College Football

Penn State football proved it is a top-five team — at least for a couple of more weeks — with a thrilling overtime victory on the road. The Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) are on the move again, rising two more spots to No. 3 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday. The jump comes after Saturday’s …

Iowa’s Week 7 contest against Washington felt like a big one for the trajectory of the rest of the season. The Hawkeyes entered after a frustrating second half and blowout loss at Ohio State and with two losses to their name already. As Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz discussed afterwards, there was going to be a big difference between …

Florida coach Billy Napier touts “complementary football” as key to his winning formula. But W’s rarely come easily for his Gators, even on an atypical night in Tennessee when football’s three phases all showed up. With his offense, defense and special teams clicking on Rocky Top, Napier didn’t do his part during a soul-crushing 23-17 overtime loss to the No. …

This embedded content is not available in your region. The Week 7 slate certainly lived up to the hype. On this week’s overreaction show, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde break down Oregon’s strong home win over Ohio State and discuss how Dan Lanning has progressed Oregon to a position of national prominence. Also on today’s episode, they …

Voters in the Big 12 football preseason media poll blew it putting Utah, Oklahoma State, Kansas and Arizona in the top five. Championship contenders? Each has already lost two of three conference games. No one foresaw breakout seasons coming from Brigham Young and Arizona State, which went 5-7 and 3-9, respectively, in 2023. Now the Cougars are 6-0 with lopsided …

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are winning on the field and on the recruiting trail. After a masterful 32-31 victory over Ohio State, the No. 2 ranked Ducks picked up another big-time victory on Sunday, landing a commitment from 4-star defensive lineman Tomuhini Topui, the No. 96 player and No. 8 defensive lineman in the 2026 class. With the …

A few weeks ago Jeff Monken dismissed the notion that his Army football team should be ranked among the top teams in the nation. The discussion is unavoidable now that the Black Knights have cracked the two major polls following a 6-0 start. The Associated Press writers have Army listed at No. 23 and the AFCA coaches poll has Army …

DALLAS — OU football’s offense still hasn’t found an identity through six games this season. The Sooners registered 237 total yards and didn’t score a touchdown in a 34-3 blowout loss to Texas in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., the first true freshman to start in the rivalry for OU, completed …

It was an eventful weekend of Big Ten football on the West Coast this weekend with Penn State and Minnesota each winning road games and Oregon defending its home field against Ohio State in one of the most anticipated games of the year. And with Penn State and Oregon remaining undefeated and Ohio State suffering its first loss of the …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Sooners’ 34-3 loss to the Texas Longhorns and the state of the program under head coach Brent Venables. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or …

Texas and Oregon are the top two teams in the AP Top 25 after their big wins on Saturday. The Longhorns stayed at No. 1 after a 34-3 win over Oklahoma. Texas scored 34 straight points in the victory as Quinn Ewers returned to the field for the first time since Week 3. Oregon’s win was a bit closer. The …

Wisconsin took down Rutgers 42-7 on Saturday, winning its second consecutive game and improving to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Although the team has now outscored their last two opponents by a combined score of 94-13, it remains on the outside looking in on the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The US LBM Coaches Poll …

Illinois rankings update The Illinois football team is ranked No. 21 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday after a 50-49 overtime win over one-win Purdue. The Illini (5-1) likely will be ranked in this week’s The Associated Press Top 25. That poll is released later Sunday. Illinois vs Purdue: Recap, highlights from wild overtime game The Illini …

CLEMSON — Clemson football rose from No. 11 to No. 9 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday. The Tigers (5-1, 4-0 ACC) received 904 points and did not receive any first-place votes. They are the second-ranked ACC team, finishing behind Miami, which is No. 6 with 1,105 points. Clemson went up in the polls after defeating Wake Forest 49-14 on the road on Saturday at Allegacy Federal …

A college football weekend that more than lived up to its billing produced a measure of clarity atop the US LBM Coaches Poll. There is unanimity of a sort, as every member of the panel has the same first two teams. Texas remains No 1 following a dominant triumph against Red River rival Oklahoma. The Longhorns were voted first on …