College Football

MADISON – The Wisconsin campus and Camp Randall Stadium were abuzz Saturday with anticipation for the Badgers’ matchup with No. 4 Alabama. Then the game started. Not only did UW fall, 42-10, but it lost starting Tyler Van Dyke on the first possession and lost grip of the game during the final half of the second quarter when a Chez …

With more than 130 schools and more than 130 years of history, there’s a rivalry every week somewhere in college football. Some are titanic clashes, some are petty border disputes, but all of them mean the world to the rivals involved. This season, we’ll let you in on the triumphant, the heartbreaking, and the ridiculous from rivalries all over the …

Florida State is paying $1.3 million for Saturday’s game at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee against Memphis, the former school of Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell. Norvell spent four seasons at Memphis compiling a 38-16 record and was hired by Florida State in December 2019, taking over for the fired Willie Taggert after guiding the Tigers to four straight postseason …

Michigan football’s coaches apparently saw enough Saturday to make a quarterback change. After senior Davis Warren threw his third interception of the afternoon late in the third quarter against Arkansas State, the Wolverines made the switch to backup Alex Orji, who took over on the next series. Warren beat out Orji in a quarterback battle that lasted from spring into …

Penn State was enjoying an early week off from the college football schedule on Saturday, giving Penn State fans a chance to sit back and check out some other games around the country without the stress of worrying about the outcome of a game. One of the games Penn State fans may have been watching was Wisconsin‘s home game against …

Michigan State football rolls into Week 3 undefeated and a heavy favorite over visiting Prairie View A&M. MSU enters the week atop the Big Ten standings after beating Maryland on the road last week and now hosts Prairie View-A&M, an FCS HBCU in the SWAC conference. MSU scheduled the game last-minute with Prairie View to fill a gap in the …

WEST LAFAYETTE − As expected, the Purdue football debut of two Georgia transfers is on hold. Cornerback Nyland Green and receiver CJ Smith are among the inactive players for the Boilermakers today against No. 19 Notre Dame. Tight end George Burhenn, defensive back Smiley Bradford, defensive linemen Joe Strickland and Drake Carlson along with linebackers Owen Davis and Winston Berglund …

Ryan Williams is 17 years old. He should be a senior in high school. Rather, he is playing for Alabama and playing quite well. Against Wisconsin at Camp Randall on Saturday, Williams caught a 31-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Milroe. After the PAT, ‘Bama led 7-3. Wisconsin QBs were taking a beating from the ferocious Alabama defense. RYAN WILLIAMS FOR …

Texas A&M (1-1) will take on the Florida Gators (1-1) on Saturday afternoon in a game that could dictate each program’s season, especially in conference play. Even worse, both teams deal with potentially significant injury issues before kickoff. However, the news that Texas A&M starting quarterback Conner Weigman could miss the game altogether as a game-time decision would completely change …

When it came time for Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” crew to make picks for Saturday’s game between Wisconsin and No. 4 Alabama, there was little question about who Mark Ingram would pick. Still, the former Crimson Tide running back was able to make it interesting. In front of a crowd of thousands of Badgers fans gathered outside Camp Randall Stadium, …

Jan 1, 2024; Pasadena, CA, USA; Lee Corso on the ESPN College Gameday set at the 2024 Rose Bowl college football playoff semifinal game at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports LSU is kicking off SEC play on Saturday against South Carolina in Columbia, and ESPN’s iconic College GameDay pregame show was in town. That means that legendary …

Saturday’s Week 3 game between Florida and Texas A&M is a battle of teams in need of an early-season statement win. That is especially true of the Gators and coach Billy Napier, who opened the season with a demoralizing 41-17 defeat in The Swamp. Florida rebounded with an emphatic 45-7 victory vs. FCS opponent Samford, but it remains to be …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Coach Henny, Eric Henderson, has grabbed a lot of headlines at USC, and rightly so, but we can’t and shouldn’t ignore how much good work Shaun Nua is doing for the Trojans. He was retained by Lincoln Riley and surrounded by a lot of newcomers on staff. Riley’s choice to keep him is looking better by …

. Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon prospect Jerome Myles has pushed up his announcement date to September 18 and is all set to choose among finalists Texas A&M, USC and Utah. USC has begun to develop some recruiting momentum on the defensive side of the ball, but the Trojans still need elite receiver prospects to make their future passing game click. …

The options at running back and on special teams just got a little bit deeper thinner for Michigan football in today’s game vs. Arkansas State. Jordan Marshall, a standout true freshman who showed some flash in the return game last week against Texas, has popped up on the Big Ten pregame availability report provided by Michigan, and will be out …