College Football

There was just one game featuring two ranked opponents this week so there shouldn’t have been much upheaval right? Well, it was a chaotic Saturday with plenty of upsets to change the balance of the top 25 and our College Football Playoff bracket predictions. Our top four remain intact: Ohio State, Texas, Miami, and BYU. The top four conference champions …

With the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team off this past weekend, there wasn’t any extra data to dive into. For that exact reason, the Irish stayed in the same spot as they had last week in ESPN’s Football Power Index after a wild Week 6 in college football. There was plenty of movement around Notre Dame, as Alabama, Tennessee, …

Six weeks into the college football season, Indiana football has made quite an amount of history. That trend continued Sunday with the latest AP Top 25 poll. Following their dominant 41-24 win at Northwestern on Saturday, the Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 in Big Ten) were rewarded by AP voters on Sunday with their highest ranking in the AP poll during a …

The Wisconsin Badgers (3-2) remained unranked in the latest AP Poll after their 52-6 victory over Purdue at home on Saturday. The Badgers snapped a two-game losing streak, winning their 18th consecutive matchup against the Boilermakers. Wisconsin was also left out of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after the win as well. Week 6 of the college football season …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Crimson Tide’s surprising loss to the Commodores and how the playing field has become more balanced in college football. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or …

Is Penn State one of the four best teams in the country? According to the latest AP Top 25 poll, yes. Penn State moved up three spots amid some reshuffling of the AP Top 25 this week and is now ranked no. 4 in the nation, behind only top-ranked Texas and fellow Big Ten teams Ohio State (no. 2) and …

The SEC saw three of its Week 5 top-10 college football programs face upsets on Saturday, with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Tennessee Volunteers and Missouri Tigers all getting beat away from their home stadiums. The culmination of losses sent a major ripple throughout the national rankings, particularly in the AP Poll Top 25 following Week 6’s action, where previously top-ranked …

As upsets dominated the headlines around college football in Week 6, Texas A&M football did their part by manhandling Missouri en route to a 41-10 victory. The Aggies entered the weekend at No. 21 in the updated US LBM Coaches Poll, and saw a sizeable jump up in the latest ranking that was released on Sunday morning. They began the …

Wisconsin defeated Purdue at home Saturday 52-6, snapping a two-game streak and improving to 3-2 on the season. Although the team built positive momentum with an impressive win, it remains absent from the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and the Badgers have yet to be ranked …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton and Adam Breneman discuss how the rankings should look after two top-5 teams fall and others have some close calls in Week 6. 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 I’m pulling one out …

They all said Week 6 of the college football season presented a weak slate and that we should all pay attention to the following week. But that’s why they play the games. Both Alabama and Tennessee, formerly Top 5 teams, fell to previously unranked teams in Vanderbilt and Arkansas, respectively. What has resulted is a major shakeup up top of …

Quarterbacks B:. Drew Allar made some big-time throws on third down, but got away with an interception that was wiped out by a UCLA penalty. Running backs C: The Lions averaged just 2.8 yards per carry, even though Allar was sacked only once. They clearly missed the explosiveness of the injured Nick Singleton. Receivers B: Liam Clifford made three catches …

Saturday was quite the night for comedian Nate Bargatze. Bargatze hosted Saturday Night Live shortly after Vanderbilt football pulled off the shocking 40-35 upset over No. 2 Alabama in Nashville. The win was the first for the Commodores after being 0-60 against AP top-5 opposition before Saturday. It was Vanderbilt’s first win over Alabama since 1984. REQUIRED READING: How upset …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football’s schedule was already difficult, and while Saturday may have made the road ahead even more challenging, no issue is bigger than the Gamecocks’ inconsistent offense. The Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2 SEC) faced then-No. 17 LSU right after the Tigers lost a heartbreaker to Southern Cal. On Saturday, South Carolina faced No. 11 Ole Miss right after …

EVANSTON, Ill. — Big Ten play-by-play voice Chris Vosters perfectly summed up Ke’Shawn Williams’ 52-yard gain in the third quarter of Indiana football’s 41-24 win over Northwestern. “How is he still going?” Vosters exclaimed. Williams caught the ball behind the line of scrimmage on a crossing route and managed to go 50-plus yards through rush hour traffic. He high-stepped over …