College Football

The sport’s most expensive roster was built to avoid a result like this. An offseason overhaul that saw Ryan Day give up play-calling duties to his mentor Chip Kelly and aggressively pursue some of the nation’s top portal options — the No. 1 overall player in Caleb Downs, the No. 1 running back in Quinshon Judkins, for starters — should …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Vanderbilt Commodores football on November 30, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football regular-season has concluded after Week 14 games. Conference championship games will be contested in Week 15 ahead of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and bowl season. Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) ended …

Ohio State again lost to Michigan, but the most impactful result happened in the Atlantic Coast Conference in another memorable college football weekend. No. 6 Miami’s 42-38 loss to Syracuse opened the door for a three-loss Southeastern Conference team (Alabama, Ole Miss or South Carolina) to sneak into the College Football Playoff and threatens to make the ACC a one-bid …

Quarterbacks A: Drew Allar passed efficiently, ran and threw for a touchdown and made a couple eye-popping throws without the injured Harrison Wallace III. Running backs B: Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns after he lost his first fumble of the season on the first play. Receivers B: Tyler Warren accounted for 109 receiving, rushing and …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M faced fourth-and-1 from the 10-yard line and a chance to strike first on its opening drive against No. 3 Texas. Instead of playing for field goals, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko decided to take a chance. He called a timeout and let his offense get back on the field.  Running back Amari Daniels took …

Nov 30, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) runs after a catch and scores a touchdown against Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) during the first quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU football finished the regular season strong on Saturday night with a 37-17 win over Oklahoma. Brian …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Thirteen years is a long time for hate to simmer. It finally came to a boil Saturday evening as Texas and Texas A&M reunited on Thanksgiving weekend. The two programs had everything to play for: A SEC championship, their College Football Playoff lives and, of course, bragging rights more than a decade in the making. The …

North Carolina alum Arthur Smith is in his first season as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator following three seasons as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Arthur Smith will not be North Carolina’s next head coach. According to NFL.com, the former Atlanta Falcons coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator has taken himself out of the …

Conference championship games historically can be dreary affairs with overmatched opponents, but realignment has changed that dramatically. With almost every conference featuring a Nos. 1 vs. 2 setup, the matchups are set to be off the charts.  In fact, every single title game is set to feature odds of fewer than five points. Not only that, five of the nine …

COLLEGE STATION — A smile plastered to his face, Texas football running back Quintrevion Wisner jogged off Kyle Field to a three-syllable serenade from the fans in burnt orange surrounding the Longhorns’ tunnel. “S-E-C,” they yelled. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” Saturday night, Wisner carried the Texas offense on his back to the pinnacle of the Longhorns’ new conference. He touched the ball …

It’s national championship-or-bust for Ohio State and Ryan Day. That’s what Day’s career has come down to now that he’s lost to Michigan four years in a row.  While the previous three losses — all to Michigan teams that went on to play in the Big Ten Championship Game — were understandable, if not frustrating, this latest defeat is inexcusable. …

With his team having set a program record for wins in a season with 10, Iowa State football Matt Campbell will head to this week’s Big 12 Conference championship game with $1.3 million in bonuses already headed his way. That’s the greatest total so far among Bowl Subdivision public school head coaches, who have combined to claim nearly $10.2 million …

Mack Brown is a coaching legend in college football, with a career win percentage of .654 (282-149-1) over 35 years. Even he is not immune to a university seeking change, as his second coaching stint with North Carolina will conclude at the end of the 2024 college football season. North Carolina is 6-5 over 11 games and the Tar Heels …

Florida State’s 2024 football season couldn’t have ended soon enough for devoted fans. The Seminoles suffered through a 98-day freefall that stated with a loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, in late August and ended with a loss to rival Florida at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday. FSU coach Mike Norvell has been promising changes and vowing to quickly rebuild …

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes look to defeat the Michigan Wolverines, for the first time since 2019 as they face off in ‘The Game’ during college football rivalry week on Saturday. Ohio State (10-1) enters off a 38-15 home victory over Indiana, while Michigan (6-5) defeated Northwestern, 50-6. The Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes, 30-24, last season en route to …