College Football

It’s time for football in Cajun Country as Louisiana football kicks off the 2024 season by hosting Grambling State for its annual Herbert Heymann Classic. The Ragin’ Cajuns open the season facing the Tigers for their second meeting in history after beating them in 2018 to kick off the Billy Napier era. They handled the Tigers 49-17 in that matchup. …

Dec 27, 2023; San Diego, CA, USA; USC Trojans wide receiver Kyron Hudson (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports USC has had great individual superstars the past few years: Caleb Williams, Tuli Tuipulotu, Jordan Addison, Travis Dye, Andrew Vorhees, and Bear …

Jul 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Lincoln Riley’s first two USC football teams have fallen short of a championship. In 2022, USC lost twice to Utah, including a 47-24 loss in the Pac-12 …

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Tied at 14-14 at halftime, River Valley pulled away in the second half to win its first game of the season 35-14 at Madison Comprehensive. RV quarterback Chase Ebert led with 103 yards rushing on 11 carries, including a 50-yard touchdown run, plus he completed 23 of 50 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns to Kolton …

The Indiana football season begins today against Florida International at Memorial Stadium. Curt Cignetti enters his first season as head coach for the Hoosiers. He will be tasked with turning around a program that went 3-9 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers are finally free from the Big Ten East. Will this season be an improvement …

Nov 3, 2018; Corvallis, OR, USA; USC Trojans quarterback JT Daniels (18) throws the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports While USC football is known for the high-end talent it produces for the NFL and college football, there are and have been limits. USC has put a …

DUNLAP — Forget the hype — Mack Sutter is for real. The Dunlap junior showed off his abilities on both sides of the ball as he helped the Eagles cruise to a Week 1 home victory over Galesburg, 48-0. Sutter, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound tight end/linebacker, caught a touchdown pass, then returned an interception for a score as Dunlap (1-0) snapped …

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch grades Michigan State’s performance in a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on a scale of 1-10. OFFENSE: 3 MSU didn’t get to 300 yards of total offense, turned the ball over three times, twice in the red zone, converted 3 of 13 third-down tries and, other than a 63-yard touchdown run, the Spartans’ two …

MARION — It’s time for Marion Star readers and Marion-area high school football fans to cast their votes. Here are the top performers from Friday night’s Week 2 games. Voting continues at MarionStar.com and its app through early Tuesday morning. How did Elgin beat Ridgedale? ‘We had to pound them in the throat’: Elgin dominates first half of football on …

Ex-Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould fires up his team in his high school football coaching debut Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 during a 28-14 loss to Pekin at Memorial Stadium. PEKIN — Robbie Gould had a reason for launching his high school football coaching career, and it wasn’t just for kicks. The former Chicago Bears and NFL kicker made his debut …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has issued 44,000 tickets for the team’s season-opener against FIU as of Thursday night, according to athletic director Scott Dolson. IU’s Memorial Stadium seats 52,626 fans. That’s a sharp increase from where that number was at comparable times in recent seasons. Dolson said the department had issued around 36,000 tickets during the week of the game in …

The Tate football team received contributions from all three phrases of its program in a dominant 41-0 victory over Gulf Breeze on Friday at Dolphin Stadium. “I’m really excited, it’s the first time in awhile that Tate has been 2-0 to start to the season,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said. “With the momentum of this team and the big …

EVANSVILLE — How about that for a crazy night of high school football? Week 2 is in the books across Southwestern Indiana with a few notable results to discuss. Both West Side programs are 2-0. How about Central getting back in the win column? And what do we make of the No. 1 team in Class 3A leaving Kentucky with …

Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith, left, shakes athletic director Alan Haller’s hand during an introductory press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Jonathan Smith opened his tenure as the head coach of Michigan State football with a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on Friday night. The win, the first in the Smith …

A preseason No. 1 ranked team in the coaches poll last lost its first game of the season 34 years ago. Georgia football, top-ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, is a 13 ½ point favorite Saturday against No. 14 Clemson. The Tigers will try to do what BYU did to No. 1 Miami in 1990 when it took down …