College Football

Purdue announced Sunday that it is moving on from coach Ryan Walters, creating the third Power Four vacancy during the 2024-25 coaching carousel. Walters, a former defensive coordinator at Missouri and Illinois, departs West Lafayette, Indiana, with a 5-19 overall record and a 3-15 showing in conference play.  Walters had a tough job in replacing former Purdue coach Jeff Brohm, …

. It’s flip season, as we’re seeing players back off long-time commitments in favor of other schools, such as Michigan football flipping No. 1 recruit in the country, five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, from LSU, or Jaylen Williams and Carter Smith defecting from the maize and blue to Wisconsin. But it’s not just prospects pledged for a long time that are …

Getty Miami plummeted in the Coaches Poll top 25 after losing blowing a three-touchdown lead and losing to Syracuse. The Hurricanes fell from No. 7 to 14 in the rankings and dropped out of the ACC Championship Game following the loss to the Orange.  In addition, Ohio State fell six spots down the board from No. 2 to 8 after …

Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs the ball against Auburn Tigers safety Kaleb Harris (18) during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images After the Alabama Crimson Tide saw a rise in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday afternoon as a result of their 28-14 Iron …

Purdue has fired coach Ryan Walters after two seasons, the school announced on Sunday. The Boilermakers finished their season with a 66-0 loss to rival Indiana on Saturday to finish the season 1-11 without a win against FBS competition. The loss dropped the Boilermakers to 5-19 throughout Walters’ two seasons at the helm, including a mark of 3-15 in Big …

Nov 2, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; North Carolina Tarheels head coach Mack Brown looks on with his players during an injury time out in the third quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Myers-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-883369 ORIG FILE ID: 20241102_gma_id8_0336.jpg Few things remain recognizable in college football in 2024, but at …

The sport’s most expensive roster was built to avoid a result like this. An offseason overhaul that saw Ryan Day give up play-calling duties to his mentor Chip Kelly and aggressively pursue some of the nation’s top portal options — the No. 1 overall player in Caleb Downs, the No. 1 running back in Quinshon Judkins, for starters — should …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Vanderbilt Commodores football on November 30, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football regular-season has concluded after Week 14 games. Conference championship games will be contested in Week 15 ahead of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and bowl season. Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) ended …

Ohio State again lost to Michigan, but the most impactful result happened in the Atlantic Coast Conference in another memorable college football weekend. No. 6 Miami’s 42-38 loss to Syracuse opened the door for a three-loss Southeastern Conference team (Alabama, Ole Miss or South Carolina) to sneak into the College Football Playoff and threatens to make the ACC a one-bid …

Quarterbacks A: Drew Allar passed efficiently, ran and threw for a touchdown and made a couple eye-popping throws without the injured Harrison Wallace III. Running backs B: Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns after he lost his first fumble of the season on the first play. Receivers B: Tyler Warren accounted for 109 receiving, rushing and …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M faced fourth-and-1 from the 10-yard line and a chance to strike first on its opening drive against No. 3 Texas. Instead of playing for field goals, Texas A&M coach Mike Elko decided to take a chance. He called a timeout and let his offense get back on the field.  Running back Amari Daniels took …

Nov 30, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy (2) runs after a catch and scores a touchdown against Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) during the first quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU football finished the regular season strong on Saturday night with a 37-17 win over Oklahoma. Brian …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Thirteen years is a long time for hate to simmer. It finally came to a boil Saturday evening as Texas and Texas A&M reunited on Thanksgiving weekend. The two programs had everything to play for: A SEC championship, their College Football Playoff lives and, of course, bragging rights more than a decade in the making. The …

North Carolina alum Arthur Smith is in his first season as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator following three seasons as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Arthur Smith will not be North Carolina’s next head coach. According to NFL.com, the former Atlanta Falcons coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator has taken himself out of the …

Conference championship games historically can be dreary affairs with overmatched opponents, but realignment has changed that dramatically. With almost every conference featuring a Nos. 1 vs. 2 setup, the matchups are set to be off the charts.  In fact, every single title game is set to feature odds of fewer than five points. Not only that, five of the nine …