College Football

Scheduling a team for your homecoming football game provides leeway for bulletin board material. So, Florida A&M football plans to rain on Alabama State’s homecoming festivities. The Rattlers (2-2) open their Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule by visiting the Hornets (2-2, 1-0 in SWAC) this Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. ESPN Plus will broadcast the Week 6 SWAC game. “We …

There will be at least nine people who disagree with this, but here goes: Barring total catastrophe, Florida football coach Billy Napier should keep his job for the rest of the season. Chances are more than nine people just spit out their coffee. But there are only nine donors listed on the GoFundMe page that’s raising money to “send Billy …

ATHENS, Ga. — I’d only ever been to two college football stadiums in my still very young journalism career. Both are pretty obvious. First is Spartan Stadium, which I attended both as a fan and working media while in my years as a student at Michigan State. I wrote about it in my introductory article when I started my job …

PISCATAWAY – After Rutgers football’s victories so far this season, coach Greg Schiano has acknowledged that there are still areas his team needs to improve in. Despite a perfect record, not everything is perfect. While the Scarlet Knights have done what they’ve needed to do to earn four victories in their first four games, making those improvements is going to …

Last Saturday, Alabama and Georgia treated fans across the country to one of the best college football games not only of the 2024 season, but of the past decade, if not the 21st century. The highly anticipated matchup of top-five teams had quite the audience, too. REQUIRED READING: What a ‘rat trap’ game means to Alabama football players: ‘Everybody’s coming …

IU football senior receiver Donaven McCulley has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to IndyStar. A former standout quarterback at Lawrence North, McCulley moved to receiver after his freshman season in 2021 (475 passing yards, two TDs, two INTs) and had a breakout finish to last season. In the final five games of 2023, McCulley caught 28 passes for …

For the first time this season, Ohio State will not have to exaggerate a challenge against an upcoming opponent. The Buckeyes’ nonconference games were glorified preseason games. Last week’s game at Michigan State was notable mainly because it was the first Big Ten game and OSU’s first on the road. Sep 17, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State offensive coordinator …

IOWA CITY, Iowa − At around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, Luke Lachey will walk before roughly 103,000 fans to the “O” in the absolute center of Ohio Stadium, as a captain of the Iowa football team for the coin toss before a nationally televised showdown against third-ranked Ohio State. For someone who grew up a Buckeyes fan, who …

Oct. 1—The Ada High football team scored six touchdowns and forced six turnovers in a convincing 41-12 win over Tulsa McLain on Homecoming night at Norris Field last Friday. Ada evened its record to 2-2 on the year and is off to a 1-0 start in District 4A-4 play. McLain fell to 2-2 and 0-1. The Cougars are scheduled to …

Missouri football’s assistant director of on campus recruiting, Briah Reed, isn’t allowed at the Tigers’ practices this week. Eli Drinkwitz was more than likely joking when he said that during his Tuesday press conference. He also said the team was fortunate to have her on board. But we’re opting to say ‘more than likely joking’ instead of ‘definitely joking’ here …

The wheels of collegiate conference realignment are spinning again, with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga set to join the newly configured Pac 12. Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time. …

Texas football is one of 19 teams across the FBS that has started the 2024 season unbeaten, but not every perfect start is created equal. Taking a look under the hood at the statistics fueling the success can often provide more insight than a win-loss record is capable of purveying. So, are these Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC) legit? Here’s a …

COLUMBUS – The 2024 high school football season is 60% in the books. Before we turn the page to Week 7, let’s take a look at some of the biggest performances from around the state with the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association High School Football Notebook. -Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller was unstoppable in Ontario’s 49-0 win over Galion in Week 6, …

Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) warms up against the Arizona Wildcats in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The way the last few weeks have gone, it’s easy to wonder if we’ve all jumped into a time machine that’s transported us back to 2023. As Utah enters the heart of the …

They tested each other almost every day in the August heat, their pads popping, their helmets crackling and their bodies aching. Several Penn State veteran players said it was the most physical preseason camp they had endured. Whether it was coach James Franklin’s aim or not, the offensive line and the defensive line are better for it. “When you practice …