College Football

STARKVILLE — A break in the conference schedule could be at a convenient time for Mississippi State football. The Bulldogs (1-7, 0-5 SEC) are losers of seven games in a row in coach Jeff Lebby’s first season and haven’t beaten an FBS team. They are also coming off one of their worst performances of the season in a 58-25 home …

With the news swirling around Michigan possibly trying to flip the nation’s No. 1 player, Bryce Underwood, from LSU to the Wolverines, another headline-grabbing moment struck this week. The Wolverines lost their 2025 quarterback pledge Wednesday night. Fort Meyers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith announced his decommitment from Michigan on X. The three-star quarterback had been committed to the …

A short time before last Christmas, after Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes were doused by an SEC title game loss to Alabama, the moment arrived for Carson Beck to do a self-evaluation about his future. What resonated most with the Bulldogs’ quarterback, a Mandarin High product, wasn’t the amount of lucrative NIL deals or his potential selection spot for the NFL draft. Beck just …

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES Friday’s games  Class 5A No. 14 Sacred Heart-Griffin (5-4) at No. 3 Mahomet-Seymour (7-2), Friday, 7 p.m. Class 4A No. 13 Peoria Notre Dame (5-4) at No. 4 Rochester (7-2), Friday, 7 p.m. Rochester’s quarterback Tanner Beal runs the ball during the game against U-High Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Class 3A No. 14 Carlinville (5-4) …

Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch Nebraska football offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has been impressed with the work kicker John Hohl is doing. Former starting kicker Tristan Alvano is on the mend, and the offensive coordinator gave full praise on Tuesday afternoon. Hohl had a stellar game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. He kept the Huskers close throughout it, making all three …

The Week 10 college football schedule is on the light side, with seven of the Top 25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll idle. But that still gives our panel of prognosticators plenty of matchups to consider as we kick off the month of November. Topping the marquee, of course, is the top-five showdown in State College as No. …

The weather could get a bit dicey for Wisconsin’s rivalry game at Iowa on Saturday. The Badgers and Hawkeyes are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. CT. That nighttime kickoff will inevitably bring cooler temperatures, but the forecast also calls for steady rains throughout the night. Related: Ranking the biggest storylines entering Wisconsin’s rivalry battle with Iowa …

. The Colorado Buffaloes have hit another bye week and with four games remaining on their regular season schedule, it’s time to look into our crystal ball and give some predictions. Colorado enters its second bye at 6-2 (4-1 Big 12) and is a Big 12 title contender, sitting in a tie for third place in the conference standings. The …

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates on the podium after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Throughout his entire 17-year tenure as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, Nick Saban only coached on his birthday of October …

Texas A&M football catapulted itself to 11th in the US LBM Coaches Poll and 10th in the AP Poll with a statement win over LSU last Saturday. Soon enough, though, they’ll get a real idea of where they sit in the College Football Playoff race. The CFP selection committee will release its first round of rankings Nov. 5. That list …

EDITOR’S NOTE: Months of research led to a series, “Year of the Quarterback,” being presented in three waves. The first wave — 10 articles covering the volatile new world of the transfer portal — was published recently. This is the 10th part in the second wave, which tracks then-and-now journeys of 10 Stark County quarterbacks. Wonderland glistened on Todd Blackledge’s face. He …

As a kid, Glenn Seabrooks dreamed of playing in MLB. During the regional baseball playoffs as a high school junior, Seabrooks scored the go-ahead run on a Pete Rose-style, head-first dive into home. He played on a travel team with Roman Petricca, a current freshman on the Vanderbilt baseball team. Now, Seabrooks’ baseball days are over. The 6-foot-3, 340-pound defensive …

COLUMBIA — It’s almost rare to hear the name Alex Huntley around South Carolina football’s facilities. Unless it’s a formality, it’s almost always Boogie. Huntley told The Greenville News that as a child, he crawled so fast his brother said “Look at him boogie,” and by the time he played football at age 4, his mom yelled out her first …

BOWLING GREEN — The Western Kentucky football team is, in a word, rolling — and Hilltopper fans will enjoy a happy Halloween because of it. Caden Veltkamp tossed two touchdown passes and George Hart ran for another score in a 21-point first quarter, and the Hilltoppers went on to defeat visiting Kennesaw State 31-14 in a Conference USA football game …

MANHATTAN — The first College Football Playoff rankings are a week away, and Kansas State football’s dream of advancing to the expanded 12-team field is still very much alive. That said, the Wildcats still have work to do, and the only sure path to get in is to keep on winning. At 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12, …