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The Louisville football team dropped to 7-4 with an ugly 38-6 loss to SMU in Week 13. Louisville was without quarterback Miller Moss due to injury, and it marked the third straight loss for the Cardinals after a 7-1 start. Louisville was in contention for the ACC title game, but three losses to Cal, Clemson […]

The Maryland football team dropped to 4-7 with a Week 13 loss to Michigan. Maryland began the year 4-0 but has now lost seven straight games, and this was the fourth consecutive game where the Terrapins lost by double digits. While questions swirled about the future of head coach Mike Locksley, it was revealed that […]

Bethune-Cookman snapped its losing streak against rival Florida A&M in a spectacular Florida Classic showdown on Saturday. The victory was clinched by a dramatic fourth-down, last-minute touchdown, a well-needed win for head coach Raymond Woodie Jr., who finished the year 6-6 overall and 5-3 in conference play, defying the early-season forecasts of the team’s chances. […]

Former HBCU standout Emmanuel Wilson delivered a breakout performance in his first NFL start for the Green Bay Packers. Wilson was tasked with stepping in for the injured starting running back, Josh Jacobs, and he certainly delivered on the opportunity. Wilson finished the game rushing for a stellar 107 yards on 28 carries and scored […]

Hampton University has fired head football Coach Trent Boykin after just one full season at the helm. The decision came one day after Boykin’s Pirates football team lost to CAA rival Rhode Island, 38-10, a defeat that left Hampton with a final season record of 2-10 and near the bottom of the CAA standings. University […]

Former Baylor head football coach Art Briles, who has not coached in college football since being fired by the Bears in 2016m is returning to the sport. On Sunday evening, Briles reached an agreement to become the new head coach at Eastern New Mexico University, a Division II school located in Portales, New Mexico, according […]

Utah football boasts one of the top scoring offenses in the country, thanks in large part to its fantastic running game, but a physical brand of defense remains an important component of the program’s identity. Will that continue, though? Star defensive end John Henry Daley, who suffered a non-contact, lower extremity injury early in Saturday’s […]

Only a day after decommitting from UCF, Greenwood (Ark.) quarterback Kane Archer pledged to Utah following a weekend visit, telling Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett about his decision. A three-star prospect rated 0.8711 in the 247Sports composite rankings, Archer is the No. 971 overall player and the No. 53 quarterback nationally in the 2026 cycle. In his […]

California football once locked Justin Wilcox on a contract extension back in Jan. 2022, good until 2027. But Wilcox won’t even make it to 2026 in Berkeley, as Cal fired him Sunday. The move arrives after Stanford smacked the rival Golden Bears 31-10 to reclaim the famed Axe. The Cardinal rout not only reclaims Bay […]

California football now enters the list of Power Conference openings, after the school fired Justin Wilcox Sunday. The move comes after Stanford pummeled its Bay Area rival to win back the famed Axe. Wilcox once appeared to be safe. He guided the Golden Bears to a third straight bowl eligible season — a first for […]

The USC football team dropped a pivotal Big Ten conference game to Oregon on Saturday. USC got thumped by the Ducks, losing 42-27. The loss gives USC three losses on the season, and essentially ends the Trojans’ hopes at making the College Football Playoff. USC had a major opportunity to go into Eugene and steal […]

Week 13 is in the rearview in college football, and the College Football Playoff picture is clearer than ever. Just one weekend remains in the regular season with the top 10 all setting their eyes on the postseason. Saturday was uneventful in terms of upsets, but there were still plenty of results that could cause […]

Perspective did not change much for Marcus Freeman even after a 70-7 demolition of Syracuse. The Notre Dame football team’s head coach downplayed the historic blowout, stressing that his job is to keep the Irish locked into the same mindset every week, whether the score is 70-7 or 10-7. As he told reporters, per Tyler […]

Pressure was already sky-high for the BYU football team in a Big 12 showdown with Cincinnati, and it only increased when Chase Roberts left the game. The Cougars’ top wideout exited before the fourth quarter, later spotted on the sideline in sweats and without pads after BYU’s communications staff announced he would not return. His […]

Momentum around Penn State football team’s interim head coach keeps building after the 37-10 demolition of Nebraska. Players waved “Hire Terry Smith” signs, Beaver Stadium broke into Terry chants, and the locker room made it clear who they want leading the Nittany Lions beyond 2025. Now that support is about to be tested in the […]

The Big Ten now has three teams in the top 5 of the AP poll, with Oregon shooting up the Week 14 rankings. The Ducks moved up one spot from No. 6 to No. 5 after dominating USC, who subsequently took a tumble. Oregon was in the top 5 early in the season, but lost […]

A three-touchdown breakout from Bryson Kuzdzal could not have come at a better time for the Michigan football team. With Jordan Marshall and Justice Haynes banged up, the junior back carried 20 times for 100 yards and three scores in a 45-20 road rout of Maryland, giving the Wolverines exactly the kind of downhill identity […]

With the Notre Dame football team beating the Syracuse Orange by a whopping score of 70-7, it was a display of an offensive eplosion with many contributions, especially from star running back Jeremiyah Love. As the Notre Dame football team was destroying Syracuse, Love was achieving program history, joining the company of Jerome Bettis. There […]

Brian Kelly’s tenure as LSU’s head football coach ended in October, but his son, Kenzel Kelly, remains on the team for one more game. The linebacker was notably recognized during LSU’s Senior Day before its Week 13 game against WKU without his father present, which he claims was a school decision. The senior claimed his […]

