College Football

Two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes is back commenting about Big Ten football. Badgers fans remember Oct. 23, 2020, Wisconsin’s season-opener against Illinois. Then-freshman Graham Mertz completed 20/21 passes for 248 yards and five touchdowns in the contest as the Badgers rolled to a 45-7 victory. Related: Big Ten Power Rankings after Week 1: Our first …

Aug 31, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; The Texas Longhorns take the field before a game against Colorado State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Meullion-USA TODAY Sports The Texas Longhorns made a statement with a 52-0 shutdown season opener win against Colorado State. It was widely expected that Texas would defeat the Rams at home to begin …

LSU will play USC in the team’s season opener this Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The No. 23-ranked USC Trojans will play the No. 13 LSU Tigers in the Vegas Kickoff Classic on Sunday, Sept. 1, to start the storied team’s football season. This will be just the third-ever meeting between LSU …

Aug 31, 2024; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars running back Djouvensky Schlenbaker (15) and Washington State Cougars offensive lineman Christian Hilborn (61) celebrate after a touchdown against the Portland State Vikings in the second half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports Here at Seahawks Wire, we are starting a new on-going series for …

After winning more games than most people thought they would in 2023, West Virginia was as excited as ever to open up the 2024 season hosting Penn State, a top-10 team in the preseason polls making their first visit to Morgantown since 1992. The crowd was energetic and ready from the start, but Penn State managed to prevail with a …

Former Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley appeared to possibly be a contender for the LSU job that eventually went to Brian Kelly. Or was he? Now at USC, Riley is set to take on the Tigers in Las Vegas on Sunday, which prompts a remembrance back to the night during the 2021 season after the Sooners fell to in-state rival …

LOS ANGELES — For as long as he can remember, Miller Moss always wanted to play for Southern California. He got to witness USC’s quarterback legacy be carried by Matt Barkley and Sam Darnold, and the hometown kid appeared to be in line to be the next signal-caller when the four-star recruit walked onto campus in 2021. Moss had to …

The first official Saturday of the 2024 college football season is in the books. Now it’s time for LSU football to take the stage with the marquee game of the day on Sunday. The No. 12-ranked Tigers take on No. 23 USC in what is now an SEC-Big Ten matchup following the latest round of college football realignment. Watch LSU …

NORMAN — Zac Alley didn’t really want to do it. He didn’t have a choice. After OU coach Brent Venables presented the new Sooners’ defensive coordinator with a game ball after a 51-3 win over Temple, Alley took a ride. OU players hoisted him in the air and Alley thought for sure he was about to take a header. “I thought …

EAST LANSING – Free Press sports writer Chris Solari look back at Michigan State football’s 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic and looking ahead to the Spartans’ Big Ten opener Saturday at Maryland. Next up for the Spartans: Maryland Terrapins Matchup: Michigan State (1-0) at Maryland (1-0), Big Ten opener. Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland TV/radio: Big …

Michigan football’s new kicker picked up right where his predecessors left off. Junior Dominic Zvada was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and made three extra points to account for 12 of Michigan’s 30 points in the season-opening win over Fresno State. Zvada, a transfer from Arkansas State, looked like the natural successor for James Turner, last year’s kicker, …

Alabama football got its 2024 season and coach Kalen DeBoer’s inaugural season with the program started on the right foot with a 63-0 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It was a game that saw Alabama dominate in all aspects. Following the win, we asked for questions and comments from Crimson Tide fans. Now, we have …

Another week. Another nail-biting win for Florida A&M football. On Saturday, the Rattlers were staring into the eyes of losing its first game at Bragg Memorial Stadium since 2018 to the visiting South Carolina State. Instead, the Rattlers erased an 18-7 fourth-quarter deficit to outlast the Bulldogs 22-18 to extend the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 21 wins. FAMU …

ATLANTA — Amarius Mims is a mammoth human being, so when he emerged from the Georgia football locker room Saturday after the No. 1 Bulldogs trucked No. 14 Clemson 34-3, it was another reminder of a program that changes faces but produces similar results year in and year out now. Mims was one of two NFL first round draft picks …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti was impressed with his team’s “crisp start” in a 31-7 win over FIU on Saturday, but had mixed feelings about the rest of the game with most of his concerns centered around the offense’s disappointing second half. “Just too many opportunities squandered,” Cignetti said. He thought there were as many 10 missed plays by …