Colorado head coach Deion Sanders suggested Tuesday that his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and two-way star Travis Hunter could participate in a college football bowl game this year despite being projected as high first-round NFL Draft picks. The Buffaloes are technically still in College Football Playoff contention because of the expanded field, though their 37-21 loss to Kansas this past …
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UNC firing head football coach Mack Brown was a long-overdue decision
Nov 23, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown looks on during the second half against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images When Mack Brown returned to coach the North Carolina Tar Heels ahead of the 2019 college football season, I was encouraged and excited. Now, with just …
Read More »3 keys for an Oregon football victory over rival Washington
The Oregon football team will look to put the finishing touches on its undefeated start in its final regular season home game against Washington this weekend, putting its No. 1 ranking to the test for yet another week. The Ducks (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) will play the Huskies (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) at 4:30 p.m. at Autzen Stadium on Saturday. …
Read More »Latest Colorado State football bowl projections after first Mountain West loss for Rams
Colorado State’s defense celebrates after making a stop during a home game against San Jose State at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colo. Bowl selections are quickly approaching. The final week of the college football regular season is here. Then it’s conference championship weekend, quickly followed by bowl picks. The Colorado State football team will …
Read More »Ohio State football projected in CFP to face foe it has only ever played once
Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) celebrates a sack with defensive end JT Tuimoloau (44) during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Ohio State won 38-15. The Ohio State Buckeyes, if the season ended today, are projected to play the Arizona State …
Read More »TV, commentators set for Georgia-Georgia Tech game
Nov 26, 2022; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. (2) chases Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Zach Gibson (15) during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 29 in Athens, Georgia. The …
Read More »Who is Maealiuaki Smith? New QB brings calming disposition to Oklahoma State football
STILLWATER — If he found himself seated across a poker table from Maealiuaki Smith, Patrick Walsh wouldn’t be in a hurry to push any of his chips to the middle. “I would never play poker against him,” said Walsh, Smith’s high school coach at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. “He could have a straight flush or 10-3 …
Read More »Just how much are tickets to Texas A&M vs. Texas?
Nov 24, 2011; College Station, TX; General view of the lone star showdown logo on the field before a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns at Kyle Field. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2 SEC) will enter the final week of the regular season with everything on the line postseason-wise, as the Aggies’ quadruple overtime …
Read More »Brown: Louisville football has been haunted by mistakes. Beating UK could erase them all
The season hasn’t gone the way Louisville football wanted, but it will still be considered a success with a win over Kentucky in the Governor’s Cup. All four of the Cardinals’ losses this season were by a touchdown or less. Their last-second loss to a last-place Stanford team effectively removed any statistical chance they could make the ACC championship game. …
Read More »As Clemson storms up College Football Playoff rankings, Indiana better watch its back
Here comes little ol’ Clemson. Two weeks ago, when a reporter asked Dabo Swinney to offer a pitch for his Tigers to make the College Football Playoff, the Clemson coach obliged, but his heart didn’t really seem in it. Swinney offered some meandering rhetoric that amounted to: Why not Clemson? The answer, at that time, was that Clemson’s résumé didn’t …
Read More »Dunlap four-star recruit has big college football weekend ahead. See his agenda
Mack Sutter will be deep entrenched in college football rivalry week. The four-star Dunlap tight end, part of the class of 2026, will be in Oxford, Mississippi, on Friday for the Egg Bowl. On Saturday, he will head to Tuscaloosa for the Iron Bowl. He announced both of those unofficial campus visits on social media. Sutter will be taking in …
Read More »Rutgers football vs Michigan State prediction, preview: Can the Scarlet Knights bounce back?
PISCATAWAY – It’s been a decade since Rutgers football has earned seven wins in a regular season. The Scarlet Knights have a chance to end that streak on Saturday. Greg Schiano’s team will head to East Lansing to play Michigan State at Spartan Stadium hoping to improve to 7-5 and close out the regular season on a high note before …
Read More »In a city of stars, keep an eye on these four when Notre Dame football visits USC
What a fitting way for Notre Dame football to wrap the 2024 regular season. Everything on the line against your biggest rival. No reason to hold anything back. Let it rip and win and grab a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Lose, and you get no CFP spot. The Irish have been here before, but here not necessarily …
Read More »Colston Loveland ‘trending in a good direction’ to play vs. Ohio State
Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football has played multiple games either without star junior tight end Colston Loveland or with him limited. So, with Ohio State up next, the Wolverines are hoping that Loveland will be a full go. Those hopes were somewhat dashed when Loveland left the Northwestern game in Week 13 after scoring a touchdown just before halftime. According …
Read More »Miami climbs College Football Playoff rankings ahead of season finale
The Miami Hurricanes have one game left in their regular season, and they are in a good position to make their first trip to the College Football Playoff. If they win their regular-season finale against Syracuse and the ACC title game against SMU, they are a lock for a playoff berth and almost certainly assured a first-round bye. After Indiana …
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