College Football

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch breaks down Michigan State’s football opener vs. Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m. Friday. TV: Big Ten Network. Betting line: MSU 14 1. Aidan Chiles There are a lot of factors that’ll determine this MSU football season beyond Aidan Chiles. But if the Spartans are going punch up this fall, it’ll likely mean their sophomore quarterback …

College football made it just one game into the 2024 season before a top-10 team went down. Georgia Tech pulled off an upset to open the college football season on Saturday, when it beat ACC foe and No. 10 ranked Florida State, 24-21, with a game-winning 44-yard field goal as time expired in Dublin, Ireland. It added insult to injury …

Offensive linemen usually aren’t the high school football players who receive the most attention, but there are times when one sets himself apart. That is the case for Westerville North’s Jake Cook, a senior who has committed to Ohio State. Cook originally committed to Louisville, but Ohio State hosted him for multiple summer recruiting camps. When he announced his commitment …

The cover of this football special section has an obvious musical concept with illustrations of LPs, CDs and even an old-school cassette tape. If you were to plug that cassette into your tape deck, you would undoubtedly hear David Bowie singing the theme song for the 2024 college football season. “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes.” The chorus of …

UCF, as it stands now, has its highest-rated class in Gus Malzahn’s tenure. Currently ranked 28th overall by 247Sports for the 2025 recruiting cycle, the Knights boast four, four-star recruits and have flipped high-level talent from other Power Four schools. Now in their second year in the Big 12, the Knights are looking to finish in the top-25 for the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue football improved since last season, raising its across-the-board talent level — and by extension its depth — and further buying into Ryan Walters’ system. Will its record improve? On the eve of the season, those two questions seem only marginally related. Based on historical precedent, the Boilermakers face understandable skepticism as to whether they can beat projected …

There’s a problem with playing Murray State in your opening game of the season. Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz addressed it Sunday, as he previewed the Tigers’ opening game of the season, which comes Thursday evening in Columbia against the FCS Racers. There just ain’t a whole bunch of tape for this new-look Murray State team. More: How to buy …

Let me take you to a more realistic time, when hoity-toity Michigan football was beside itself over a coach steering the spotless football program deep into NCAA violation waters. By practicing too much. Now here we are, some 15 years and what seems like a lifetime of mediocre football later, and Michigan is protecting its long-awaited national championship of 2023 …

The opening week of Ohio State’s season has finally arrived. The Buckeyes are a 50-point favorite over Akron for Saturday afternoon’s game at Ohio Stadium, so the level of anticipation is nothing like the 2022 opener against Notre Dame or even last year’s opener at Indiana. Aug 27, 2024; Columbus, OH, United States; Ohio State football coach Ryan Day speaks …

Aug. 27—Football season began like the first few drops of a rain shower last week but this week the floodgates are open. Last Saturday, I was, thanks to the Dish Network DVR able to keep up with the action, downing a few snacks along the way. This weekend, we add the first weekends of the high school season. It seems …

What once appeared to be fading into the background has been thrust into the spotlight once again. That would be the sign-stealing allegations that are currently pointed at the Michigan Wolverines football program. This time, it involves the Iowa Hawkeyes and a game that took place against Michigan. In 2022, Michigan took down Iowa 27-14 in Kinnick Stadium. At the …

The Saints have reduced their roster to 53 players as of the 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday. New Orleans released safety Jonathan Abram, safety Uno Amadi, guard Tremayne Anchrum Jr., offensive tackle Jesse Davis, linebacker Andrew Dowell, linebacker Khaleke Hudson, offensive lineman Shane Lemieux, receiver Stanley Morgan, running back James Robinson, receiver Equanimeous St. Brown, safety Roderic Teamer, and …

The Bears have announced their moves reducing the roster to 53 players. Chicago has waived quarterback Austin Reed, tight end Brenden Bates, offensive lineman Theo Benedet, offensive lineman Jake Curhan, defensive lineman Jamree Kromah, defensive lineman Dashaun Mallory, linebacker Micah Baskerville, linebacker Carl Jones Jr., defensive back Leon Jones, defensive back Reddy Steward, defensive back Ro Torrence, long snapper Cameron …

As the 2024 Texas high school football season nears kickoff Thursday, the American-Statesman takes a look at the top 10 players at every position. High school reporters Rick Cantu and Colby Gordon will take a look today at the running backs who are expected to have great seasons. OUR PLAYER RANKINGS: Top 10 WRs | Top 10 LBs | Top 10 DBs | Top 10 OL | Top …

NORMAN — OU enters the 2024 season in transition. The 16th-ranked Sooners move into a new conference, debuts new coordinators on both sides of the ball and Jackson Arnold takes over at quarterback. Arnold is obvious, but who else joins the sophomore as the most important players on OU’s roster. Before the season opener, set for 6 p.m. Friday against …