College Football

When the NCAA announced it was expanding the College Football Playoff, the purists out there shared a collective groan. It will diminish the regular season, they said. It will hurt the bowl system, they said. Wrong on both counts. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has the Longhorns within three wins of playing for the SEC championship. Texas will play at Arkansas …

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks ahead to Michigan State football’s final road game of the season Saturday at Illinois. Fast facts Matchup: Michigan State (4-5, 2-4 Big Ten) at Illinois (6-3, 3-3). Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. Saturday; Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois TV/radio: FS1, WJR-AM (760). Line: Illini by 3. Availability report MSU: Out: LS Kaden Schickel (left leg, season), …

SEC logo seen during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala., Monday, July 19, 2021. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] Sec Media Days Georgia Bulldogs fans are fearing missing the playoff after being left outside of the bracket in the College Football Playoff. However, not only is there a big chance to make the playoff, but they can …

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule held his press conference on Thursday and indicated that the quarterback Dylan Raiola will be ready for Saturday’s contest against the USC Trojans. Raiola has been dealing with a back injury throughout the season. He reaggravated it in the program’s last game against the UCLA Bruins. There were initial questions as to …

Florida A&M football is looking to get back in the win column. The Rattlers will have the perfect opportunity to make that happen on Saturday when they host the winless Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium for a Week 12 Southwestern Athletic Conference game. FAMU versus MVSU kicks off at 1 p.m. HBCU …

Mizzou has had some recent success in the series, but is this South Carolina a different beast? Missouri football (7-2, 3-2 SEC) goes on the road Saturday to face the Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Both teams were ranked in the most recent CFP top 25, with the Tigers taking the No. 23 spot and the Gamecocks …

SOUTH BEND — A couple of signature moves have become a regular part of Notre Dame football Saturdays this fall. First, there’s the “Riley Rumble,” where the towering Irish quarterback makes his way downfield, defenders sliding off harmlessly or getting juked before they can even land a glove on Riley Leonard’s 6-foot-4, 216-pound frame. As each jaunt concludes, it’s often …

Nov. 14—VERMILLION — Fifth-seeded Sully Buttes rode the hot hand of dual-threat quarterback Wesley Wittler to a Class 9B high school football championship on Thursday at the DakotaDome. Wittler passed for 194 yards, ran for 158 yards and accounted for all five of the Chargers’ touchdowns, as Sully Buttes avenged its lone loss of the season with a 34-14 victory …

Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Rylan Kennedy (15) tackles Missouri Tigers wide receiver Marquis Johnson (2) in the third quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Texas A&M (7-2, 5-1 SEC) will host New Mexico State on Saturday night for what many of us consider a “get right” game after the …

NCAA Football: Florida at Georgia GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is “ready to play,” coach Billy Napier said Thursday on his weekly radio show. Napier removed Lagway from the team’s injury report and penciled him in to start against No. 21 LSU in the Swamp on Saturday. Lagway practiced every day this week while progressing from a strained …

. Nebraska landed a commitment from class of 2025 edge defender Dawson Merritt on Thursday. The four-star recruit made the announcement on social media. According to the On3 recruiting rankings, Merritt is the 85th overall player in the 2025 class, the 15th overall edge defender, and the third overall player in his class from the state of Kansas. Nebraska had …

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. Flip season is on and just got real for Nebraska. Four-star outside linebacker Dawson Merritt has announced that he’s flipped from Alabama to the Huskers. This embedded content is not available in …

As far as Michigan football is concerned, the Bryce Underwood train has come to the end of the tracks. The consensus No. 1 player in the 2025 class, who plays quarterback just up the road from Ann Arbor at Belleville High School, is expected to remain committed to LSU, a source with intimate knowledge of the situation told the Free …

Notre Dame’s final three games will determine its College Football Playoff destiny | College Football Power Hour Caroline Fenton & Jason Fitz break down Notre Dame’s placement at 8th on this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. Despite their blowout win over Florida State on Saturday, they are still very much on the bubble with this year’s expanded 12-team playoff format. …

Douglas_InSchool_Still – IMG_9373.jpg Wide receiver Aaron Gregory (Douglasville, Georgia/ Douglas County High School) was officially honored as a 2025 Navy All-American by America’s Navy and NBC Sports representatives during a live jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour. Gregory, a standout junior, is verbally committed to Texas A&M. Gregory will play in the annual East vs. …