College Football

NORMAN — Brent Venables chuckled a bit at the question. About 12 minutes into a barrage of questions about the decision to fire Seth Littrell, to retain and promote Joe Jon Finley and to elevate Kevin Johns, Venables finally got a respite. He was asked about Ole Miss’ defensive line. The chuckle might’ve been a bit along the lines of The …

WEST LONG BRANCH – Looking for a word that summarizes Monmouth football’s offense over the past six seasons? Explosive does the trick. Or dynamic. Take your pick. Entertaining certainly works, too. From Pete “The Jet” Guerriero and speedster Jaden Shirden in the backfield, to Dymere Miller, Lonnie Moore and Terrance Greene downfield, there was potential for a touchdown every time …

Dylan Sampson. Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide on October 19, 2024 at Neyland Stadium. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Week 8 of the 2024 college football season has concluded. Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will next host Kentucky (3-4, 1-4 SEC) at Neyland Stadium in Week 10. The Vols have an open date in Week 9. Following Week 8 …

Alabama football will return home in need of a bounce-back game. Coming off a 24-17 road loss to rival Tennessee, Alabama’s second loss of the 2024 season, the No. 15 Crimson Tide returns home Saturday against No. 17 Missouri. The Crimson Tide has not faced the Tigers since Sept. 26, 2020, when Alabama got the 38-19 road win against Missouri. …

BATON ROUGE — Don’t look now, but LSU football is perched near the top of the Southeastern Conference standings. A team picked to finish fifth in the SEC in the preseason, the No. 7 Tigers (6-1, 3-0 SEC) are undefeated in conference play and sit second in the standings behind No. 14 Texas A&M (6-1, 4-0), another team that the …

This story explores suicide, including a husband’s struggle after his wife took her life. If you are at risk, please stop here and contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for support. GREENWOOD — Every day, the thought crosses Chris Dishman’s mind. It might only last for a few moments, other times longer. Sometimes multiple times a day. “There’s an analogy I saw once …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football made a change to the starting lineup that paid big dividends in a 56-7 win over Nebraska. The No. 13 Hoosiers (7-0; 4-0 Big Ten) started Terry Jones Jr. at rover against the Cornhuskers and shifted Amare Ferrell over strong safety in place of Josh Sanguinetti. Shawn Asbury II remained at the other safety spot. They allowed …

PISCATAWAY – For Rutgers football to turn this season back around, for the Scarlet Knights to get back to winning games and looking like the formidable team it was through the opening weeks of the season, its defense needs to make considerable and immediate improvements. So far, Joe Harasymiak’s unit hasn’t lived up to expectations, partly because of injuries to …

Julian Fleming has been lauded by Penn State coaches and teammates for how he’s conducted himself since transferring there in January. They’ve talked about the former Southern Columbia star’s work habits, his leadership, his blocking and his willingness to put the team first. So it’s unclear why Fleming, who caught 60 passes the last two seasons at Ohio State, has …

Oct. 22—NEW LONDON — A hiccup on the first drive of the game didn’t derail the New London-Spicer football team. Brock Buffington made sure of that. Down 7-0 to Montevideo early in the Section 6AAA quarterfinals on Tuesday, Buffington scored on a pair of big plays to give the Wildcats the lead. That kicked off 43 straight points to wrap …

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia junior linebacker Jalon Walker has been tapped as the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week following the Bulldogs’ 30-15 win at No. 1 Texas, according to a Maxwell Football Club announcement Tuesday. Walker, a native of Salisbury, N.C., earned Bednarik Player of the Week honors after a historic performance in a huge Southeastern Conference matchup …

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart has been named the Bear Bryant Awards Coach of the Week following Georgia’s 30-15 rout of No. 1 Texas in Austin, according to an announcement from the American Heart Association and presented by Accenture Tuesday. Smart, whose UGA teams are now 3-1 versus top-ranked opposition, collected his 100th career win after holding …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday announced its 2024 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December. The 2024 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history …

Vanderbilt football is used to dealing with loss after loss in the locker room. What the Commodores aren’t as used to is playing much-hyped, high-leverage games week after week. Going into Saturday’s game against No. 6 Texas (3:15 p.m. CT, SEC Network), No. 25 Vanderbilt (5-2, 2-1 SEC) could secure bowl eligibility for the first time in six years with …

This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde unpack Texas’ complicated quarterback situation with Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning. They also look ahead to the biggest matchups of the weekend, including Texas vs. Vanderbilt, LSU vs. Texas A&M and Boise State vs. UNLV. …