College Football

California v UNLV – Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Despite losing its starting quarterback after three games and head coach 10 days ago, UNLV had its best season in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The 24th-ranked Rebels picked up their 11th win and first bowl victory in 24 years Wednesday night when they pulled …

. It was a crazy day in terms of transfer portal recruiting for Michigan football. The Wolverines had appeared to have gotten a commitment and a signing from former Belleville (Mich.) five-star defensive tackle Damon Payne — who has been at Alabama since 2021 — but that’s when things went haywire. Payne had signed with the Wolverines, it was reported …

Dec. 18—SEATTLE — Even with coach Jake Dickert leaving and players flocking to the transfer portal, Washington State will not opt out of the Holiday Bowl. WSU Athletic Director Anne McCoy confirmed as much Wednesday, indicating that the Cougars will be in San Diego to play Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl, set for 5 p.m. on Dec. 27. “We are …

Dec. 18—New Mexico’s most explosive rusher has found a new home. Former UNM running back Eli Sanders announced his commitment to USC on Wednesday via a post on social media. The 5-foot-11, Iowa State transfer rushed for 1,063 yards and nine touchdowns in his lone season with the Lobos, earning an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection in the process. He …

As the Gordon football team set up for its team photo after winning the Class 1A Division I Championship game, the AT&T Stadium field crew was already hard at work on preparations for the first 11-man football game before the slated 7 p.m. kickoff. For those unaware of why there was a three-and-a-half-hour delay between the second and last games …

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen called Abdul Carter the best defensive player in the country. SMU coach Rhett Lashlee described Carter as the “best defensive player we’ve played in my time (with the Mustangs).” Carter, the Nittany Lions’ imposing defensive end, went one better the other day. “I still feel like I’m the best defensive player,” he said, “but …

MADISON – Antarron Turner has a nose for the ball. The Ocala, Florida, native racked up 104 tackles as a high school senior. When he earned the chance to be a regular on the Western Carolina defense this season, he tied for the team lead with 61 tackles. His next challenge will be to carve out a role for himself …

Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also a force in the passing …

Penn State coaches and players have described SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings as dynamic, dangerous and special. He’s also fearless. He’s not afraid of the Nittany Lions’ nationally ranked defense. “They’re a very talented group,” Jennings said Wednesday. “They play hard. They have really good D-linemen. Their front seven is pretty great. “If we execute the way we’re supposed to execute …

When No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2) meets No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) on Saturday night in the Shoe, it will look more like an old-school Big Ten game than you may expect given the skill on the field for Ohio State’s offense and the reputation Tennessee’s offense has under Josh Heupel, too. It will be cold and defenses should …

Recruiting players across the state was never an issue for Florida State football. However, Mike Norvell’s addition of more coaches from the Sunshine State could give the Seminoles the upper hand when the assistants are on the recruiting trail. From South Florida to the Big Bend, Norvell now has a coaching staff who can cover enough ground based on their …

The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers on Friday night in a state of Indiana College Football Playoff matchup few would have expected entering the 2024 college football season. Indiana is playing in its first College Football Playoff in program history while Notre Dame plays in its third CFP, but its …

Casen Carney couldn’t accept defeat. Not on Texas high school football’s grandest stage. Trailing Shiner with less than a minute remaining, Carney refused to go down at the 2-yard line, picked up an assist from offensive lineman Colt Walterscheid, and backpedaled into the end zone for what turned out to be the decisive score in a 36-29 victory for the …

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) will try to avoid a disappointing first-round exit from the College Football Playoff when they host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) on Saturday night. Ohio State had its five-game winning streak snapped in a 13-10 loss to Michigan in its regular-season finale, despite entering as a 20.5-point favorite. Tennessee bounced …

Dec. 18—SOUTH BEND — Through six quarters of football at Notre Dame Stadium, Riley Leonard wasn’t winning over a sizable chunk of fans. From notoriously bitter fan forums and social media accounts to even a sizable chunk inside the stadium, the less-than-impressed football judges had declared Leonard unfit for the starting quarterback spot just four weeks into the season. Some …