College Football

COLLEGE STATION — A smile plastered to his face, Texas football running back Quintrevion Wisner jogged off Kyle Field to a three-syllable serenade from the fans in burnt orange surrounding the Longhorns’ tunnel. “S-E-C,” they yelled. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” Saturday night, Wisner carried the Texas offense on his back to the pinnacle of the Longhorns’ new conference. He touched the ball …

It’s national championship-or-bust for Ohio State and Ryan Day. That’s what Day’s career has come down to now that he’s lost to Michigan four years in a row.  While the previous three losses — all to Michigan teams that went on to play in the Big Ten Championship Game — were understandable, if not frustrating, this latest defeat is inexcusable. …

With his team having set a program record for wins in a season with 10, Iowa State football Matt Campbell will head to this week’s Big 12 Conference championship game with $1.3 million in bonuses already headed his way. That’s the greatest total so far among Bowl Subdivision public school head coaches, who have combined to claim nearly $10.2 million …

Mack Brown is a coaching legend in college football, with a career win percentage of .654 (282-149-1) over 35 years. Even he is not immune to a university seeking change, as his second coaching stint with North Carolina will conclude at the end of the 2024 college football season. North Carolina is 6-5 over 11 games and the Tar Heels …

Florida State’s 2024 football season couldn’t have ended soon enough for devoted fans. The Seminoles suffered through a 98-day freefall that stated with a loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, in late August and ended with a loss to rival Florida at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday. FSU coach Mike Norvell has been promising changes and vowing to quickly rebuild …

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes look to defeat the Michigan Wolverines, for the first time since 2019 as they face off in ‘The Game’ during college football rivalry week on Saturday. Ohio State (10-1) enters off a 38-15 home victory over Indiana, while Michigan (6-5) defeated Northwestern, 50-6. The Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes, 30-24, last season en route to …

Penn State will get a slightly surprising chance to play for the Big Ten championship next weekend in Indianapolis after finishing off an 11-1 regular season and getting a big helping hand from Michigan to drop Ohio State into two-loss territory. A win next weekend against undefeated Oregon may be considered a bit surprising as well, but it would be …

No. 5 Notre Dame will travel to the West Coast to face traditional-rival USC for their annual game Saturday on CBS. This matchup will mark the 95th all-time meeting between the historic programs. The two rivals have played each other every season in football since 1926, except during World War ll (1943-45) and the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020. The Fighting Irish …

ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 29: Georgia governor Brian Kemp hands off the Governors trophy to head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs and Warren Brinson #97 following the 44-42 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in eighth overtime at Sanford Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs …

Getty Images Duke has been one of the best stories in college football this season, and its regular season got a fitting end. The Blue Devils beat Wake Forest with a walk-off touchdown as time expired. With eight seconds left in regulation, Duke and Wake Forest appeared to be headed for overtime. The Blue Devils had the ball at the …

BLOOMINGTON — No one saw this coming. That’s the common refrain for those discussing Indiana football’s remarkable turnaround from Big Ten basement dweller to College Football Playoff contender, but it hasn’t caught everyone off guard. Mikail Kamara is one of those exceptions. “I feel like the first few games we’re going to be underlooked, but I’m certain once we get the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State saved its best fight for last. Unfortunately for all that is Scarlet and Gray, when the Buckeyes finally started throwing punches — or something close to them — time had expired here Saturday afternoon. On the game. Perhaps on the season. The resulting postgame melee between Ohio State and Michigan laid bare the worst parts of …

ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 29: The Georgia Bulldogs react after winning 44-42 over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in eighth overtime at Sanford Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns dominated the Texas A&M Aggies offense in a 17-7 win to secure a berth in the SEC championship. Week 14 was …

LSU will play host to Oklahoma on Saturday in the first meeting between the two teams as members of the same conference. This will also be the first showdown between the Tigers and the Sooners since 2019’s College Football Playoff, when Ed Orgeron’s historic Tigers downed Lincoln Riley’s Oklahoma to advance to the CFP National Championship.  The Tigers hold a 2-1 advantage in the series, …

Bowl Subdivision conference championship matchups are finally settled after weeks of uncertainty, setting the stage for the final weekend of the regular season and the final College Football Playoff rankings. The nine championship games will be played on Friday and Saturday. The playoff rankings and bracket will be released early on Sunday afternoon. Nearly every game will have some sort …