College Football

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 …

Jan 6, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; A general view of the National Championship Trophy during media day before the College Football Playoff national championship game against the Washington Huskies at George R Brown Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports All Notre Dame can do right now is wait for the conference championships to be awarded. After that, it’ll …

1 Oregon The Ducks have flown above the chaos all season. Oregon drilled rival Washington 49-21 to finish the regular season undefeated as the No. 1 team in the rankings. It will now play Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game after not playing the Nittany Lions in the regular season. Dillon Gabriel threw 209 yards in his 61st …

Dec. 2—PULLMAN — Jeff Schmedding is out as Washington State’s defensive coordinator. The Cougars announced as much in a Monday release, saying Schmedding will not return as the team’s defensive coordinator. Schmedding worked that role for two seasons at WSU, whose defense left much to be desired this season. “I appreciate all the hard work that Jeff has had for …

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III will enter the 2025 NFL Draft and skip the Tigers’ bowl game to prepare, he told ESPN. Burden, who is foregoing his final year of collegiate eligibility, is widely considered one of the top offensive prospects in the draft process.  “I feel like this is the best time to enter the draft,” Burden told …

EAST LANSING – Two days before the early signing period opens, Michigan State football lost one commitment and landed another. Jonathan Smith also reportedly will lose his first assistant coach after his debut season with the Spartans. Demetrice Martin, an MSU alum, will return to his hometown and UCLA as defensive passing game coordinator and oversee the Bruins’ entire secondary, …