College Football

What if I told you that Miami and SMU were tied atop the ACC standings? Or that BYU was alone leading the Big 12? And what about this nugget: Five SEC teams have one league loss atop the conference. Saturday was a wild one. Five ranked teams lost to unranked foes: No. 10 Texas A&M (South Carolina), No. 11 Iowa …

Nov 2, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Dylan Sampson (6) is grabed by Kentucky Wildcats inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson (2) during the first half at Neyland Stadium.. Mandatory Credit: Caitie McMekin/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) defeated Kentucky (3-6, 1-6 SEC), 28-18, Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The Wildcats led, 10-7, at …

In case you hadn’t noticed, folks, the beautiful dream is over. Michigan football fans who since September have been keeping their heads buried in the pillow, clinging to the sweet scent of a national championship, can no longer avoid the smell coming from the Big House kitchen. And it isn’t coffee. It’s mediocrity. That trait was on squirming display in …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 10 of the 2024 college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference teams. Four SEC teams had an open date in Week 10: Alabama, LSU, Missouri and Texas. No. 7 Tennessee returned to action on Saturday after having its second and final open date during the regular-season. The Vols hosted their third consecutive …

South Carolina ran away from No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday. (Jeff Blake-Imagn Images) Everyone in the SEC has at least one conference loss. A week after taking over the top spot in the SEC all by itself, No. 10 Texas A&M suffered its first SEC loss of the season in a 44-20 defeat at South Carolina. The Gamecocks jumped …

The Arizona State football team is 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12. It impressed in a 42-21 blowout win over Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, shining before and after a lengthy weather delay. But was it enough for the Sun Devils to be ranked for the first time under coach Kenny Dillingham? Probably not, but ASU could …

Michigan football now knows when it will get a chance to respond from Saturday’s 38-17 loss to Oregon. The Wolverines (5-5, 3-3 Big Ten) will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, next week to take on undefeated Indiana (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) at 3:30 p.m. with the game to be broadcast on CBS. The Hoosiers entered Week 10 ranked No. 13 in …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Don’t put this on an injured quarterback. Don’t give Billy Napier that excuse. What played out here at the World’s Largest Cocktail Party could’ve been just about any other week, in any of the three dysfunctional and discombobulated seasons under Napier. This one just included a possible season-ending injury to Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway, the last …

JACKSONVILLE — The early diagnosis for DJ Lagway is a “soft tissue” injury. Whatever it is, things are about to get really hard for the Florida football team. The Gators lost to Georgia Saturday, though by now you know the real story. Lagway damaged his left hamstring in the second quarter and was scootered off the field. Florida’s hopes of …

The difference between Michigan football and No. 1 Oregon became apparent in the first two series of the Wolverines’ 38-17 loss at home on Saturday. Michigan got the ball first and punted after picking up 3 yards on three plays and the Ducks offense answered with a 12-play, 63-yard touchdown drive. Dillon Gabriel lofted a back-shoulder throw to Evan Stewart …

Nov 2, 2024; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin walks on the field during a warmup prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images Ohio State went on the road to play No. 3 Penn State and got the job done, coming home with a …

Photo: Isaiah Hole https://uwhuskieswire.usatoday.com/igan football got back onto the winning side of the ledger this past week, but the next few weeks promise to be daunting. Not only do the Wolverines face No. 1 Oregon this upcoming week, but Indiana — a usual pushover — is ranked No. 13 going into Week 10. The Wolverines have only lost to the …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 02: CJ Allen #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates an interception during the 4th quarter of a game against the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs prevailed over the Florida Gators for a fourth straight time in a 34-20 victory. Georgia Bulldogs …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 02: Dillon Bell #86 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs with the ball during the first half of a game against Dijon Johnson #27 of the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Things were running smoothly for the Florida Gators until the injury bug swarmed into …

Nov 2, 2024; Ames, Iowa, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders running back Tahj Brooks (28) scores the game winning touchdown against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. The Red Raiders won 23-22. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-883374 ORIG FILE ID: 20241102_gma_ax4_0357.jpg Unranked Texas Tech pulled off a stunning 23-22 upset on the road against No. …