College Football

As we enter rivalry week, six SEC teams are still alive for a spot in the College Football Playoff, though the conference appears destined to land only three in the field. (Note: I’ll always refer to this as “rivalry week” because I’m not emotionally prepared for the end of the regular season.)  There are the favorites in the playoff race …

Sep 28, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter (27) during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide return to the football field Saturday afternoon, they will be doing so up against what is their biggest rival, the Auburn Tigers. The Tigers will come …

No. 20 Texas A&M will try to bounce back from its loss to Auburn and punch its ticket to the SEC Championship when it hosts No. 3 Texas on Saturday night during the Week 14 college football schedule. The Aggies still have a chance of making the College Football Playoff, but they are 5.5-point underdogs in the Week 14 college …

Dont’e Thornton Jr. Tennessee Volunteers football versus UTEP Miners at Neyland Stadium on November 23, 2024. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football season enters Week 14. Tennessee (9-2, 6-2 SEC) defeated UTEP (2-9, 2-5 C-USA) in Week 13, 56-0, at Neyland Stadium. The Vols will travel to face Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4 SEC) in Week 14. Kickoff …

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Deep within Jack Swarbrick’s home, down a flight of stairs, across a basement floor and inside a small closet, the original relics of the expanded College Football Playoff format exist. These note-filled papers are artifacts of an 18-month-long endeavor to create the largest and most significant postseason concept in college football history. They are kept safe and …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders suggested Tuesday that his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and two-way star Travis Hunter could participate in a college football bowl game this year despite being projected as high first-round NFL Draft picks. The Buffaloes are technically still in College Football Playoff contention because of the expanded field, though their 37-21 loss to Kansas this past …

Nov 23, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown looks on during the second half against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images When Mack Brown returned to coach the North Carolina Tar Heels ahead of the 2019 college football season, I was encouraged and excited. Now, with just …

The Oregon football team will look to put the finishing touches on its undefeated start in its final regular season home game against Washington this weekend, putting its No. 1 ranking to the test for yet another week. The Ducks (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) will play the Huskies (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) at 4:30 p.m. at Autzen Stadium on Saturday. …

Colorado State’s defense celebrates after making a stop during a home game against San Jose State at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colo. Bowl selections are quickly approaching. The final week of the college football regular season is here. Then it’s conference championship weekend, quickly followed by bowl picks. The Colorado State football team will …

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) celebrates a sack with defensive end JT Tuimoloau (44) during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Ohio State won 38-15. The Ohio State Buckeyes, if the season ended today, are projected to play the Arizona State …

Nov 26, 2022; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. (2) chases Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Zach Gibson (15) during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-4) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 29 in Athens, Georgia. The …

STILLWATER — If he found himself seated across a poker table from Maealiuaki Smith, Patrick Walsh wouldn’t be in a hurry to push any of his chips to the middle. “I would never play poker against him,” said Walsh, Smith’s high school coach at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. “He could have a straight flush or 10-3 …

Nov 24, 2011; College Station, TX; General view of the lone star showdown logo on the field before a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and Texas Longhorns at Kyle Field. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2 SEC) will enter the final week of the regular season with everything on the line postseason-wise, as the Aggies’ quadruple overtime …

The season hasn’t gone the way Louisville football wanted, but it will still be considered a success with a win over Kentucky in the Governor’s Cup. All four of the Cardinals’ losses this season were by a touchdown or less. Their last-second loss to a last-place Stanford team effectively removed any statistical chance they could make the ACC championship game. …