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Brent Venables does not believe Oklahoma’s Week 9 loss to Ole Miss is anything to lose sleep over. Although he acknowledged that the Sooners have work to do to right the ship, Venables does not view the result as a “setback.” The result gave Oklahoma its second loss in the last three weeks. When asked […]

Two weeks ago, John Mateer endured a rough night in Oklahoma’s football team 23-6 loss to Texas, throwing three interceptions with no touchdowns while completing 20 of 38 for 202 yards and rushing 14 times for five yards. Per ESPN Insights, those three picks tied the most by a Sooners quarterback against an unranked opponent […]

The Colorado football team reached a new low with a 53-7 loss to Utah in Week 9. Head coach Deion Sanders believes the result was the worst beating of his career and the worst of his adult life. The Buffaloes entered the game as 14-point underdogs but never came close to threatening Utah with a […]

The chorus of boos that poured from Tiger Stadium was deafening. As LSU fell 49-25 to undefeated Texas A&M, fans in purple and gold made their frustrations known, chanting “Fire Kelly” while holding signs that read “Kelly Gotta Geaux.” The loss marked the Tigers’ third defeat in four games and left many wondering if head […]

The Texas A&M Aggies are enjoying their best season in decades, with an 8-0 record and a No. 3 national ranking. They just demolished the LSU Tigers 49-25 in Baton Rouge, marking Texas A&M’s first win at Tiger Stadium since 1994. But head coach Mike Elko isn’t interested in dwelling on history or past struggles. […]

Lane Kiffin’s postgame moment went viral for the right reasons. After Ole Miss’ 34-26 win over Oklahoma, the head coach was caught exchanging playful words with a Sooners defender who had chirped throughout the game. Kiffin later explained that it was part of his personality and nothing personal, noting the player had repeatedly told him […]

After another statement-making performance in Week 9 with a 49-25 win over LSU, Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed firmly believes he is leading the best team in college football and does not care about anyone who disagrees. The Aggies entered Week 9 with an undefeated record and improved to 8-0 with its 24-point victory over […]

The LSU Tigers’ latest loss was a gut punch that reverberated across Baton Rouge. What started as a Saturday night opportunity to reassert their status as an SEC contender turned into a second-half implosion of historic proportions. The No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies stormed into Death Valley and handed LSU a lopsided defeat. It’s a […]

Brian Kelly’s approval rating in Baton Rouge has cratered, and the buyout math explains why the anger isn’t likely to result in his exit right now. After the Vanderbilt loss, the Commodores’ first win over LSU in 35 years, a growing segment of the fan base called for change. But firing Kelly after this season […]

The Texas football team got a massive comeback win over Mississippi State Saturday night. Despite losing star quarterback Arch Manning to injury, the Longhorns were able to defeat the Bulldogs in overtime, 45-38. Texas scored 24 points in the fourth quarter of the game. The comeback was truly one for the ages. “According to ESPN […]

Marcel Reed’s Heisman chatter isn’t coming out of thin air. After carving up Arkansas with 280 passing yards and three touchdowns, plus 55 rushing yards and another score in a 45-42 win on October 18, the Texas A&M quarterback pushed the Aggies to 7-0 and their best start since 1994. He went 23 of 32 […]

Texas A&M achieved a feat never before seen in program history, improving to 8-0 for the first time as a member of the SEC and winning at LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1994. The third-ranked Aggies erased a halftime deficit and rolled to a 49-25 victory over No. 20 LSU to keep […]

Oregon surprisingly struggled to put Wisconsin away in Week 9, but its biggest scare came in the third quarter. Quarterback Dante Moore suffered an injury scare and briefly left the game, but head coach Dan Lanning has since shut down concerns of any potential long-term issue. Moore took an inadvertent hit to the face from […]

Texas football quarterback Arch Manning got banged up on Saturday, when his team dueled with Mississippi State. Manning left the game due to an injury, as his Texas team rallied to win in overtime. The Texas quarterback suffered a concussion, per ESPN. Manning played a brilliant game before his injury. He helped rally the team […]

The No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies are having an incredible start to the 2025 college football season. They had it continue with their 49-25 blowout win over the No. 20 LSU Tigers on Saturday evening. Going into the matchup, Texas A&M boasted a perfect 7-0 record. They’ve shined as one of the best performing teams […]

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders and his team became the butt of social-media jokes Saturday after Utah built a runaway first half and led 43-0 at intermission, dominating in every phase en route to a blowout.  Utah freshman Byrd Ficklin sparked the rout with a 63-yard touchdown run on the game’s second play and finished […]

The Texas Longhorns staged a wild comeback to beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 45-38 in overtime, but their head coach had to deal with something beyond the scenes. Reports linking Steve Sarkisian to NFL opportunities surfaced hours before kickoff, forcing his agents to issue a denial and setting up a tense postgame response. Sarkisian didn’t […]

Georgia Tech football head coach Brent Key is never one to mince words, and after Saturday’s 41-16 victory over the Syracuse Orange, he took the podium to let the world know how impressed he is with quarterback Haynes King. When asked if he believes King is a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender, Key made it clear […]

The 16th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers narrowly escaped the clutches of defeat against Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels. Up 17-16 in overtime, the Volunteers had their backs against the wall, needing one final stop to win the game. Belichick could have easily taken the field goal and played for another overtime session. Instead, he elected to […]

In a game that was worthy of the huge Las Vegas stage, Grambling State pulled off a huge 26-24 upset over the defending SWAC Champion Jackson State Tigers. Grambling has struggled mightily this season, while Jackson State has consistently been the best team in HBCU football. Heading into the game, many HBCU fans and football […]

