College Football

The Illinois football team is sitting pretty on its bye week, nationally ranked and well on its way to a second bowl bid in three seasons. The Fighting Illini are 4-1 and ranked No. 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll this week and No. 24 by The Associated Press. When returning from the bye week, Illinois has what’s likely …

After coach Kalen DeBoer gave injury updates on both wide receiver Kendrick Law and defensive back DeVonta Smith on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday, Alabama football released its initial SEC availability report ahead of the Crimson Tide’s meeting with Vanderbilt Saturday. Law, who left Saturday’s win against Georgia with a lower-body injury, was listed as questionable for the Vanderbilt game. …

The Arizona State football team continues its 2024 college football season at home on Saturday against Kansas. Want to go to the game? Here’s how to purchase tickets (with prices) for the Sun Devils’ Week 6 game against the Jayhawks on Oct. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. MST. See ASU football ticket prices for every game this season …

(This story was updated to add new information.) Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. game against Auburn has been released by the SEC. This is the third game week for Georgia under the conference’s new reporting policies. The SEC releases daily reports Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and another 90 minutes before kickoff on game day. Georgia has …

Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter lead Colorado to a thrilling win over Baylor | College Football Enquirer Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Buffaloes’ 38-31 win over the Bears and the two improbable plays by Colorado’s superstars. Hear the full conversation on the “College …

Tennessee offensive tackles Lance Heard and John Campbell were not listed on the SEC student-athlete availability report on Wednesday, indicating that they’ll be available for the game Saturday against Arkansas. That’s great news for the Vols, who finished their 25-15 win against Oklahoma on Sept. 21 without either tackle. Heard, an LSU transfer and the starting left tackle, has missed …

Auburn fans are excited on Wednesday night as four-star quarterback Deuce Knight announces his commitment to Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers, flipping from Notre Dame. Knight, who had been committed to Notre Dame for over a year, flipped his decision to Auburn after flirting with the Tigers by visiting Auburn for three of the Tigers’ first five games, most …

Oct. 2—It will be a light week around the Anderson and Houston County area with only three county teams playing games in week six of the season. Westwood, Cayuga and Frankston get some much needed rest as they are not playing this week. Here are the week six area previews for the remaining schools: Elkhart at Troup Time and Date: …

Oct. 2—The Palestine Wildcats look to play the role of spoiler against the No. 6-ranked Chapel Hill Bulldogs Friday. The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium in Palestine. Friday marks the 39th meeting between the two schools with Chapel Hill holding a 19-8-1 record. The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings in the series. Palestine is …

Florida football sophomore wide receiver Eugene Wilson III is making progress in his return from a knee injury but remains questionable for Saturday’s game against UCF at The Swamp (7:45 p.m., SEC Network) The 5-foot-10, 181-pound Wilson, the Florida Gators leading returning receiver going into the 2024 season, has missed UF’s last two games. He underwent surgery the week before …

Ohio State can’t sign every worthy high school football player in the state. Good ones get away, and when they face the Buckeyes, there’s extra motivation. That’s clearly the case with Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson, a Hamilton native, who has become one of the top running backs in the country. Oct. 22, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Kaleb …

Penn State running back Nick Singleton was not seen at practice Wednesday during the brief period opened to the media. After practice, Nittany Lions football coach James Franklin was asked about Singleton’s absence and said the media member was wasting a question. Then he said he had nothing to share on Singleton. “Not at this point,” Franklin said. Singleton, the …

Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) will head back to Kyle Field for a Saturday afternoon showdown against Missouri (4-0, 1-0 SEC) a week after defeating Arkansas 21-17 in a game that could have gone either way after being tied 14-14 for most of the afternoon. A win is a win, and the Aggies now have a chance to start 3-0 …

SOUTH BEND — Deuce Knight, the talented dual-threat quarterback from a small town in Mississippi, spent roughly 54 weeks as the mercurial front man for Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class. Early Wednesday evening, that strained association came to a long-rumored end. Knight flipped his nonbinding commitment from Notre Dame to Auburn, according to On3.com. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-hander confirmed …

Amid Colorado football’s undefeated start to Big 12 play, head coach Deion Sanders and his staff are working to flip top recruiting targets. Three-star defensive back Antonio Branch recently flipped from Penn State to Colorado, and fellow class of 2025 DB Zadian Gentry is another flip target to watch. A three-star prospect who committed to the SMU Mustangs in May, …