College Football

We were so close last week. The perfect week we’ve been in search of all season was within our grasp, and then that dastardly villain, Ryan Day, ripped it away from us. All Ohio State had to do was kneel out the final seconds of their win over Indiana, and our under would’ve cashed for a 6-0 week. Instead, Day …

The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference — and those formerly part of the MIC — have had a stranglehold on the largest class of Indiana high school football for years. Since 2013, the first year Class 6A was added, MIC schools Warren Central and Ben Davis, along with former MIC schools/now independents Carmel and Center Grove, have won all 11 state championships. …

Getty Images The Boise State Broncos just continue to ride the wheels of their tremendous running back, Ashton Jeanty, who has not been stopped all season long. It was because of his efforts, in fact, that they staved off upset-minded Wyoming, 17-13, thanks in part to a 61-yard touchdown run as part of a 169-yard day.  I’ve been banging the …

Nov 21, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Aaron Philo (12) runs the ball for a touchdown against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the fourth quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) are significant underdogs against the Georgia Bulldogs (9-2). Georgia, who has won …

Matt Rhule has turned around every college football program he has coached, leading Temple and Baylor to bowl games in his second season. But changing the trajectory of blueblood like Nebraska? That took a bit more work. “It’s the same arc and trajectory, but this one weighs a little heavier on you because of the history of it,” Rhule told …

The Georgia defense stops Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (10) during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.Georgia won 31-23. Georgia dominated in a preview simulation of Saturday’s showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on EA Sports’ “College Football 25” video game. Georgia won …

No. 5 Notre Dame will travel to Southern California on Saturday to face USC 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 have turned around …

Oct 14, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley and Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman chat before the game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. Obviously, 6-5 USC was nowhere to be found in the top …

The second game of a Black Friday CBS double-header will feature Stanford facing off against San Jose State. Stanford leads the all-time series between the Northern California programs 52-14-1. The Cardinal have won 10 of the last 12 matchups against San Jose State since the turn of the century, and this week will mark the first meeting in 11 years.  …

Washington is undefeated at home and winless on the road. That difference isn’t because of the defense, however. The Huskies will bring one of the better defenses in the Big Ten into Autzen Stadium as Washington visits Eugene on Saturday. They are giving up barely 20 points a game, but in their last road game, the Huskies gave up 35 …

LSU is set to host Oklahoma Saturday afternoon in the first meeting between the two teams as conference opponents. 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 Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe might become a Black Friday tradition like the doorbuster sales at your nearby big-box store. The Gophers-Badgers rivalry football game this year is being played the day after Thanksgiving for the first time in its 134-game history. While the Big Ten has not yet finalized and shared its schedule for the 2025 season, this …

The historic Lone Star Showdown returns to college football this week as No. 3 Texas hosts No. 20 Texas A&M in a play-in game for the SEC Championship game. The Longhorns are cruising in their first year as an SEC member and sit in sole possession of first place in the conference, already achieving back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide shakes hands with Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban is the greatest …

Wisconsin and Minnesota are set to battle it out for Paul Bunyan’s Axe on Black Friday, kicking off a loaded rivalry weekend of college football. This will be the 134th meeting all time — and the 117th consecutive game, which makes it the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history — between the Badgers and the Golden Gophers in what has …