College Football

Under the Southern California sun Saturday afternoon, Penn State and USC will face off in a matchup of two of college football’s most decorated and iconic programs. The Nittany Lions and Trojans have met before — including as recently as 2017 in a thrilling 52-49 victory for USC in the Rose Bowl — but for the first time ever, they’ll …

Oct. 12—ADAMS — Fittingly on senior night, the South Jefferson football team kept up the pressure on both sides of the ball on Friday. Just like they’ve been doing all season, the Spartans maintained a steady pace from the start, which paid off in a 48-6 victory over Oswego in a Class B2 Division game on their home turf. “We …

Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns will play the Oklahoma Sooners this Saturday, here’s how to watch. (Tim Warner/Getty Images) No. 18 Oklahoma will visit No. 1 Texas in Dallas this Saturday afternoon for an NCAAF game that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+. Oklahoma and Texas teams have long been rivals in the Big 12, …

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kenny Dillingham screamed through an adrenaline-fueled interview and got caught up in a student mosh pit. The sea of humanity enveloping him, the Arizona State coach and alum joined in, jumping and shouting with the students after Arizona State’s 27-19 victory over No. 16 Utah on Friday night. “I was one of these guys! I was …

2027 cornerback prospect Ashton Alston will visit Tennessee when the Vols host Florida on Saturday. “Excited to be at Rocky Top this weekend,” Alston said. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound cornerback prospect is from Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Alston is a four-star and ranks as the No. 50 overall national prospect in the class of 2027, according to Rivals. He …

Is Quinn Ewers returning for Texas football before Saturday’s Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma? All indications this week have been that Ewers should return to the lineup after sustaining an oblique strain during the Longhorns’ 56-7 win over UTSA on Sept. 14. Ewers missed the last two games, which redshirt freshman Arch Manning earned the start in. REQUIRED READING: …

The Ohio State Buckeyes play the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, here’s how to watch. (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) This weekend, the No. 3 Oregon Ducks will host No. 2 Ohio State in a Big Ten battle that will air on NBC’s Big Ten Saturday Night broadcast. The game will also be streaming on Peacock. Both teams are currently …

MUSTANG — Kaydin Jones figured he would be a playmaker from day one. The four-star Jenks running back learned from who he calls, “the best” — his father — former OU tailback and Jenks football legend Kejuan Jones. With early morning workouts, late-night runs and countless trips to college camps, his dad helped him hone his skills to prepare for …

This weekend, much of the college football world will have its attention fixated on Ohio State’s game at Oregon, a matchup of top-five teams with significant conference title and College Football Playoff ramifications. The Ducks won’t be the only major university in Oregon competing that night. On Saturday, Oregon State will head south to take on Nevada in one of …

One of the bigger overarching questions surrounding Nebraska football entering the season was whether of not Matt Rhule’s reputation of turning around programs from Year 1 to Year 2 would replicate itself again. Through the first six weeks of the college football season, the answer is a resounding yes. At 5-1 overall on the season, the Cornhuskers have already tied …

It’s been a while since South Carolina football has defeated Alabama, however, the Crimson Tide showed they’re beatable last week in a 40-35 loss to Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks, also coming off a 27-3 loss to Ole Miss, are hoping to earn their first victory over Alabama since 2010, when they won 35-21 in Columbia over the then-No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide. …

The upsets that took out four top-10 teams last week in college football turned what appeared to be a mundane slate of games into arguably the most entertaining week of the 2024 season thus far. This Saturday conjures up the opposite initial feeling. It’s a schedule loaded with games many had circled for months, including a marquee matchup created by …

Utah quarterback Cameron Rising warms up before an NCAA college football game against Arizona State, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) | Rick Scuteri For the fourth time in four games, Utah quarterback Cam Rising went through early warmups Friday night with a glove on his hand, then emerged from the locker room for Utah’s final, …

Games with conference positioning implications were played out on Friday night. With that came sensational performances. Here are seven top performers who headlined Boone County high school football on Friday night. If any players deserve mentioning on the list, send statistics and names to Jaden Lewis at JMLewis1@gannett.com. More: Isabella Trim wins Boone County high school Athlete of the Week …

UNLV wide receiver Ricky White III (11) runs downfield as Utah State safety Ike Larsen (6) defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Logan, Utah. | Eli Lucero Another game, the same story for Utah State football. Or was it? Utah State lost to UNLV at home Friday night, 50-34. The …