College Football

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — On a sun-splashed Tuesday afternoon, along the banks of a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Naval Academy’s football team practices in their shimmering gold helmets, blue tops and white pants. The Midshipmen are one of nine teams in college football’s highest division to have not lost a game at the midway point of the 2024 season. …

STILLWATER — With each passing loss — four in a row now — the Oklahoma State bowl streak of 18 straight years inches closer to a perilous end. The Cowboys have five chances to get three wins, and the stretch run of the season doesn’t look quite as easy as it once did, regardless of OSU’s struggles. This week’s opponent, …

NCAA Football: Nebraska at Indiana Nebraska football offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield discussed quarterback Dylan Raiola’s struggles on Tuesday. The program looks to right the ship this Saturday against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Raiola has struggled over the past two games. He has thrown for 368 yards and four interceptions over that stretch. His 94.7 quarterback rating on Saturday against Indiana …

We’ve reached the time of year where offer lists begin to dwindle as commitment dominoes start to fall. The situation is one as old as recruiting itself and tends to create a number of two-team races. The 2025 cycle has held true to history on that front, as a handful of major national prospects have recently narrowed their focus to …

Syndication: The Herald-Times According to new rankings from On3, the Nebraska-Indiana game was one of the most-watched games of last weekend. According to Pete Nakos, 3.2 million people viewed the game itself. Indiana rolled by Nebraska 56-7. The Hoosiers took control for most of the game and stifled the Huskers on both sides of the football. Indiana improved its season record to …

The Wisconsin Badgers will play against former Wisconsin offensive lineman Nolan Rucci on Saturday when the team hosts the No. 3-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. Rucci played at Wisconsin from 2021-2023 before transferring to Penn State before the 2024 season. Related: Ranking the biggest storylines entering Wisconsin’s premier matchup with Penn State The offensive lineman originally joined the Badgers program …

Things are starting to get serious in the Bowl Subdivision. Non-conference play is a thing of the distant past this season. Contenders are being chewed up in league play, with teams such as Michigan, Oklahoma and others getting erased the from College Football Playoff conversation amid multiple October losses. Another team that has been put on the verge of playoff …

Dec 29, 2022; Bronx, NY, USA; A view of the George M Steinbrenner III championship trophy after the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl between the Syracuse Orange and the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the second loss of their 2024 season this past Saturday in Bloomington against the Indiana Hoosiers but …

In most seasons, a matchup with Vanderbilt following a loss to Georgia would be viewed as the perfect tonic for a bounce back, but 2024 has changed that perception. This isn’t the same nerdy Vanderbilt the league’s other teams figuratively bullied and stuffed into the Southeastern Conference lockers in most seasons dating back to, like, forever. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian …

Louisville football is on the road this week to face another ACC opponent in Boston College. The Cardinals are coming off a home loss to Miami, which dropped them to 4-3 on the season and 2-2 in league action. U of L will face the Eagles (4-3, 1-2 ACC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Alumni Stadium. Bowl season is scheduled …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sometimes college football fans, just like coaches, should be expected to make adjustments. Instead of Florida Gators fans flooding social media platforms and crippling recruiting efforts with demands that Billy Napier be fired, how cool would it be if they called an audible and demanded that he be retained? In this era of noxious negativity in which …

The Blue Wahoos are blending Halloween, football and fireworks into a unique night with their latest themed event on Friday at Blue Wahoos Stadium. It’s a combination centering around the second First City Bowl/Halloween Spectacular, presented by Cox Mobile, featuring Pensacola High against West Florida with its kickoff at 7 p.m. The pregame is a trick-or-treat experience for children and …

Welcome to the USA TODAY Network’s recruiting ladder, a statewide feature from reporter Joe Hughes highlighting prospects on the rise each week of the 2024 high school football season. Anyone is eligible for consideration, whether it be an unranked player who had a career game, a recruit with mid-level offers, or four- and five-star standouts adding to their personal highlight …

PISCATAWAY – This hasn’t been a typical week for Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights already had a short week, but they also altered their travel schedule to head to Los Angeles on Wednesday to adjust to pacific time ahead of their game against the USC Trojans Friday night at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Needing a victory to snap a three-game …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue wide receiver Leland Smith was living with six people inside of a crowded two-bedroom apartment in Fullerton, California, a 23-mile drive from the busy freeways of Orange County to Los Angeles. Smith gambled on himself when he left his home state of Texas in 2023 after he’d been a walk-on at TCU to join Fullerton College. …