Staying unbeaten on the year after a 31-10 win over Michigan State Friday night, the No. 3 Oregon football team will face its most complete foe yet in No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in a Big Ten showdown. The game is set to kick off at 4:30 p.m. “We’re getting to play a great opponent this …
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Vote for the Varsity 845 football players of the week for Oct. 4-5
The Varsity 845 football players of the week polls are online for Oct. 4-5. There will be voting in the large- and small-school divisions. Information was utilized on reports to Varsity 845. Coaches are encouraged to provide their game reports in order for athletes to be chosen; they may also nominate one player from their team by Sunday afternoon. One …
Read More »Penn State football: Short runway means longer trip for Lions
The Penn State football team will leave Thursday from Harrisburg International Airport for its game Saturday at USC. It’s a charter flight that Nittany Lions coach James Franklin would prefer to be making from State College Regional Airport. “We cannot fly out of State College,” Franklin said Monday. “Based on runway length, size of plane, weight of plane (and) fuel …
Read More »Penn State football team is establishing a more physical identity
For a while under coach James Franklin, Penn State was regarded as a finesse team with outstanding speed at its skill positions on offense and among its back seven on defense. That is changing. Over the last few years, the Nittany LIons have built a mightier team dependent on more powerful and deeper offensive and defensive lines. “I think we …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: Notre Dame will land a QB from the portal this offseason
Rivals rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman is joined by Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com, national recruiting director Adam Gorney and Eric Hansen of InsideNDSports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE: The 10 biggest recruiting visits this weekend ***** MORE TRANSFER PORTAL: Latest news | Transfer search | …
Read More »Heisman odds: After a chaotic Week 6, the top two favorites are both non-QBs
The two current favorites to win the Heisman Trophy are not quarterbacks. Thanks to No. 1 Alabama’s loss at Vanderbilt and No. 4 Tennessee’s loss to Arkansas in Week 6, the new frontrunners aren’t players who primarily throw the football. Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty is the new BetMGM favorite at +225 ahead of Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter at +350. …
Read More »First look: Washington State visits Fresno State in teams’ first regular-season meeting in 30 years
Oct. 7—PULLMAN — Here is a first look at Washington State’s road matchup against Fresno State on Saturday evening. What is it? Coming off the first of two bye weeks this season, Washington State will visit Fresno State in the teams’ first regular-season meeting in 30 years. For the Cougars, it’s the second game of a Pac-12/Mountain West scheduling agreement …
Read More »WSU announces kickoff time for homecoming game against Hawaii
Oct. 7—PULLMAN — Washington State has a kickoff time for this season’s homecoming game. WSU’s Oct. 19 home matchup with Hawaii will kick at 12:30 p.m. on The CW, the school announced Monday. For the Cougars (4-1), it will be the third game of a Pac-12/Mountain West scheduling agreement the conferences struck to provide WSU and Oregon State with games …
Read More »Game 6 Wisconsin football two-deep for Rutgers Scarlet Knights
MADISON – A look at the unofficial two-deep for the Wisconsin football team heading into its game against Rutgers, which is 4-1 with a 1-1 mark in the Big Ten. Kickoff is 11 a.m. Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. OFFENSE Quarterback 1 – Braedyn Locke, 6-1, 205, redshirt-soph. 2 – Mabrey Mettauer, 6-4, 230, fr. Running back …
Read More »Multiple flip candidates were on campus for Penn State’s win over UCLA
Penn State remained undefeated by beating UCLA on Saturday, but the sleepy performance didn’t exactly put up a dominating difference on the scoreboard. Not having Nick Singleton available like they expected prior to the game certainly changed some things, and with the massive USC matchup coming up next, it was understandable why they might have just tried to get out …
Read More »Army quarterback Bryson Daily named the top offensive player of week in The American
Army football is making an impression on the American Athletic Conference in more ways than one. Senior quarterback Bryson Daily was named the AAC offensive player of the week for his performance in a 49-7 victory at Tulsa on Saturday. In the first year of conference membership, Daily is the first Army player to be recognized by the AAC for …
Read More »Penn State fans impressed 2026 target with ‘insane’ atmosphere
Last Saturday might have been a lackluster game for Penn State on paper when taking on a poor UCLA team, but it was a huge weekend for the Nittany Lions in terms of recruiting. Plenty of high-profile targets were in Happy Valley to watch Penn State stay undefeated and climb the rankings following the carnage that took place around the …
Read More »Utah waiting on ‘go-ahead’ from medical staff as Cam Rising’s injury enters fifth week
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising (7) warms up before a game against Oklahoma State Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Stillwater, Okla. | Mitch Alcala As the Cam Rising injury saga moves into its fifth week, there’s still not much clarity. Ever since the second week of the season — when Rising dislocated a finger on his throwing hand and suffered a …
Read More »Drew Allar makes top 25 cut for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar remains on the watch list for this year’s Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award after the watch list was trimmed to the top 25 candidates. Joining Allar among the 25 remaining players on the Golden Arm watch list include fellow Big Ten quarterbacks Luke Altmyer (Illinois), Billy Edwards Jr. (Maryland), Dillon Gabriel (Oregon), Will Howard (Ohio …
Read More »Michigan expects to start Jack Tuttle at QB vs. Illinois
Senior quarterback Jack Tuttle is expected to start Michigan’s next game versus Illinois on Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) No. 24 Michigan is expected to start its third quarterback of the season versus No. 22 Illinois on Oct. 19. Head coach Sherrone Moore said on the “Inside Michigan Football” coaches show that he expects Jack Tuttle to get the nod …
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