College Football

Louisiana head coach Billy Napier and Alabama head coach Nick Saban chat before the Alabama vs. Louisiana game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday September 29, 2018. Perhaps the greatest college football head coach of all time — and certainly this generation — Nick Saban praised Billy Napier for his coaching job at Florida this season on ESPN’s College Gameday Saturday. …

. LSU rarely lets elite talent leave Louisiana. When there’s a five-star in the boot, more often than not, they end up at LSU. Last year, LSU signed Dominick McKinley and Trey’Dez Green. Both five stars and the two best players the state had to offer. LSU is hoping to do the same in 2025. The Tigers already have two …

Nov 4, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; The Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer won his first taste of the Alabama vs. LSU series over the weekend. Behind Jalen Milroe’s sensational performance, the Crimson Tide thoroughly dominated the Tigers, 45-13, on …

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium Unfortunately, if Ohio State doesn’t win the Big Ten Championship Game, it won’t be getting a coveted first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. With Northwestern on …

Mississippi Valley State announced Saturday in a social media post that football player Ryan Quinney died in a car crash Friday night. Quinney was 20. The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office would not comment when contacted Saturday by the Clarion Ledger. MVSU interim athletic director and men’s basketball coach George Ivory declined to comment on the incident before Saturday’s game. Jackson …

Georgia is down, down, down in this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 while Alabama and Mississippi climb the rankings after a consequential Saturday in the SEC. The Bulldogs are down 10 spots to No. 13 after losing 28-10 to the Rebels, who move up five to No. 12. The Crimson Tide are also up five to No. 10 …

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The air hung thick inside a cramped storage room off the south end zone of Faurot Field on Saturday night. After OU’s 30-23 loss to Missouri, putting the Sooners on the brink of their first bowl-less season since 1998, not only was OU coach Brent Venables short on words but reporters quizzing Venables on the loss struggled …

For weeks, the ACC was relatively predictable as a football conference, with many of its top teams stacking up win after win after win. The past two weeks have introduced a little more chaos to the equation. REQUIRED READING: College football top five gets overhaul as Georgia, Miami both tumble in US LBM Coaches Poll After a 7-0 start, Pitt …

The second College Football Playoff Rankings will be released in a little more than 24 hours. If the committee members stick to their approach from the first rankings, then it’s not only about how many games you win but also how you win those games that keep you in the CFP conversation. In the initial rankings, the SEC and Big …

Please consider a subscription. Much of the 2024-25 season coverage will be exclusive to subscribers. The Texas high school football playoffs are finally here. After 11 games with plenty of ups and downs, high school programs still practicing this week remain on the path to playing in Arlington. Richland Springs was the lone West Texas, Concho Valley and San Angelo …

Crystal ball Not only was Notre Dame football successful on the field this weekend, they were a big hit with recruits. As the biggest remaining home game left on the schedule, it made plenty of sense to bring in multiple prospects to see South Bend and witness what it’s like for a primetime game in Notre Dame Stadium. The atmosphere …

If you were looking for one game to highlight the Josh Heupel era of Tennessee football, you probably would take UT’s 52-49 victory over Alabama in October 2022. The game was high-scoring, dramatic and entertaining right down to the moment the Neyland Stadium goalposts took a plunge into the Tennessee River. The Vols didn’t just beat Alabama in a game …

Lawrence North senior receiver Davion Chandler, who was wearing an IU handwarmer for Friday night’s 24-7 sectional championship victory over Cathedral, is locked into his commitment to Indiana. “I’m not going anywhere else,” Chandler said. “I’m stuck at home.” The speedster had three catches for 43 yards in Friday’s game to push his season totals to 42 receptions for 851 …

The Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The game will be televised on FS1. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini are coming off a 25-17 loss to Minnesota. Michigan State (4-5) is coming off a bye week, but lost …

Alabama football has another ranked win under its belt to present to the College Football Playoff Committee. In the first CFP rankings of the new 12-team playoff, the Crimson Tide landed at No. 11, one of four SEC teams in the top 12 along with No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Texas and No. 7 Tennessee. Alabama was projected to face Texas in …