College Football

In most seasons, a matchup with Vanderbilt following a loss to Georgia would be viewed as the perfect tonic for a bounce back, but 2024 has changed that perception. This isn’t the same nerdy Vanderbilt the league’s other teams figuratively bullied and stuffed into the Southeastern Conference lockers in most seasons dating back to, like, forever. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian …

Louisville football is on the road this week to face another ACC opponent in Boston College. The Cardinals are coming off a home loss to Miami, which dropped them to 4-3 on the season and 2-2 in league action. U of L will face the Eagles (4-3, 1-2 ACC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Alumni Stadium. Bowl season is scheduled …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sometimes college football fans, just like coaches, should be expected to make adjustments. Instead of Florida Gators fans flooding social media platforms and crippling recruiting efforts with demands that Billy Napier be fired, how cool would it be if they called an audible and demanded that he be retained? In this era of noxious negativity in which …

The Blue Wahoos are blending Halloween, football and fireworks into a unique night with their latest themed event on Friday at Blue Wahoos Stadium. It’s a combination centering around the second First City Bowl/Halloween Spectacular, presented by Cox Mobile, featuring Pensacola High against West Florida with its kickoff at 7 p.m. The pregame is a trick-or-treat experience for children and …

Welcome to the USA TODAY Network’s recruiting ladder, a statewide feature from reporter Joe Hughes highlighting prospects on the rise each week of the 2024 high school football season. Anyone is eligible for consideration, whether it be an unranked player who had a career game, a recruit with mid-level offers, or four- and five-star standouts adding to their personal highlight …

PISCATAWAY – This hasn’t been a typical week for Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights already had a short week, but they also altered their travel schedule to head to Los Angeles on Wednesday to adjust to pacific time ahead of their game against the USC Trojans Friday night at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Needing a victory to snap a three-game …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue wide receiver Leland Smith was living with six people inside of a crowded two-bedroom apartment in Fullerton, California, a 23-mile drive from the busy freeways of Orange County to Los Angeles. Smith gambled on himself when he left his home state of Texas in 2023 after he’d been a walk-on at TCU to join Fullerton College. …

A week and a half have passed, and Ohio State’s pain from its loss to Oregon lingers. The Buckeyes have had time to process it by now. They know that when the 2024 season is over, that game in Eugene will be viewed as a turning point. But which will it be: a wake-up call on the way to a …

Adrian wilson There has been no shortage of twists and turns in Adrian Wilson’s recruitment. Wilson, the No. 27-ranked WR in the Rivals250 out of Pflugerville (Texas) Weiss High School just outside of Austin, is incredibly talented and has been in high demand by programs across the country. Over the past two years, that’s resulted in commitments and ultimately decommitments …

Much like it was in their last meeting in Boulder in 1972, the Cincinnati Bearcats have a tall order on the football field Saturday night. The Buffaloes were ranked second in the country 52 years ago and proved it by thumping the Bearcats 56-14. UC head coach Scott Satterfield was months away from being born the last time around, but …

Oct. 23—PULLMAN — Washington State has landed its first commitment in about a month. It comes from three-star class of 2025 linebacker Jovan Clark, who announced his pledge to WSU on Wednesday, about four months after he committed to Wyoming. It’s the Cougars’ first linebacker commit in their class of 2025, which includes 17 prospects. Clark, who comes from Morgan …

(Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports) College football rivalries do not get much better than this weekend’s matchup between when the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans meet up in the Big House for a Big Ten battle. Tickets are still available for one of the most anticipated matchups of the fall, so if you are looking to get in on the …

STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 10: Yetur Gross-Matos #99 of the Penn State Nittany Lions hits the arm of Jack Coan #17 of the Wisconsin Badgers as he throws during the second half at Beaver Stadium on November 10, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) The Big Ten college football action continues in Week 9 with …

Nov 6, 2021; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Logan Diggs (22) runs the ball against Navy Midshipmen safety Rayuan Lane (18) in the fourth quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports The Navy Midshipmen and Notre Dame Fighting Irish prepare to continue their longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country this …

Nov 26, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Antonio Johnson (27) and LSU Tigers running back John Emery Jr. (4) in action during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Texas A&M Aggies are lined up to face the LSU Tigers in …