College Football

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The class of 2025 cycle has wound down and it means the focus shifts to the best in the class of 2026, and as far as pass-catchers go, Naeem Burroughs stacks up with most anyone. The Jacksonville (Fla.) Bolles speedster checks in as a top-10 prospect among wide receiver projections for the junior class, and he took the …

Purdue is targeting Barry Odom to be its next head football coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Sunday. The deal is not finalized, but the parties are working toward an agreement, the person said. Odom is 44-33 in six seasons as a head coach, including four at Missouri and the past two …

Getty Marshall coach Charles Huff is expected to leave his position to take the vacant position at Southern Miss, according to multiple reports. In his place, Marshall has reportedly targeted NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as its next head coach, according to FootballScoop.  The departure comes only one day after Huff led Marshall to its first conference championship since …

The Oregon Ducks were crowned champions on Saturday night. It’s not the championship that they ultimately desire, though. Dan Lanning and the Ducks outlasted the Penn State Nittany Lions in a 45-37 thriller, winning the Big Ten Championship in their first season as members of the conference. With the win, they clinched the No. 1 spot in the upcoming College …

Screenshot Arizona State nickel Shamari Simmons was ejected from the Sun Devils’ game against Iowa State after a fourth down sack was ruled targeting. ISU quarterback Rocco Becht was knocked out of the game with the play and was replaced by backup Connor Moberly.  The Cyclones opted to go for it on fourth-and-3 facing a 35-point deficit in the fourth …

Now all that is left is the waiting game for the College Football Playoff bracket. The big reveal for Georgia football and other playoff contenders comes on ESPN in a show that starts at noon on Sunday. Georgia knows it’s locked up a CFP quarterfinal spot after its overtime win over Texas on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game. The …

No. 10 Boise State and No. 15 Arizona State are the first two conference champions to effectively lock up a College Football Playoff berth. The Broncos beat No. 20 UNLV 21-7 Friday night for the second win over the Rebels this season. The Sun Devils, picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, defeated No. 16 Iowa State Saturday …

ATLANTA – Kirby Smart stood on stage bathed in glory, while his players celebrated an SEC championship, but even in this moment marked for celebration, Georgia’s coach set his sights on a new adversary. When Smart gets on a warpath, he spares no one. Even if that someone is college sports’ most powerful figure, the SEC’s commissioner, standing just a …

Conference championship weekend has arrived, which means the 12-team College Football Playoff is on the horizon. With the five highest-ranked conference champions receiving automatic bids to the CFP, there has never been more at stake during one of the most exciting weekends on the college football calendar. The action begins on Friday when No. 10 Boise State hosts No. 20 …

The Big Ten will officially announce the 2025 conference on Wednesday, but we know when and where the Ducks will face the Penn State Nittany Lions. Oregon will travel to Penn State for the first time in school history in September 27, 2025, in what might be the first Big Ten showdown of the season. The Ducks didn’t face the …

The No. 8 SMU Mustangs look to finish off a stunning first season in the ACC with a league title when they face the No. 17 Clemson Tigers in the 2024 ACC Championship Game on Saturday evening. SMU was picked seventh in the preseason polls without a single of the 170 first-place votes, but the Mustangs enter the ACC title game …

N.C. State football is bowl eligible for the fifth straight season under head coach Dave Doeren. The Wolfpack (6-6, 3-5 ACC) got it done in the regular-season finale, earning a 35-30 win against rival UNC in Mack Brown’s final game as coach of the Tar Heels. N.C. State, which has won four in a row against UNC, snapped a two-game losing streak to put …

Getty Images Oklahoma State and coach Mike Gundy have agreed to a restructured contract following the Cowboys’ 3-9 season, the university announced Saturday. The new deal ends a brief standoff between the two sides, and now Gundy will enter his 21st year leading the program in 2025. Contract details will be released at a later date.  The 2024 season represented …

With championship weekend in the books, it’s officially bowl season in college football. Headlining the postseason is, of course, the College Football Playoff, which this year is expanding to a 12-team format from its previous four-team field. How many teams will the Big Ten have in the College Football Playoff? That exact answer will be unveiled in just a few …

ATLANTA – Gunner Stockton had never thrown more than 12 passes in a college football game headed into Saturday night. There was little reason to expect that to change, either, with Stockton’s last action coming in a 59-21 blowout against Massachusetts where he completed three of four passes when the game had already long been decided.  But there was Stockton, …