College Football

Sep. 18—The first month of the 2024 football season has given us storylines of high powered offenses along with team’s trying to figure out strengths and weaknesses as they head into district play. Here are the Week 4 previews across the coverage area: Hemphill at Westwood Time and Date: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20 Location: Panther Stadium, 1812 Panther Road, …

Sep 14, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) throws the ball before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Texas A&M’s recent 33-20 SEC road win over the Florida Gators has brought the Aggies back to the good graces of the fan base after ending a …

With the Victory Bell safely back in the Richard E. Lindner Center trophy case, the Cincinnati Bearcats football program focuses on the Big 12 for the remaining nine games. That part of the equation didn’t work out so well last season as the Bearcats were just 1-8 in league play with the one victory coming on the road at Houston. …

NORMAN — Defensive back Gentry Williams will officially be out when No. 13 OU hosts No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday night. It also appears OU’s offensive line and wide receiver groups will be much healthier this week. OU listed 12 players in its first appearance in the report, which is now required before conference games. Tennessee listed three players as …

Sep. 18—PULLMAN — Early last year, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made Jeff Schmedding the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, he did so understanding the two men shared a strategy on playing defense. Bend but don’t break. The Cougars broke plenty last season, Schmedding’s first at WSU. They allowed 28 points per game. In one stretch, in the middle …

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s sputtering offense will be without top playmaker Tre Wilson for the second week as the Gators seek a rare road win at Mississippi State. The team’s leading receiver, with 13 catches for 191 yards, is out a week after he was questionable with an undisclosed injury but did not play during a 33-20 loss at home to …

Sep. 18—More eyes have been on Bronco Mendenhall’s Lobo football team so far this season than maybe any three-game stretch in UNM history. Seriously. More than 2 million viewers have tuned in to watch 0-3 UNM football this season, according to weekly TV ratings reports compiled by SportsMediaWatch.com, which has reported weekly college football Nielsen viewership figures for more than …

Lipscomb Academy junior quarterback Deuce Knight talks with position coaches on the sideline of their scrimmage against Blackman during the 615 Preseason Showcase Friday, August 11, 2023 at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While Notre Dame football has will have its second home game of the year on Saturday, its 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight won’t be in attendance. …

Sep. 18—SOUTH BEND — Marcus Freeman certainly loves his taglines. Discussing the “12-guranteed opportunities” his players have each season is a common calling card. His players have historically cited it too. Saturday, when the RedHawks of Miami-OH enter into Notre Dame Stadium, it feels as if this “opportunity” is much more magnified than any other time his team has faced …

The Matchup: No. 5 Ole Miss (3-0) vs. Georgia Southern (2-1) Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038) TV: SEC Network, 6:45 p.m. Series: Ole Miss leads 1-0 (2016) Coaches – Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 37-15 at Ole Miss (fifth year) and 98-49 overall (13th year). Georgia Southern: Clay Helton, 14-15 (third year) and 60-39 overall (eighth year). Notes: Ole Miss has not …

Florida football will enter its matchup at Mississippi State thin at wide receiver. Sophomore wide receiver Eugene Wilson III has been ruled out for the Florida Gators against the Bulldogs, while freshman wide receiver Tank Hawkins is questionable, per the SEC’s availability report released Wednesday night. Wilson, who has 13 catches for 191 yards and 1 TD, did not play …

Sep. 18—COLUMBUS — This week in Ohio State football we are talking about options on offense. In short, the Buckeyes seem to have quite a few ways to line up when they have the ball. Three receivers? Two receivers? One? What about none? Yes, that last personnel grouping — one running back, four tight ends, also known as “14″ — …

Lane Kiffin is not happy with Wake Forest. Days after No. 5 Ole Miss cruised to a 40-6 win over the Demon Deacons, Kiffin is still upset with the university for canceling the back half of their scheduled home-and-home series. The two schools were set to play again next season in Oxford, Mississippi, but Wake Forest has since backed out. …

During his “Hey Coach” radio show appearance Wednesday night, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer continued to point to a Crimson Tide player he views as a “weapon”: punter James Burnip. In Alabama’s 42-10 road win against Wisconsin, Burnip, in his fourth season as the team’s starting punter, booted four kicks, three of which landed inside the 20-yard line and two …

Mandatory Credit: Tim Prangley | Trojans Wire Lincoln Riley is taking absolutely nothing for granted heading into USC’s huge Big Ten opener versus Michigan on Saturday. Via Wolverines Wire, Riley talked about the Michigan defense days before Riley engages in a chess match with the Maize and Blue: There’s NFL players all over the place, and a lot of guys …