College Football

Michigan defensive back DJ Turner (5) tackles Georgia wide receiver Kearis Jackson (10) during the first half of the Orange Bowl at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Four-star cornerback recruit Shamari Earls is projected to flip his commitment from the Georgia Bulldogs to the Michigan Wolverines, per On3. Earls is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound …

The No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks faced a big test on Saturday in Week 9, hosting the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini in a top-25 Big Ten matchup that would hold major ramifications for the Big Ten Championship Game and a potential spot in the College Football Playoff. Oregon made the most of their opportunity, blowing out the Illini 38-9 …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels running back Henry Parrish Jr. (21) runs the ball for a touchdown as Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Dasan McCullough (1) and defensive back Eli Bowen (23) attempt to make the tackle during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners fell to 1-4 in SEC play and …

OXFORD, Miss. — Billy Bowman and Danny Stutsman didn’t shrink. Following OU football’s third consecutive loss Saturday — a 26-14 defeat at No. 18 Ole Miss — the Sooners’ defensive leaders held their heads high inside the visiting tunnel of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Disappointment was evident fresh off the loss but both guys have been here before, in 2022, when OU …

Oct 26, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables watches from the sideline during the first half against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners lost their third straight game and fourth out of their last five on Saturday. The Sooners dropped to 1-4 in the SEC and 4-4 overall …

The predicament Mark Stoops finds himself in as Kentucky flounders this season should be familiar. Though Kentucky basketball is in a different universe than Kentucky football, Stoops should have learned a lesson from his frenemy, John Calipari. And the lesson is this: If a coach stays anywhere long enough, the fan base will almost certainly grow tired of you. Calipari …

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. The Texas A&M Aggies are the SEC’s big winner from Week 9. Texas A&M used a 31-point second half to top the LSU Tigers in …

Western Michigan scored the game’s first 38 points and coasted to an easy 52-21 win over visiting Kent State in a Mid-American Conference game Saturday. The Broncos scored five touchdowns and kicked a field goal before the Golden Flashes (0-8, 0-4) got on the board with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tommy Ulatowski to wide receiver Luke Floriea 13 …

Following a busy Week 10 of high school football in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, here’s your opportunity to get in on the action. Vote for who you believe was tri-county football’s top player and team from Week 10. Player of the week nominations are compiled courtesy of information obtained by The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic …

Penn State football won a game at Wisconsin that it would not have last year or the one before that. Certainly, it wouldn’t have won this kind of game three years ago when it was similarly undefeated and ranked in the top five. Back then, at Iowa, it lost its starting quarterback halfway through and gradually collapsed not only for …

ORLANDO — UCF’s already ineffective passing game could be without its top weapon for the stretch run and with its eight-year bowl streak hanging in the balance. Kobe Hudson departed Saturday’s 37-24 loss to BYU after hauling in a six-yard reception on the Knights’ first play from scrimmage. He stayed down after being tackled, needed trainers’ assistance to leave the …

EDINBORO – With the game on the line, quarterback Jayden Whitaker was running the wrong way with the football and four defenders closing in on him. When he recovered and wheeled around to start running toward the line of scrimmage, he made a throw straight out of a Hollywood movie. Whitaker launched a 46-yard pass on the run knowing a …

Oct 26, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) celebrates his touchdown in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Colorado Buffaloes are going bowling for the first time in a full season since 2016. With a 34-23 stomping of Cincinnati, head coach Deion Sanders’ surging CU …

Welcome to the ninth MyCentralJersey.com’s Big Central Conference Readers’ Choice Football Player of the Week poll of the 2024 season. Voting closes Thursday at noon. Please note that the votes don’t always show up immediately. There are lags for the votes to register and a winner isn’t declared until hours after the poll closes. More: Football live scoreboard, Big Central Conference coverage …

BLOOMINGTON — The stakes were a bit higher for Indiana football quarterback Tayven Jackson in his return to the starting lineup in a 31-17 win over Washington. Jackson’s last start came on a soggy day in Ann Arbor against Michigan on Oct. 14, 2023. The Hoosiers (8-0; 5-0 Big Ten) were in the midst of a downward spiral at the time …