College Football

Ravell Call, Deseret News Editor’s note: First in an occasional series exploring BYU’s 1984 national football championship. In the beginning, there was no more of a grand scheme to become the top-ranked team in America than there was to light a match to the way national champions had been decided for more than a century. Truth was, legendary and revolutionary …

Just six days after an extremely tough test against No. 3 Ohio State, Michigan State football has no time to catch its breath as the Spartans returns to the gridiron to face No. 6 Oregon on the road. The Spartans are feeling the full wrath of the new Big Ten, taking on two likely playoff teams in a matter of …

Oct. 4—Kirk Ferentz is in his 26th season as Iowa’s football coach. He has won 199 games with the Hawkeyes and got his 200th career win, including three years at the University of Maine, last season. He’s had a Hall of Fame type career, but among the few boxes left unchecked in his career is winning a game in Ohio …

EUGENE, Ore. − Nick Marsh is back. But there’s more good news for the Spartans. Left tackle Stanton Ramil is also off the injury report, putting Michigan State football as close to full strength as it can get going into Friday night’s showdown at No. 6 Oregon. Marsh, the Big Ten and national freshman of the week after the Spartans’ …

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s $130 million, 10-year contract that runs through the end of the 2033 season is fully guaranteed if he were to be fired without cause through the end of 2028. It’s 85% percent guaranteed thereafter, according to a new amendment to the contract obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald — which is part of the USA TODAY …

Week 7 of high school football kicks off Friday across Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. It can be tough to keep track of what other teams are doing across the area while you’re focused on your team playing. Don’t worry though because we’ve got you covered. More high school football: Dombeck: These 4 football teams have nothing to fear as spooky …

Purdue football could leave Wisconsin with the victory of a lifetime Saturday. Not figuratively. These Badgers do not carry the aura of the ones largely responsible for 17 consecutive victories in this Big Ten rivalry. Not since Ben Jones’ 18-yard field goal with three seconds remaining delivered a 26-23 victory on Oct. 18, 2003, have the Boilermakers beaten Bucky. We …

Oregon football returns home in Week 6 for its Big Ten opener, and it comes against a program that is nearly 2,350 miles away from Autzen Stadium. Welcome to the new Big Ten. The No. 6 Ducks (4-0, 1-0 in Big Ten play) play host to Michigan State (3-2, 1-1) on Friday, Oct. 4, for an unofficially coined “Big Ten …

The memory still lingers as if it happened yesterday, the details as crisp and clear as the summer sky. Arizona State defied all odds, down 34-32 with the football at their 28-yard-line and just 23 seconds to go and no timeouts remaining. After a strike down the middle of the field from Mike Bercovici to Gary Chambers to the 45-yard …

GAINESVILLE — When Florida hosts UCF on Saturday night, in-state bragging rights and midseason momentum on the line and the future of Gators coach Billy Napier in the balance. The schools’ long-awaited fourth meeting pits UF (2-2) struggling to re-establish SEC relevancy and UCF (3-1) aiming to ascend the Big 12 pecking order, an effort undercut by the Knights recent …

When the Missouri Tigers head south to take on the Texas A&M football team Saturday, it will be more than just an SEC showdown between two top-25 programs for the Reed family. For Aggies’ quarterback Marcel Reed and his sister, Briah, the Week 6 matchup will be a chance at bragging rights. Reed could make his fourth career start, with …

This time last year, Oklahoma State was reeling. The Cowboys suffered back-to-back losses in late September. South Alabama had curb stomped the Cowboys 33-7 in Stillwater. A week later, OSU lost at Iowa State. Then came an orange-and-black October resurgence. OSU went 4-0 in the month, which marked the beginning of seven wins for the Cowboys over their final eight …

Every year there are important prospects that emerge from the junior college ranks. This year will be no different. The initial junior college rankings were just released and there are some very talented players that will see significant playing time at the Power Four level. There are 35 players in this first junior college ranking but many more will get …

With OSU set to host West Virginia at 3 p.m. Saturday, we ran 100 simulations of the Week 6 contest on the “EA SPORTS College Football 25” video game to see which team is projected to win. Here are the results, including average points scored for both teams and Most Valuable Player projections: More: Oklahoma State football vs West Virginia …

Patriots fans should watch these three 2025 draft prospects in Week 6 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s never too early to start learning about the top players in the 2025 NFL Draft class. And for fans of the New England Patriots, it’s already time to start looking ahead to who the team might target with its first-round pick. …