Sep 7, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown with the referee in the third quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images North Carolina came home for the first time this season and did not disappoint. UNC football took down in-state rival Charlotte 38-20 at Kenan Stadium behind a dominant …
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Ranking top 25 CFB teams by advanced analytics after Week 2
Photo: Isaiah Hole Right now, Michigan football fans are lamenting a blowout loss to No. 3 Texas and the Wolverines are the butt of many jokes — despite Notre Dame having lost to a MAC team while Penn State and Oregon also struggled mightily with lesser teams in Week 2. But are the Wolverines really that bad? Is Texas that …
Read More »Michigan State football injuries mount: Kristian Phillips out for season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Kristian “Big Dooley” Phillips played every snap in Michigan State football’s season-opening win over Florida Atlantic. Phillips, the starting right guard, landed on the injury report and missed Saturday’s 27-24 victory over Maryland. And coach Jonathan Smith said the redshirt sophomore is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a lower-body injury. “It was …
Read More »Where Florida’s future opponents land on US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 07: DJ Lagway #2 of the Florida Gators hands the ball off to Jadan Baugh #13 of the Florida Gators during the first half of a game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Several big games graced the college football slate in Week 2, which …
Read More »Updating Ole Miss rankings in college football polls after Week 2
Through two games, Ole Miss football has been dominant. The Rebels blasted Middle Tennessee State 52-3 on Saturday, thanks to quarterback Jaxson Dart’s record-breaking performance and running back Henry Parrish’s four-score game. The Rebels remained at No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and moved up one spot to No. 5 in the AP Poll. Ole Miss’ rankings also …
Read More »Texas Longhorns move up in Week 2’s AP Poll, but how high?
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with his team after a 31-12 victory against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) There was a big shakeup in the US LBM Coaches Poll for Week 2. But the AP Poll …
Read More »Crimson Tide remains in the Top 5 of Week 2’s US LBM Coaches Poll
Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) throws during pregame warmups before a game against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Not every win is pretty, and Saturday’s sure wasn’t as the Alabama Crimson Tide used a late fourth-quarter flurry to pull away from the USF Bulls …
Read More »Penn State jumps ahead of Oregon in new AP Top 25
Penn State did not see any change to its ranking in the Week 2 AP Top 25, but the Nittany Lions did climb ahead of another Big Ten team in the new media poll. Penn State did move up one spot in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, moving from no. 8 up to no. 7. Penn State is also …
Read More »Wisconsin still ‘receiving votes’ in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2
The Wisconsin football team (2-0) was once again in the ‘receiving votes’ category of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The Badgers took down South Dakota 27-13 at home Saturday, receiving 28 total votes — the 31st-highest total of all listed teams. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and Wisconsin garnered 11 …
Read More »Tigers rise 2 spots in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2 win over Nicholls
Kyren Lacy 2 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. After falling in the desert to USC to begin the season, LSU got back on track with a Week 2 win over Nicholls in its home opener on Saturday night. It wasn’t exactly the …
Read More »Joel Klatt has three teams at No. 1 in his Week 2 college football rankings
Dec 4, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt during the Michigan Wolverines game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Fox Sports college football expert Joel Klatt released his top 10 college football teams, and he put three teams on top of …
Read More »Is Jackson Arnold’s ‘inconsistent’ play concerning for Sooners?
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) back to pass during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Houston Cougars at Gaylord Family -Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Oklahoma Sooners offense did just enough to get the win over Houston on Saturday night. But for a program that’s had …
Read More »LSU football mailbag: Where’s the ground game?
BATON ROUGE – Perhaps the best way to describe the first win of the 2024 season for LSU football is uninspiring. Nicholls, in its first time ever, came into Tiger Stadium Saturday night and stood up to the No. 19 Tigers (1-1), trailing 23-14 at halftime and cut the lead back down to two points, 23-21, for the third time …
Read More »What did we learn from Auburn’s loss to Cal?
AUBURN, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Payton Thorne #1 of the Auburn Tigers runs the ball by linebacker Cade Uluave #0 of the California Golden Bears during the first half of play at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) Following a dominant week one victory over Alabama A&M, Auburn football had a …
Read More »Celtics’ Baylor Scheierman attended Colorado-Nebraska football game with Derrick White
Boston Celtics players Baylor Scheierman and Derrick White stopped by to watch Nebraska host Colorado on Saturday in front of an announced attendance of 86,906 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Scheierman, who was born in Nebraska and played at South Dakota State and Creighton, was there to support the Cornhuskers, while White, who played one year with the Buffaloes, was …
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