College Football

Wisconsin improved to 4-2 on the 2024 season and 2-1 in Big Ten play with a dominant 42-7 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Badgers now ride a two-game winning streak with wins by a combined margin of 94-13. That hot streak has greatly improved the team’s standing after it started the season 2-2 and 0-1 in Big Ten play. …

Can you believe the 2024 season is halfway over? Week 7 marked the official midway mark of the season. With every team getting two bye weeks in 2024, there are just seven weeks remaining in the regular season before conference championship week. We’ve learned a lot already, and things are about to get even wilder over the final seven weeks …

EUGENE, Ore. — His team’s rousing victory over No. 2 Ohio State just a few minutes old, Oregon coach Dan Lanning pushed aside that heart-pounding affair to state an obvious fact in the first few seconds of his postgame news conference: In the world of an expanded College Football Playoff, this game — though incredibly meaningful and important — was …

The Wisconsin Badgers dominated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-7 in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. A week after demolishing the Purdue Boilermakers 52-6 in Week 6 at Camp Randall, the Badgers rolled to a 42-7 triumph for their fourth win of the 2024 campaign. UW registered 557 total yards on offense and allowed Rutgers to only 273. Wisconsin’s first pair …

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1 in Big Ten) remain unranked heading into Week 8. They were left out of the latest AP Poll following their 42-7 road win over Rutgers. The Badgers built off their momentum from beating Purdue 52-6 in Week 6, improving to 6-0 all-time against Rutgers. Wisconsin was also left out of the latest US LBM Coaches …

The Texas A&M football team should be rested and rejuvenated as it continues SEC play Saturday against Mississippi State. With a big-time win over Missouri in Week 6 to lift them to 5-1, the Aggies head to Starkville to take on the Bulldogs after an idle week. Mississippi State played an unexpectedly close game in Week 7 against No. 4 …

DALLAS — Deron Brown’s phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. Engrossed in the craziest Saturday that Brown can remember in nearly 30 years working alongside a lifelong friend — ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, who Brown was helping make his 2,000-mile trek from “College GameDay” in Eugene, Oregon, to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas for OU vs. Texas in the Red River Rivalry — …

The OSU football team will continue its season with a Week 8 road game against No. 13-ranked BYU at 9:15 p.m. Friday. OSU (3-3, 0-3 Big 12) is fresh off a bye week following its 38-14 home loss to West Virginia in Week 6. BYU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) earned a 41-19 home win over Arizona in Week 7. Here’s …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks ahead to Michigan football’s road contest against Illinois in a top-25 matchup on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois, on the heels of its first bye week of the season. Michigan Wolverines running back Donovan Edwards scores a touchdown against the Washington Huskies during the second quarter at Husky Stadium on Oct. 5, 2024 in …

Though it didn’t nearly match the chaos of the previous week, Week 7 of the 2024 college football season gave fans across the country some memorable games. Oregon knocked off Ohio State 32-31 at home in a thrilling matchup of top-three teams and newly minted Big Ten counterparts. Top-ranked Texas rolled past Oklahoma 34-3 in an unusually lopsided result by …

As a college football fan, the initial inclination is to recoil at the very idea of our beloved sport getting into bed with a private equity firm and selling its soul for a massive influx of new cash to help fund the expensive impending revenue sharing with athletes. The No. 1 objection you always hear is this: “If a private …

The Texas Tech football team returns to action on Saturday by hosting Baylor (3 p.m., ESPN2) and tickets are still available as the Red Raiders try to become bowl-eligible much earlier than normal. Texas Tech is 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in Big 12 play. The next victory ensures the Red Raiders a spot in the postseason. Want to …

Alabama football had Tennessee’s number during the Nick Saban era. The Crimson Tide lost once to the Volunteers in the Saban era, falling to Tennessee in Knoxville 52-49 during the 2022 season, amounting to 16 wins in 17 seasons. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer’s history with the “Third Saturday in October” rivalry begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Neyland Stadium. Here …

Week 7 of the high school football season saw some strong performances by area teams and players. Who had the best performance? Vote for the top athlete of the week. Voting will be open all week online. LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Caden VanHuis, Holland Christian. More: High school football 2024 coverage – everything you need Here is a little more about …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 against the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Coach Bret Bielema and the No. 21 Illini are coming off a 50-49 overtime victory against Purdue. Illinois, picked to finish 15th in the Big Ten by the …