College Football

WESTFIELD – On the rainy, early autumn day, St. Jospeh-Metuchen quarterback Justin Scaramuzzo recalled some of the media preseason predictions. “We were overlooked a lot,” the junior said, “and some projections we were picked last in the division. We were predicted 3-7 and that fuels a team and that fueled us for sure. We weren’t going to let that be …

Missouri State football is a winner of its last three games and will head into its bye week with a winning record near the midway point of the 2024 college football season. The Bears (3-2, 1-0) were victorious in a 38-31 win over Youngstown State (2-3, 0-1) at Plaster Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It’s the program’s first three-game winning streak …

An Auburn cheerleader made something of an error before a game against Oklahoma. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) The biggest hit of Auburn-Oklahoma came when the Sooners were running onto the field. A fan caught video of the road team’s pregame entrance at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and with it footage of an Auburn cheerleader unleashing a series of backflips that culminated …

CLEMSON — Clemson football defensive lineman Peter Woods is out, and wide receiver Tyler Brown is active for Saturday’s game vs. Stanford. During warmups, Woods came out with his jersey on with no pads and did not stretch with his teammates. He will miss second straight game. Brown, who missed last Saturday’s game vs. NC State, warmed up with other wide receivers pregame. …

The 2024 college football season was setting up to be a once-in-a-generation event for the Ole Miss program, with a high-powered offense, a restocked defense and a No. 6 national ranking that had the Rebels rightfully dreaming of conference and national championships. On Saturday, that road to glory encountered an obstacle. Against a Kentucky team over which it was a …

ORLANDO — Urban Meyer stood on the stage, turned his phone horizontally and panned the crowd from right to left. Even the national championship-winning coach had to capture this scene. FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff hit UCF ahead of Saturday’s showdown between the Knights and the Colorado Buffaloes. It was the program’s first time airing from a Florida university, and it …

Minnesota football came up just short of erasing a 21-point deficit Saturday at The Big House against No. 12 Michigan, as the Golden Gophers fell 27-24 in the 2024 edition of the Little Brown Jug rivalry game. But in the midst of all that, the Gophers’ wide receiver Daniel Jackson entered himself into discussion for “Catch of the Year” come …

Michigan football did just about all it could to squander a three-touchdown lead, but got some help from the referee late in the fourth quarter to hold off Minnesota, 27-24, on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. A Minnesota player was ruled offsides on the onsides kick, which the Golden Gophers recovered at the Wolverines’ 40-yard line with XX to play and …

Kyle McCord bounced back from last week’s ACC loss to Stanford with an impressive outing vs Holy Cross on Saturday. The former Ohio State quarterback dominated against the Crusaders’ defense Saturday inside JMA Wireless Dome, as the now-Syracuse quarterback posted his fourth consecutive game of at least 300 passing yards this season on Saturday. In the 42-14 win over Holy …

The stakes for Kalen DeBoer in his Alabama football coaching SEC conference game debut could not be higher. The No. 4 Crimson Tide (3-0, 0-0 SEC) play host to Kirby Smart and No. 1 Georgia (3-0, 1-0) in a primetime matchup at 7:30 p.m. from Nick Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Led by former coach Nick Saban …

Sep. 28—The Fightin’ Chicks are still searching for their first win after a blow out in their first district game of the year. Chickasha football lost to 4A No. 6 Bethany, 52-14 on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Chickasha. The Bronchos got out to an early 10-point lead and never let up on the gas pedal. The Fightin’ Chicks were …

Much of the talk this week around the intersection of sports and politics is about Donald Trump – the former president who is again vying for the White House in this election – attending the big clash in Tuscaloosa between No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama. But elsewhere, the running mate of Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala …

Minnesota football played a far-from-perfect first half vs. Michigan, but the Golden Gophers may have found some momentum to build on in the second half of this year’s Little Brown Jug rivalry game. And it came on a pretty impressive Hail Mary throw in the winding moment of the first half vs. No. 12 Michigan. On the brisk of being …

Gardner-Webb football looks to score its first home win of the 2024 season, the Runnin’ Bulldogs hosting Tennessee Tech. It is the Big South-OVC opener for both teams, while Gardner-Webb returns to Ernest W. Spangler Stadium for the first time since its opener Aug. 29 against Wofford. After three close calls, Gardner-Webb knocked off Presbyterian 42-21 to earn its first …

WEST LAFAYETTE − It’s been 31 years since Purdue football went into halftime with a 0-0 score. Thanks to special teams, that’s where the Boilermakers were on Saturday against Nebraska. Nebraska finished the first half 0-for-3 on field goals with two of them being blocked. Damarjhe Lewis blocked John Hohl’s 44-yard attempt with 9:36 to go in the second quarter. …