Former Wisconsin quarterback Nick Evers tallied three total touchdowns for the UConn Huskies on Saturday. Following a pair of subpar performances against the Maryland Terrapins and Duke Blue Devils, Evers notched nine completions for 88 passing yards and a passing touchdown. He also rushed a staggering 19 times for 78 yards and two rushing scores to secure a 48-14 win …
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College football Week 4 grades: Missouri avoids upset, no thanks to coach Eli Drinkwitz
Week 4 in college football was not good for certain schools in North Carolina (cheer up residents of Raleigh and Chapel Hill), and great for others around the country (here’s looking at you, Michigan, for winning without a passing game). It’s Report Card time. The same thing goes as far as grading from last season: High marks will only be …
Read More »College football rankings: Big Ten teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 4
Week 4 of the college football season featured Big Ten programs Michigan and Ohio State earning big wins. The No. 17 Wolverines fended off No. 12 USC — making its Big Ten debut against the defending College Football Playoff national champions — with a 27-24 comeback win at home in which quarterback Alex Orji made his first start. Elsewhere, the …
Read More »ESPN’s “College GameDay” set to attend Georgia-Alabama in Week 5
Jan 1, 2024; Pasadena, CA, USA; From left: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit on the ESPN College Gameday set at the 2024 Rose Bowl college football playoff semifinal game at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ESPN announced that “College GameDay” will be attending the matchup of No. 1 Georgia vs. No. …
Read More »Four Downs and a Bracket: Bully Ball is back at Michigan and so is College Football Playoff hope
Every Saturday, senior national college football writer Matt Hayes breaks down four trending stories, and a 12-team College Football Playoff bracket. First Down: Michigan: welcome back, Bully Ball Those bruising, battering runs from Kalel Mullings. Pounding and thundering and reverberating. All the way to Columbus, Ohio. Michigan found itself again Saturday, a punishing 27-24 rock fight of a welcome to …
Read More »How Mason Taylor has become LSU football’s ‘safety valve’
BATON ROUGE — When LSU football’s offense needed to make something happen against UCLA, Mason Taylor locked in. The junior tight end was never 100% sure if the junior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was going to look his way, but Taylor wanted to make sure he was doing all he could to be the Tigers’ best option when they were up …
Read More »Analysis: Boos? What boos? That’s what Marcus Freeman and his Notre Dame football QB say
SOUTH BEND — As Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman departed the postgame lectern Saturday evening, he caught the eye of his boss after this 28-3 win over Miami (Ohio). Seated next to new university president Rev. Robert Dowd, first-year athletic director Pete Bevacqua stifled a slight smile and arched his eyebrows toward the ceiling. Freeman’s visage was hidden from …
Read More »Rutgers football is exactly where it needed to be after 3 games. Now comes a huge home game
This was the game that had so much potential to dictate the course of Rutgers football’s season. Not that a win would send the Scarlet Knights flying through the rest of the schedule, or that a loss would deliver a dagger in Rutgers’ campaign. It’s far too early for either of those things to happen. But a win at Virginia …
Read More »Week 4 Reactions: USC loses in Big 10 debut & Oklahoma faces QB controversy | College Football Power Hour
Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman talk Michigan’s win against USC. The Wolverines got the win but they still have big issues at QB. Speaking of QBs, after struggling offensively vs. Tennessee, Oklahoma finds themselves in a proper quarterback controversy. Clemson topples NC State – is the sky falling for the Wolfpack or can they find a way to …
Read More »What Deion Sanders said after Colorado football’s win vs Baylor
Sep 14, 2024; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders on the sidelines in the first quarter at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team just executed a comeback for the ages. Trailing by a touchdown with seconds left on the clock, Shedeur Sanders heaved a …
Read More »Recapping Colorado football’s improbable overtime win vs. Baylor
Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes defensive tackle Tawfiq Thomas (95) celebrates as fans rush the field following an overtime win against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images What transpired at Folsom Field late Saturday evening was nothing short of a miracle. On a play that some are comparing to the 1994 “Miracle …
Read More »UWF football falls just short despite second-half surge. Three takeaways from the game.
For just the second time in program history, the University of West Florida found itself in a double-overtime game. And, also for the second time, the Argos dropped a heartbreaker to a Gulf South Conference opponent in that scenario. UWF fell to West Alabama, 35-33, on Saturday at Pen Air Field. The Argos couldn’t find the late equalizer on a …
Read More »Grading Kansas State football’s performance in its Big 12 blowout loss at BYU.
Kansas State football’s Big 12 opener could not have gone much worse Saturday night in Provo, Utah, as Brigham Young cashed in on a slew of Wildcat mistakes and rolled to a 38-9 victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Here is how the No. 14-ranked Wildcats (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) graded out against an inspired BYU team (4-0, 1-0). Related: Kansas …
Read More »How Ole Miss football’s style, JJ Pegues TD’s have Rebels fans breaking attendance records
OXFORD − Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin heard the chants. Midway through the third quarter in No. 5 Ole Miss’ 52-13 win against Georgia Southern (2-2) on Saturday, the Rebels were driving toward the south end zone. When Ole Miss (4-0) got down to the 2-yard line, a murmur of excitement rippled through the fans seated in the Field …
Read More »The best photos from Michigan football’s upset win over USC Trojans
Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Pretty much every college football analyst expected Michigan football to lose to USC on Saturday, but they play the games for a reason. With Alex Orji at the helm as the starting quarterback for the first time, the Wolverines ran early and often while the defense got constant pressure on quarterback Miller Moss. The …
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