College Football

CLEMSON — Clemson football praised its fans impacted by Hurricane Helene, who attended Saturday’s game vs. Stanford. The storm caused devastation in South Carolina, including 24 deaths, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Hundreds of thousands are still without power after it passed through on Friday. Despite this, Tiger fans filled Memorial Stadium to watch Clemson’s 40-14 win …

Following an impressive road rally at Minnesota, the Iowa Hawkeyes enjoyed a bye week to rest up for a big road test at the Horseshoe. Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson had another big day at Minnesota, rushing for 206 yards and three scores on 21 carries in the Hawkeyes’ 31-14 road win. Now, Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will …

Illinois rankings update The Illinois football team dropped to No. 25 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday, one day after the Fighting Illini lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 21-7, in a Big Ten Conference game in Happy Valley. Illinois dropped four sports in the coaches’ poll after jumping into the rankings last week for the …

If there is one thing Illinois head coach Bret Bielema respects, it is how Penn State makes use of tight end Tyler Warren. Bielema saw firsthand just how versatile and valuable Warren is to Penn State’s offense under offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. “Like number 44 I just love him,” Bielema said in his postgame press conference Saturday night when referring …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football’s 27-24 victory over Minnesota and looks ahead to the Wolverines’ first road trip of the season, a national championship rematch against Washington in Seattle: NEW RANKINGS: Michigan in updated college football rankings: Wolverines No. 10 after surviving Minnesota Next up for the Wolverines: Washington Huskies Matchup: No. 10 Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Washington …

The Wisconsin Badgers (2-2) are still unranked in the latest AP Poll after their 38-21 loss to USC on Saturday. The Badgers are not particularly close to being ranked either, as they have now dropped back-to-back contests after starting 2-0. Coming as no surprise, Wisconsin was also not included in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll as well. In regards to …

Sep 3, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; The SEC logo on the chains during a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins at Kyle Field. Texas A&M won in overtime 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports With the conclusion of Week 5’s action, one that was headlined by a massive top five showdown in Tuscaloosa, every …

While Mark Stoops got choked up after Kentucky’s 20-17 upset of then-No. 5 Mississippi, more than a few Florida Gators fans probably felt strong emotions, too. Florida fans who crave Lane Kiffin as their coach need the Rebels to a lose a few games between now and Thanksgiving. It’s a fine line: Win enough to still look desirable, but lose …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire This might be an eye-grabber for a lot of USC football fans. The Trojans are ranked three spots below LSU in the new US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports. The poll is out after Week 5 of the college football season. Michigan, which beat USC, followed up its win over the Trojans by …

Oregon football put together its second dominant win in a row after completely stifling UCLA on the road in its Big Ten opener Saturday, 34-13, and moved up a few spots in the national polls as a result. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) moved back up a spot to No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Ole …

Alabama is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll after its win over Georgia on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide move up from No. 4 to the top spot, while the Bulldogs drop to No. 5 in the rankings. Texas slips to No. 2 after a two-week stay atop the poll. The Longhorns defeated Mississippi State on …

By now, it has been well documented that Jalen Milroe had one of his best starts at Alabama Saturday night, as he put up nearly 500 yards of total offense on No. 1 Georgia’s top-ranked defense and accounted for all but one of the Crimson Tide’s touchdowns. And as Milroe led No. 4 Alabama to its biggest DeBoer era win, …

Wisconsin fell to No. 16 USC on the road Saturday 38-21, dropping a second consecutive contest, falling to 2-2 on the season. They once again are absent from the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, which comes as no surprise. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and the Badgers have yet to be …

After bouncing around like a pinball machine the past four weeks, Michigan football has held relatively steady in this week’s rankings. The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) did enough to impress at times and show reasons for concern in others in their 27-24 victory over Minnesota (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten), and Michigan moved up two spots to No. 10 in …

Everyone knew, one way or another, that the coaches’ poll would shift after the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide faced off against the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. The Crimson Tide won 41-34 and took the Bulldogs’ place as the No. 2 team in the nation. Texas, with their easy win over Mississippi State, remained at No. 1. With all of …