College Football

Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson hauls in a pass during Oregon Pro Day on March 12 at the Moshofsky Center in Eugene. The university will hold a vigil for Jackson on Wednesday at Autzen Stadium after he was killed in a car crash. Oregon football will hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for former Duck and Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson …

AuburnWire_RN2_1 Auburn football was near the top of four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag]’s list for quite some time. However, the Tigers now look to be out of the running. In a recent interview with Chad Simmons of On3, the wide receiver from Atlanta shared that he will choose between three schools on Saturday, July 13. The bad news for Auburn …

Oklahoma State will not suspend star running back Ollie Gordon II for his recent driving under the influence arrest, coach Mike Gundy announced Tuesday. “He’s going to play,” Gundy told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m going to do what we think is best for Oklahoma State football, and I think it’s best for Ollie to play. If there’s any punishment, it’s …

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion ‘Coach Prime’ Sanders congratulates Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham after the Utah Utes victory over the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team are the new kids on the Big 12 block. The Buffaloes join Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as …

LAS VEGAS — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham had to leave his wife Bri in Colorado where the family was vacationing before another hectic football season gets underway. The reason for the detour was Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which started Tuesday and will continue on Wednesday. It was the first formal event in …

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is standing by star running back Ollie Gordon II, who was arrested on June 30 for an alleged DUI. Oklahoma State authorities observed Gordon swerving out of his lane twice and driving 82 mph in a 65 mph zone. He refused a field sobriety test and was arrested on complaints of DUI under 21 …

LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made — and later clarified — a controversial statement in defense of star running back Ollie Gordon II during Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. Gordon was arrested on June 30 in Tulsa on suspicion of DUI on Sunday, but will not miss game time for the incident, according to Gundy. Gundy claimed …

Which conference truly is the best in college sports – with a narrowed focus on football? It’d be easy to say the SEC, based on the success of Alabama and Georgia alone, but an SEC school hasn’t won the CFP National Championship in two seasons. Is it the Big 10, with Michigan beating Washington in the National Championship on New …

Lincoln Riley arrived in Los Angeles with extremely high expectations at USC after replacing Clay Helton in 2021. Riley did a great job in 2022, winning 11 games despite being hamstrung by Alex Grinch’s defense. In 2023, Riley’s decision to retain Grinch bit him. USC lost five of its final six games in the regular season despite being led by …

There’s no question Notre Dame is one of the biggest brands in college football. But how much longer can its retain that status? It’s a question worth asking as its last national championship gets further and further away. Andy Staples of On3 revealed the programs he believes to be the blue bloods in college football. Notre Dame made the cut …

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham speaks during the Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. | Lucas Peltier, Associated Press As expected, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham didn’t put an exact timeline on his retirement when asked about it at Big 12 media days, but he did offer a possible hint. Whittingham’s first-ever appearance at …

When Ohio State football took a commitment from in-state 2025 quarterback Tavien St. Clair, he wasn’t ranked especially high by the recruiting services. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 225-pounder was initially placed in the 300’s by the 247Sports Composite, which still put him in the 4-star range. Fast forward to now, and the Buckeyes’ future signal caller continues to move north according …

LAS VEGAS — In the middle of Big 12 football media day, within the air conditioned confines of Allegiant Stadium, during a steamy day in the desert, a costumed mascot — the furry, gray BYU cougar — playfully toys around with the Cincinnati bearcat while the Utah athletic director watches from afar. Mark Harlan, the longtime Utes administrator, gestures to …

LAS VEGAS –  Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark was asked a question Tuesday about what actually went down behind the scenes one year ago, when he helped convince four schools from the Pac-12 to leave that league and join the Big 12 instead. He didn’t want to talk about it. But documents obtained from the schools by USA TODAY …

On3’s Jesse Simonton has made a list of the top 10 nonconference games of the 2024 college football season. The USC Trojans’ opening game against the LSU Tigers made the top 10 this upcoming season. LSU versus USC comes in at No. 3 on the list. The game will be played at a neutral site in Las Vegas at Allegiant …