College Football

MANHATTAN — The first College Football Playoff rankings are a week away, and Kansas State football’s dream of advancing to the expanded 12-team field is still very much alive. That said, the Wildcats still have work to do, and the only sure path to get in is to keep on winning. At 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12, …

There was a press conference in Jacksonville this week to discuss the Georgia-Florida football game. Or is it Florida-Georgia? Anyway, the interesting thing was how the mayor and other city officials never used the game’s most popular and enduring name. Can you say, “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party?” Not without getting the side-eye from the people who run the …

CIRCLEVILLE – Ask any coach or player and they will tell you the locker room is sacred ground. What goes on in there stays in there. Before the game, at halftime, and after the game is a time when they are together as one, and people on the outside rarely get a chance to see or hear what happens on …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football earned its first public commitment of the 2026 recruiting class on Oct. 29, 2024. Jaylen Mason, an in-state quarterback, announced his commitment to the Jayhawks on X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Mason is listed as a 6-foot-2.5 prospect who weighs 196 pounds, according to 247Sports. It’s an important first step for head coach …

Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. game against Florida has been released by the SEC. This is the sixth game week for Georgia under the conference’s new reporting policies. The SEC releases daily reports Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and another 90 minutes before kickoff on game day. Georgia has eight players listed on this week’s report. That …

OXFORD − The full picture for Ole Miss football’s upcoming game against Arkansas is getting clearer. No. 18 Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) plays at Arkansas (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN). The Rebels are coming off a win against Oklahoma. Key Ole Miss players are on the SEC-mandated injury report that released Wednesday night. Star receiver Tre Harris …

Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt, on a conference call this week with other Big 12 ADs, raised questions about the security of the new coach-to-player helmet communication technology being used this season by Texas Tech football and all the other power-conference teams. Hocutt told ESPN.com on Wednesday that he raised the issue after “learning the Red Raiders’ helmet communications …

Kentucky offensive tackle Gerald Mincey, a former Tennessee player, will not play against his former team on Saturday due to injury. Mincey was listed as out on the SEC student-athlete availability report, released Wednesday night. He started the first seven games of the season. But last week, he left the game during Kentucky’s 24-10 loss to Auburn. No. 7 Tennessee …

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Texas A&M (7-1, 5-0 SEC) will head to Columbia (SC) on Friday before taking on South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 SEC) for the Aggies’ third SEC road game …

Florida football senior cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. and wide receiver Eugene Wilson III have been ruled out for UF’s game on Saturday in Jacksonville against rival Georgia (3:30 p.m., ABC), per the SEC’s availability report. Marshall, the best cover corner for the Florida Gators, injured his shoulder during UF’s 48-20 win over Kentucky on Oct. 19 before the open week. …

Oct. 30—Week 10 of the season has a battle for first place in District 12-A, Division II, while the Westwood Panthers look to keep their unbeaten streak alive at Fairfield. Here are the week 10 football previews: Westwood at Fairfield Time and Date: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Location: Eagle Stadium, 631 Post Oak Road, Fairfield, TX 75840. Game Notes: …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football has made no secret that it strongly covets 2025 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng. Owusu-Boateng appears to be strongly considering Michigan along with Notre Dame, USC, Colorado, Texas, Ohio State, and Florida with the Wolverines and Irish seemingly being atop his choices. He most recently visited for the USC game in Week …

Ohio State safety Lathan Ransom will return for the Penn State game after missing the Nebraska game due to a foot injury, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said Wednesday. “He got a great day of practice today, a full practice and is ready to go,” Day said. Ransom, a senior, entered the season as the tackles leader among current Buckeyes with …

One of Florida’s top quarterbacks is back on the board. Carter Smith announced on his X account Wednesday night that he decommitted from Michigan. The No. 2 quarterback in the USA Today Florida Top 100 is now one of the top players in the 2025 class without a commitment. More: Florida recruiting: Michigan football QB commit Carter Smith is “not …

Oct. 30—MORGANTOWN — Any athlete who has played football in their lifetime will tell you that the guy next to him on the field was considered nothing short of a brother to them. Someone they could rely on when the going got tough, and they needed a helping hand or a shoulder to lean on. But sometimes, the guy next …