College Football

Like a pair of heavyweight fighters in the boxing ring, West Holmes and visiting New Philadelphia went toe to toe, exchanging blows, with the Quakers landing the final haymaker with a defensive score to pull out a 38-31 triumph over the Knights in Ohio Cardinal Conference action on Friday night. Quaker sophomore defensive back Kolston Fox pounced on a fumble …

The little brown jug that is awarded to the winner of the high school football game between Calallen and Tuloso-Midway will stay put at 4001 Wildcat Dr. for at least one more season. Calallen erupted for 21 points in the second quarter, and its defense limited Tuloso-Midway to one score in the second half, to capture a 35-14 win against …

WINTER HAVEN — On the first play of the game, Lake Gibson quarterback Collin Henderson just barely overthrew wide receiver Derrick McBride at midfield. That was one of only a few plays that didn’t click for the Braves on Friday night. Lake Gibson’s offensive performance in its 38-0 victory over Winter Haven at Denison Stadium was just as head coach …

Week 7 of the 2024 college football season offered up some of the sport’s customary excitement and chaos, with four games involving top-25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll going into overtime. No. 3 Penn State came back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to knock off USC. Under the famed night lights of Tiger Stadium, No. 8 LSU outlasted …

WEST LAFAYETTE – A heated Purdue redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Browne walked to the sideline during the second quarter looking visibly frustrated. It wasn’t for the lack of effort for Browne, doing all he could to ignite another collectively stale first half performance from the Boilermakers in another loss, this time to No. 2 ranked Oregon at Ross-Ade Stadium on …

There were moments in the third quarter where the Plainfield football team seemed poised to pull off the biggest upset of the 2024 season. Trailing by six late in the third quarter, the Panthers had possession at the East Haven 10-yard line late in the third quarter. Then there was an interception on a desperate fourth-down play. Then there was …

Swoop enters the field with the the Utah players before the game against Baylor at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Utah went on to win the game 23-12. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News Utah (4-2, 1-2) vs. TCU (3-3, 1-2) Kickoff: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. MDT Venue: …

PROVO, Utah — Redshirt sophomore Garret Rangel will get the start as Oklahoma State’s quarterback on Friday night at BYU. Seventh-year senior Alan Bowman had started all six games prior to Friday, but was benched in two of the previous three games. OSU coach Mike Gundy avoided announcing a starter when he spoke to the media earlier in the week. …

Oct. 18—Having split a pair of games against two Football Bowl Subdivision opponents (lost to Oregon, beat Wyoming) and playing six nationally ranked teams in the past seven weeks, Idaho, coming off a 38-7 drubbing at the hands of Montana State, is in desperate need of a bye. Cal Poly isn’t that. But facing the Mustangs (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky …

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 18: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles watches his team play against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half of the game at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 18, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) It’s already a lost season for Florida State. After going 13-0 to …

Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) stands during warmups against the Vanderbilt Commodores at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Entering Week 8 of the 2024 college football season, you could certainly say that we have seen both ups-and-downs from the Alabama Crimson Tide up to this point in the year. After …

Coming off a bye week — and still nursing the wounds of a 27-17 loss at Washington on Oct. 5 — Michigan football will aim to get its 2024 season back on track Saturday with a game at No. 21 Illinois. Even as an NCAA investigation into it remains open, the sign-stealing scandal that followed the Wolverines throughout their run …

Oct. 18—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford Kickoff: Noon (CBS Sports Network) Records: UConn 4-2, Wake Forest 2-4 Last game: UConn beat Temple, 29-20, Saturday; Wake Forest lost to Clemson, 49-14, Saturday Series: UConn trails, 2-1, losing the last meeting 24-10 in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (22 …

Oct 12, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sideline during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The highly anticipated rematch between college football live mascot heavyweights has, unfortunately, been put on hold. With Georgia heading to Austin to face No. 1 Texas in …

. Notre Dame should win in Atlanta against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So say the experts. Your author thinks it will be closer than the experts do, but I, too, expect the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to walk away as winners. Maybe it’s because Georgia Tech is frisky, or maybe it’s the Notre Dame injuries, but …