College Football

Week 2 of the 2024 college football season wasn’t short on fireworks with plenty of upsets and near pitfalls changing both major polls significantly and altering the perception around some of the nation’s top teams. Though Week 3 doesn’t look as exciting on paper, there are some intriguing matchups — especially in the nonconference — that should have an impact …

Notre Dame’s last second field goal attempt is blocked to give Northern Illinois the 16-14 win in a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend. We’re still trying to process how the heck Notre Dame let Northern Illinois win in South Bend. Then again, such things tend to linger when they …

Through two games, Ole Miss football has been dominant. The Rebels blasted Middle Tennessee State 52-3 on Saturday, thanks to quarterback Jaxson Dart’s record-breaking performance and running back Henry Parrish’s four-score game. The Rebels remained at No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and moved up one spot to No. 5 in the AP Poll. Ole Miss’ rankings also …

Sep 7, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Dante Dowdell (23) stiff arms Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Preston Hodge (24) during the third quarter at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images As a longtime follower of Colorado football, Saturday’s game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers has me feeling like Robin Williams from the movie “Jumanji.” Seeing issues from years …

Getty Images Texas made a big move in the AP Top 25 this week after a huge road win against Michigan. The Longhorns leapfrogged Ohio State, the Wolverines’ biggest, rival, for the No. 2 spot behind still top-ranked Georgia.  The Buckeyes still received more first-place votes with five to the Longhorns’ four. Those two, and Georgia, were the only three …

Oregon coach Dan Lanning celebrates with quarterback Dillon Gabriel during warmups before the game against Boise State at Autzen in Eugene Sept. 7, 2024. Oregon’s close call against unranked Boise State Saturday night didn’t have any affect on the Ducks’ landing spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll. That wasn’t the case in the Associated Press media poll. Oregon (2-0) …

USATSI Notre Dame took a significant tumble and Michigan fell out of the top 10 in the Week 2 Coaches Poll. The  No. 19 Fighting Irish, which ranked No. 7 after Week 1, suffered one of the most significant upsets of the season in a 16-14 home loss against Northern Illinois.  The now-No. 16 Wolverines suffered their worst home loss …

The Wisconsin football team (2-0) was once again in the ‘receiving votes’ category of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. The Badgers took down South Dakota 27-13 at home Saturday, receiving 28 total votes — the 31st-highest total of all listed teams. The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and Wisconsin garnered 11 …

Week 2 of the 2024 college football season was filled with stunning upsets, and even more near pitfalls, but one result stands above the rest: No. 5 Notre Dame fell 16-14 at home against Northern Illinois. There’s really no need to mince words — the Fighting Irish are the biggest disappointments of the year no matter what happens the rest …

This week’s results in college football led to some expected changes in the top 10 of the new US LBM Coaches Poll. The first six teams, however, hold steady. Georgia remains No. 1, picking up 50 of 54 first-place votes cast this week. Ohio State hangs on at No. 2 with three firsts, with third-ranked Texas retaining the last No. …

Matt Campbell could feel the game slipping away.  The Iowa State coach had come oh-so-close so many times against in-state rival Iowa only to come up short all but once. In Campbell’s last three losses to Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa, the total combined margin was 18 points.   Down 19-7 in the third quarter, Campbell felt his team teetering on the …

AUBURN, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Payton Thorne #1 of the Auburn Tigers runs the ball by linebacker Cade Uluave #0 of the California Golden Bears during the first half of play at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) Following a dominant week one victory over Alabama A&M, Auburn football had a …

Sep 7, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) scrambles out the pocket against the Nicholls State Colonels during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU got its first win of the season on Saturday night at home in Week 2 against Nicholls, but it wasn’t without its concerns. While the …

Sep. 8—PULLMAN — Before the onslaught began, before Washington State started dismantling Texas Tech in a three-score blowout on Saturday night, Jake Dickert recognized the defense his offense would be facing. For Dickert and WSU fans watching, it probably registered as familiar for all the wrong reasons. The Red Raiders came out in a drop-eight and rush-three defense, the same …

Some of college football’s top teams appeared snakebit in Week 2. Saturday’s schedule saw multiple ranked teams struggle against perceived lesser opponents, including three upsets by unranked foes. That doesn’t include No. 12 Tennessee and No. 3 Texas, who both flexed their muscles with a 51-10 drubbing of No. 23 NC State and a 31-12 win over No. 9 Michigan …