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Georgia and Texas have been playing catch with the top spot in the SEC power rankings all season, and the Bulldogs tossed it back on Saturday with a demoralizing loss to Ole Miss. With two losses and three weeks to go in the regular season, the Bulldogs are unlikely to wrest it back. Meanwhile, Tennessee keeps lurking with just one …

Dont’e Thornton Jr. Tennessee Volunteers versus Mississippi State Bulldogs football at Neyland Stadium on November 9, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 11 has ended during the 2024 college football season. Three weeks remain in regular-season play. No. 6 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) defeated Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6 SEC), 33-14, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches …

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver Nick Marsh (6) runs for a touchdown after a catch during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Michigan State football has been included in the latest batch of bowl projections from Brad Crawford of 247Sports. Crawford releases weekly bowl …

BATON ROUGE, La. – Brian Kelly asked the question we all had on our brains. The way the No. 13 Tigers played Saturday in a 42-13 tail-kicking by No. 11 Alabama, you might’ve thought LSU learned of its opponent 90 seconds before kickoff. In fact, LSU had two weeks to prepare for Alabama. Could’ve fooled me. “If you’re watching the …

Ashton Jeanty continued his case for the Heisman Trophy with another dominant performance on Saturday for No. 14 Boise State. Jeanty crossed the 200-yard rushing plateau in a 28-21 Broncos win over Nevada. Saturday marked Jeanty’s fourth 200-rushing yard performance on the season as he continues his climb towards Barry Sanders’ rushing record of 2,628 yards, which Sanders set in …

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) reacts after running for a first down late in the second half of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Ohio State won 20-13. The Ohio State Buckeyes sat third in the country in most polls coming into …

Utah athletics director Mark Harlan made a surprise visit at Saturday’s postgame press conference and made sure his feelings about the Utes’ 22-21 loss to No. 9 BYU were known. Harlan complained about the refereeing in Utah’s 22-21 loss to rival BYU at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. The Utes AD, who has been in charge of running the …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer reacts to a touchdown scored against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana marked the return of the Alabama Crimson Tide to Tiger Stadium, as the program played the LSU Tigers for …

What was already a wild and wide-open race for a coveted spot in the Big 12 championship game received some new twists in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. Most notably, No. 18 Iowa State suffered its second-consecutive loss, this one coming at the hands of Kansas in a 45-36 setback at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. With …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) calls for the ball against LSU Tigers safety Major Burns (8) during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images It rained most of the game Saturday night, but that didn’t stop superstar QB Jalen Milroe and the Alabama Crimson Tide from hammering …

Nov 9, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks to players during a timeout in the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This season has gone about as bad as it could go for the Oklahoma Sooners. Their bowl hopes became minuscule after their loss …

Oklahoma State won’t be going to a bowl. If the Cowboys keep playing the way they did Saturday, they won’t be winning any more games either. TCU 38, OSU 13. On a night the Cowboys were mathematically eliminated from bowl eligibility, breaking a streak of 18 consecutive bowls, there wasn’t much that they did well. Not on offense. Not on …

OXFORD, Miss. – Without knowing all the nitty gritty of how the data gets fed into ESPN’s tool to determine the chances a contender will make the 12-team playoff field, Georgia football still isn’t in dire straits after Ole Miss dealt it a second loss of the season Saturday. The 28-10 takedown of the Bulldogs, No. 2 in the coaches …

Dec 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; A general view of the SEC logo prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Overall, Week 11 in the SEC was definitely one of the more memorable that the conference has seen so far …