College Football

If you were a Penn State fan watching this weekend’s game against USC, you would be forgiven for thinking you have seen this script before. A highly-ranked Penn State team taking on a team with offensive skills, getting off to a slow start and falling behind early has resulted in a disappointing loss and harsh criticism of head coach James …

Oct. 13—A grade card on Ohio State’s 32-31 loss to Oregon in a No. 2 against No. 3 match-up on Saturday night: OFFENSE: B- OSU (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) started the game with a textbook 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended with quarterback Will Howard sneaking for a 1-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. The Buckeyes were equally efficient on …

Colorado and Kansas State played one of the more exciting games of the 2024 college football season late Saturday night, with the teams combining for three touchdowns in the final seven minutes in a back-and-forth 31-28 victory for the No. 19 Wildcats at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. The matchup was just as notable for who wasn’t on the field …

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Chimere Dike was the center of the college football world for a few minutes on Saturday night. The longtime Badger caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Florida backup quarterback D.J. Lagway to tie the Gators’ game against No. 8 Tennessee at 17 with 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Tennessee would go on to win 23-17 in …

It’s time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V. Your vote will determine who will be the Faber Builders Football Athlete of the Week for October 7-13. The players’ credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 8 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page Wednesday morning. Section V Athlete of …

Florida squandered a 10-0 lead and an upset bid as 15.5-point underdogs during a 23-17 overtime loss at Tennessee on Saturday despite the Gators’ best defensive effort of 2024. Billy Napier’s short-yardage play calling remains suspect Facing 4th-and-inches from the Tennessee 18, Napier called a timeout, lined up 6-foot-3, 239-pound DJ Lagway in the shotgun of all places and then …

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) are trending in the right direction after a second consecutive dominant win, this a 42-7 road victory over Rutgers. The team’s two recent wins over Purdue and Rutgers were by a combined margin of 94-13. The performances showed dominance that has yet to be seen under Luke Fickell — which signals substantial growth …

The Southeastern Conference put together a strong showing in Week 7, with several teams either holding onto or improving their SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff odds. In the first rendition of the Red River Rivalry as an SEC regular season game, No. 1 Texas came out with a 34-3 win at the Cotton Bowl against No. 16 Oklahoma. …

Oct 12, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders runs on the field before the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Folsom Field. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Saturday night. No. 18 Kansas State came to Boulder and beat the Buffaloes 31-28. Avery Johnson’s 50-yard touchdown pass to Jayce …

The first six weeks of the college football season proved that the Big 12 Conference is a force to be reckoned with in college football. That didn’t change in Week 7. No. 19 Kansas State got everything it could handle and more in Colorado on Saturday, who with a win stood to jump into the top 25 heading into Week …

Oregon Ducks wide receiver Evan Stewart celebrates a long reception as the No. 3 Oregon Ducks host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Evan Stewart’s path to this moment was anything but straightforward. For much of his career, Stewart has been an enigma — a lethal receiver who radiates talent …

BATON ROUGE, La. – Remember Saturday night. If LSU scratches and claws and muddies and escapes and fights its way into the College Football Playoff, remember the night the No. 10 Tigers won a game they never led until the final play. If this 29-26 overtime win over No. 8 Ole Miss galvanizes Brian Kelly’s tenure, and he proves himself …

Week 7 of the 2024 SEC football season shaped up to be an eventful one going into Saturday, and the weekend slate certainly lived up to the hype across the conference. A Saturday slate that included rivalry matchups, near upsets, and more, here are the updated SEC football standings as we look ahead to Week 8: 2024 SEC Football standings …

The debate for No. 1 in the new US LBM Coaches Poll will come down to Texas and Oregon. Will the Longhorns hold onto the top spot or will voters be swayed by the Ducks’ win against Ohio State? Look for the Ducks to take a big chunk out of the Longhorns’ lead and draw a dozen or more first-place …

DALLAS — Texas football blew the doors off Oklahoma two years ago, but Saturday’s 34-3 shellacking at the Cotton Bowl felt different. The Horns haven’t arrived just yet but the expectations are so much larger than at any time during the Steve Sarkisian era. Buoyed by the program’s stingiest defense in nearly 50 years, the top-ranked Longhorns feasted on a tasty …