College Football

Sep. 25—College sports had a new crisis to get hysterical about Wednesday. Gone for just a moment was that old, tired conference realignment topic — you know, where university presidents and athletic directors are deciding to ditch longstanding league affiliations to pursue offers of more money elsewhere and geographic common sense without regard for what it would mean for student-athletes. …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down how to bet on Duke vs North Carolina, Colorado at UCF, Baylor and BYU, plus more! #22 BYU at Baylor (-3): O/U 45.5 Baylor should have won last week but a Sheduer Sanders hail mary and a fumble on the goal line of their OT possession kept the Bears out of the win column in historic …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has two new wide receivers on its injury report this week. Creed Whittemore and Trent Hudson are both out despite playing in all four games this season. As expected, quarterback Blake Shapen and running back Keyvone Lee are both listed out too after they suffered injuries in last week’s loss to Florida. Mississippi State (1-3, …

The new-looked SEC gets well and truly underway in Week 5, with 12 teams in action and 10 teams playing conference games, including three opening SEC play this year. And with that new look is the debut of the mandatory SEC injury reports for conference-only games. Along with the Big Ten Conference, every SEC team will provide an initial injury …

NORMAN — In the midst of injury uncertainties looming around OU football this week, Wednesday night’s availability report shed some light on many players’ situations. Wide receiver Deion Burks, the Sooners’ most consistent playmaker so far this season, is listed as questionable to play at Auburn. Head coach Brent Venables said postgame Burks was dealing with a soft tissue injury …

USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander will redshirt the remainder of this season. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) When Bear Alexander flirted with the transfer portal last spring, USC and its staff did whatever it could to keep the former five-star defensive tackle in the fold. At the time, Alexander looked like the Trojans’ best hope to bring a disruptive …

The Matchup: No. 6 Ole Miss (4-0) vs. Kentucky (2-2) Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038) TV: ABC, 11 a.m. Series: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1 Coaches – Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 38-15 at Ole Miss (fifth year) and 99-49 overall (13th year). Kentucky: Mark Stoops, 65-67 at Kentucky and overall (12th year). Notes: Saturday is Ole Miss’ homecoming; the Rebels are 73-16-2 …

. The Oklahoma Sooners’ 2025 recruiting class took a hit on Wednesday evening. Defensive tackle Ka’Mori Moore is decommitting from OU. The move was announced on social media by multiple sites. Moore had been committed to Oklahoma since July of 2023. He is considered a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and On3 and currently holds offers from Nebraska, Michigan State, …

Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game at Alabama has been released by the SEC. This is the second 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 and Alabama are each coming off open dates which …

Sep. 25—BROOKINGS — South Dakota State enters their bye week and Missouri Valley Football Conference play with a 3-1 record, and despite all the talk of the Jackrabbits going down to Stillwater to beat Oklahoma State, 3-1 was always the most likely scenario. SDSU followed the 44-20 loss to the Cowboys with wins over Incarnate Word, Augustana and Southeastern Louisiana, …

Basketball committed If there was any doubt about Micah Shrewsberry and his staff to get top recruits to commit to Notre Dame, that officially can go away. Jalen Haralson, a five-star forward and the top-rated player from Indiana in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports, has committed to the Irish over other finalists Indiana and Michigan State. That makes …

Two UNLV players announced their intentions to redshirt the remainder of the 2024 college football season on Wednesday after playing in three games this season. Both quarterback Matthew Sluka and running back Michael Allen have announced their intention to sit out the rest of the 2024 season, despite the Rebels’ 3-0 record and being ranked No. 23 in the US …

The Alabama football program is encouraging fans to get to Bryant-Denny Stadium early Saturday for the No. 4 Crimson Tide’s prime-time matchup against No. 1 Georgia. The team announced gates for Alabama vs. Georgia will open at 4 p.m. Saturday. Alabama is also encouraging fans to enter the stadium by 5 p.m. According to a post on X, formerly known …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State senior tight end Tyler Warren was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Wednesday. The William V. Campbell Trophy, in its 35th year is tabbed as the “academic Heisman” is college football’s premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as …

The biggest game of the season is this weekend. Alabama hosts Georgia in a game that will impact the College Football Playoff standings and recruiting efforts in the 2025 and 2026 classes. It’s a huge chance for Georgia head coach Kirby Smart to show everyone that the Crimson Tide won’t roll on as usual after Nick Saban’s retirement. This game …