College Football

Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) scores the winning touchdown in double overtime against the Tennessee Volunteers Neyland Stadium. Oklahoma won in double overtime 31-24. Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports It’s the start of something special. The Oklahoma Sooners host the Tennessee Volunteers under the lights in an SEC showdown featuring a pair of …

Week 4 looks substantially better than Week 3 did. After last week featured just two games between ranked opponents, there are three such matchups this week, including two between teams ranked in the top 15. And both of those games could prove to be crucial at the end of the season. Saturday afternoon, No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma …

Sep. 19—Kyle Thornton has talked about and watched “The Stop” at least a hundred times between the moment he made the game-sealing play in Saturday’s Apple Cup at Lumen Field in Seattle to well into this week. “I’ve pretty much had to almost put my phone on DND (do-not-disturb) for a little bit,” Thornton said. “Haven’t gone to the copy …

The Ohio State football team is cruising into Week 4 after taking Week 3 off. The Buckeyes are coming off a 56-0 Week 2 win against Western Michigan and will host Marshall Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State last took on Marshall on Sept. 2, 2010, winning 45-7. Watch Ohio State vs. Marshall live on Fubo (free trial) Here’s how …

Sep. 19—MONTCALM — Montcalm head football coach Adam Havens had hoped his Generals would be 3-0 at this point in the timeline. It hasn’t gone entirely according to plan, but things are still moving in a positive direction for Mercer County’s smallest football program. Headed into Saturday’s 1 p.m. football game at Paden City, the Montcalm is 2-1 overall and …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Mykel Williams #13 and Tykee Smith #23 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackle Roydell Williams #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart addressed the media during Georiga’s Week …

Colorado football defensive back Preston Hodge (24) celebrates with teammates after an interception against CSU in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. Deion Sanders had to get this one right. Colorado allowed at least 35 points in six of its 12 games last season, giving up 276.9 passing yards (third …

Middle Tennessee State football will try to even its 2024 record under first-year coach Derek Mason when the Blue Raiders play host to Duke on homecoming Saturday (3 p.m., ESPNU). The Blue Raiders (1-2) have lost two in a row, including a 49-21 setback to rival Western Kentucky in their Conference USA opener last week. Duke is MTSU’s second power …

Tennessee football roars, and its ticket prices soar. First up, the roaring. No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) will play a pivotal game at No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0) on Saturday in the Sooners’ first SEC game, while Josh Heupel returns to Norman after his celebrated Sooners career. On this edition of “The Volunteer State,” Blake Toppmeyer of the USA TODAY Network and …

Tennessee football’s trip to Oklahoma in the SEC opener for both teams headlines the Week 4 college football TV schedule. The week also includes Utah-Oklahoma State in an important Big 12 matchup, NC State-Clemson in the ACC opener for both teams and USC-Michigan. It also bears watching the two situations in the state of Florida; Mississippi State hosts Florida at …

ORLANDO, Fla. — The news media is in a tizzy about the extravagant spending of former University of Florida president Ben Sasse, who apparently was spending the school’s money on hosting a lavish holiday party for big-money donors that featured a $38,610 sushi bar. As a result, Gov. Ron DeSants’ administration has directed the state auditor general to investigate Sasse’s …

BOCA RATON — Zuberi Mobley couldn’t have picked a better time to wash away his early-season struggles. Mobley etched his name in Shula Bowl history last Saturday when he scored 3 touchdowns in Florida Atlantic’s 38-20 victory over Florida International. The Miami Northwestern graduate controlled the tempo with 20 carries and 134 yards, helping the Owls notch a 7th consecutive …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and players said the message since Sunday has been “don’t let it linger.” They don’t want to let the sting of the 36-33 loss to LSU bleed into preparation for this week. The Gamecocks (2-1) host Akron (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU), for the first night game of the season, as the Zips …

It’s Week 4, and it’s starting to mean more. Missouri football and Vanderbilt will each open their respective SEC campaigns with a game at 3:15 p.m. Saturday on Faurot Field in Columbia. Mizzou (3-0) passed its first ranked test of the season last weekend with a 27-21 win over Boston College. The Commodores (2-1) are coming off a loss at …

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Central State Eight Friday’s games   Decatur Eisenhower at Decatur MacArthur, 5 p.m. Lanphier at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. Lincoln at Normal U-High, 7 p.m. Rochester at Chatham Glenwood, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart-Griffin at Quincy Notre Dame, 7 p.m. Springfield High at Southeast, 7 p.m. Sangamo Friday games   Maroa-Forsyth at Petersburg PORTA, 7 p.m. Pleasant Plains at Auburn, …