College Football

Oct. 6—COLUMBUS — Ohio State did all the things it does well and did all the things Iowa does well even better than the Hawkeyes could do them on its way to a 35-7 win on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) started slowly and led only 7-0 at halftime over Iowa (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) …

The Oklahoma Sooners aren’t being given much of a shot heading into the Red River Showdown. It’s understandable. The Sooners have a lot to improve on offense heading into the Cotton Bowl. They’ve undergone a quarterback change and needed a lot to go right in the fourth quarter against Auburn. A week off gave true freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. …

Over the last three weeks, a lot of attention has been paid to Texas A&M backup quarterback Marcel Reed, and for good reason. The Aggies were 3-0 with the redshirt freshman under center, leading writers and at least one coach to wonder if he was the new starter moving forward. REPORT CARD: How the Aggies barely missed earning straight-As vs. …

USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2025 to ’26 and beyond. Auburn continued its hot streak on the recruiting trail, landing its quarterback of the future. However, the Tigers still haven’t figured it out on the field this season. Are …

After Clemson football’s 29-13 win over Florida State, head coach Dabo Swinney shared several injury updates for the Tigers. Quarterback Cade Klubnik left briefly in the first quarter after a hard hit but quickly re-entered the game. Swinney explained, “They made him come out to make sure he was OK,” adding that while Klubnik needs to be smart about running …

Florida State football took one step forward and two steps back in its 29-13 loss to the Clemson Tigers. The Seminoles tumbled to1-5 this season. “First off, thought it was a hard-fought game,” Mike Norvell said after the game. “Credit to Clemson. They did a good job making the plays when necessary and throughout the course of the game I …

Upsets involving some of the biggest names in the US LBM Coaches Poll should lead to a major shakeup near the top of this week’s Top 25. There were not one, not two, not three, but four teams in the top 10 that fell on a Saturday that appeared mundane before games kicked off. No. 2 Alabama lost to Vanderbilt. …

The Big 12 avoided something that Week 6 of the college football schedule saw quite a lot of Saturday: an upset. And because of that, the Big 12 could find itself with a top-10 team when the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll is released later Sunday. The Week 6 schedule within the Big 12 was headlined …

STILLWATER — A pass/fail scale would be the most efficient way to grade Oklahoma State’s 38-14 loss to West Virginia on Saturday. A failure on all accounts. But we’ll stick with our weekly letter grades. Let’s get to them. More: Oklahoma State football no-shows vs. West Virginia. How did Cowboys hit rock bottom? Oklahoma State third-down defense: D On third-and-8 from …

NORMAN — When OU and Texas square off Saturday in the Red River Rivalry, the Longhorns figure to be ranked in the top two while the Sooners, after the loss to Tennessee and a close call against Auburn, will be well behind. But despite Texas being favored in the contest, there’s still plenty of hope for the Sooners. The rivalry has …

Wisconsin senior running back Tawee Walker continued his dominance on the ground for UW on Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers. Walker, who recorded a pair of touchdowns in the Badgers’ Week 5 loss to the No. 13 USC Trojans, finished with 94 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns before a packed crowd at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The former …

Wisconsin redshirt freshman wide receiver Trech Kekahuna posted his career-best output vs. the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. Kekahuna, who had recorded four receptions for 42 yards through his first four appearances of the 2024 campaign, shined with six receptions for 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the 52-6 victory at Camp Randall Stadium. His most impressive sequence arrived with …

EUGENE, Ore. – Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks back at Michigan State football’s 31-10 loss to No. 6 Oregon and looking at the issues the Spartans need to address before they play again. Next up for the Spartans: Iowa Hawkeyes Matchup: Michigan State (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) vs. Iowa (3-2, 1-1). Kickoff: Time TBD, Saturday, Oct. 19; Spartan …

Next week’s slate of college football games could shake up the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches and AP Top 25 polls. Several monumental games will feature ranked teams including Penn State at USC, Ohio State at Oregon and the Red River Rivalry of Texas-Oklahoma. Even Ole Miss-LSU could catapult the winner into the top echelon. So there’s the …

When you lose a game like Tennessee lost Saturday night, there’s nothing mysterious about what your response should be: “All our goals are still in front of us.” That’s true – unless one of your goals was to win every game. But more reasonable goals are still in play. The Vols can make the College Football Playoff. They can win …