College Football

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Pandomonium filled the air, and Bryant-Denny swelled with so much energy it’s a wonder it didn’t burst. Alabama fans hugged and chest bumped and high-fived and shook pompoms and generally lost their minds. Amid all that euphoria, Jalen Milroe stood calmly on the turf and extended two fingers in the air. Alabama’s star quarterback had just completed …

Recruiting Just because Notre Dame had a football game Saturday didn’t mean it wasn’t working to attract future talent. In this case, it was Sullivan Garvin, a three-star offensive lineman recruit from Allegan, Michigan, which is about a 90-minute drive from South Bend. Garvin took in the Irish’s win over Louisville, then announced on social media that the Irish had …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Travis Hunter wore custom-made football cleats in Saturday night’s game against Central Florida – a pair of gold-colored shoes with a graphic on them depicting the mountains and trees of Boulder, Colorado. They had quite a night. First he scored a 23-yard touchdown in them in the first quarter. Then he made an interception and flashed the …

The one-sided SEC clash suddenly turned into a close game in the fourth quarter on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Trailing 30-7, Georgia rallied to outscore Alabama 27-3 in the second half to rake the lead 34-33 wth less than three minutes left. On the first play of the next drive, Jalen Milroe threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to 17-year-old Ryan …

STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State football defense had significant points to prove Saturday night after a shakier-than-expected season-opening. They passed, emphatically so. The defense — after a bumpy beginning — made up for various struggles on offense and special teams, locking down on the previously-unbeaten Illinois Fighting Illini. The defense and running game dragged the Top 10 Lions to …

Ryan Williams continues to make highlight-reel plays as a 17-year-old for Alabama football. The Crimson Tide freshman’s fifth catch of the night was one to remember, bobbling a pass from Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and securing it for a 54-yard play, his longest of the day. In the third quarter, Williams led all receivers with five catches for 102 yards. …

It sure seems as though Manny Diaz is enjoying his return to head coaching in the ACC. After leaving his job as Penn State’s defensive coordinator for the past couple of years to accept an offer to be the head coach at Duke, all Diaz has done is win games. And on Saturday, he led the Blue Devils to a …

CLEMSON — Clemson football wide receiver Antonio Williams exited Saturday’s game against Stanford with an injury in the third quarter. The injury occurred during the Tigers’ opening drive in the second half. Williams went into the medical tent for a few minutes, exited and caught passes without his helmet on. Then, he went on the stationary cycle and did not …

Everything that could go wrong for Georgia QB Carson Beck did in the first half on Saturday at Alabama. The Heisman contender suffered through a bad 30 minutes. He threw a pair of interceptions, a third pass could have been picked by the Crimson Tide, and then … Beck was pressured in the end zone and unloaded a pass. Problem …

Alabama’s Jalen Milroe is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs’ Daylen Everette during the 2023 SEC Championship in Atlanta. In previous eras of college football, such as when formulas determined the national championship matchup, or for the past decade when only four teams advanced to the playoff, a matchup like Saturday’s visit by No. 2 Georgia to fourth-ranked Alabama might have acted …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Fighting Irish’s 31-24 win over the Cardinals and whether they are impressed by Notre Dame’s second win over a ranked opponent this season. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript They say hungry dogs run faster. …

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the pressure closed in on Shedeur Sanders, the Colorado quarterback spun away and scrambled to his left before lofting a pass over UCF defenders and into the hands of his standout receiver, Travis Hunter, for a 38-yard gain. Time and time again, when the Knights thought they had contained Sanders, the senior would evade the pressure, …

Steve Sarkisian won’t have to worry about motivating his team entering the bye week. Mississippi State isn’t in the same class as Texas football, but the team that isn’t likely to have a winning record this season gave the home team a real tussle Saturday. MORE CED: What Caitlin Clark’s rookie year, Matthew Sluka’s saga has shown us | Golden …

Receiver Will Sheppard celebrates after catching a touchdown catch in a 48–21 win over Central Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Following last week’s thrilling comeback win over Baylor, Colorado earned their biggest win of the season thus far with a dominant 48–21 win over UCF in Orlando. Shedeur Sanders threw for three touchdowns and 290 yards, completing 28-of-34 passes with …

Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast live from State College, Pennsylvania, this Saturday, when the Nittany Lions play the UCLA Bruins in their Week 6 matchup. The game time was announced earlier this week for 12:00 p.m. ET, so we already knew it would be broadcast as Fox’s premier game of the week. However, after today’s announcement, we know the …