The Miami (FL) football team is trying to finish the season on a high note. Miami is getting some good news on the injury front, as one of the team’s best defenders appears ready to return to the field. Defensive back Jakobe Thomas has avoided a major injury, per On3. Thomas left the team’s game […]

A season that began with talk about bowl paths has turned into something more introspective for Shane Beamer and the South Carolina football team. After the brutal 31-30 collapse against Texas A&M erased any realistic postseason hopes, the head coach admitted he’s already had “a lot of good conversations” with players about coming back to […]

Texas football team player Arch Manning walked out of Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium with six touchdowns on the stat sheet and a nagging feeling that it still was not good enough. After shredding Arkansas for four passing scores plus a rushing and receiving TD in a 52-37 win, the Texas quarterback admitted he “left […]

The Florida State football program is currently gearing up for its regular season finale against the Florida Gators on Saturday afternoon, needing to win that game in order to become bowl eligible this season. The Seminoles got off to a hot start to the season by knocking off the Alabama Crimson Tide in blowout fashion […]

The No. 7 Oregon Ducks took home a big 42-27 Week 13 win over the No. 15 USC Trojans on Saturday. It was a great showing from the program, and quarterback Dante Moore was electric throughout. So much so that it appears his stock for the 2026 NFL Draft is seemingly skyrocketing. After finishing the […]

The Penn State football team picked up a win in another Big Ten game on Saturday. This time the Nittany Lions defeated Nebraska, by a 37-10 score. Penn State moved to 5-6 on the season, and kept alive its hopes to make a bowl game. The clash with Nebraska was a very physical one for […]

After the Clemson football team beat the Furman Paladins on Saturday, 45-10, there was a play late in the game that had fans debating the sportsmanship quality of it. While the Clemson football now become bowl eligible, there was a storyline with the victory over Furman that garnered the take of Paladins head coach Cley […]

With last night’s loss to Oregon, USC football coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are all but eliminated from College Football Playoff (CFP) contention. And people are letting Riley know about it. In his fourth season at USC, Riley has a 34-17 record, and despite close calls in his first year and this season, he […]

Bryce Boettcher has been one of the Oregon Ducks’ most consistent defenders this season, leading the team with 72 tackles while anchoring a defense that ranks among the nation’s best. The former walk-on has dominated in the Ducks’ Big Ten battles throughout the year. His persistence finally earned him an offensive opportunity on Senior Night […]

On Saturday, Notre Dame football made a statement with a 70-7 demolition of Syracuse that was the kind of performance that rewrites record books and sends shockwaves across college football. But despite the historic margin, head coach Marcus Freeman showed little interest in basking in the lopsided win. Instead, his postgame message centered on mentality, […]

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell continues to face intense scrutiny as the Seminoles navigate another uneven season, and his recent comments about the program’s direction have only added weight to the growing uncertainty. After a 21-11 loss at NC State that dropped Florida State to 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the ACC, Norvell was […]

Saturday night’s win over Arkansas looked like the kind of game that lives forever on a quarterback’s highlight reel. Texas football team absolutely rode Arch Manning in a 52-37 shootout, and the redshirt sophomore answered with six total touchdowns, becoming the first Longhorn ever to score via pass, run, and reception in the same contest. […]

Stanford football has a passionate fan in former player Andrew Luck. Luck, who works as general manager for the squad, was at the team’s game on Saturday against rival California. During a live interview with ESPN, Luck stepped away from the cameras to watch his Stanford team score a touchdown. Andrew Luck was in the […]

Arch Manning already had a historic night against Arkansas, but the performance also produced a perfect snapshot of what Texas football wants to be under Steve Sarkisian. In a 52-37 win that kept the Longhorns at 8-3 and firmly in the New Year’s Six and fringe CFP conversation, Manning became the first player in program […]

Terry Smith’s Penn State football team delivered its sharpest performance of the season on Saturday night, rolling past Matt Rhule’s Nebraska squad 37-10 behind a historic rushing effort and a wave of emotional support for interim head coach Terry Smith. Kaytron Allen powered the Nittany Lions with 160 yards on the ground, breaking Evan Royster’s […]

Dan Lanning’s No. 7 Oregon squad took care of business against Lincoln Riley’s No. 15 USC team on Saturday, closing its home slate with a convincing 42-27 win on senior day that strengthened its case for a second-straight College Football Playoff appearance. But after the game, it wasn’t just the Ducks’ performance that sparked attention, […]

The fallout from Brian Kelly’s messy exit at the LSU football team is now playing out in court and on the field. After the Tigers’ ugly 49-25 loss to Texas A&M, LSU moved on from Kelly, prompting the former head coach to file a lawsuit claiming he was fired without cause and is owed his […]

Clemson football picked up a win over Furman on Saturday. It was the final home game for several Clemson players. It appears one of those players is wide receiver Antonio Williams. “Here’s Clemson redshirt junior (wide receiver) Antonio Williams talking about his emotions on senior day and running down the hill for the “last time” […]

LSU fans made their priorities clear as the Tigers closed out a narrow 13-10 win over Western Kentucky. With the final minutes ticking away inside Tiger Stadium, students turned the focus from the field to the future by chanting “We want Kiffin”. It’s another step in a public push for LSU to hire Ole Miss […]

The Oregon football program got another big win on Saturday. No. 7 Oregon beat No. 15 USC 42-27 in another impressive game by QB Dante Moore. But despite getting the win, Oregon’s head coach had mixed feelings about Saturday’s game. Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was both proud and disappointed with his team after beating […]