College Football

Alabama football is looking to get its third-down defense back on track against South Carolina. Considering South Carolina has one of the worst third-down conversion rates in the country at 30%, ranking 121st out of 133 teams, opportunity is knocking. Banging, rather. Co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist said Tuesday that the Crimson Tide has spent the week …

After having a bye week to tune things up and get healthy, it’s time for a matchup that could likely determine the trajectory of the rest of LSU’s season. The Tigers host Ole Miss in Week 7 on Saturday, and they’re looking to avenge a loss in Oxford last season while avoiding falling to the Rebels in Tiger Stadium for …

Auburn football still can’t seem to get out of its own way, which was proved evident by an apparent miscommunication during the Tigers’ 31-13 loss to Georgia in Week 6. Quarterback Payton Thorne and the Tigers (2-4, 0-3 SEC) faced a fourth-and-1 on their own 44-yard line to start the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs. Thorne was inevitably stuffed on …

The good thing about getting blown off the field in your first game of the season is, at least you’ve found your floor. When your opponent stomps you by a factor of 10 — even if that opponent is the University of Georgia — well, there’s only one direction to go from there. Just look at Clemson now. Forgotten Clemson, …

LSU recently received some good news on the recruiting front as the Tigers are projected to flip a four-star safety who is currently committed to Houston. Jacob Bradford is a 5-foot-11, 195-pound, four-star safety from LSU’s backyard. He plays for Catholic High School in Baton Rouge. Bradford is a member of the 2025 recruiting class and he has been committed …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman look ahead to Saturday night’s clash between the SEC foes – each trying to avoid a second loss early in the conference slate. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Ole …

Ole Miss hung 55 points on LSU in Oxford last year. It was one of the worst defensive performances in program history and the beginning of the end for former LSU defensive coordinator Matt House. Following the season, head coach Brian Kelly made wholesale changes on the defensive side of the ball, hiring Blake Baker away from Missouri to run …

He left last week for his compound in Texas, a few days away during the open week to refocus and recalibrate from it all. It didn’t take long to jump right back into the circus. “As quick as they jump on (the bandwagon),” Deion Sanders said Tuesday during his weekly press conference at Colorado, “They can jump off.” And away …

ESPN “College GameDay” may not be going to the Red River Rivalry this week, but the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns will still have ESPN’s top broadcast crew on the call for Saturday’s game. Despite “GameDay” choosing to go to Eugene, Oregon in Week 7 for Ohio State vs. Oregon, the Sooners and the Longhorns will still get ESPN’s …

Our friends at Nittany Lions Wire are busy previewing the USC Penn State football game this coming Saturday. There’s plenty you will want to read at Nittany Lions Wire. One item of interest is an examination of the matchup between the Penn State offense and the USC defense. Included is a look at the Penn State passing game: Drew Allar …

Oregon and Ohio State were in the same position this position. Both teams were looking for a quarterback to lead an offense full of dangerous weapons, including a group of receivers that is one of the best in the country. Both teams landed a Big XII quarterback with the Ducks getting former Oklahoma Sooner Dillon Gabriel and the Buckeyes signing …

When the Oregon Ducks and the Washington Huskies announced their plans to join the Big Ten, it became clear that old rivalries, like the Ducks vs. the Stanford Cardinal, would fade, but it also meant that new rivalries would start to grow. For the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes, a seed of rivalry was already planted. Early in …

The transfer portal opens in just over two months and there are dozens of players across the country already weighing the decision to transfer or not. With half of the season in the rear-view mirror, now is a good time to take note of the players to watch once the transfer portal opens on Dec. 9. Today we continue a …

MANHATTAN — As Kansas State football nears the midway point of its regular season this weekend, one clear trend has emerged. The Wildcats have unapologetically hitched their wagon on offense to the running game and in particular DJ Giddens. “Our identity is (No.) 31 right now,” coach Chris Klieman said of Giddens, the Wildcats’ junior running back, who through the …

Let’s just call it as it is. The Iowa Hawkeyes’ quarterback play has not been good since Nate Stanley graduated from the program in 2020. He is the last quarterback who could carry the Hawkeyes’ offense. Since his departure, the quarterback position has been a revolving door of Spencer Petras, Alex Padilla, Deacon Hill, and Cade McNamara with no good …