College Football

One college football team in the top 10 was guaranteed to lose in Week 10 weekend. But two more went down to unexpected defeats, resulting in considerable shakeup in the US LBM Coaches Poll. Oregon easily retains the No. 1 spot after taking care of business at struggling Michigan. The Ducks once again received all but one of the 54 …

The Big Ten and SEC became Saturday’s big winners. Losses by Clemson and Pittsburgh in the ACC and Iowa State and Kansas State in the Big 12 increased the chance that those two leagues will be reduced to one playoff bid apiece and widened the path for the “Super Two” conferences to claim four playoff bids apiece. The College Football …

Sep 25, 2021; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron celebrates after the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports Ed Orgeron’s tenure at LSU was complicated. The man led the Tigers to a national title and built the best team in college football history. Less …

STARKVILLE — Johnnie Daniels was bummed he couldn’t meet Xavier Gayten in the end zone. Gayten, a Mississippi State football freshman running back, won a 72-yard foot race for his first career touchdown. It came in the final minutes of MSU’s 45-20 blowout win against UMass (2-7) at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday. Daniels, also a running back, would’ve been …

It’s safe to say Ohio State football enjoyed its 20-13 road win over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday. After the win, the Buckeyes posted a locker room celebration video from the game, which included coach Ryan Day and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles dancing and jumping around while surrounded by Ohio State players. REQUIRED READING: Ohio State football’s Ryan Day …

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Few Wisconsin defenses in recent memory have struggled to stop the run the way the Badgers did Saturday night at Iowa. The Hawkeyes pounded out 329 yards in 54 carries in a 42-10 victory at Kinnick Stadium. They averaged 6.1 yards per run. Junior running back Kaleb Johnson, who entered play as the nation’s second-leading rusher, …

Nov. 3—When quarterback Will Howard went into a slide as the final seconds of Ohio State’s 20-13 victory over Penn State on Saturday ticked off the Beaver Stadium scoreboard, it erased the memories of two other recent slides by the Buckeyes. Slide No. 1 was the one Howard went into just one second too late to get a timeout to …

There’s a new favorite for the Heisman Trophy with only four weeks left in the college football regular season. While Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel still had a solid showing in the No. 1 Ducks’ road win over Michigan on Saturday, the oddsmakers are now favoring Miami quarterback Cam Ward, who passed for 400 yards and five touchdowns in the Hurricanes’ …

Rivals is keeping the biggest news in ACC football country in one spot this weekend. We will track the top visits, news items, social posts and nuggets coming from the sport’s first full weekend in November. With the Early Signing Period just one month away, the news should come in fast. Most recent posts will appear at the top of …

With 10 weeks in the books, the picture for the College Football Playoff is becoming clearer. On Tuesday, the CFP rankings will receive their first data point of the 2024 college football season, as the first of six playoff rankings will be released at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. As is the case every year, the usual suspects will doubtless …

In previous years, one loss might have been enough to knock Penn State out of the College Football Playoff picture. This year that is no longer the case. The College Football Playoff has expanded this season from four teams to 12, giving Penn State and every other team around the country a little more margin for error. But Penn State …

Nov 2, 2024; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Devin Moore (28) celebrates after an interception against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images It looked like Florida football would get the monkey off its back against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday… until the injuries and mistakes began. Ultimately, the Gators …

Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. (27) takes down Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) during an NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. Angelina Alcantar/USA TODAY Network No. 7 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) defeated Kentucky (3-5, 1-5 SEC), 28-18, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 10. Rankings reflect the US …

The No. 11 Texas A&M football team was stunned by the South Carolina Gamecocks in Week 10 to suffer its second loss of the season. The Aggies (7-2, 5-1) lost to the Gamecocks (5-3, 3-3) 44-20 in what was an uncharacteristically bad night on both sides of the ball for A&M. 3 TAKEAWAYS: Texas A&M football falls flat vs South …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 02: Dillon Bell #86 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs with the ball during the first half of a game against Dijon Johnson #27 of the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) The Georgia-Florida game began slowly in the first quarter, with a promising 13-play drive …