College Football

Fans walk into the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium to see the Texas Tech Red Raiders take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Jrca5385 The Florida Gators are bowl-eligible with a chance to finish the regular season 7-5 pending a win on Saturday against the Florida State Seminoles. USA TODAY is …

. USC football recruiting scored another flip victory on Sunday. The Trojans flipped athlete Nela Tupou from Utah, adding to their 2025 class. Chris Trevino of 247Sports has more: “The Trojans pulled off another flip in the 2025 class, landing long-time Utah commit and three-star Folsom (Calif.) athlete Nela Tupou Sunday afternoon. Tupou is the fourth commitment off a big …

BATON ROUGE — Brian Kelly heard all the gnashing of teeth from fans during the open transfer portal window over the summer. LSU football was very much in the market for defensive linemen and, one-by-one, the couple they had their sights set on, decided to commit elsewhere. By the end of the window, LSU added a Division II transfer from …

Nov 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. (1) dribbles the ball up the court against the Florida A&M Rattlers during the second half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images Florida (6-0) climbed three spots to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 Poll after dropping one place …

Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) behind the line during the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images To keep things simple, Saturday night’s game in Norman is likely one that Alabama Crimson Tide fans will remember for years to come. However, it just …

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; ESPN commentator Rece Davis following the Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Rece Davis released his top 10 rankings after Week 13 of the college football season. Davis is an …

A strange thing has happened with Notre Dame. Somehow, someway, the Fighting Irish are flying under the radar. While we all spent the last week arguing about one Indiana program, a different one has been tearing the competition limb from limb, week after week, in a fashion similar to the Hoosiers’ first nine games.  Notre Dame’s dominance was on display …

BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 5: Running back Ashton Jeanty #2 of the Boise State Broncos hypes the crowd during the first half against the Utah State Aggies at Albertsons Stadium on October 5, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776167653 ORIG FILE ID: 2176104821 The Boise State Broncos are set for a collision course with …

Maybe it was about the time Alabama fell behind Oklahoma by three touchdowns. It could have been Jordan-Hare Stadium morphing into its annual upset mosh pit with an unexpected win for Auburn — this time it was Texas A&M falling victim.  Definitely when Ole Miss coughed up a hairball at Florida ridding Lane Kiffin from the burden of having to …

Multiple prominent teams around the nation are sweating their College Football Playoff fate as the 2024 regular season draws to a close. For those on the bubble, there’s only one guaranteed game left to leave an impression.  Then there are the programs that feel like a virtual lock. A 12-team field does provide some margin for error, at least, especially …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With big rivalry games, they often say you can throw the record books and stats out the window, and to some degree that’s true. But usually, that’s more so meant that a 7-4 Michigan team can upend an undefeated Ohio State rather than a middling 6-5 team (albeit a one-game difference) surprising the 10-1 …

As the regular season winds down, expect a relatively quiet cycle for head coaching changes this year. Many in the industry are bracing for a potential surprise retirement from one of the sport’s elder statesmen, but with Florida and Baylor no longer in play as potential openings, the buzz around power conference musical chairs has quieted considerably. Big programs appear …

Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images LSU football is no stranger to finding impact players on the transfer market. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both won Heismans after transferring to LSU. But the Tigers …

Alabama and Ole Miss were knocked to the canvas after road upsets, splintering the SEC’s College Football Playoff picture coming down the stretch. In our latest bracket projection, SMU is the major beneficiary from SEC chaos, along with Tennessee, who entered Week 13 behind the Crimson Tide and Rebels in the selection committee rankings. That’s going to change Tuesday night …

Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer on the side lines during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their third loss of the 2024 season Saturday night against the Oklahoma Sooners, it felt like in the moment that …