College Football

The Pac-12 — which as of a week ago was just the Pac-2 of Oregon State and Washington State — went for the power move. The goal was to surgically add the best of the rest of the football programs in the country. That would set itself up as the most competitive conference outside of the Power Four — the …

The biggest game of the season (so far) is upon us. No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama in the first top-five matchup of the season on Saturday night. It’s the first game between the schools without both Kirby Smart and Nick Saban on the sidelines since Mark Richt was coaching Georgia in 2015 and the first game against Georgia …

The 2024 football season is in full swing and programs across the country are working to close out the 2025 recruiting cycle on a high note. Here are four programs that are punching above their weight in the state of Florida. RELATED: Four Midwest programs that have surprised in recruiting | Southeast | Mid-South CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …

Travis Hunter should be the Heisman Trophy front-runner and if he continues to dominate like he’s done this season then he should win college football’s most prestigious award. Picking a quarterback like usual would not be difficult and Miami’s Cam Ward and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart are worthy candidates. Both are having great seasons. But if the Heisman is truly …

This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Sept. 26, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, Ricky Williams had a historic performance against the Rice Owls. As Texas improved to 2-2 …

Former top-10 prospect Bear Alexander doesn’t want to use a year of eligibility this season. The USC defensive tackle is set to redshirt for the rest of the 2024 season after he didn’t play a major role on USC’s defense through the first three games of the season. Alexander was the No. 2 defensive tackle and No. 9 prospect overall …

Week 5 of the college football season is here, and ESPN’s “College GameDay” is headed to a clash between titans. No. 4 Alabama (3-0) is hosting No. 1 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, marking the first time the two programs have met in a game outside of the SEC championship or national championship game since 2020, when …

SEC football: It means more. There was a time when people in these parts would hear that slogan and react with a roll of the eyes or a slight chuckle. Steve Sarkisian will coach in his first SEC game since serving as an assistant at Alabama in 2020. The Longhorns host Mississippi State on Saturday. But underneath it all, they …

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30. In late November of 2021, the unexpected departure of then-head coach Lincoln Riley …

Wisconsin starting cornerback Max Lofy was seen at practice with his right hand in a club entering the Badgers’ big Week 5 matchup at USC. Lofy was mic’d up for Wisconsin’s ‘(WI)red’ video series. It sees select players or coaches wear a microphone at practice while the video team follows. Some highlights are cut together into a 3-minute video that …

News broke on Wednesday night that USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander will exercise a redshirt and sit out the remainder of the 2024 season. 247Sports’ Connor Morrissette had the story first. This news breaks as the Wisconsin Badgers prepare for their road trip to Los Angeles, California for Saturday’s matchup with the Trojans. Significant to the on-field matchup, it means …

Patience is not among Donovan Jackson’s virtues. “I’ve always been a stubborn kid,” Ohio State’s senior left guard said with a smile Wednesday. “You can ask my mom. Patience hasn’t always been my thing.” The two-time first-team All-Big Ten lineman said he’d never missed a game, including youth league ball. When Jackson injured a hamstring in training camp, he had …

If you gaze far enough into the fall horizon, you’ll spot a chaotic College Football Playoff selection scenario taking shape. Anyone who’s worked up a playoff projection sees it coming. Every coach or fan of a Power Four team wants to believe finishing with at least 10 wins will be enough to earn one of the seven at-large bids to …

Ohio State football commit Lamar “Bo” Jackson leads Villa Angela-St. Joseph (5-0) against McDowell, Pa. (3-2) into Week 6 of the Ohio high school football campaign. Jackson, a running back, comes in as the 85th best recruit out of the 2025 class, according to 247Sports.com. The VA-SJ senior ranks as the No. 5 recruit in Ohio regardless of position. He’s …

BATON ROUGE – When the 2024 schedule was finalized, the South Alabama matchup for LSU football wasn’t anywhere near the most intriguing game on the slate. But how things have played out for both Major Applewhite and the Jaguars (2-2), as well as the No. 13 Tigers (3-1), this contest has gotten much more interesting as the teams are set …