College Football

The SEC’s oft-used slogan — “It Just Means More” — holds a particular meaning this weekend. It does just mean more — more teams with losses, all bunched up toward the top of the conference, beating one another to pieces in the first year of the expanded playoff. Can six SEC teams make the playoff field? Logic says absolutely not, …

It’s all unfolding now, week after week like some sick joke. And there’s not a thing the most powerful conference in college sports can do about it. The SEC is eating itself on the road to the College Football Playoff, a self-destructive stretch that will no doubt finish with the worst possible scenario. A tiebreaker deciding who plays in the …

The Iowa State football team’s Saturday, Nov. 23 game vs. Utah will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT, the schools announced Saturday night. The Cyclones vs. Utes game will be played at Rice Eccles Stadium in Ames. The game will be televised on FOX. More: ‘No mask, no cape’: Hard work, competitiveness drive Iowa State football QB Rocco Becht 6:30 …

Most people expected Texas A&M to run New Mexico State off Kyle Field on Saturday evening. NM State lost decisively, but it may have exceeded expectations. NM State (2-8) lost 38-3 to SEC foe A&M (8-2), covering Bet MGM’s final 38.5-point spread in favor of the home team. A&M controlled the game and was never in danger of losing, but …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 12 of the college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference teams. Four SEC teams had an open date in Week 12: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt. Week 12 was highlighted by a top 10 SEC matchup between No. 4 Tennessee (8-2, 5-2 SEC) and No. 10 Georgia (8-2, 6-2 SEC). Rankings reflect …

The Arizona State football team is 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12. It impressed in a 24-14 win over No. 16 Kansas State Saturday, handing the Wildcats their first loss of the season at home. Will it be enough for the Sun Devils to be ranked for the first time under coach Kenny Dillingham? It should be. Last week, ASU …

Georgia’s defense sacked Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava five times during Georgia’s win on Saturday in Athens, Ga. (Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia-Tennessee rivalry may not have the juice of, say, Georgia-Auburn or Tennessee-Alabama, but it’s fast becoming a matchup of heavyweights. Four of the last five games have featured both teams ranked …

The Oregon Ducks joined the Big Ten Conference less than a year ago. On Saturday night with a 16-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, they clinched a spot in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game. That didn’t take long. With an 11-0 record — their first since 2010 and second in program history — and a No. 1 ranking in …

Nov. 16—SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame forced five Virginia turnovers and kept the Cavaliers scoreless in the first half on the way to a 35-14 victory on senior night. The No. 8 Irish (9-1) scored 21 points off the Cavaliers (5-5) five turnovers, resulting in a 35-0 lead before the visitors narrowed to a more respectable deficit. “I think, you …

Colorado football super fan Peggy Coppom received a touching tribute from Buffaloes fans on her birthday weekend. First, No. 17 Colorado had a big win over Utah on Saturday. The 49-24 victory moves the Buffaloes closer to a spot in the Big 12 championship game and possible bid in the College Football Playoff. During the game, Miss Peggy received an …

Nov. 16—ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — David Gusta maintains he never got any ribbings from teammates after earning his first career sack last week. A fourth-year junior, Gusta is enjoying his second full year starting on No. 19 Washington State’s defensive line, and only a week ago did he get to the quarterback for the first time. Even with younger teammates getting …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue football program doesn’t have a talent issue. At least that’s the message being relayed. Scores like Saturday’s — Penn State 49, Purdue 10 — say differently. Or the eight losses in a row that preceded Saturday, several with similarly lopsided scores. So if talent, or lack of it, isn’t the issue, then why is Purdue …

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 16: Montorie Foster Jr. #3 of the Michigan State Spartans runs the ball past Xavier Scott #14 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the second half at Memorial Stadium on November 16, 2024 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Michigan State football took another tough loss on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State dropped its third …

EUGENE, OREGON – OCTOBER 4: Head coach Jonathan Smith of the Michigan State Spartans stands on the sidelines during the first half during their game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium on October 4, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) It was not a good day for the Spartans’ football program. Michigan State dropped its third …

Maiava – Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Lincoln Riley named Jayden Maiava the new starting quarterback for USC football not long after the Nov. 2 loss at Washington. Miller Moss threw three interceptions against Washington, which made it easy for Riley to switch quarterbacks. With three regular-season games left and a bowl game being an uncertain prospect, it became clear that …