Rutgers football has never beaten Nebraska in six previous attempts. The Scarlet Knights will try to end that drought on Saturday. Greg Schiano’s team will play the Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska (4 p.m. ET, FS1) hoping to notch the first win over Nebraska in program history while also extending its season-opening winning streak to five. It’ll be …
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Football: There’s a new No. 1 public team in latest New Jersey Super 25 rankings
An action-packed Week 4 caused some major shuffling among public-school teams in the New Jersey Super 25 rankings. Winslow took out Millville, the top-ranked public-school team since the start of the season, and is now the No. 2-ranked public-school team in the state. Toms River North edged the Eagles for the top spot after a last-minute victory last week. This …
Read More »A Penn State football quandary: Who will return punts, kick field goals vs UCLA?
Penn State football must try to tighten its wobbly special teams’ before back-to-back games against the Big Ten’s new California teams. Firstly, the Nittany Lions are getting next-to-nothing from their punt return game. On Monday, coach James Franklin admitted that he may not have any quick-solve answers as his team prepares to face the struggling UCLA Bruins. Nittany Lion junior …
Read More »Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy says Nick Saban should be Power Four commissioner
When asked about the reported talks between the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference about a scheduling agreement, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy talked for a few minutes Monday afternoon about a variety of concerns, but primarily pointed to the need for Power Four conferences to have a single commissioner who oversees all of major college football. And Gundy …
Read More »The Football Five: Lebanon County’s top five performers from Week 6
Lebanon County’s sixth week of football concluded with three teams in the area earning wins, and some athletes having stand out performances through the action. As the season shifts into October football, let’s look at the best stat lines around the gridiron from Week 6. Midseason awards: Lebanon County high school football honors at the halfway mark 📣 Make your …
Read More »Where is ‘College GameDay’ this week? Location, schedule, guest picker for Week 6 on ESPN
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is heading to a city it has never visited before in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season as No. 8 Miami heads to the West Coast for a primetime ACC showdown with Cal. Saturday’s episode of college football’s premier pregame show with Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit marks the …
Read More »Game 5 Wisconsin football two-deep for Purdue Boilermakers
MADISON – A look at the unofficial two-deep for the Wisconsin football team heading into its game against Purdue, which is 1-3 and on a three-game losing streak. Kickoff is 11 a.m. at Camp Randall Stadium.. OFFENSE Quarterback 1 – Braedyn Locke, 6-1, 205, redshirt-soph. 2 – Mabrey Mettauer, 6-4, 230, fr. Running back 1 – Chez Mellusi, 5-11, 212, …
Read More »Back at home, Idaho is ‘ready to go’ after tough loss to UC Davis
Sep. 30—If Idaho had to suffer a bad beat in a frustrating 28-26 loss at University of California Davis a week ago, conditions could not be much better for the Vandals (3-2, 0-1 in the Big Sky Conference) to get well this week. They are in Moscow for only the second game this season to face Northern Arizona (3-2, 1-0) …
Read More »Everything you need to know about Saturday’s Iowa State vs Baylor football game
The Iowa State football team plays host to Baylor on Saturday. The Big 12 Conference game is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT. Iowa State is 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big 12 after beating Houston 20-0 on Saturday in Houston. Baylor is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12 after a 34-28 loss at home …
Read More »Texas football enters bye week with undefeated record — and room for improvement
Ahead of last weekend’s game against Mississippi State, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian was reminded by an analyst on his staff that his Longhorns had never gone into a bye with an undefeated record. Sure enough, Texas was 4-3 before it got some time off during Sarkisian’s first year in Austin in 2021. The Longhorns then went 5-3 before their …
Read More »Florida football gets another in-state test facing upstart UCF
The last time UCF faced Florida football at The Swamp, the Knights were just 10 years into playing at the FBS level. Much has changed since 2006 as UCF has posted an undefeated season, built an on-campus football stadium and became a power conference team in 2023 with a move into the Big 12. Does UCF belong with the state’s …
Read More »Dabo Swinney talks about tampering in college football
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney speaks with media during the first day of Spring practice at the Poe Indoor Practice Facility at the Allen N. Reeves football complex in Clemson S.C. Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The topic of tampering in college football came up Sunday in Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s weekly Zoom meeting with reporters. Acknowledging that tampering was active …
Read More »How to buy Texas A&M Aggies vs. Missouri Tigers football tickets
Sep 26, 2020; College Station, Texas, USA; Fans await the start of a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Vanderbilt Commodores at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-427704 ORIG FILE ID: 20190926_gma_la6_136.jpg The Texas A&M Aggies welcome the Missouri Tigers to Kyle Field on Saturday for a battle between two top-25 Southeastern Conference …
Read More »How is Utah State football mentally after its 1-3 start to the season?
Utah State linebacker Jadon Pearson (39) runs to make the tackle during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Logan, Utah. | Tyler Tate No one would blame Utah State football if morale was low right now. A 1-3 start to the season is far from what internal hopes were, after key players frequently talked about about …
Read More »Penn State’s James Franklin pushes players not to become complacent
With unbeaten Penn State ranked seventh and one-third of the way through its regular season, coach James Franklin is getting antsy. He wants to see the Nittany Lions (1-0, 4-0) improve every day and avoid complacency as they prepare to face new Big Ten opponent UCLA (0-2, 1-3) Saturday at noon (TV-FOX) at Beaver Stadium. “We have to get better …
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