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. Ahead of Texas A&M’s (5-1, 3-0 SEC) Week 8 road test against Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3 SEC) on Saturday afternoon, the first SEC-mandated availability report made its way to the public on Wednesday night, bringing a dose of positive, and potentially bad news for both squads. Early on Wednesday, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko further confirmed that starting …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes if they lose to Texas. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript How much does …

The NCAA football rules committee issued guidance Wednesday to close a loophole that allowed second-ranked Oregon to exploit an illegal substitution penalty late in its victory over Ohio State to take time off the clock. With Ohio State driving on its final possession of the game and just seconds left on the clock, Oregon was flagged for having too many …

Oct. 16—PULLMAN — Washington State has added another game to its 2025 schedule. WSU will host Louisiana Tech on Nov. 15, according to a Wednesday release, bringing the Cougars’ schedule to eight announced games. It will be the first meeting between WSU and Louisiana Tech, a member of Conference USA, and it’s a one-game agreement. It will be the Cougars’ …

Oct. 16—One-hundred and seventy-eight total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 14 pass breakups, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions. That’s the kind of production that the Bemidji State football team had to replace in the offseason at the linebacker position. The program lost a triumvirate of seniors — Max Buduris, Spencer Wehr and Cole Sorby — to graduation at the end …

Oct. 16—SOUTH BEND — Overshadowing a stout overall performance by Notre Dame in its 49-7 win over Stanford last Saturday, Marcus Freeman’s weekly press conference soured quickly Monday afternoon. The Fighting Irish head coach announced that star cornerback Benjamin Morrison would be out for the season and require hip surgery after the win over the Cardinals. Morrison, a projected first-round …

ORLANDO, Fla. — I hate to say it, but leaving UCF was the best career move Dillon Gabriel ever made. Gabriel has played college football’s unfettered free agency system better than anyone in the NIL/transfer portal era, jumping from UCF to Oklahoma and then to Oregon, where he is now quarterbacking the No. 2 team in the country after Saturday’s …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football did not list starting quarterback Taylen Green on the SEC availability report released Wednesday night, meaning Green is set to playSaturday against No. 8 LSU (6 p.m., ESPN). Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman said on Wednesday’s SEC teleconference that he was encouraged by Green’s progress in practice this week, but the quarterback hasn’t yet reached ‘full speed’. …

. Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class looks more impressive by the day, and Wednesday’s 247Sports recruiting update furthered that narrative as four 2025 Aggie commits have risen in the rankings, led by 5-star quarterback Husan Longstreet. Amid head coach Mike Elko’s first season with the program, the Aggies are currently 5-1 and 3-0 in SEC play, sitting in first place …

Luther Burden III seems likely to go. The star Missouri football wide receiver was listed as “probable” on the Tigers’ first SEC-mandated availability report of the week Wednesday evening, meaning he is expected to suit up for their game against Auburn on Saturday in Columbia. Burden left the Tigers’ game against UMass on Saturday in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the third …

The Oregon football team uniforms to be worn against Purdue on Friday. Going back to its “Mighty Oregon” look, the No. 2 Oregon football team will showcase Friday night a similar look it wore a few weeks ago when it takes on Purdue on the road. The Ducks’ will wear their yellow “Mighty Oregon” helmets, featuring a green O, as …

The Oregon Ducks broke out their ‘FEBU’ cleats earlier this week, emphasizing the need to block out the outside noise that is surely coming after their massive win over the Ohio State Buckeyes last week. They will be blocking out that noise this Friday with a clean look on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers. Oregon unveiled their newest look …

The Hosts of College GameDay during their show early morning before the NCAA college football game between Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. ESPN’s “College GameDay” has announced where it will be for Week 8 of the 2024 college football season. The …

Now that college football has largely hit the midway point of the season, midseason assessments and honors are being handed out left and right. ESPN has also shared an updated look at its top 25 players for the 2025 season, and just one Penn State football player makes an appearance on the list. Defensive end Abdul Carter is ranked no. …