College Football

OXFORD − Both Ole Miss football and Oklahoma are attempting to stop a slide. The No. 18 Rebels (5-2, 1-2 SEC) host the Sooners (4-3, 1-3) on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN). Ole Miss is coming off an open week but dropped a Week 7 game in overtime at LSU. The Sooners have struggled in their first SEC season and have …

Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas continues to grade well in the eyes of ProFootballFocus. The standout true freshman has an overall grade of 80.7 through seven weeks of action, good for sixth among all true freshmen in the Power Four. Related: Ranking the biggest storylines entering Wisconsin’s premier matchup with Penn State Lucas has battled minor injuries throughout the season, though has …

Aug 31, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule looks on during the second quarter against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports Ohio State enjoyed a week off last week, but you can bet it wasn’t the equivalent of a Hawaiian vacation. Instead, the Buckeyes were looking to find …

Michigan football’s battered and bruised secondary ranks No. 96 in the nation in pass defense (234.1 yards per game). Now, it faces another capable aerial attack this week, and could be without its best player to try and stop it. The status of Will Johnson, U-M’s All-American cornerback who left last Saturday’s 21-7 loss to Illinois with what was said …

Week 9 features another action-packed slate for the Top 25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll. There are five contests pitting ranked squads against each other, with three of them in the SEC. That isn’t a surprise, but the ones that are ranked might be if you haven’t been following the season all that closely until now. One somewhat …

CLEMSON — Clemson football was one of four FBS schools in 2024 that did not add any transfer portal players. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was criticized for his portal approach entering the season with it reaching its peak after the Tigers lost to Georgia in Week 1. Swinney has quieted doubters since as No. 9 Clemson (6-1, 5-0 ACC) enters its …

Missouri State football is going back to its Christian Brothers College pipeline and is adding a big body to its tight end room. Jackson Kohl, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end, announced his commitment to the Bears on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday morning. Kohl is a three-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite. He held over a dozen …

The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-3 so far in the 2024 season, with just a 1-3 record in SEC play. They’ve lost two straight games and three of the last four, all in league play, after a 3-0 nonconference start. OU has been thoroughly embarrassed in their last two outings following the bye week, failing to reach double digits in blowout …

Oct. 24—CHAMPAIGN — No need to tell Bret Bielema about the challenging crowd at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium. The Illinois football coach has been there, done that. Back in 1994, Bielema was in his first year as a graduate assistant coach at Iowa, his alma mater. Iowa played its fourth game of the season at Oregon. It did not go well …

Now that Shore Conference football teams are moving toward the close of the 2024 season, who have the standout players been? Below is a ballot for the Defensive Player of the Year. Name your choice for top player or support your favorite. Voting is unlimited and will close Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 p.m. OTHER TOP FOOTBALL PLAYER POLLS QBs …

NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 30 – Auburn Wide Receiver Caleb Burton III (10) during the TransPerfect Music City Bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Maryland Terrapins at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers The initial SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report was released Wednesday, ahead of week nine’s action. Auburn football …

STARKVILLE — Everyone remembers, and maybe is trying to forget, last season’s 7-3 slugfest between Mississippi State football and Arkansas. The Bulldogs prevailed, with Jo’Quavious Marks’ touchdown in the second quarter being the difference maker. Based on the outlooks of the teams this season, there should be more offensive fireworks when Mississippi State (1-6, 0-4 SEC) hosts Arkansas (4-3, 2-2) …

. The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star California Bears quarterback commitment Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele. Sagapolutele plays high school football for James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The talented passer has been committed to Cal since July 2024. He is easily the Bears’ top ranked recruit. Sagapolutele is ranked as the top recruit in Hawaii in …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — On a sun-splashed Tuesday afternoon, along the banks of a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Naval Academy’s football team practices in their shimmering gold helmets, blue tops and white pants. The Midshipmen are one of nine teams in college football’s highest division to have not lost a game at the midway point of the 2024 season. …

STILLWATER — With each passing loss — four in a row now — the Oklahoma State bowl streak of 18 straight years inches closer to a perilous end. The Cowboys have five chances to get three wins, and the stretch run of the season doesn’t look quite as easy as it once did, regardless of OSU’s struggles. This week’s opponent, …