations. In the Greater Savannah area, there were a number of notable individual performances. Savannah Christian senior running back Zo Smalls ran for 138 …

An idle week on the field meant an idle week in the US LBM Coaches Poll for Texas A&M football. The Aggies remained at No. 14 in the updated coaches poll released on Sunday morning. They moved up one spot to No. 14 in the AP Poll. After vaulting itself back into the national conversation with a 41-10 win over …

Ohio State fell in the polls after losing at Oregon on Saturday night. In the aftermath of the 32-31 defeat, the Buckeyes dropped two spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press poll and another spot to No. 5 in the US LBM coaches poll. Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) gets …

Are we having fun yet? Well, it’s no barrel of laughs at Florida, where fired-coach-in-waiting Billy Napier still doesn’t grasp that you’re only allowed 11 players for special teams. And they’re feeling glum at Ole Miss, where all that NIL spending bought a defense that collapsed at the close of losses to Kentucky and LSU. And they’re pulling their hair …

Kansas State football was one of just three Big 12 teams to make the cut in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, moving up two spots to No. 17. The Wildcats needed a come-from-behind 31-28 victory at Colorado late Saturday night to make it happen as they improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 with their second …

After a big win over Utah, the Arizona State Sun Devils picked up 39 votes in the Associated Press poll released Sunday morning, but it wasn’t enough to crack the Top 25. Texas and Oregon are Nos. 1-2, with SMU, Illinois, Army, Michigan and Navy the final five. Just outside the Top 25, Vanderbilt and Nebraska were the only schools …