College Football

DALTON – Senior Matthew Heatwole will remember Week 6 forever. “(He) had 9.5 sacks when we played Northwestern,” Dalton coach Ray Leek said. Yes, you read that correctly — NINE AND A HALF. “He’s coming on strong,” Leek said. “He’s a great lineman on both sides of the ball, and someone that we really count on and lean on when …

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr. makes his predictions for some of the top uncommitted prospects in the state of Florida. THIS SERIES: Commitment predictions for five top Midwest prospects | Southeast prospects | Mid-South FACT OR FICTION: Javion Hilson could recommit to Florida State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

Memphis football’s game against South Florida scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CST is still on, Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said Thursday. Silverfield, appearing on “Sports 56 Mornings with Greg and Eli,” with hosts Greg Gaston and Eli Savoie, said it was still “full steam ahead” for the game in Tampa even after Hurricane Milton brought significant rainfall and flooding …

ESPN’s “College GameDay” is heading to a town that will be at the center of the Week 7 college football schedule: Eugene, Oregon. With a No. 2-vs.-No. 3 matchup on the docket, college football’s top pregame show with Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit is returning to Memorial Quad on Oregon’s campus for Saturday’s Big Ten heavyweight …

This is a simple exercise, OK? Take a look at the US LBM Coaches Poll. The first three teams in the poll – Texas, Ohio State and Oregon – are using transfer quarterbacks. Five of the top 10 teams, and 11 of the top 25 have starting quarterbacks who transferred from another school. Two of the four teams in last …

It’ll be nearly impossible for Week 7 to come close to Week 6. Just last weekend, four top-10 teams lost on the road. No. 1 Alabama lost at Vanderbilt, No. 4 Tennessee fell at Arkansas, No. 9 Missouri was blown out at No. 25 Texas A&M and No. 10 Michigan lost its national title game rematch at Washington. We’re going …

Offseason gambles have paid off in a big way for No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon, who meet on Saturday in a Big Ten clash pitting two of the best teams and best offenses in the Bowl Subdivision. Both teams exited last season looking for a new starting quarterback. Current Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord left Ohio State last …

UCLA offensive lineman Niki Prongos sets set at the line of scrimmage during a game against Oregon at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 28. (Brooke Sutton / Getty Images) In high school, Niki Prongos would hear the play call and wonder what it meant. When he got to UCLA, the offensive lineman went over the playbook and heard teammates talking …

Ligonier Valley’s John Jablunovsky finished tantalizingly close to the 1,000 rushing-yard milestone in this past week’s victory at Charleroi. The senior running back enters the Rams’ Week 8 game Friday at South Park (6-1) with 999 rushing yards this season. Ligonier Valley is 3-4. Area stat leaders “He’s one yard shy of 1,000. After the game, we didn’t realize how …

The Chip Kelly era at Oregon was a short but thrilling ride for Duck fans. Kelly, now the offensive coordinator for No. 2 Ohio State, came to Oregon for that same role on Mike Bellotti’s staff in 2007, and two years later he was named Bellotti’s replacement. From 2009 to 2012, Kelly and the Ducks captivated the college football world …

STILLWATER — After six games, Oklahoma State’s first bye week of the season is here. Let’s call it the mid-term break. And with that, let’s hand out some mid-term grades. This probably goes without saying, but mom won’t be hanging this report card on the fridge. The Cowboys are 3-3 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 play. They had climbed …

Members of Maryland football’s defense might have forgiven, but they haven’t forgotten. On Oct. 28 last year, Northwestern stunned the Terps, 33-27. Wildcats quarterback Brendan Sullivan enjoyed a career day in passing yards (265) and threw two touchdown passes to hand Maryland its third of four straight losses and added stress to a potential bid for a bowl game appearance. …

Ezekiel Elliott’s NFL career has come full circle. The former Ohio State running back was selected fourth overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2016 NFL draft. He spent seven years there before joining the New England Patriots for a season and returned to Dallas in April as a free agent. Over that time, he’s recorded 9,002 rushing yards and …

As we just learned during what was expected to be a relatively mundane week of college football games, some results are impossible to see coming even for the so-called experts. Your intrepid panel presses on, however, to a Week 7 slate featuring three Top 25 showdowns. Headlining the weekend is the first major test in its new conference for No. …

Sep 21, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; James Madison Dukes quarterback Alonza Barnett III (14) reacts in the second quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Get ready for an exciting week 7 of the college football season, continuing on Thursday with three thrilling matchups. Coastal Carolina ignites the night’s action against James Madison and UTEP …