College Football

The Illinois Fighting Illini football team ended its regular season on Saturday with a 38-28 victory against rival Northwestern at Wrigley Field. Now, coach Bret Bielema and the Illini will find out their postseason details this weekend. Ahead of time, here is what experts across the nation are saying about Illinois’ potential bowl game. Will Illinois make a bowl game? …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football’s regular season is over, but there’s still plenty to come over the next few weeks and months. While the Scarlet Knights continue to prepare for their bowl game – they’ll learn where they’re headed on Sunday – players will have decisions to make about whether they’ll suit up for the game, while others will be deciding …

Utah State Aggies receiver Jalen Royals (1) grabs a one-handed pass against Utah Utes cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn (5) in Logan on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News NCAA transfer portal season has begun. Not officially, as players cannot enter their names into the transfer portal until next week, on Dec. 9. But throughout the day Monday, …

TEMPE, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 28: A view of a Washington State football helmet during the Washington State Cougars versus the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. (Bruce Yeung / Getty Images) Washington State head football coach Jake Dickert announced his decision to relieve defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding of his duties on …

MADISON – In the span of about 10 minutes Monday, one defensive back announced his departure from the Wisconsin football team and another announced his commitment to join it. At this time of year, players come and go. Jonas Duclona, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound cornerback from Florida, announced on X on Monday evening his intention to enter the transfer portal, which …

Abilene Christian redshirt senior linebacker Will Shaffer and graduate transfer quarterback Maverick McIvor have been named finalists for a pair of major national end-of-season awards. McIvor was tabbed as one of 35 finalists for the Walter Payton Award, named for the former Chicago Bears running back and NFL Hall-of-Famer who played collegiately at Jackson State. The Walter Payton Award is …

THE FLATS – After captivating the nation with his performance in last Friday’s eight-overtime epic at archrival Georgia, Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.) has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Quarterback of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien Award’s weekly Great Eight list. King accounted for 413 total yards and five touchdowns in Georgia Tech’s heart-stopping …

NORMAN — Jonathan Hatton Jr. committed to OU football nearly 14 months ago. Now, hours after the Sooners hired Ben Arbuckle as their offensive coordinator, Hatton is reopening his recruitment, he told On3. OU remains in contention for Hatton but he will be surveying his options. The No. 3 running back nationally and No. 41 player in the 2026 class, …

STEVEN ERLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER UH quarterback Micah Alejado threw a pass against New Mexico during Saturday’s game at the Ching Complex. STEVEN ERLER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER UH quarterback Micah Alejado threw a pass against New Mexico during Saturday’s game at the Ching Complex. On the first day of the University of Hawaii football team’s offseason …

Dec. 2—MCGREGOR — The Oakwood Panthers pulled off the upset of No. 7-ranked Iredell Dragons, 64-50 Friday. Oakwood Athletic Director and Head Football Coach J.J. Johnson’s team is now 8-5 overall. The Panthers face the No. 3-ranked Oglesby Tigers (11-2) in the semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Waco Robinson’s Rocket Field. The winner will face either the …

CLEMSON — Clemson football added its first offensive lineman in the 2026 class with the commitment of three-star recruit Braden Wilmes on Monday night. The 6-foot-8, 280-pounder from Lawrence Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas, is rated as the No. 6 player in the state, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Wilmes announced his commitment on X, formerly known as Twitter. Wilmes is …

The No. 21-ranked Oklahoma men’s basketball team will host Georgia Tech at 8 p.m. Tuesday. OU (7-0) earned a 69-64 win over Louisville on Friday to secure a Battle 4 Atlantis championship. Georgia Tech (4-3) earned an 87-68 home win over Central Arkansas on Saturday. Here’s how to watch the OU vs Georgia Tech game today, including time, TV schedule …

Following college football’s season-long script of parity-driven results, rivalry weekend did not disappoint as the playoff picture took another wild spin following stunning losses from Ohio State and Miami that have disrupted our latest bracket projection. Ryan Day’s tenure is under the microscope after his fourth consecutive loss to Michigan pushed Penn State into the Big Ten Championship and leaves …

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings will show how race for the 12-team field has solidified heading into conference championship weekend. Eight spots are spoken for regardless of what happens Friday and Saturday. A ninth will be taken by the Group of Five, with Boise State favored to grab that spot by beating UNLV in the Mountain West title game. …

CBS Sports graphic The 2024 regular season concluded this weekend and now all that’s left before the announcements of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff and bowl games are next week’s conference championship games. For many teams, the 2024 season is done and their place in the college football rankings is mostly determined. For others, there is still plenty of …