It sure seems as though Manny Diaz is enjoying his return to head coaching in the ACC. After leaving his job as Penn State’s defensive coordinator for the past couple of years to accept an offer to be the head coach at Duke, all Diaz has done is win games. And on Saturday, he led the Blue Devils to a …
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Clemson football wide receiver Antonio Williams exits with injury vs Stanford
CLEMSON — Clemson football wide receiver Antonio Williams exited Saturday’s game against Stanford with an injury in the third quarter. The injury occurred during the Tigers’ opening drive in the second half. Williams went into the medical tent for a few minutes, exited and caught passes without his helmet on. Then, he went on the stationary cycle and did not …
Read More »Intentional grounding in end zone gives Alabama safety
Everything that could go wrong for Georgia QB Carson Beck did in the first half on Saturday at Alabama. The Heisman contender suffered through a bad 30 minutes. He threw a pair of interceptions, a third pass could have been picked by the Crimson Tide, and then … Beck was pressured in the end zone and unloaded a pass. Problem …
Read More »The clash between rivals Georgia and Alabama is a test for two powerhouses in college football
Alabama’s Jalen Milroe is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs’ Daylen Everette during the 2023 SEC Championship in Atlanta. In previous eras of college football, such as when formulas determined the national championship matchup, or for the past decade when only four teams advanced to the playoff, a matchup like Saturday’s visit by No. 2 Georgia to fourth-ranked Alabama might have acted …
Read More »Riley Leonard leads No. 16 Notre Dame to a key win over No. 15 Louisville | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Fighting Irish’s 31-24 win over the Cardinals and whether they are impressed by Notre Dame’s second win over a ranked opponent this season. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript They say hungry dogs run faster. …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders, Colorado run circles around UCF to run away with Big 12 victory
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the pressure closed in on Shedeur Sanders, the Colorado quarterback spun away and scrambled to his left before lofting a pass over UCF defenders and into the hands of his standout receiver, Travis Hunter, for a 38-yard gain. Time and time again, when the Knights thought they had contained Sanders, the senior would evade the pressure, …
Read More »Texas football wins ugly vs. Mississippi State but 5-0 is 5-0 | Golden
Steve Sarkisian won’t have to worry about motivating his team entering the bye week. Mississippi State isn’t in the same class as Texas football, but the team that isn’t likely to have a winning record this season gave the home team a real tussle Saturday. MORE CED: What Caitlin Clark’s rookie year, Matthew Sluka’s saga has shown us | Golden …
Read More »Colorado improves to 4–1 (2–0 in Big 12) with 48–21 blowout win over UCF in Orlando
Receiver Will Sheppard celebrates after catching a touchdown catch in a 48–21 win over Central Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Following last week’s thrilling comeback win over Baylor, Colorado earned their biggest win of the season thus far with a dominant 48–21 win over UCF in Orlando. Shedeur Sanders threw for three touchdowns and 290 yards, completing 28-of-34 passes with …
Read More »Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff to visit Happy Valley on Saturday
Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast live from State College, Pennsylvania, this Saturday, when the Nittany Lions play the UCLA Bruins in their Week 6 matchup. The game time was announced earlier this week for 12:00 p.m. ET, so we already knew it would be broadcast as Fox’s premier game of the week. However, after today’s announcement, we know the …
Read More »No. 21 Oklahoma gets pick 6 from Kip Lewis to finish comeback win over Auburn, 27–21
Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne threw for three touchdowns against No. 16 Oklahoma, but an interception returned for a score cost the Tigers a win. (AP Photo/Butch hDill) No. 21 Oklahoma won its first SEC game, rallying for a 27–21 lead over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. Kip Lewis ran an interception back 63 yards for a pick 6 with …
Read More »‘That fueled us’: Picked last by some, St. Joseph football wins BCC American Gold title
WESTFIELD – On the rainy, early autumn day, St. Jospeh-Metuchen quarterback Justin Scaramuzzo recalled some of the media preseason predictions. “We were overlooked a lot,” the junior said, “and some projections we were picked last in the division. We were predicted 3-7 and that fuels a team and that fueled us for sure. We weren’t going to let that be …
Read More »Missouri State football escapes with win vs Youngstown State behind Jacob Clark heroics
Missouri State football is a winner of its last three games and will head into its bye week with a winning record near the midway point of the 2024 college football season. The Bears (3-2, 1-0) were victorious in a 38-31 win over Youngstown State (2-3, 0-1) at Plaster Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It’s the program’s first three-game winning streak …
Read More »Auburn cheerleader welcomes Oklahoma with wild backflip kick to player’s helmet
An Auburn cheerleader made something of an error before a game against Oklahoma. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) The biggest hit of Auburn-Oklahoma came when the Sooners were running onto the field. A fan caught video of the road team’s pregame entrance at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and with it footage of an Auburn cheerleader unleashing a series of backflips that culminated …
Read More »Clemson football DL Peter Woods out, WR Tyler Brown active vs Stanford in Week 5 ACC game
CLEMSON — Clemson football defensive lineman Peter Woods is out, and wide receiver Tyler Brown is active for Saturday’s game vs. Stanford. During warmups, Woods came out with his jersey on with no pads and did not stretch with his teammates. He will miss second straight game. Brown, who missed last Saturday’s game vs. NC State, warmed up with other wide receivers pregame. …
Read More »Ole Miss football rankings: How far will Rebels fall in top 25 after loss to Kentucky?
The 2024 college football season was setting up to be a once-in-a-generation event for the Ole Miss program, with a high-powered offense, a restocked defense and a No. 6 national ranking that had the Rebels rightfully dreaming of conference and national championships. On Saturday, that road to glory encountered an obstacle. Against a Kentucky team over which it was a …
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