College Football

The college football world was hit with sad news on Thursday. ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Kirk Herbstreit announced on X (formerly Twitter) that his dog, Ben, has died after a fight with cancer. “This is really hard to write but so many of you have loved and cared about Ben that I wanted to let you know. We found out …

Florida’s house is a mess. Such a mess, it can’t even effectively write a clear news release. Amid monthslong speculation that Florida will fire its sunken coach, Bily Napier, athletic director Scott Stricklin announced Thursday that Napier “will continue as head football coach of the Florida Gators.” Continue for how long? Through the end of this month? Into the 2025 …

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze walks off the field after the game as Auburn Tigers take on Oklahoma Sooners at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Oklahoma Sooners defeated Auburn Tigers 27-21. Auburn football’s season and year two under head coach Hugh Freeze is not going as many people thought it would, and if many …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith compiles all the news, notes and analysis of the recruiting trail this week in the Big Ten. RELATED: ACC Live | Big 12 Live | SEC Live MORE BIG TEN LIVE: News and analysis of last weekend’s visits CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

ALIQUIPPA — With the high school football postseason coming to a close and the early National Signing Day for football approaching, Aliquippa running back and Penn State commit Tiqwai Hayes has officially shut down his recruitment Thursday morning. x.com Hayes committed to Penn State in Sept. 2023 after holding several offers from Power 4 schools, most notably from Pitt, Ohio …

Will Brooks. Tennessee Volunteers football wearing Summitt Blue versus UConn Huskies at Neyland Stadium on November 4, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 6 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will host Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5 SEC) on Saturday in Week 11. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 7 p.m. …

During his Tuesday media availability, Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke on the many lessons the team has learned since their Week 8 32-20 loss vs. Michigan State from East Lansing, Michigan. Ferentz mentioned that losses like the one against the Spartans are all about learning and becoming a better team as a whole through exploited flaws. “Yeah, it’s …

Oswego, Maine South, Batavia, Mount Carmel and Geneva are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. York (8-2) at Oswego (10-0) Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Senior quarterback Bruno Massel, a track sprinter and three-time state qualifier, leads York in this Class 8A second-round game. Massel ran for 172 yards and four touchdowns and completed 11 …

Billy Napier’s job as Florida’s football coach is secure for the foreseeable future. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement Thursday that Napier “will continue as head football coach of the Florida Gators.” Napier’s future had been a source of constant speculation this season as Florida failed to finish above .500 in his first two seasons with the …

Nov. 7—ST. JOSEPH — Traveling the country is part of the deal when high-major college football programs offer promising high school prospects a scholarship. Like Cameron Wagner. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound sophomore offensive lineman at St. Joseph-Ogden understands that part of recruiting. “I like to travel,” he said. “My family has always been really big travelers. We camp, and we go …

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; LSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. LSU tight end Mason Taylor is putting together a strong junior campaign and on Tuesday, he was named a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman compiles all the news, notes and analysis of the recruiting trail this week in the SEC. RELATED: ACC Live | Big 12 Live | Big Ten Live MORE SEC LIVE: News and analysis of last weekend’s visits CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …

Lincoln-Way East, St. Laurence, Loyola and Mount Carmel are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. Lincoln-Way East (10-0) at Minooka (8-2) Kickoff: 6 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Griffins and Minooka are meeting for the third time in the last four years, with all three games coming in …

Florida football is facing Texas for the first time since 1940, and the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) will enter their matchup with the No. 5 Longhorns on Saturday at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 21,5-point underdogs (per BetMGM). In this week’s Swampcast, the Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss whether Florida can regroup from a loss to …

The SEC is the headliner once again in Week 11. The only two games featuring ranked teams both come in the SEC and also serve as elimination games for both the SEC championship and the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Georgia visits No. 16 Ole Miss in the afternoon before No. 11 Alabama takes on No. 14 LSU. Of the …