College Football

It was the spring of 2019 and then 15-year-old Davis Warren, a high school quarterback from Los Angeles, sat down on the bench press to start a 6 a.m. weightlifting session. He couldn’t finish a single warm up rep with the 135-pound bar. “I was dizzy, light headed,” Warren said on the L.A.B. podcast with Jake Butt last month. “I …

This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Sept. 4, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, the Longhorns opened the 2016 football season with a …

The Sun Belt Conference admitted Tuesday that Arkansas State’s winning touchdown catch against FCS opponent Central Arkansas should not have counted. Jaylen Raynor hit Corey Rucker for a seven-yard TD with three seconds to go on the play below. The call on the field was that the pass fell incomplete as the ball bounced away from Rucker after he hit …

Tennessee is playing a regular-season game against North Carolina State on Saturday. Not in Neyland Stadium or on the Wolfpack campus in Raleigh, but in Charlotte. Why? Easy answer for even a casual fan. TV. Nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century, we accept that television dictates the when and occasionally the where of college football. A …

There is so much going on in the recruiting world that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE: How the 2024 five-stars fared in Week 1 ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) prepares to pass the ball in the second half against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team survived a test to open the 2024 season, but Week 2 presents an even tougher challenge. The Buffaloes (1-0) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) …

Sep. 4—Talk to any coach in the country and one of the first things they say when a player goes down with an injury is “next man up.” That is the mentality that the Idaho Vandals have going into the second game of the season against Wyoming at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (TruTV) without starting quarterback Jack Layne. Layne suffered a …

BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 7: Colorado Buffaloes players follow Colorado Buffaloes mascot Ralphie onto the field before a am eagainst the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Folsom Field on September 7, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) An old-school Big Eight rivalry will continue on Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers host the Colorado Buffaloes. This game will be the …

Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) runs with the ball against the Southern California Trojans during the second quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports For the fifth season in a row, the LSU Tigers lost their season-opening game. The Tigers had a 17-13 lead entering the fourth quarter …

Churchill’s Ceville Pasi takes the ball from Churchill’s Lucas Gansen as the Marist Catholic Spartans host the Churchill Lancers Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 at Marist Catholic High School in Eugene, Ore. The Oregon high school football season is in full swing throughout the state, with the first full schedule of games taking place this week. Here are 10 of the …

Tale of tape The first week of the college football season isn’t always the best as far as figuring out statistical matchups. It’s more confusing when you realize Notre Dame’s rushing numbers and passing numbers weren’t even in the same league as each other. As impressive as the Irish’s offense was against Texas A&M, it didn’t put up flashy numbers, …

ESPN’s “College GameDay” returns Sept. 7 for a highly-anticipated SEC/Big Ten showdown that highlights Week 2 of college football. The broadcasters announced during last week’s broadcast from College Station, Texas, that the popular pre-game show will move to Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for one of the most consequential non-conference games this season between Michigan and Texas at Michigan …

EAST LANSING – With the advantage of hindsight from his play-calling debut with Michigan State football, Brian Lindgren yanked away some of the blame from his young quarterback who took it on the chin after a dicey debut. With that said, the Spartans’ new offensive coordinator has no regrets about letting Aidan Chiles unleash the deep balls he threw early …

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Nebraska Cornhuskers started their 2024 season this past weekend with a 40-7 win over the UTEP Miners. The Huskers are now five wins away from bowl eligibility, but that hasn’t stopped the fans and media from looking ahead, and the latest bowl projections show the Huskers facing a premier ACC program in the postseason. In …

The SEC’s most significant football game Saturday will be between defending national champion Michigan and Texas — two top-10 teams. But Tennessee vs. NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, might be the best game on the undercard – unless, of course, you find an actual conference game (South Carolina vs. Kentucky) irresistible. I don’t have any doubts about either the …