Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer reacts to a touchdown scored against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana marked the return of the Alabama Crimson Tide to Tiger Stadium, as the program played the LSU Tigers for …
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College football rankings: Big 12 teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 11
What was already a wild and wide-open race for a coveted spot in the Big 12 championship game received some new twists in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. Most notably, No. 18 Iowa State suffered its second-consecutive loss, this one coming at the hands of Kansas in a 45-36 setback at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. With …
Read More »What Alabama’s 42-13 dismantling of LSU means moving forward
Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) calls for the ball against LSU Tigers safety Major Burns (8) during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images It rained most of the game Saturday night, but that didn’t stop superstar QB Jalen Milroe and the Alabama Crimson Tide from hammering …
Read More »Eli Drinkwitz trolls Bob Stoops after Missouri’s win over Oklahoma
Nov 9, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks to players during a timeout in the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This season has gone about as bad as it could go for the Oklahoma Sooners. Their bowl hopes became minuscule after their loss …
Read More »Oklahoma State football grades vs TCU: Brennan Presley only bright spot for Cowboys
Oklahoma State won’t be going to a bowl. If the Cowboys keep playing the way they did Saturday, they won’t be winning any more games either. TCU 38, OSU 13. On a night the Cowboys were mathematically eliminated from bowl eligibility, breaking a streak of 18 consecutive bowls, there wasn’t much that they did well. Not on offense. Not on …
Read More »Flaws aside, Georgia football still in position to make CFP bracket after Ole Miss loss
OXFORD, Miss. – Without knowing all the nitty gritty of how the data gets fed into ESPN’s tool to determine the chances a contender will make the 12-team playoff field, Georgia football still isn’t in dire straits after Ole Miss dealt it a second loss of the season Saturday. The 28-10 takedown of the Bulldogs, No. 2 in the coaches …
Read More »Updated SEC football standings after Week 11’s action
Dec 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; A general view of the SEC logo prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Overall, Week 11 in the SEC was definitely one of the more memorable that the conference has seen so far …
Read More »Facing OU football ‘was personal’ for Theo Wease, who wills Missouri past Sooners
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It took Theo Wease Jr. forever to get from Faurot Field into Missouri football’s locker room postgame. Following celebrations with his teammates, the Tigers’ star wide receiver and one of five captains, in his sixth season of collegiate football, kept being called back by screaming fans for high-fives and to autograph Missouri footballs and take selfies. Minutes later, …
Read More »Texas vs Florida: In Longhorns’ rout, what was Steve Sarkisian’s ‘toughest decision’?
Late in the second quarter against Florida on Saturday, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian faced a defensive dilemma. After Florida threw incomplete on a third-and-4 attempt from the Texas 31, a penalty flag decorated the turf at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Holding, Florida. Thus, Sarkisian considered whether to push Florida back 10 yards for another third-down play or let UF kicker Trey …
Read More »Ole Miss’ upset win over Georgia has been a long time coming
Nov 9, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin reacts near the end of the game during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Ole Miss Rebels dominated the Georgia Bulldogs 28-10 in a huge home win to keep Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff hopes alive. Ole Miss …
Read More »Bryce Underwood living up to billing: ‘I don’t know if you’re able to truly contain him’
LSU commitment and Belleville (Michigan) senior quarterback Bryce Underwood reset and delivered two memorable plays only one of the top players in the country can make. And they came after throwing an interception into a tight window. On Belleville’s third drive Friday night vs. Saline in a Michigan high school football second-round playoff game, with a 14-0 lead, the five-star …
Read More »How will the top five look? US LBM Coaches Poll projection after Week 11 upsets
How voters handle Georgia and Miami after Saturday’s losses is the biggest question heading into this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs were No. 2 before losing 28-10 to Mississippi. Now with two losses in SEC play, Georgia needs help to reach the SEC championship game and cannot afford another loss to earn an at-large bid to the College …
Read More »‘He was full throttle’: How a punt return saved Indiana’s College Football Playoff hopes
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football receiver Ke’Shawn Williiams took a few seconds to look around Memorial Stadium at the sold out crowd of 53,082 fans waving their towels as the offense lined up in the victory formation. The No. 8 Hoosiers (10-0; 7-0 Big Ten) were putting the finishing touches on a 20-15 win over Michigan and he wanted to take …
Read More »What Kyle Whittingham said about Utah’s rivalry loss to BYU
Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham yells at the ref after the game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. BYU won 22-21. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News While he wasn’t as heated as athletic director Mark Harlan, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham was understandably unhappy about how his team’s clash with BYU concluded …
Read More »VOTE: YMCA Week 12 South Bend Tribune High School Football Player of the Week
It’s now time to vote for the Week 12 South Bend Tribune High School Football Player of the Week, presented by the YMCA of Greater Michiana! Five players — four from IHSAA sectional championship games and one from a MHSAA district championship contest — are nominated. Voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, November 14. You may vote as …
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