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It was a bit of a sleepy college football slate in Week 9, but there was still plenty of opportunity for teams in the College Football Playoff discussion to make a statement. Lines are drawn just about every week in the SEC, and that was no different on Saturday. Alabama staged a late comeback to […]

LSU football coach Brian Kelly may not have a job much longer at the school. Kelly is under fire from fans, and even college football analysts, after his team got smacked around Saturday by Texas A&M. LSU lost to the Aggies, 49-25. Coach Kelly understands that LSU fans are angry at him. He addressed that […]

The Oklahoma Sooners experienced a tough 34-26 Week 9 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. Although it was a close contest, it appears the Sooners had the biggest drop in the AP Top 25 poll. Oklahoma began Week 9 ranked No. 13 in the nation. However, after the loss, the Sooners are now […]

LSU football coach Brian Kelly is under fire after his team lost to Texas A&M on Saturday. Kelly is seen as a hot seat candidate, as he has not been able to meet expectations during his tenure there. The Tigers got blown out by the Aggies, 49-25. College football analyst Paul Finebaum is throwing out […]

The Texas A&M football team had a non-conventional way of preparing for LSU in Week 9, to say the least. The game had added significance for strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt, who had a personal vendetta against Tigers head coach Brian Kelly. Moffitt spent 21 seasons with LSU, working in Baton Rouge from 2000 […]

Nebraska’s football team’s week was already defined by hard choices before kickoff. Senior defensive back Malcolm Hartzog will undergo season-ending surgery and redshirt after appearing in two games, a move Matt Rhule framed as prioritizing long-term health with an eye to 2026 eligibility, per On3. The Husker secondary loses a proven producer from 2024, and […]

The Michigan Wolverines claimed their fourth consecutive victory over the Michigan State Spartans with a 31-20 win on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The Wolverines entered the rivalry game with momentum after their 24-7 win over the Washington Huskies. The win wasn’t without controversy, as a disputed offside penalty wiped out what could have been a […]

Auburn football got a big comeback win over Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers defeated Arkansas, 33-24. Auburn trailed the game at halftime, 21-10. The victory helped cool off the hot seat that Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is sitting on. Freeze is under fire for not winning more games during his tenure at Auburn. Following the […]

Mario Cristobal has been hammering discipline, and not just in the penalty column. During his Monday availability earlier this month, he called Miami’s football team flag problem “unacceptable,” noting how penalties disrupt rhythm and can be fatal against good teams. With a bye-week window to reset, the message was about cleaning up details and accountability […]

Auburn football team’s night in Fayetteville swung from anxiety to relief in a hurry. Star receiver Cam Coleman exited early in the first quarter with an apparent right ankle/foot issue after a defender fell into his leg from behind, per Pete Thamel. Before the injury, he’d already flashed with a one-handed touchdown snag and finished […]

The No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels earned a big 34-26 Week 9 win over the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss had yet another monster performance, leading his team to its seventh victory on the season. His play as of late has been so good that he has now tied Texas A&M […]

On Saturday evening, the Vanderbilt Commodores kept the good times rolling with a 17-10 home win over the Missouri Tigers to push their record to an impressive 7-1 on the 2025 college football season. After hosting ESPN’s “College Gameday” for the first time in nearly two decades, Vanderbilt football held up its end of the […]

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 […]