College Football

Aug. 29—MORGANTOWN — Neal Brown scoffs at the idea his players need any extra motivation this week. Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd against the No. 8 team in the country should be motivation enough when West Virginia hosts Penn State on Saturday (noon, FOX). Fans certainly remember what happened in last year’s game—when Penn State scored an …

Addison, Madison, Onsted, Sand Creek and Tecumseh pick up wins on Week 1 of the MHSAA high school football season. Tecumseh 47, Jackson Northwest 7 Tecumseh’s Tyler Clement throws a pass during Week 1 game against Jackson Northwest. TECUMSEH — Tyler Clement opened the season strong with four touchdown passes and ran for another in a blowout win. Clement was …

Banners are hung for the Utah home opener in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The Deseret News is providing live coverage of Thursday’s game between Utah and Southern Utah. Check back for updates throughout the game. First quarter Utah 7, Southern Utah 0 0:00 — Utah is on the march again …

PISCATAWAY – It wasn’t quite as easy as many expected it to be early on, but Rutgers football ultimately rolled past Howard 44-7 in its season opener Thursday night at SHI Stadium. Here are some instant takeaways: How Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers football’s offense performed There were some high expectations for the offense. Rutgers brought in Kaliakmanis from Minnesota in the …

. Colorado football returned for its second season with Deion Sanders at the helm, and the team had no trouble finding some offensive fireworks against North Dakota State on Thursday night. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders found wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter for a stellar touchdown, which ignited the excitement for the Buffaloes and even got NBA superstar LeBron James fired up. ESPN …

Apr 22, 2023; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; White team quarterback Eli Holstein (10) throws during the A-Day game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby-USA TODAY Sports The 2023 recruiting class will go down as one of the best in Alabama Crimson Tide history with eight members ranked as top 50 players in the country, including guys like Kadyn Proctor, Keon …

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi’s statement of intent came even before his first start of the 2023 season. The quarterback, a redshirt freshman at the time, had come in relief in the first game of the season for the Colorado State football team. He showed flashes late in a lopsided loss to Washington State. The Rams then had a bye and BFN, as …

American professional wrestler Bill Goldberg before the game against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. Editor’s note: Follow all the action between Colorado and North Dakota State with USA TODAY Sports’ live coverage. BOULDER, Colo. – Famed professional wrestler Goldberg roamed the sidelines before the game Thursday wearing a black Colorado football hat as fans in the stands …

Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is underway on Thursday. However, one of Thursday’s games, North Carolina at Minnesota, is delayed due to inclement weather in Minneapolis. The game initially had an 8 p.m. ET kickoff, but the Tar Heels and Gophers will kick off their respective seasons at 9 p.m. ET on Fox. Also in the state, NC …

. The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff extended an offer to 2025 three-star defensive lineman Joseph Mbatchou on Wednesday evening. Mbatchou is currently committed to the Florida Gators. He has been committed to the Gators for less than a month. The native of Cameroon plays for Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. Mbatchou is listed at 6-foot-4.5 and 275 pounds. …

Week 1 is upon us and Thursday night offers up the first taste with a slate of 21 college football games. That includes our first look at Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes. Coach Prime’s crew started off last season hot and captured the nation’s attention before rapidly plummeting back to earth. After beefing up their roster via the transfer portal, will …

NC State football’s 2024 season opener vs. Western Carolina is in a lightning delay. Kickoff, which was originally scheduled for 7 p.m., is now set for 7:32 inside Carter-Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on ACC Network. Following its fourth season with at least eight wins in a row, N.C. State enters its 12th season under head coach Dave …

The Illinois Fighting Illiniface the Eastern Illinois Panthers tonight in Week 1 of the college football season at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Coach Bret Bielema and Illinois finished 5-7 last season, including 3-6 in the Big Ten. Eastern Illinois competes in the NCAA Football Championship Series as a member of the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference. EIU finished 8-3 overall last season and ranked …

BOULDER, Colo. — Another offseason of high drama and big rosters moves has finally led to this for coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes – an actual football game, this time vs. North Dakota State to open Sanders’ second season as head coach. And it likely won’t be easy for Coach Prime and the Buffs. North Dakota State has …

The Golden Hat Trophy is raised after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30. The Texas Longhorns will be taking all of the opponents on their schedule seriously, but the three games against …