The Alabama State Hornets emerged victorious once again in the Magic City Classic, decimating SWAC East rival Alabama A&M, with a final score of 56-13. The game was put out of reach almost immediately, thanks to a relentless scoring attack by the Hornets’ offense in the first and second quarters. Alabama A&M momentarily found pay dirt […]

Matthew Caldwell came off the bench and made the play every backup dreams about, throwing a 10-yard touchdown to Emmett Mosley V on his second snap in overtime to lift Texas football to a 45-38 victory over Mississippi State.  The fourth-quarter rally erased a 17-point deficit and felt like a season-saver for the Longhorns. MATTHEW […]

The No. 15 Missouri Tigers’ 17–10 loss to No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville on Saturday was overshadowed by a serious left ankle injury suffered by quarterback Beau Pribula. The injury will keep Pribula out for the remainder of the regular season, though a postseason return has not been ruled out. He will undergo further […]

The No. 8 Ole Miss football team kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive on Saturday with a hard-fought 34-26 victory over the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners. But after the final whistle, the conversation quickly shifted from the game itself to head coach Lane Kiffin, who was caught on live television exchanging words with a […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian remained stoic after his team pulled off a jaw-dropping overtime win at Mississippi State. “Well, that was the one thing I asked for yesterday in the team meeting. I said, guys, this is gonna take 60 minutes, we gotta be the tougher football team, mentally, physically, and it’s gotta be […]

South Carolina football had Alabama staring at the biggest upset of Saturday. But fans became up in arms after watching the final touchdown unfold during this Southeastern Conference (SEC) showdown. Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard faked the reverse and turned it into a 25-yard touchdown for the go-ahead TD. Alabama managed to escape 29-22 […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide survived yet another SEC thriller on Saturday, outlasting South Carolina 29-22 in a comeback that tested every bit of their championship mettle. It came just days after head coach Kalen DeBoer had to rework his offensive plans, ruling out freshman wide receiver Lotzier Brooks before the matchup. Brooks’s absence opened the […]

Texas football has squandered much of the preseason hype it inspired and does not presently look like a Playoff-caliber team, but the campaign is not dead yet. The Longhorns scratched and clawed their way to an SEC road win for the second week in a row, working especially hard to defeat snake-bitten Mississippi State in […]

When star quarterback Arch Manning took a particularly tough blow from two Mississippi State defenders while attempting to gain yards in the open field during Texas’ overtime win, it had fans worried. Rushing his way towards the endzone with the sort of Tim Tebow-esque QB run game Longhorns fans have come to expect from the […]

Iowa fans are used to the Hawkeyes playing hard-nosed, tough and low-scoring football. They are often at their best at home and find a way to win many of those games on a late field goal. That was not the case against archival Minnesota as Iowa dominated for 60 minutes and rolled to a 41-3 […]

It’s been a rollercoaster season for Mississippi State football, and Saturday’s finish might have been the hardest hit yet. Just a month after head coach Jeff Lebby explained his aggressive “receive-first” coin toss philosophy that helped the Bulldogs upset No. 12 Arizona State, the same boldness backfired in a devastating 45-38 overtime loss to No. […]

North Carolina A&T secured its second win under first-year head coach Shawn Gibbs in a thrilling CAA victory, overcoming Campbell University 28-24 thanks to a stunning fourth-quarter comeback fueled entirely by explosive special teams plays. Campbell opened the scoring with an eight-minute drive capped by a 34-yard touchdown pass from Camden Sixkiller to Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox, putting […]

Jackson State star quarterback Jacobian Morgan exited the Las Vegas HBCU Classic against Grambling State on Saturday evening with an apparent lower leg injury. Morgan started the game, completing three of six passes for 63 yards and adding a seven-yard rush before he was replaced by Parker Stofa. JSU QB JaCobian Morgan in a walking […]

Tied 3-3 late in the third quarter of their top-15 showdown with the Missouri Tigers, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the first score of the game on a highlight reel 80-yard touchdown run from Makhilyn Young to take the lead for the first time on their way to a pivotal 17-10 win. The battle between 10th-ranked […]

The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide managed to pull off a 29-22 Week 9 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. It was a hard-fought win, as the program had to come back from being down eight points in the fourth quarter. Quarterback LaNorris Sellers recorded a huge touchdown early in the fourth quarter to give […]

It’s been a frustrating year in Chapel Hill, and Saturday night only added to the sting. The North Carolina Tar Heels came within inches of pulling off a much-needed victory, only to fall 17-16 in overtime to Virginia, their fifth loss of the season. The heartbreaking finish summed up a campaign that has repeatedly slipped […]

The University of Pittsburgh did a record-breaking performance on the field recently. Just weeks after the school announced that Rams legend Aaron Donald would return to have his jersey retired on November 15, the Panthers celebrated another special milestone during their clash against NC State. Freshman quarterback Mason Heintschel delivered a performance for the ages, […]

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continue to make history in 2025. Just a month after earning their first 7-0 start since 1966 with a win over Duke, Georgia Tech took things one step further on Saturday, defeating Syracuse 41-16 to move to 8-0 on the season. The Yellow Jackets’ official account on X, formerly Twitter, […]

The No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores earn a big 17-10 win over the No. 15 Missouri Tigers in the fourth quarter, as the program advances to a 7-1 record on the season. Unfortunately, it appears the team may have lost a key contributor on the defensive side of the ball during the contest. With just over […]