College Football

Oct. 4—Illinois might be idle, enjoying its bye week, but Big Ten play continues across the conference with eight games. Here’s how Illini beat writer Scott Richey ranks this weekend’s matchups, along with his picks for Illinois MVP, Big Ten MVP and his take on the Illini’s bowl game projections: ➜ Who’s on the call: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson …

The Oregon Ducks welcome the Michigan State Spartans to Autzen Stadium on Friday night for the first-ever Big Ten conference game played in Eugene. If you want to watch the action live on television or live stream, we have all the details right here. The Ducks are ranked sixth in the US LBM Coaches Poll with a 4-0 overall record …

The Heisman Trophy race has seen a shift, with new leaders ahead of Week 6 college football games this weekend. Several quarterbacks are still among the frontrunners for the trophy while a few other skilled position players are starting to break out and make a strong case for themselves among the top four Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will have a …

Football 2024: Check out all of our content for the South Jersey high school season (This story will be updated throughout the weekend as scores and statistics become available) Thursday, Oct. 3 St. Joseph Academy 47, Buena 9: Anthony Scalamone figured in four touchdowns to lead St. Joe’s to its first win since the 2022 playoffs, breaking a 16-game winless …

After back-to-back strong performances, including a dominant 34-13 win in its Big Ten opener against UCLA, the No. 6 Oregon football team will head back home to take on Michigan State this Friday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season against a Spartans (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) squad …

The Oregon Ducks play their first game against a legacy Big Ten team, the Michigan State Spartans, this week in Autzen Stadium. It’s the Ducks’ first home game in almost three weeks, and it comes eight days before Oregon will host Ohio State for one of the most anticipated games of the year. Excluding Boise State, the Michigan State Spartans …

MINNESOTA vs. No. 11 USC When: 6:30 p.m. SaturdayWhere: Huntington Bank StadiumTV: Big Ten NetworkRadio: KFXN-FM, 100.3Weather: 71 degrees, mostly cloudy, 14 mph east windBetting spread: USC minus-9.5 Records: Both teams lost by the same score, 27-24, to now-No. 10 Michigan in Ann Arbor. Minnesota (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) did so last week; USC (3-1, 1-1) did it a week …

Nebraska football has a big visit weekend on Saturday as they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Another big name was added to the list on Wednesday, as 2027 four-star defensive tackle Bryce Perry-Wright will visit Lincoln this weekend. Perry-Wright is the third-ranked defensive tackle in the Rivals 250 rankings. He has visited Auburn frequently over the past year, visiting the campus three …

The Michigan Wolverines (4-1) will take the field Saturday night in Seattle against the Washington Huskies (3-2) in a rematch of last season’s national championship game. While these two teams played a mere nine months ago, won by Michigan, 34-13 in Houston, Texas, this matchup will be far from familiar. Each team enters this game looking completely different than last …

Michigan State football heads out west for a battle against one of the nation’s top teams on Friday night. The Spartans travel to Oregon on Friday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET and will mark the third Big Ten game of the year for Michigan State. The Spartans come into this matchup with a 3-2 overall record and …

Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) will head back to Kyle Field for the fourth time this season. On Saturday afternoon, the Aggies will host the undefeated Missouri Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SEC) as both teams look to earn their first significant wins this season. For the Tigers, who are coming off their bye week at the perfect time, this will be …

This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Oct. 4, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, the Longhorns rushed for more than 500 yards during …

In a fiery political climate, one word has become both a term used to describe being conscious of issues and a demeaning name of certain ideologies: woke. It’s almost a taboo word, but there’s one place in the East Bay of California that not only doesn’t mind it, but has embraced it to thrust themselves into the national spotlight. Welcome …

Massillon QB Kyle Kempt gets set to make a throw at GlenOak in Week 2 of the 2012 season EDITOR’S NOTE: Months of research led to a series, “Year of the Quarterback,” being presented in three waves. The first wave — 10 articles covering the volatile new world of the transfer portal — was published recently. This is the sixth story in …

Michigan State football looks to get back on track in Week 6, as it travels out to the Pacific Northwest to face its second straight top-10 opponent. And it comes in a location where the Spartans will look for their first program win at, as well. Led by first-year coach Jonathan Smith, the Spartans (3-2, 1-1 in Big Ten play) …