College Football

Auburn football dropped its third-straight game on Saturday, falling to the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, 31-13. Auburn’s position in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank was already low, and it continued to drop after its most recent loss. Heading into the bye week, Auburn checks in at No. 82 in Paul Myerberg’s weekly rankings, down one spot from last …

Ole Miss cruised to a 27-3 victory over South Carolina on Saturday, but that was far from the biggest storyline to emerge from the Rebels’ Week 6 victory. Late in the game between the Rebels and Gamecocks, South Carolina freshman edge defender Dylan Stewart – one of the most highly sought-after players in the 2024 recruiting class – sacked Ole …

Vanderbilt football won the last game it played in Lexington, Ky., and won the biggest game in program history Saturday. The Commodores (3-2, 1-1 SEC) are fresh off their upset of Alabama and now head to Kroger Field to face Kentucky (3-2, 1-2). The Wildcats are coming off an idle week after pulling an upset of their own over Ole …

INDIANAPOLIS – A miserable 52-6 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday intensified scrutiny of the Purdue football program’s direction under coach Ryan Walters. The product on the field has arguably hit rock bottom, ranking among the worst FBS teams in numerous offensive and defensive measurements. Unlike an NFL team suffering through a lost season, Boilermakers fans cannot look forward to the …

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s first season with the Hoosiers is off to a multi-million-dollar start. IU’s 41-24 victory Saturday at Northwestern improved its record to 6-0, continuing its best opening to a season since 1967 and making the Hoosiers the first college football team to become eligible for a bowl this season. INSIDER: This IU team is nothing like …

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian let out a chuckle as he sat before reporters last week, recalling the boos raining down upon him inside what used to be called Cougar Stadium. Sarkisian, the starting quarterback at BYU in 1995, threw four interceptions in his first real taste of rivalry football against Utah, the Cougars’ bitter in-state foe. BYU lost that …

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters was clear in his assessment of the Boilermakers after their 52-6 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday: “The most disappointing thing is, if I’m being completely honest, that we’re a bad football team right now,” Walters said postgame. Related: Studs and duds from Wisconsin’s 52-6 win over Purdue: Trech Kekahuna emerges The comments come after the …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Coach Bret Bielema and the No. 23 Illini are coming off a 21-7 road loss to Penn State and then a bye week. Illinois, picked to finish 15th in the Big …

A pair of Hawkeyes exited Iowa’s 35-7 loss at No. 3 Ohio State with injury. Senior defensive end Ethan Hurkett and junior tight end Addison Ostrenga both sustained injuries against the Buckeyes. Immediately after the loss, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz shared his early diagnosis on Hurkett and discussed why junior Hawkeye wide receiver Kaleb Brown didn’t play. “Yeah, …

Vanderbilt quarterback commit Michael Mitchell Jr. followed the score from his brother’s football game and then went to a restaurant to see the unbelievable: Commodores 40, Alabama 35. “It was exciting watching them beat Alabama,” Mitchell said. “But I’m not surprised. They could easily be 5-0 right now.” FACT OR FICTION: Javion Hilson could recommit to Florida State CLASS OF …

Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC) destroyed Missouri to the tune of 41-10 on Saturday night, as the Aggies were looking for a statement win after a close victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks the week prior. Dominant in every facet of the word, quarterback Conner Weigman returned to the starting lineup after missing the last three games due to a shoulder …

EUGENE, Ore. – Here are the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 31-10 loss Friday night at No. 6 Oregon. Winners Michigan State Spartans defensive back Charles Brantley intercepts a pass intended for Oregon Ducks wide receiver Tez Johnson as the Ducks host the Spartans at Autzen Stadium on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 …

CAMDEN — Logan Hewitt threw a go-ahead touchdown pass in the second half and later ran for two scores Saturday as the Central Valley Academy Thunder defeated Camden’s Blue Devils 34-21 for their first win in Class B East play. Camden (0-5, 0-2 B East) led 14-12 at halftime. The Blue Devils had the ball to start the second half …

The Wisconsin Badgers are trending positively after their dominant 52-6 win over Purdue on Saturday. The win snapped the team’s two-game losing streak, improved it to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in Big Ten play and, importantly, gave a glimpse at its ceiling. Wisconsin had not put together a complete, four-quarter performance to date. The win over the Boilermakers …

With Alabama out of the picture after a stunning loss to Vanderbilt, Texas fends off Ohio State and takes over as the new No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank 1-134. That makes three teams at No. 1 in as many weeks. Georgia led the re-rank from the preseason until the loss to the Crimson Tide. The Longhorns had …