College Football

Louisiana football will return to the comforts of Cajun Field for the second week in a row as it hosts a Sun Belt Conference foe, South Alabama. The Ragin’ Cajuns (8-1, 5-0 SBC) are reeling with momentum after winning their sixth game in a row beating Arkansas State 55-19 last week. Their dominating Homecoming victory maintains their perfect conference record, …

Penn State football and its season-ticket holders are preparing for a potential College Football Playoff game in Beaver Stadium next month. This week, university officials emailed season ticket holders about the process for acquiring tickets for what would be an historic game. The Nittany Lions are in line, with three games to go, to host their first-ever postseason game in …

Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports Following the blowout loss on Saturday night in Death Valley, the LSU Tigers need to get back into the win column against the Florida Gators on Saturday. While the visiting team is the likely favorite in this game, former Alabama quarterback and current college football analyst believes that the Bayou Bengals could be in trouble when …

We’ve hit the home stretch of the 2024 college football regular season. There are just three weeks to go before conference championship week in the first week of December. Week 13 isn’t the most loaded slate, but it does feature two games between ranked opponents and games all over the country that have implications in conference title races. And once …

The high school football playoffs begin Friday night with opening rounds in regional play. The Shenandoah District has six teams in the postseason. Only two are playing at home: Riverheads and Buffalo Gap. The other four — Stuarts Draft, Fort Defiance, Wilson Memorial and Staunton — all hit the road. If you can’t make the trip, most games are available …

Sep 30, 2023; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel before the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel has helped turn around the Volunteers’ football program. Heupel is 35-13 including 19-11 over three-plus seasons as Tennessee’s head coach, but he still has not …

The Texas A&M football is back in action following a much-need week off and welcomes New Mexico State to Kyle Field, looking to continue their path toward a College Football Playoff berth. No. 15 Texas A&M (7-2, 5-1 SEC) dropped in the latest CFP polls to No. 15 after being No. 14 the week prior. They now prepare to host …

Wisconsin top-ranked class of 2026 cornerback target Victor Singleton made a jump in 247Sports’ latest recruiting rankings. Singleton, who is considered a top-five cornerback prospect for his class across most major recruiting outlets, became 247Sports’ No. 3 overall cornerback and No. 1 cornerback in Ohio for the 2026 cohort. On Sept. 20, Singleton listed the Badgers in his list of …

DENVER – The federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders asked several questions last week about a critical issue in this whole strange saga. Why did Shilo Sanders not show up for his trial in Texas in 2022 after being sued by a security guard at his school in Texas? His no-show at trial led …

This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Nov. 14, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, the Longhorns left the state for the first time. …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to top class of 2026 running back Carsyn Baker on Monday. Baker, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound playmaker, joins running back Jonathan Hatton Jr. as a top 2026 recruit to receive an offer from Wisconsin this week. Badgers running back coach Devon Spalding appears to have spearheaded Baker’s recruiting effort. The junior at Langston Hughes High …

Despite its 2024 output on the field, Wisconsin’s football program sure knows how to attract fans to Camp Randall Stadium for every home game. The program announced on Wednesday that it has sold out Camp Randall in anticipation of its game vs. No. 1 Oregon on Nov. 16. The sellout is its fifth this season, the most at Camp Randall …

They’ve hit a unique inflection point at Florida State with coach Mike Norvell, one that perfectly and terrifyingly explains the transactional state of college football. Can’t afford to fire him, can’t can’t afford to keep him. “We can’t get caught up in what happened yesterday,” Norvell said last week. “Other than to learn from it.” Welcome, everyone, to the excruciating …

Louisville football is 19th in the College Football Playoff rankings ahead of its game against Stanford on Saturday. The Cardinals (6-3, 4-2 ACC) qualified for a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season after their 33-21 victory over Clemson. In bowl games, the Cards are 12-13-1. Bowl season is scheduled to begin Dec. 14. The college football season is set to …

The Illinois High School Football Coaches Associated released its all-state teams for the 2024 season. It includes 10 players from the Springfield area. Here are the names from the coverage area beginning with Class 6A: ‘Best of both worlds’: Chatham Glenwood senior shines in slot ahead of football quarters Complete 2024 coverage: High school football in the Springfield area: Complete coverage …