College Football

MANHATTAN, Kan. — With a bag of ice wrapped tightly around his left knee and a big bandage on his right, Ollie Gordon II backed up against an outside wall of Bill Snyder Family Stadium to answer questions from the approaching media. It was a metaphor representative of Oklahoma State’s season following the painful 42-20 loss to Kansas State on …

Nobody in college football has punched above its weight in the name, image and likeness era more than Ole Miss. For years and years before it was within the rules to pay players, Ole Miss would catch the suspicious glare of opposing fans and pique the interest of NCAA investigators every time it landed a big-time recruit. That was the …

Week 5 of the college football schedule further clarified the Big Ten Conference and which teams stand above the others. For yet another week, No. 3 Ohio State proved to be the class of the conference, beating Michigan State 38-7 in East Lansing. Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard, who was hurt vs. the Spartans before returning, finished the day completing 21 …

Alabama football put on a show for special guest Donald Trump in Saturday’s 41-34 underdog win over Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium. As Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide established a 30-7 lead over the Bulldogs before the former president’s halftime exit, it may seem as though Trump was a good luck charm. Georgia scored 21 unanswered points to make it a ballgame …

ORLANDO — College football narratives shift on a week-to-week, perhaps even drive-by-drive, basis. For UCF, the heroics of its 35-34 comeback victory at TCU two weeks ago overshadowed a potentially troubling trend revealed for all to see in Saturday’s 48-21 shellacking at the hands of Colorado: The Knights are struggling to get a grip on Big 12 Conference games and …

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch grades Michigan State’s football team on a scale of 1-10 after its 38-7 home loss to Ohio State. OFFENSE: 4 When you total 246 yards, turn it over twice in the red zone (three times overall) and score only once, you’d think it was an entirely dismal day offensively. But that’s not the case. …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss how brilliant Jalen Milroe looked vs Georgia and why he should be clear Heisman favorite. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Jalen Mro, best player in the country chapter. …

Welcome to the fifth 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 …

CLEMSON — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney had mixed emotions about his defense on Saturday. The Tigers (3-1, 2-0 ACC) took down Stanford (2-2, 1-1) 40-14 at Memorial Stadium, but their defense gave up 230 yards, including 168 rushing, were 5-for-10 on third downs and allowed the Cardinal’s offense into their territory three times. “Defensively, really terrible in the first half. …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to Alabama’s exciting win against Georgia. After such a dominant start, how did the Crimson Tide almost let the game slip away? Jalen Milroe shows Heisman promise, Kalen DeBoer proves his worth, and Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs are down—but how badly? The trio shares …

UCLA safety Bryan Addison watches Oregon running back Jordan James score a touchdown at the Rose Bowl. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) UCLA fans who gave up and went to bed should consider themselves the smart ones. They only missed more disappointment. A late start for the Bruins on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl came with an early ending …

What do Army, Navy, Indiana, James Madison, Duke, BYU, UNLV and Rutgers have in common? They are all — shockingly enough — undefeated more than a month into the college football season. Those eight schools are 35-0: two military academies, a private religious-affiliated university in the mountains of Utah, three basketball schools, a Big Ten cellar-dweller located in New Jersey …

The Oregon Ducks ushered in their Big Ten era with a strong win late on Saturday night against the UCLA Bruins. The Ducks came out hot against the Bruins, and although it took them a second to get things going again in the second half, Oregon’s fourth game of the season was a dominant, 34-13, win. One constant throughout Saturday’s …

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) reaches for a pass against the Georgia Bulldogs during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ryan Williams gathered the Alabama receivers Friday night for a bit of video-game playing. He battled teammates in EA Sports College Football …

Noah Fifita and Arizona moved to 3-1 with a win at No. 10 Utah on Saturday night. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Arizona QB Noah Fifita threw for two scores as the Wildcats upset No. 10 Utah 23-10 late Saturday night. Fifita put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with his second TD pass of the night. …