College Football

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles admits the mistakes coach Jonathan Smith called “self-inflicted” have been “frustrating.” Particularly after Michigan State football showed, at least for four drives, the ability to counterpunch with Ohio State’s juggernaut offense. And after a couple near-stops on defense tilted momentum the other direction. It becomes equally tantalizing and maddening for Chiles to think about the …

UCF will face Florida on the road at 6:45 p.m. Saturday. UCF (3-1, 1-1 Big 12) suffered a 48-21 home loss to Colorado in Week 5. Florida (2-2, 1-1 SEC) is fresh off a bye week following a 45-28 road win over Mississippi State. Here’s how to watch the UCF vs Florida game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information: …

The centerpiece of Week 5 of the college football season saw Alabama knock off No. 1 Georgia, giving a big win to Crimson Tide coach Kalen Deboer and raising questions about the Bulldogs and their offense that was listless for most of the first three quarters. Was it the best college football game of recent memory or just the best …

Coming off a memorable home win against Georgia, Alabama football will hit the road Saturday for its first SEC game away from Tuscaloosa. The No. 2 Crimson Tide will take on Vanderbilt in the first meeting against the Commodores since 2022. Alabama has a 12-game win streak to uphold against Vanderbilt, including a 55-3 win on Sept. 24, 2022. The …

Scheduling a team for your homecoming football game provides leeway for bulletin board material. So, Florida A&M football plans to rain on Alabama State’s homecoming festivities. The Rattlers (2-2) open their Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule by visiting the Hornets (2-2, 1-0 in SWAC) this Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. ESPN Plus will broadcast the Week 6 SWAC game. “We …

There will be at least nine people who disagree with this, but here goes: Barring total catastrophe, Florida football coach Billy Napier should keep his job for the rest of the season. Chances are more than nine people just spit out their coffee. But there are only nine donors listed on the GoFundMe page that’s raising money to “send Billy …

ATHENS, Ga. — I’d only ever been to two college football stadiums in my still very young journalism career. Both are pretty obvious. First is Spartan Stadium, which I attended both as a fan and working media while in my years as a student at Michigan State. I wrote about it in my introductory article when I started my job …

PISCATAWAY – After Rutgers football’s victories so far this season, coach Greg Schiano has acknowledged that there are still areas his team needs to improve in. Despite a perfect record, not everything is perfect. While the Scarlet Knights have done what they’ve needed to do to earn four victories in their first four games, making those improvements is going to …

Last Saturday, Alabama and Georgia treated fans across the country to one of the best college football games not only of the 2024 season, but of the past decade, if not the 21st century. The highly anticipated matchup of top-five teams had quite the audience, too. REQUIRED READING: What a ‘rat trap’ game means to Alabama football players: ‘Everybody’s coming …

IU football senior receiver Donaven McCulley has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to IndyStar. A former standout quarterback at Lawrence North, McCulley moved to receiver after his freshman season in 2021 (475 passing yards, two TDs, two INTs) and had a breakout finish to last season. In the final five games of 2023, McCulley caught 28 passes for …

For the first time this season, Ohio State will not have to exaggerate a challenge against an upcoming opponent. The Buckeyes’ nonconference games were glorified preseason games. Last week’s game at Michigan State was notable mainly because it was the first Big Ten game and OSU’s first on the road. Sep 17, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State offensive coordinator …

IOWA CITY, Iowa − At around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, Luke Lachey will walk before roughly 103,000 fans to the “O” in the absolute center of Ohio Stadium, as a captain of the Iowa football team for the coin toss before a nationally televised showdown against third-ranked Ohio State. For someone who grew up a Buckeyes fan, who …

Oct. 1—The Ada High football team scored six touchdowns and forced six turnovers in a convincing 41-12 win over Tulsa McLain on Homecoming night at Norris Field last Friday. Ada evened its record to 2-2 on the year and is off to a 1-0 start in District 4A-4 play. McLain fell to 2-2 and 0-1. The Cougars are scheduled to …

Missouri football’s assistant director of on campus recruiting, Briah Reed, isn’t allowed at the Tigers’ practices this week. Eli Drinkwitz was more than likely joking when he said that during his Tuesday press conference. He also said the team was fortunate to have her on board. But we’re opting to say ‘more than likely joking’ instead of ‘definitely joking’ here …

The wheels of collegiate conference realignment are spinning again, with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga set to join the newly configured Pac 12. Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time. …