College Football

Wisconsin took down Rutgers 42-7 on Saturday, winning its second consecutive game and improving to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Although the team has now outscored their last two opponents by a combined score of 94-13, it remains on the outside looking in on the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The US LBM Coaches Poll …

Illinois rankings update The Illinois football team is ranked No. 21 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday after a 50-49 overtime win over one-win Purdue. The Illini (5-1) likely will be ranked in this week’s The Associated Press Top 25. That poll is released later Sunday. Illinois vs Purdue: Recap, highlights from wild overtime game The Illini …

CLEMSON — Clemson football rose from No. 11 to No. 9 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday. The Tigers (5-1, 4-0 ACC) received 904 points and did not receive any first-place votes. They are the second-ranked ACC team, finishing behind Miami, which is No. 6 with 1,105 points. Clemson went up in the polls after defeating Wake Forest 49-14 on the road on Saturday at Allegacy Federal …

A college football weekend that more than lived up to its billing produced a measure of clarity atop the US LBM Coaches Poll. There is unanimity of a sort, as every member of the panel has the same first two teams. Texas remains No 1 following a dominant triumph against Red River rival Oklahoma. The Longhorns were voted first on …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vanderbilt football kept rolling with a 20-13 win over Kentucky at Kroger Field on Saturday night. The Commodores (4-2, 2-1 SEC) remained undefeated since their open week, defeating Alabama and then the Wildcats. Before the off week, Vanderbilt had back-to-back heartbreaking losses against Georgia State and then against Missouri in double overtime. Diego Pavia has been better …

Ashton Jeanty has been one of the biggest stars in college football near the midway point of the 2024 season. In a sport in which the highest-profile names are increasingly quarterbacks — a fact reflected by the Heisman Trophy, which quarterbacks have won 12 of the past 14 years — the Boise State junior is something of a throwback, a …

The college football slate in Week 7 was expected to be one of the best of the season, and it delivered. No. 1 Texas stayed undefeated, beating No. 18 Oklahoma 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry. In a pair of closely contested Big 10 games, No. 3 Oregon upset No.2 Ohio State, winning 32-31, and No. 4 Penn State came …

If you were a Penn State fan watching this weekend’s game against USC, you would be forgiven for thinking you have seen this script before. A highly-ranked Penn State team taking on a team with offensive skills, getting off to a slow start and falling behind early has resulted in a disappointing loss and harsh criticism of head coach James …

Oct. 13—A grade card on Ohio State’s 32-31 loss to Oregon in a No. 2 against No. 3 match-up on Saturday night: OFFENSE: B- OSU (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) started the game with a textbook 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended with quarterback Will Howard sneaking for a 1-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. The Buckeyes were equally efficient on …

Colorado and Kansas State played one of the more exciting games of the 2024 college football season late Saturday night, with the teams combining for three touchdowns in the final seven minutes in a back-and-forth 31-28 victory for the No. 19 Wildcats at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. The matchup was just as notable for who wasn’t on the field …

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Chimere Dike was the center of the college football world for a few minutes on Saturday night. The longtime Badger caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Florida backup quarterback D.J. Lagway to tie the Gators’ game against No. 8 Tennessee at 17 with 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Tennessee would go on to win 23-17 in …

It’s time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V. Your vote will determine who will be the Faber Builders Football Athlete of the Week for October 7-13. The players’ credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 8 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page Wednesday morning. Section V Athlete of …

Florida squandered a 10-0 lead and an upset bid as 15.5-point underdogs during a 23-17 overtime loss at Tennessee on Saturday despite the Gators’ best defensive effort of 2024. Billy Napier’s short-yardage play calling remains suspect Facing 4th-and-inches from the Tennessee 18, Napier called a timeout, lined up 6-foot-3, 239-pound DJ Lagway in the shotgun of all places and then …

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) are trending in the right direction after a second consecutive dominant win, this a 42-7 road victory over Rutgers. The team’s two recent wins over Purdue and Rutgers were by a combined margin of 94-13. The performances showed dominance that has yet to be seen under Luke Fickell — which signals substantial growth …

The Southeastern Conference put together a strong showing in Week 7, with several teams either holding onto or improving their SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff odds. In the first rendition of the Red River Rivalry as an SEC regular season game, No. 1 Texas came out with a 34-3 win at the Cotton Bowl against No. 16 Oklahoma. …