College Football

News broke on Wednesday night that USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander will exercise a redshirt and sit out the remainder of the 2024 season. 247Sports’ Connor Morrissette had the story first. This news breaks as the Wisconsin Badgers prepare for their road trip to Los Angeles, California for Saturday’s matchup with the Trojans. Significant to the on-field matchup, it means …

Patience is not among Donovan Jackson’s virtues. “I’ve always been a stubborn kid,” Ohio State’s senior left guard said with a smile Wednesday. “You can ask my mom. Patience hasn’t always been my thing.” The two-time first-team All-Big Ten lineman said he’d never missed a game, including youth league ball. When Jackson injured a hamstring in training camp, he had …

If you gaze far enough into the fall horizon, you’ll spot a chaotic College Football Playoff selection scenario taking shape. Anyone who’s worked up a playoff projection sees it coming. Every coach or fan of a Power Four team wants to believe finishing with at least 10 wins will be enough to earn one of the seven at-large bids to …

Ohio State football commit Lamar “Bo” Jackson leads Villa Angela-St. Joseph (5-0) against McDowell, Pa. (3-2) into Week 6 of the Ohio high school football campaign. Jackson, a running back, comes in as the 85th best recruit out of the 2025 class, according to 247Sports.com. The VA-SJ senior ranks as the No. 5 recruit in Ohio regardless of position. He’s …

BATON ROUGE – When the 2024 schedule was finalized, the South Alabama matchup for LSU football wasn’t anywhere near the most intriguing game on the slate. But how things have played out for both Major Applewhite and the Jaguars (2-2), as well as the No. 13 Tigers (3-1), this contest has gotten much more interesting as the teams are set …

The Tigers are exactly where they were expected to be. It has lacked some flash. It has probably sent some heart rates racing. But Missouri football is 4-0 as it works through its first idle week of the season after a double-overtime win over Vanderbilt, a ranked victory over Boston College and shutouts of Buffalo and Murray State. But what …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Simplistically, Kydran Jenkins says there’s a solution to fixing Purdue football’s defense. “Being aggressive, stopping the run, staying in our gap, doing your job aggressively,” the senior linebacker said. It’s a bit more complex than that. But, Jenkins is correct, that it starts with staying assignment sound and aggressive. Through three games, the Boilermakers are allowing 392.3 …

For years, perhaps no Alabama football coach outside of Nick Saban was more closely associated with the Crimson Tide’s dynasty than Scott Cochran, the strength and conditioning coach whose methods helped mold players who guided the program to five national championships in his 13 seasons there. As Cochran became an exalted figure around Tuscaloosa and the broader college football world, …

One of the most beloved Oregon Duck uniforms in school history will finally be making it’s debut this week, with the team announcing on Wednesday night that they will be unveiling the white ‘Mighty Oregon’ throwback uniforms for Saturday’s game against the UCLA Bruins.  These jerseys, part of the ‘Generation O‘ line of uniforms that were announced this offseason, will …

Alabama football outside linebacker Qua Russaw is probable for Saturday’s prime-time game against Georgia, according to the SEC student-athlete availability report Wednesday. On Monday, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said Russaw (lower leg) is “still taking the steps, still working through the situation,” but that he is “optimistic” for the outside linebacker’s return. Alabama safety Malachi Moore is not listed on …

Sep. 25—PULLMAN — Brett Borchart felt a little uneasy when he heard his Wisconsin-Stevens Point coaches call out his name. The Pointers were in the middle of practice, early in the 2004 season, and they needed a backup holder for place-kicks. They figured Borchart would make a good candidate. He was the team’s starting quarterback, after all, and he would …

Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Omarion Miller (4) stays on his feet to score after a tackle attempt from Baylor Bears safety Corey Gordon Jr. (24) during the first half at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Colorado football wide receivers Travis Hunter, Jimmy Horn Jr. and LaJohntay Wester have all solidified starting spots. …

Oregon’s Week 5 uniform combination it will wear against UCLA this weekend. After featuring predominantly green for its first three games of the season, the Oregon football team will suit up against UCLA this weekend with a new look Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The Ducks will wear a yellow helmet with a green O after wearing its green helmet …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football listed defensive backs Jaylon Braxton and Hudson Clark as questionable in the the first SEC availability report of the week, leading up to Saturday’s game against Texas A&M (2:30 p.m., ESPN). The Razorbacks (3-1, 1-0 SEC) and Aggies (3-1, 1-0) both have key players questionable, with Texas A&M listing quarterback Conner Weigman under that designation. Offensive …

Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig (7) celebrates after a defensive stop during the first half against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. It’s no secret that Deion Sanders came from Jackson State to Colorado with a few of “his guys.” Sons Shedeur and Shilo joined him in Boulder and so too did the best …