College Football

The first look at the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived. Months of build-up and anticipation surrounding the new look of college football’s postseason will be cashed in on Tuesday as the first CFP rankings will be released at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. And while Oregon is considered the consensus No. 1 team by many heading into Tuesday’s …

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian spent the second bye week of the season doing the usual stuff for a college football coach. He traveled across the state — sometimes via helicopter — to visit recruits. He made sure his training staff kept a few beat-up players off their feet. He watched lots of film of his own team, and he …

When Michigan football played the schedule game this offseason — you know, the one where you go through the months ahead, project out the certain wins, likely wins and spots where there are potential losses to avoid — anybody telling the truth would admit Saturday’s contest at Indiana (3:30 p.m., CBS) fell in the first category. As the year moved …

Nov 25, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (93) tackles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) during the second half at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Georgia Bulldogs have flipped four-star safety recruit Rasean Dinkins from the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Dinkins had been committed to Georgia Tech since June 2024. He …

The first rankings from the College Football Playoff will be released Tuesday night, giving us all our first glimpse at how the selection committee is evaluating and thinking about the developments of this season. The timing of the first playoff rankings reveal comes days after Penn State suffered its first loss of the season, but there is reason to feel …

Jan 11, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; A detailed view of College Football Playoff National Championship logo helmet at 2022 Indianapolis Host Committee press conference at the JW Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Throughout the 2024 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide have been consistently ranked among the top-half of the Top 25 weekly in both the AP …

Eric Phoenix, the Savannah native who made a name for himself as a star quarterback at Windsor Forest, is closing out his college career with a flourish at South Carolina State. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound lefty started his career at Benedict College, before transferring to Murray State for a year. He came to Orangeburg to play for South Carolina State as …

Penn State football will learn its initial College Football Playoff fate tonight, just a few days after suffering one more disheartening defeat to the rival Ohio State Buckeyes. The Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) should still be in a good rankings place. They should be positioned to either host or go on the road for an opening-round game in …

Bishop Chatard senior tight end Harrison Forestal is the City offensive player of the year and Cathedral safety Jack Lockhart the defensive player of the year by a vote of the City coaches. The 6-3, 220-pound Forestal, one of Chatard’s top blockers, has 27 catches for 234 yards and three touchdowns this season for Class 4A fourth-ranked Chatard (8-2), which …

Wide receivers Rico Powers Jr. and Fabian McCray are out of the remainder of the season, Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor said Monday. Taylor added the Tigers are still evaluating the status of injured receivers Tyquan Henderson and Kobe Paul, but also expects them to miss the rest of the season. Henderson’s injury came in JSU’s 37-17 win over …

It’s MACtion time in Muncie. Ball State football will host Miami (Ohio) for the Redbird Rivalry in one of the Mid-American Conference’s first midweek MACtion games of the 2024 season. The Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 MAC) are coming off a 25-23 upset win over Northern Illinois, while the RedHawks (4-4, 3-1) are on a three-game conference winning streak and dominated Central …

THURMONT — Middletown girls flag football has a friendly neighborhood Spiderman on its team, as coach Mike Kennedy calls her. That would be senior Arianna Reed. “Everything is sticking to her hands,” Kennedy said. Be it passes in tight windows from quarterback Genevieve Chase or critical interceptions like the one she snagged Monday night against Oakdale, Reed has leapt from …

Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake applauds action agaistn Kansas State Wildcats in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The BYU Cougars, undefeated and ranked No. 9 in both major college football polls and awaiting Tuesday’s first unveiling of the College Football Playoff rankings of 2024, know exactly who their starting quarterback will …

Utah State quarterback Spencer Petras looks to throw the football during an NCAA college football game against UNLV, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Logan, Utah. | Tyler Tate Can Utah State turn its victory over Wyoming into something more? Can the win over the rival Cowboys spark something for the Aggies? Those are some of the biggest questions surrounding USU …

Sep 30, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of a North Carolina Tar Heels helmet on the field before a game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports After two blowout victories, the North Carolina Tar Heels quickly turned from ACC laughingstock to the fringe of bowl game contention. UNC (5-4, …