College Football

AMES – It started out as a pretty simple idea. Maybe a little hokey; perhaps even a little hacky, but, hey, you try writing 10 columns a week. With 16th-ranked Iowa State football 4-0 for the first time since 2000, I thought it would be fun to ask Cyclone players, none of whom were alive to witness that historic start …

2026 defensive lineman Nolan Wilson was offered a scholarship by Tennessee. “After a great conversation with Levorn Harbin, I’m blessed to receive my second offer from the University of Tennessee,” Wilson said. Wilson is being recruited by senior defensive analyst Levorn Harbin. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive lineman is from Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi. There are not recruiting …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are back in the win column with a 28-10 win over the Purdue Boilermakers this past Saturday. That said, the bowl projections following Saturday’s win remain the same for the Huskers. The latest bowl projections from USA TODAY still have the Huskers projected to play in Nashville, Tennessee, in the Music City Bowl. Their projected opponent remains …

EAST LANSING – Jordan Turner dropped into coverage on the snap, backpedaling into the middle of the Michigan State football defense with his eyes trained on Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. Turner glanced to his right, seeing a double-stack of wide receivers starting their break off the line. Instantly and instinctively, the linebacker sensed what was coming. Facing third-and-4 early …

Whether the weather will be a factor during the rest of the football season, no meteorologist in Ohio is going to make that prediction, so it’s going to be up to coaches to be nimble. Last week started as it’s been for most of the season — warm and dry — but by midweek it looked like a rainy Friday …

LSU football has reached its first off week of the 2024 season and there have a few surprises for the team through the first month-plus of the year. The Tigers (4-1, 1-0 SEC) dropped their season opener to USC in Las Vegas, a result that was shocking to some. But coach Brian Kelly and company have bounced back to win …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football kicks off October hosting No. 11 Ole Miss on Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming out of an open date, with their most recent win in Week 4 against Akron, 50-7. The Rebels (4-1, 0-1) picked up their first loss of the season in Week 5, …

For most of us the moments are few and far between, so take all the chances you can relate to an SEC starting quarterback. “I took Friday and Saturday. Those were kind of our off days,” Cook said. “You know, everybody kind of gets out and watches ’ball like a normal person. You know, watched College Football GameDay and all …

The Illinois football team is sitting pretty on its bye week, nationally ranked and well on its way to a second bowl bid in three seasons. The Fighting Illini are 4-1 and ranked No. 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll this week and No. 24 by The Associated Press. When returning from the bye week, Illinois has what’s likely …

After coach Kalen DeBoer gave injury updates on both wide receiver Kendrick Law and defensive back DeVonta Smith on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday, Alabama football released its initial SEC availability report ahead of the Crimson Tide’s meeting with Vanderbilt Saturday. Law, who left Saturday’s win against Georgia with a lower-body injury, was listed as questionable for the Vanderbilt game. …

The Arizona State football team continues its 2024 college football season at home on Saturday against Kansas. Want to go to the game? Here’s how to purchase tickets (with prices) for the Sun Devils’ Week 6 game against the Jayhawks on Oct. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. MST. See ASU football ticket prices for every game this season …

(This story was updated to add new information.) Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. game against Auburn has been released by the SEC. This is the third game week for Georgia under the conference’s new reporting policies. The SEC releases daily reports Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and another 90 minutes before kickoff on game day. Georgia has …

Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter lead Colorado to a thrilling win over Baylor | College Football Enquirer Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Buffaloes’ 38-31 win over the Bears and the two improbable plays by Colorado’s superstars. Hear the full conversation on the “College …

Tennessee offensive tackles Lance Heard and John Campbell were not listed on the SEC student-athlete availability report on Wednesday, indicating that they’ll be available for the game Saturday against Arkansas. That’s great news for the Vols, who finished their 25-15 win against Oklahoma on Sept. 21 without either tackle. Heard, an LSU transfer and the starting left tackle, has missed …

Auburn fans are excited on Wednesday night as four-star quarterback Deuce Knight announces his commitment to Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers, flipping from Notre Dame. Knight, who had been committed to Notre Dame for over a year, flipped his decision to Auburn after flirting with the Tigers by visiting Auburn for three of the Tigers’ first five games, most …