College Football

After back-to-back strong performances, including a dominant 34-13 win in its Big Ten opener against UCLA, the No. 6 Oregon football team will head back home to take on Michigan State this Friday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season against a Spartans (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) squad …

The Oregon Ducks play their first game against a legacy Big Ten team, the Michigan State Spartans, this week in Autzen Stadium. It’s the Ducks’ first home game in almost three weeks, and it comes eight days before Oregon will host Ohio State for one of the most anticipated games of the year. Excluding Boise State, the Michigan State Spartans …

MINNESOTA vs. No. 11 USC When: 6:30 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Huntington Bank StadiumTV: Big Ten NetworkRadio: KFXN-FM, 100.3Weather: 71 degrees, mostly cloudy, 14 mph east windBetting spread: USC minus-9.5 Records: Both teams lost by the same score, 27-24, to now-No. 10 Michigan in Ann Arbor. Minnesota (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) did so last week; USC (3-1, 1-1) did it a week …

Nebraska football has a big visit weekend on Saturday as they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Another big name was added to the list on Wednesday, as 2027 four-star defensive tackle Bryce Perry-Wright will visit Lincoln this weekend. Perry-Wright is the third-ranked defensive tackle in the Rivals 250 rankings. He has visited Auburn frequently over the past year, visiting the campus three …

The Michigan Wolverines (4-1) will take the field Saturday night in Seattle against the Washington Huskies (3-2) in a rematch of last season’s national championship game. While these two teams played a mere nine months ago, won by Michigan, 34-13 in Houston, Texas, this matchup will be far from familiar. Each team enters this game looking completely different than last …

Michigan State football heads out west for a battle against one of the nation’s top teams on Friday night. The Spartans travel to Oregon on Friday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET and will mark the third Big Ten game of the year for Michigan State. The Spartans come into this matchup with a 3-2 overall record and …

Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) will head back to Kyle Field for the fourth time this season. On Saturday afternoon, the Aggies will host the undefeated Missouri Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SEC) as both teams look to earn their first significant wins this season. For the Tigers, who are coming off their bye week at the perfect time, this will be …

This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Oct. 4, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, the Longhorns rushed for more than 500 yards during …

In a fiery political climate, one word has become both a term used to describe being conscious of issues and a demeaning name of certain ideologies: woke. It’s almost a taboo word, but there’s one place in the East Bay of California that not only doesn’t mind it, but has embraced it to thrust themselves into the national spotlight. Welcome …

Massillon QB Kyle Kempt gets set to make a throw at GlenOak in Week 2 of the 2012 season EDITOR’S NOTE: Months of research led to a series, “Year of the Quarterback,” being presented in three waves. The first wave — 10 articles covering the volatile new world of the transfer portal — was published recently. This is the sixth story in …

Michigan State football looks to get back on track in Week 6, as it travels out to the Pacific Northwest to face its second straight top-10 opponent. And it comes in a location where the Spartans will look for their first program win at, as well. Led by first-year coach Jonathan Smith, the Spartans (3-2, 1-1 in Big Ten play) …

Michigan State football heads out West for its introduction to one of the Big Ten newcomers, Oregon, in a Friday night game (9 p.m., Fox) that’s also a throwback to when the Spartans annually challenged the might of the Pac-12 in its pursuit of national glory. It’s also a throwback for MSU head coach Jonathan Smith, in his first year …

EUGENE, OREGON – AUGUST 31: Quarterback Dillon Gabriel #8 of the Oregon Ducks hands off the ball to running back Noah Whittington #6 during the third quarter of the game against the Idaho Vandals at Autzen Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images) Week 6 of college football is set to be a spectacle, …

The group College Sports Tomorrow came out Tuesday with its plan for a College Student Football League. The proposal: Take 136 FBS programs, split them into a Power 12 Conference of 72 teams and a Group of 8 with 64 teams and govern them with “an independent, impartial entity” that looks out for all. It’s the Super League idea that’s …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football players had a muted reaction to jumping into the top 25 this week. The Hoosiers are happy with the 5-0 start — the program’s best start since 1967 — but as coach Curt Cignetti told reporters on Monday — “this is a team that’s a little bit on a mission.” That’s why players made a renewed …