College Football

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tennessee football fans were in disbelief when quarterback Nico Iamaleava inexplicably ran out of bounds after time expired to seal a 19-14 shocking loss to Arkansas on Saturday. And they all had the same thought: I can’t believe it happened again. In 2021, UT quarterback Joe Milton ran out of bounds rather than attempt a pass into …

Matt Hayes analyzes four hot topics from Saturday’s games. First down: Chaos in the SEC All of those one-possession games, all of those one-possession losses. Had to even out at some point, right? Welcome back to the sunny side of the street, Sam Pittman. Arkansas’ snakebitten coach of the last two seasons – with double-digit losses in one-possession games (two …

Tyler Booker knew he was being looked at after Alabama football’s loss Saturday to Vanderbilt. How he reacted, he said, was how the team was going to react, losing 40-35 to a Commodores team the Crimson Tide hasn’t lost to since 1984. “If I put my head down, everybody else is going to put their head down,” Booker said. Booker …

Ranked teams were snakebitten on the road in Week 6 of the college football season — something No. 4 Tennessee found out the hard way. Josh Heupel and the Vols lost their first game of the season, dropping a 19-14 game to unranked Arkansas at Razorback Stadium. With that, the Vols fall to 4-1 and 1-1 in SEC play, whereas …

STEPHEN TSAI / STSAI @STARADVERTISER.COM The University of Hawaii football team gathered in the end zone before kickoff against San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams today at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, Calif. 1 /2 STEPHEN TSAI / STSAI @STARADVERTISER.COM The University of Hawaii football team gathered in the end zone before kickoff against …

SEATTLE — Everything was going wrong for Michigan football, which left head coach Sherrone Moore with little choice. His team fell into an early two-touchdown hole after three short, sputtering offensive drives to open the game, when he turned to seventh-year quarterback Jack Tuttle to replace Alex Orji in search of an offensive spark. To say it worked would be …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators overpowered an overmatched opponent for the second game in a row, topping UCF 24-13 Saturday. It, like 17-point triumph at Mississippi State two weeks ago, was a fine performance that probably shouldn’t change how you view the 3-2 Gators or Billy Napier’s future. Squint hard enough, however, and you can find signs of growth — …

AMES – The Iowa State football team’s strong start to the season has reached another level of historic proportions. No. 16 Iowa State stayed undefeated and added another big victory to its memorable start to the campaign by beating Big 12 Conference foe Baylor 43-21 at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday night. Quarterback Rocco Becht threw for 277 yards and …

Welcome to crazy, everyone. Unthinkable, unimaginable and about as unreal as it gets, crazy. Bigger than Buster Douglas and Broadway Joe and the Miracle on Ice. Bigger than North Carolina State over Phi Slamma Jamma and Villanova Has Done It — and any upset in the history of any sport. If you don’t believe in miracles now, how else do …

EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana football defensive end Mikail Kamara knows how much Curt Cignetti loathes handing out praise. Kamara has been with Cignetti going back to 2020 as the first verbal commitment for James Madison’s coaching staff during that recruiting cycle. There’s a small window when Cignetti lets down his guard after games — just a tiny bit — and that happened Saturday in the …

Kalen DeBoer will never live this down. He lost to Vanderbilt. Let that sink in. Vanderbilt. The school the SEC lets hang around to prop up its academic and women’s bowling bona fides just beat Alabama 40-35 at home. Crimson Tide fans who invaded Vanderbilt’s stadium watched in horror as No. 2 Alabama suffered one of its most shocking losses …

A team in the top two of the AP Top 25 lost for the second Saturday in a row. A week ago, No. 4 Alabama took down No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in a rout that turned into a thriller. Saturday, Alabama was the team that got upset as the No. 1 Crimson Tide lost 40-35 at Vanderbilt. It was the …

Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia etched his name into college football lore on Saturday. The first-year New Mexico State transfer and fifth-year senior led the Commodores to their first-ever win against an AP top-five ranked opponent on Saturday, as Vanderbilt defeated Alabama 40-35 in Nashville. REQUIRED READING: Vanderbilt pulls off stunning upset of No. 2 Alabama to complicate playoff picture …

SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Warriors swarm all over. They dart in, dash to the outside, wrap up and push back. Big play after big play. Energy all-around. If you’re a fan of defense, Watchung Hills is must-see TV. Saturday, Watchung Hills pitched its third straight shutout with a 33-0 win over South Brunswick in a Big Central Conference division crossover …

The Georgia Bulldogs have gained a commitment from four-star running back recruit Ousmane Kromah. Kromah committed to Georgia over Auburn and Florida State. Georgia beat Auburn on both the recruiting trail and on the field on Saturday. Kromah, an in-state recruit, is Georgia’s No. 22 commitment in the class of 2025. Kromah and Bo Walker are Georgia’s two running back …