College Football

Barberton coach Tony Gotto talks with players during a game last fall. Stow and Barberton each suffered losses to Medina County-based foes in Week 1. The two Suburban League schools will look to bounce back against each other Friday night at Stow. In 2023, Barberton defeated Stow 47-23 at home in Week 2. Check back here for live score updates, …

Michigan State football has opened a new era with head coach Jonathan Smith, battling the Florida Atlantic Owls on Friday under the lights at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing to open the 2024 season. Follow live updates from the game. The Spartans hired Smith in November, one day after last year’s regular season ended, and the comparisons between him and …

. The Texas Longhorns start the 2024 campaign in a few hours against Colorado State. The game should be a good warmup for the Week 2 Michigan game. But that doesn’t mean the entire game will be easy. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will want the starters to get into a positive flow, get the backups some playing time, manage the …

The 12-team College Football Playoff era is here at least, but will Mike Gundy coach the Oklahoma State Cowboys to their first playoff trip in 2024? And how about Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners? Can OU survive its first season in the SEC and end a five-year playoff drought? Here’s how The Oklahoman sports department projects the 2024 season …

Nov 11, 2023; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Danny Stutsman (28) tackles West Virginia Mountaineers running back Jahiem White (22) during the first quarter at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The SEC is embarking on a new adventure in 2024, welcoming the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns to the conference. With the season …

Gator fans hope to get autographs from players and coaches exited the bus during Gator Walk at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 25, 2023 befoe the game against the Florida State Seminoles. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] The start of a new college football season means fans are brimming with expectations — both good and bad — …

A pair of North Carolina Class 4A powerhouses look to score a key Week 2 victory at each other’s expense Friday night as Rolesville plays host to Grimsley. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Both teams enter the game undefeated, each with an opportunity to make an early statement that will reverberate statewide. The teams met last season, with Grimsley taking …

Auburn Tigers wide receiver Cam Coleman (8) celebrates his touchdown catch during the A-Day spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The Auburn offense heads into the 2024 season after spending much of 2023 in a state of flux. While quarterback Payton Thorne showed flashes of competence, specifically in the late SEC season, his …

The UTEP football team is set to start a new era under coach Scotty Walden at Nebrsaka, which is expecting its 397th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Nebraska is a 27.5-point favorite as it begins a second season of huge expectations under coach Matt Rhule. Both teams are coming off losing seasons and looking to snap a bowl …

New Missouri State President Dr. Richard “Biff” Williams was asked to speak at a recent fundraiser for the football program. He was asked to be honest about his feelings regarding Plaster Stadium and what needs to be done for the team to be successful at the FBS level once it joins Conference USA in 2025. Williams responded that $100 million, …

Imagine knowing ahead of time how the football season will unfold for the preseason No. 15 Tennessee Vols. We don’t have a crystal ball at Knox News, but we do have EA Sports College Football 25, and we’ve been running simulations on the popular video game to see how the Vols will fare in 2024. The computer game allows us …

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Clemson, led by Dabo Swinney, is gearing up to take on top-ranked Georgia this Saturday. The No. 14 Tigers aim to pull off an upset against Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs to kick off their 2024 campaign. For the Tigers to upset a powerhouse like Georgia who is hungry after their snub from last season’s College Football Playoff, …

Aug. 30—I feel like this might be the written version of the Grandpa Simpson meme screaming at the clouds, but as I drove through Wyomissing on the way to Bob Wolfrum Stadium on Saturday morning, I found myself thinking about Saturday high school football. There is something about what the Spartans have built in the afternoon when not many teams …

Nov 11, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michigan State Spartans linebacker Sam Edwards (35) during the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Michigan State football will go back to using permanent captains for 2024 season, but they will also select an honorary captain for each game as well. For the Spartans’ …

. After months of discussion, practice and waiting, it’s finally time to begin the 2024 college football season. LSU will be opening its campaign in the standalone Sunday night game in Week 1 as it heads to Las Vegas to take on USC at Allegiant Stadium in a battle of preseason ranked opponents that still face quite a few questions …