College Football

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 …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy was bothered by a call made by the Southeastern Conference officiating crew that erased an opportunity for the Cowboys to run out the clock late in their 39-31 double-overtime win against Arkansas on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU was flagged for illegal motion — rather than Arkansas being called for offsides …

Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman DJ Hicks (13) reacts during the fourth quarter against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Texas A&M (1-1) head coach Mike Elko earned his first win with the program after the Aggies blew out the visiting McNeese State Cowboys 52-10 on Saturday …

A group of Latter-day Saint missionaries sang “America The Beautiful” during halftime of the BYU-SMU football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Friday night. | BYU Photo DALLAS — Roughly one-third of the 31,172 college football fans who watched Brigham Young University defeat Southern Methodist University 18-15 last Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium were cheering …

Zavion Thomas 0 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. LSU football notched its first win of the 2024 campaign when it met Nicholls State on Saturday night. The Tigers got off to a slow start, but a strong third quarter created distance and …

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Jam Miller (26) scores on a 54-yard touchdown run against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 42-16. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Week 2 of the college football season certainly didn’t disappoint with the Texas Longhorns blowing out Michigan in Ann Arbor, No. 5 Notre …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Free Press sports writer Chris Solari reviews Michigan State football’s 27-24 win at Maryland to open Big Ten play and looks ahead to the Spartans’ return to nonconference action against Prairie View A&M. Next up for the Spartans: Prairie View A&M Panthers Matchup: Michigan State (2-0) vs. Prairie View A&M (1-1). Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; Spartan …

Utah State interim head coach Nate Dreiling argues with an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. | Mark J. Terrill There wasn’t a whole lot to be impressed with from Utah State Saturday night against USC. The Aggies were thoroughly outplayed in every facet of …

Sep. 8—Dallas Center-Grimes used a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive out of halftime to grab a little bit of momentum in its road game against the Newton football team on Friday night. But Christian Ergenbright erased that momentum with a 98-yard return on the ensuing kickoff, and that was more than enough for the Cardinals during a 28-7 non-district victory on …

. The North Carolina Tar Heels football program is off to a 2-0 start after beating Charlotte this weekend in Chapel Hill. But that’s not the only thing they are celebrating this weekend. On Sunday, North Carolina added a second player to its 2026 recruiting class when four-star edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Hayes pledged his verbal commitment to the program. The …

Sep 7, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Nate McCollum (6) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the 1st quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Another week and another win for the North Carolina Tar Heels football program as they took down Charlotte 38-20 on Saturday in Chapel Hill. With …

If you don’t believe Utah is a growing sports state, just look at Rice-Eccles Stadium on a football Saturday. It’s teeming with a sea of crimson that cheers the Utah Utes to victory against every opponent and every obstacle. You can now add the Utah Hockey Club to that list. After taking its prospects to a rocking night at America …

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes running back Dallan Hayden (7) is stopped on fourth down by North Dakota State Bison defensive end Loshiaka Roques (56) and linebacker Logan Kopp (43) in the second quarter at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The now 1-1 Colorado Buffaloes claimed they improved from last year, making the right …