College Football

UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw runs with the ball during a win over Hawaii in August. (Darryl Oumi / Getty Images) Lingering on the field after the game ended, everything that just unfolded swirling in his head, UCLA wide receiver Carter Shaw received instant analysis from a football savant and one of the top coaches in Pac-12 history. You know, …

No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama have met six times since 2018 but just once in the regular season, an Alabama win in 2020. The Crimson Tide would take home the national championship that season and Georgia the ensuing pair, with the Bulldogs’ only loss during that two-year span coming to, yes, Alabama. Separated by divisions throughout this span, …

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; ESPN commentator Rece Davis following the Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Rece Davis has released his latest top 10 college football rankings. Davis, who is a voter …

. 2025 Tennessee running back prospect Ousmane Kromah will delay his commitment announcement. Kromah was originally set to announce his commitment Saturday. He will now make his announcement on Oct. 5, according to Hayes Fawcett at On3. Kromah’s top schools are Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State and Auburn. The 6-foot, 205-pound four-star running back is from Lee County High School in …

After cleaning up in non-conference play, Penn State is opening up its Big Ten schedule with a night game on national TV against Illinois on Saturday night. Beaver Stadium should be electric for the first night game of the year and fans are pushing for an unofficial whiteout atmosphere in Happy Valley. Penn State is a solid favorite this week …

The bold, unprecedented move this week by UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka to leave an unbeaten team before using up his redshirt year — citing through his agent that an assistant coach verbally promised him at least $100,000 to sign with the Rebels and never got paid — is another sign of how college football is choking on its own …

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari breaks down Michigan State football’s matchup with Ohio State on Saturday night in a Big Ten matchup in East Lansing. Fast facts Matchup: Michigan State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (3-0, 0-0). Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan Stadium, East Lansing TV/radio: Online only on Peacock; WJR-AM (760). Line: Buckeyes by …

NOKOMIS — Nolan Herpstreith venerates former NFL star running backs Marshawn Lynch and Barry Sanders. The Nokomis junior running back is a challenge to bring down in his own right and has averaged 139.3 rushing yards per game in a 4-0 start in the Lincoln Prairie Conference. Top breakout players: Springfield area football top breakout players at the 2024 midseason …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football saw its game earlier this month on the road against West Virginia delayed due to severe weather. The Jayhawks, while leading in the fourth quarter, had to pause due to lightning. At the time, they were winning 21-17 against the Mountaineers. When the matchup resumed, a contest ensued that resulted in West Virginia winning 32-28 against Kansas. …

WAYLAND – Max Dresens stands 6-foot-1 and tips the scales at 210 pounds. He looks like a football player, and a big-time one at that. Yet when the Wayland senior went about choosing a college, playing football and the level of that football weighed less than the school side. Dresens wants to study mechanical engineering and needed that program to …

The Mountain West Conference has notified the Mid-American Conference of its interest in the Northern Illinois Huskies and Toledo Rockets as football-only members in 2026, according to a report Thursday night from Action Network’s Brett McMurphy and Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The MAC includes NIU, Toledo, Miami University, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Bowling Green, Western Michigan, Ball State, …

AUBURN — Auburn football will host No. 21 Oklahoma at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday in its second SEC game of the 2024 season. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 2-0 against the Tigers with both victories coming in the Sugar Bowl (1972, 2017). This is the first meeting between the Tigers and Sooners as conference rivals. Here’s our scouting report on the …

Sep. 26—PULLMAN — About an hour after Tyler Hilinski played the game of his life, after he crowd-surfed on the Martin Stadium field to celebrate leading Washington State to a triple-overtime victory over Boise State, he did one thing. He found his mother. After the celebration died down, Tyler met up with Kym, who had taken a red-eye from LAX …

Florida State football will face another Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer for the second week in a row. This time, it’s on the road. FSU traveled to Dallas for its first ACC road against at SMU (3-1) Saturday. Like Cal last week, it is its first-ever meeting between the two and will be the Mustangs’ conference opener. SMU coach Rhett Lashlee is …

Week 5 of the college football season is already here, with NBC Sports and Peacock airing four games on a busy Big Ten Saturday. To start the action, Matt Rhule’s Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Purdue Boilermakers (1-2) at Ross-Ade Stadium. The noon kickoff is battle of two second-year …