College Football

A group of Latter-day Saint missionaries sang “America The Beautiful” during halftime of the BYU-SMU football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Friday night. | BYU Photo DALLAS — Roughly one-third of the 31,172 college football fans who watched Brigham Young University defeat Southern Methodist University 18-15 last Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium were cheering …

Zavion Thomas 0 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. LSU football notched its first win of the 2024 campaign when it met Nicholls State on Saturday night. The Tigers got off to a slow start, but a strong third quarter created distance and …

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) scores on a 54-yard touchdown run against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 42-16. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Week 2 of the college football season certainly didn’t disappoint with the Texas Longhorns blowing out Michigan in Ann Arbor, No. 5 Notre …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari reviews Michigan State football’s 27-24 win at Maryland to open Big Ten play and looks ahead to the Spartans’ return to nonconference action against Prairie View A&M. Next up for the Spartans: Prairie View A&M Panthers Matchup: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1). Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan …

Utah State interim head coach Nate Dreiling argues with an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. | Mark J. Terrill There wasn’t a whole lot to be impressed with from Utah State Saturday night against USC. The Aggies were thoroughly outplayed in every facet of …

Sep. 8—Dallas Center-Grimes used a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive out of halftime to grab a little bit of momentum in its road game against the Newton football team on Friday night. But Christian Ergenbright erased that momentum with a 98-yard return on the ensuing kickoff, and that was more than enough for the Cardinals during a 28-7 non-district victory on …

. The North Carolina Tar Heels football program is off to a 2-0 start after beating Charlotte this weekend in Chapel Hill. But that’s not the only thing they are celebrating this weekend. On Sunday, North Carolina added a second player to its 2026 recruiting class when four-star edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Hayes pledged his verbal commitment to the program. The …

Sep 7, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Nate McCollum (6) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the 1st quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Another week and another win for the North Carolina Tar Heels football program as they took down Charlotte 38-20 on Saturday in Chapel Hill. With …

If you don’t believe Utah is a growing sports state, just look at Rice-Eccles Stadium on a football Saturday. It’s teeming with a sea of crimson that cheers the Utah Utes to victory against every opponent and every obstacle. You can now add the Utah Hockey Club to that list. After taking its prospects to a rocking night at America …

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes running back Dallan Hayden (7) is stopped on fourth down by North Dakota State Bison defensive end Loshiaka Roques (56) and linebacker Logan Kopp (43) in the second quarter at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The now 1-1 Colorado Buffaloes claimed they improved from last year, making the right …

The Iowa Hawkeyes are licking their wounds from a stunning 20-19 rivalry loss versus the Iowa State Cyclones. Despite shutting out the Cyclones in the first half and leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes’ disappointing second-half performance left onlookers with plenty of questions. One of those was Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz’s decision to opt for a two-point conversion …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Does every team in college football stink? Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde react to a wild Week 2 slate that featured many teams heavily underperforming. After a jaw-dropping upset, they discuss the implications of Notre Dame’s loss to Northern Illinois. Is Marcus Freeman now on the hot seat …

Tennessee football tickets are in high demand, but you can still get them for the right price. Neyland Stadium holds 101,915 as the sixth largest college football venue in the nation. But UT season tickets are sold out for the 2024 season, and there’s a waiting list of almost 15,000. Single-game tickets through UT’s official ticket office went on sale …

Sep. 8—COLUMBUS — File this under things you didn’t expect to hear. After Ohio State’s 56-0 win over Western Michigan on Saturday Ohio State quarterback Will Howard said he gets a bigger thrill from running for a touchdown than passing for a touchdown. Howard passed for one touchdown and ran for his first touchdown in an Ohio State uniform on …

Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) runs for a touchdown as Utah and Baylor play at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, September 7, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Utah defeated Baylor 23-12 on Saturday, improving to 2-0 on the season. Utah led 23-0 in the second quarter before Cam Rising exited with a finger …