College Football

The first two weeks of the college football season have shown just how good this crop of freshmen wideouts is. Players like Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams have been the best wideouts at their powerhouse programs, and other freshmen haven’t been slouches either. Smith was the top player in the class of 2024 according to Rivals and has stepped into …

Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s tenure as Florida’s starting quarterback appears to be coming to an end. After suffering a concussion in the third quarter of the Gators’ opening contest of the 2024 season against Miami, true freshman D.J. Lagway, the No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2024, took the reigns under center. Lagway completed 3-of-his-6 pass attempts for …

Sep. 9—The story was originally published Dec. 7, 2011, the day after Mike Leach was introduced as Washington State’s football coach. Leach was posthumously inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. PULLMAN — Before anyone had a chance to ask the most obvious question, Mike Leach furnished the most flattering answer. “People asked me, ‘Why Washington …

Former Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill added another highlight to his Utah Tech tenure in his Week 2 match on Saturday. Pitted against the Mountain West’s University of Nevada-Las Vegas on the road, Hill launched a 64-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alec Burton down the middle of the field to knot the contest at seven apiece. Utah Tech’s sidelines erupted …

ESPN will not send its College GameDay crew to Madison, Wisconsin for Wisconsin vs. Alabama next Saturday. Panelists Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit will instead venture to Columbia, South Carolina for the South Carolina Gamecocks contest vs. the LSU Tigers. Given the buzz surrounding the Badgers’ Week 3 game vs. No. 4 …

While Georgia remains the unquestioned No. 1, the updated USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 undergoes a shakeup in the top five and beyond after an upset-heavy Week 2. For starters, there’s a new No. 2 in Texas after the Longhorns’ 31-12 win at No. 25 Michigan. That move bumps Ohio State to No. 3 even as the Buckeyes have …

When Steve Sarkisian settled at the podium after Texass football’s 31-12 beatdown of Michigan in the Big House, he wanted to talk about his team’s poise. And who could blame him? The Longhorns had just validated months and months of hype by dominating the defending national champions on the road from start to finish. “For our players to come in …

Free Press sports writer Jared Ramsey breaks down the winners and losers for Michigan football on Saturday from the Wolverines’ 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Three up LG Josh Priebe It wasn’t a great performance by the offensive line, but there were some positives. Michigan only ran for 80 yards on 23 tries, but kept quarterback Davis Warren upright by …

Camden’s Christian Braxton grabs a loose ball during the football game between Camden and Kingsway played at Kingsway Regional High School on Friday, September 6, 2024. Camden defeated Kingsway, 30-0. Which South Jersey high school football players had the best performances of Week 1? Read about the Top 15 here and cast your vote for who you think had the …

Sep 7, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne (1) runs against Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles linebacker Kalvyn Crummie (42) during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Georgia Bulldogs are still the No. 1 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2. The Dawgs delivered a 48-3 beatdown to …

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with one of the better wins of the Matt Rhule era on Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium, dominating Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes 28-10 on national television. The Husker’s offense and defense showed why Nebraska fans are so excited about the team’s potential this fall. The win was the Husker’s first over the …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Joey Tanona surely imagined this — standing on the sideline in Purdue football’s Ross-Ade Stadium as the historic rivalry with Notre Dame resumes. Maybe it crossed his mind during a mind-blowing visit to South Bend for junior day. Perhaps he and former coach Brian Kelly discussed it during the Zoom call when Tanona committed to the Fighting …

After another thrilling week of the high school football season, it’s time to look back on the best performances. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday. Najee Calhoun, Bergen Catholic The …

Savannah native Antario Brown, a Beach High School alumnus, played a pivotal role in the biggest college football upset this season as he led Northern Illinois University to a 16-14 win at Notre Dame on Saturday. Notre Dame entered the game ranked No. 5 in the country in the Associated Press Poll and were favored over the Huskies by 28 …

Notre Dame’s last second field goal attempt is blocked to give Northern Illinois the 16-14 win in a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend. We’re still trying to process how the heck Notre Dame let Northern Illinois win in South Bend. Then again, such things tend to linger when they …