College Football

Brighton’s football team has seen enough of the Carr brothers the last two years. A year ago, the Bulldogs faced current Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, who threw for 308 yards during Saline’s 42-3 victory. On Thursday, junior Tommy Carr threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Saline beat Brighton, 41-20, in a season opener. Carr’s 3-yard scramble …

It’s Year 2 for Purdue football coach Ryan Walters, and the Boilermakers hope greater stability yields more wins. They went 4-8 last season (3-6 Big Ten) and Hudson Card returns as the starting quarterback. Purdue has seven games at Ross-Ade Stadium, including an early-season matchup with Notre Dame, and Big Ten newcomer Oregon. ▶ BoilerUpdate: Sign up for our Purdue …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Noah Burnette made four field goals, three of them after quarterback Max Johnson was carted off with a knee injury, and hit the go-ahead 45-yarder with 1:44 left to lift North Carolina past Minnesota 19-17 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night. Dragan Kesich, whose 30-yarder with 3:40 to go gave the Gophers the …

ORLANDO — Shaking off a sloppy first quarter in its home debut, UCF nearly smashed a school record Thursday night in demolishing New Hampshire. The Knights rushed for 454 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry, to pull away from the visiting Wildcats in a 57-3 rout. Only once before had UCF (1-0) piled up more yards on the ground in program …

College Station is the site for one of the biggest games of Week 1 of the college football season as the 20th-ranked Aggies of Texas A&M host the 9th-ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame Saturday Night in front of the 12th Man. Expectations are sky high for both these schools. The Mike Elko Era begins at Texas A&M with the …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns — three to Travis Hunter — and Colorado began Year 2 under Deion Sanders by holding off FCS power North Dakota State 31-26 on Thursday night. A 10 1/2-point favorite, the Buffaloes couldn’t shake a pesky Bison team that scored with 2:19 remaining to make things interesting. …

UNC quarterback Max Johnson was injured in the second half of the Tar Heels’ game at Minnesota and was carted off the field after an apparent right leg injury. Johnson, a Texas A&M transfer, was the Tar Heels’ starting quarterback for the season opener and completed 12 of 19 passes for 71 yards with an interception before leaving with 3:06 …

It’s all surface nonsense, a constant drone of nattering noise that means next to nothing. Unless you’re hanging around Boulder and drafting with the rest of the B-list in tow. Or you’re ESPN cashing the advertising check. This is what we’ve been sold: Deion Sanders is a change agent redefining college football as coach at Colorado. This is reality: there’s …

Deion Sanders and Colorado football escaped their season opener with a 31-26 victory over FSC foe North Dakota State on Thursday in Boulder, Colorado. The game ended up coming down to the final drive, as Bison quarterback Cam Miller fired a Hail Mary throw to receiver Tyler Terhark, just 4 yards short of a game-winning touchdown as time expired. However, one …

Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter scored three touchdowns in the Buffaloes’ win over North Dakota State on Thursday night. (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) Colorado’s stars led the Buffaloes to a win over North Dakota State to open the season on Thursday night. The Buffaloes beat the FCS powerhouse Bison 31-26 as QB Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards while CB/WR …

Aug. 29—Since 1908, four years before New Mexico and Arizona were granted statehood, the Boys on the Hill from Albuquerque and their counterparts from Tucson have been bumping heads on the gridiron. The rivalry has always been one-sided (Arizona leads, 44-20-3), and, truthfully, can’t even be called a rivalry anymore. Saturday’s game in Tucson will be the first meeting between …

Former Ohio State and Cincinnati Bengals play Archie Griffin talks with Frank Cilona, President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club during the Luncheon Club. Monday, May 13, 2024. Are you ready Buckeye Nation? Ohio State football is just around the corner and as it’s been doing for the past few seasons the media department is putting together …

Aug. 29—MORGANTOWN — Neal Brown scoffs at the idea his players need any extra motivation this week. Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd against the No. 8 team in the country should be motivation enough when West Virginia hosts Penn State on Saturday (noon, FOX). Fans certainly remember what happened in last year’s game—when Penn State scored an …

Addison, Madison, Onsted, Sand Creek and Tecumseh pick up wins on Week 1 of the MHSAA high school football season. Tecumseh 47, Jackson Northwest 7 Tecumseh’s Tyler Clement throws a pass during Week 1 game against Jackson Northwest. TECUMSEH — Tyler Clement opened the season strong with four touchdown passes and ran for another in a blowout win. Clement was …

Banners are hung for the Utah home opener in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Thursday’s game between Utah and Southern Utah. Check back for updates throughout the game. First quarter Utah 7, Southern Utah 0 0:00 — Utah is on the march again …