Utah Utes wide receiver Dorian Singer (3) celebrates a catch for a first down against the Arizona Wildcats in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News No. 16 Utah (4-1, 1-1) at Arizona State (4-1, 1-1) Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT Venue: Mountain America Stadium TV: ESPN Livestream: espn.com/watch Radio: ESPN 700 AM/92.1 …
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Penn State running back Nick Singleton is likely to play against USC
All signs are pointing to Penn State running back Nick Singleton playing against USC Saturday. Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, did not play last week against UCLA because of a leg injury that he suffered against Illinois two weeks ago. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin said Monday that he was very confident that Singleton will be ready for the …
Read More »Andrew Kuluk scores three TDs to lead Perry football in rout of Mount St. Mary
Here are three takeaways from Class 2A Perry’s 41-7 road win over No. 10 Mount St. Mary in Week 6 of the Oklahoma high school football season on Thursday night. More: Oklahoma high school football scores for Week 6: OSSAA schedule, results across the state Perry 41, Mount St. Mary 7 Player of the game: Andrew Kuluk. The Maroons’ star tailback ran …
Read More »Flipped! 4-star WR recruit Daylan McCutcheon flips commitment from Florida St. to Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are keeping one of the state’s best wide receivers home. On Thursday, Lucas Lovejoy 4-star wideout Daylan McCutcheon flipped his commitment from Florida State to the Longhorns. McCutcheon was one of the top remaining targets we discussed in last week’s 2024 Recruiting Review. McCutcheon is ranked No. 96 in the 2025 class by Rivals, No. 134 by …
Read More »Preps Central: Heath Ridenour and David Howes talk coaching, rivalries and more
Oct. 10—They were once rivals. They were recently co-workers. And now they’re matching brain pans again. The high school football scene in the metro area has a familiar tint to it this fall with the return of Heath Ridenour and David Howes to the coaching ranks. Ridenour won three state championships (2015, 2019, 2021) as the Cleveland head coach. Howes …
Read More »Ethan Spiwak breaks Carl Albert football record in rout of Noble
Here are three takeaways from Class 5A top-ranked Carl Albert’s 54-7 win at Noble on Thursday night. More: Oklahoma high school football 2024 season preview: The top players, teams and more Carl Albert 54, Noble 7 Player of the game: Ethan Spiwak. The Carl Albert senior kicker broke the Titans’ program record for most successful career field goals and did …
Read More »Taking a look at WSU’s struggles on defense and what could be behind them
Oct. 10—PULLMAN — Jake Dickert may not be a perfect coach, but he does keep up. In his third full season as Washington State’s head coach, Dickert likes to pride himself on staying fresh and on top of the ways the game is changing. As his team prepares for a road contest against Fresno State this weekend, Dickert understands one …
Read More »With college sports at tipping point, one thing is clear: The SEC and Big Ten are in control of the change that awaits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The two most powerful people in college athletics shared a room here Thursday after an unprecedented joint meeting of their school athletic directors. Seated at a nondescript table before a dozen media members, commissioners Greg Sankey of the SEC and Tony Petitti of the Big Ten answered questions for nearly an hour about the ballyhooed gathering of …
Read More »Memphis football vs USF: Score prediction, scouting report for rescheduled game in Orlando
Memphis football is scheduled to play South Florida this weekend — just not at the same time or place the teams originally expected. The game was rescheduled on Tuesday from Friday night to Saturday afternoon because of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall late Wednesday and caused major flooding and widespread power outages throughout the Tampa area. On Thursday, the American …
Read More »Auburn flips Rivals250 WR Sam Turner away from Georgia Tech
Auburn has been making it tough on four-star wide receiver Sam Turner for weeks. After his official visit over the weekend — another trip back to The Plains — the flip is in. Turner, the No. 38-ranked WR in the Rivals250 out of Decatur (Ga.) Southwest Dekalb High School outside of Atlanta, has switched his commitment from Georgia Tech to …
Read More »Star actress named College Gameday’s guest picker for Oregon vs. Ohio State
Ohio State football is going to be playing at the site of ESPN’s ‘College Gameday’ for the first time this season Saturday when it squares off with No. 3 Oregon. It is likely that it has a few more games in front of the hit show with Penn State and Michigan on its schedule before the end of the year. …
Read More »UCF Knights football game against Cincinnati unchanged after Hurricane Milton
UCF will resume normal campus operations Saturday following Hurricane Milton, and the Knights’ football team will play its Big 12 Conference matchup against Cincinnati as originally scheduled, a university spokesman confirmed to The News-Journal on Thursday night. Kickoff at FBC Mortgage Stadium between the visiting Bearcats (3-2, 1-1) and Knights (3-2, 1-1) is set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday, airing on …
Read More »Texas Tech to wear Patrick Mahomes’ Gladiator brand logo on new uniforms
Patrick Mamhomes played college ball at Texas Tech. He still loves his Red Raiders, and they love the Kansas City Chiefs’ great quarterback. As part of the relationship between the school, adidas and Mahomes, Texas Tech will wear new uniforms when it plays Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes next month. Check them out and what the QB had to say about …
Read More »Hurricane Milton moves USF’s game vs. Memphis to Orlando
USF will host Memphis on Saturday in Orlando. (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) South Florida’s home game against Memphis will now be played in Orlando. The American Athletic Conference announced Thursday that the Bulls’ game would be played at 3:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando instead of at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The …
Read More »Texas football flips another Florida State commit in 4-star WR Daylan McCutcheon
Texas football and Steve Sarkisian continue to pillage Florida State’s 2025 recruiting class. The Longhorns flipped another Seminoles commit on Thursday, when four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon announced via social media that he was joining Texas’ class. The news comes just over a month after Myron Charles, another former FSU pledge, flipped to the Longhorns. Listed at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, …
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