College Football

JACKSONVILLE − The Gamecocks are on a win streak. After trashing New Mexico State 54-13 on Wednesday night at Burgess-Snow Field, Jacksonville State football is on a three-game winning streak, including two wins to kick off Conference USA play. The Gamecocks were led by Tre Stewart, who had 118 yards and two touchdowns on the ground and a receiving score. …

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue football’s future recruiting classes continue to feel the strain of the Boilermakers’ poor on-field performance. Antioch, Tennessee, offensive lineman Ta’Khyian Whitset announced Wednesday night he has reopened his recruitment. The three-star prospect, ranked No. 647 in the 2025 class per the 247 Sports composite, had been committed to Purdue since April 30. Whitset joins Hammond Morton receiver …

Oregon’s “Fly Era” jerseys, which will be debuted against Ohio State Saturday. The Oregon football team will debut its “Fly Era” uniforms released over the offseason in its primetime top-3 matchup against No. 2 Ohio State this Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks’ new look is all black, featuring a winged helmet design, the same worn last week against Michigan …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has gotten healthier from the open week. The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2 SEC) listed seven players on their weekly injury report, down from the 11 who didn’t play in the previous game at Texas. Most of the help returning is on defense, with cornerback DeAgo Brumfield, safeties Isaac Smith and Chris Keys Jr., and defensive end …

On Monday, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters that quarterback Quinn Ewers would start if the Longhorns were playing Oklahoma that day. Two days later, that still appears to be the case. Ewers was listed as “probable” on UT’s first injury report of the week. A third-year starter, Ewers has not played since straining his oblique during a game …

Florida football running back Treyaun Webb and wide receiver Marcus Burke are out for Saturday’s game at No. 8 Tennessee (7 p.m., ESPN), per the SEC’s student-athlete availability report released on Wednesday. Webb, a sophomore from Jacksonville, also sat out UF’s 24-13 win over UCF last Saturday. For the season, the 5-foot-11, 211-pound Webb has rushed for 98 yards on …

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State football’s Fred Perry was ejected in the first half of the Gamecocks’ matchup with New Mexico State after a targeting penalty. The penalty occurred with about seven minutes to go in the second quarter as Perry hit Aggie quarterback Santino Marucci. Perry launched himself at Marucci, who left the game after. Parker Awad came into the …

BATON ROUGE — No. 10 LSU football is gearing up to host rival No 8 Ole Miss in its biggest game of the season to date inside Tiger Stadium for a top-10 SEC showdown Saturday night (6:30 p.m., ABC). While the first player availability report that was released by the SEC on Wednesday night isn’t its final iteration, the report …

Several Vanderbilt football starters appeared on the injury report ahead of a matchup with Kentucky. Six players were listed as questionable, including five starters: linebackers Bryan Longwell and Langston Patterson, defensive lineman Yilanan Ouattara, offensive lineman Chase Mitchell and safety CJ Taylor. All of those players were listed on the Commodores’ depth chart. Boubacar Diakite, who has missed the last …

City View’s Emarei Brandon officially signs her national letter of intent to play volleyball for North Central Texas College in Gainsville. In what’s been an ever-evolving landscape, the college football landscape once again saw a significant change. The NCAA Division I Council approved to eliminate the National Letter of Intent Program. This change goes into effect immediately and starts with …

Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate is on track to return for Saturday’s primetime game at Oregon. Tate was held out of the Buckeyes’ win over Iowa last week with an unspecified injury, but has been practicing this week. “He had a good day of practice today,” coach Ryan Day said Wednesday night. Sept. 7, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio …

The calendar barely flipped to October and the Arizona State football team has won more games than it did last year. How much the Sun Devils (4-1, 1-1) have improved is something we’ll know after the next game as coach Kenny Dillingham’s squad is preparing to face Utah (4-1, 1-1), a team that frequently challenged for Pac-12 honors and is …

For the last 119 years, Texas football and Oklahoma have gotten busy in the coolest rivalry in college football. Sure, people from the two states are biased, but show me a better annual matchup played in a neutral city with a State Fair as the backdrop, and then I’ll reconsider. Some of you have asked about my favorite Red River …

The writing could potentially be on the wall as Penn State is hoping to add another piece to its Class of 2025. Just days after hosting one potential safety in the recruiting class, that same player has backed off his commitment to an ACC school. Now, Penn State appears to be in a good position on the recruiting trail. Josh …

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State football players get a short history lesson almost every day from Matt Campbell. Very short. “133 years!” the coach might say or shout at practice or during a meeting. ISU has played 133 seasons and is yet to win an outright conference championship, and Campbell’s message is meant to inspire rather than call to mind …