College Football

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) will play Oklahoma (3-0) Saturday in Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. Saturday’s contest will be the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. ABC will televise the SEC contest. Saturday will mark the fifth game …

EAST LANSING – Minutes after Michigan State wrapped up its weekly “Toughness Tuesday” workout, Nate Carter walked into the Tom Izzo Football Building. Still wearing his leg pads and practice pants, white tape remaining wrapped around both his wrists, Carter sure looked the part as the Spartans await their most demanding challenge of Jonathan Smith’s nascent tenure against Boston College’s …

Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney spoke to reporters at his weekly press conference on Tuesday. He shared his thoughts on the Tigers’ Textile Bowl rivalry with NC State, injury updates, and more. The Tigers (2-1) will face the Wolfpack (2-1) at noon ET Saturday in the ACC opener for both teams. The …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators‘ trip to Mississippi State pits a struggling team with presumably a lame-duck head coach against a program with its third head coach in three years. SEC wins are likely to be scarce for each school. A loss could be Billy Napier’s final game 20 years after Ron Zook’s tenure as Florida’s coach ended in …

Here are a couple of the top Tulare County games to watch in Week 4 (all games are Friday unless noted), plus the Times-Delta‘s predictions. Mission Oak (2-2) at El Diamante (0-4), 7:30 p.m., Visalia Community Stadium This is the first meeting between the two programs on the football field. Mission Oak is fresh off a 29-13 win at Mt. Whitney. …

DeSean Bishop carries a notebook with him. The Tennessee football running back has it from the time he arrives at the practice facility until the moment he leaves. It’s that level of attention that is helping the Vols running back excel as a redshirt freshman. “He constantly is taking notes throughout whatever meetings he is in,” Vols running backs coach …

Few Wilmington-area high school football players will receive scholarship offers from Division I football teams this year, and even fewer will come from Trask High School in Rocky Point. Sherrod Henderson could be the catalyst that shifts Titans football players into the limelight. The senior defensive end and running back verbally committed to Virginia Tech this summer after receiving two …

One reason Florida football hired Billy Napier was his track record for recruiting and developing offensive linemen. Tackle Max Mitchell (New York Jets), guard Kevin Doston (Los Angeles) and guard O’Cyrus Torrence (Buffalo Bills) all developed into NFL players under Napier and his staff at Louisiana. But building a consistent offensive line hasn’t panned out during Napier’s two-plus year tenure …

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – It’s a rivalry week for the University of Minnesota football team as they host Iowa on Saturday to open Big Ten play. The Floyd of Rosedale trophy is on the line, and several former players will likely be in town for the game. A once star running back made a surprise appearance on the FOX 9 …

The Miami (OH) RedHawks travel to South Bend, IN, to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this Saturday at 3:30 PM EST on NBC. The RedHawks’ start to the season has been brutal. Finding the endzone has not been easy for Miami (OH); they have only scored two touchdowns so far. Despite their lack of offensive prowess, the games …

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog junior safety Malaki Starks was named to the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team on Tuesday. Starks is one of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) selected based on their commitment to community service. Georgia leads the nation in Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honorees with 24 since the award’s inception in 1992, …

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog junior safety Malaki Starks was named to the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team on Tuesday. Starks is one of 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) selected based on their commitment to community service. Georgia leads the nation in Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honorees with 24 since the award’s inception in 1992, …

The ACC is exploring a new revenue structure intended to bring an end to the litigation with its two restless members. The conference’s presidents recently examined a proposal that would distribute revenue differently to league members in a move to provide stability and preserve the membership of Florida State and Clemson. Nothing is imminent and particulars of the deal remain …

The third Army football depth chart of the season has been released and it is identical to the second one used in the recent win over Florida Atlantic. There are no changes to the two-deep roster for Saturday’s home game with Rice. The Black Knights – coming off wins over Lehigh and FAU – host their first game as a …

Second-year HC Matt Rhule has the 22nd-ranked Cornhuskers wrecking shop on both sides of the ball, having outscored their three opponents by a combined score of 102-20. Their 4th-rated defense held their toughest opponent, Colorado, to 260 total yards while ranking 13th in defensive rushing EPA and 17th in passing success rate allowed. The Huskers are running at the 14th-slowest …