College Football

Something was in the air this week. Maybe we grew too calm after a legendary win by Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama to reach No. 1. Maybe it was just the Calgorithm meme-ing its way to relevance on social media. On paper, Week 6 looked like a bland one, but college football always seems to find a way.  Ultimately, five of the …

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to Vanderbilt’s shocking upset of no. 1 Alabama. While Alabama’s playoff hopes remain intact, how can Kalen DeBoer get the Crimson Tide their unbeatable identity back? Also in the SEC, Arkansas comes back from an 11-point deficit to beat Tennessee. Why couldn’t the Vols defense keep the Razorbacks off the field in …

CBS Sports Graphic I always like to say that you don’t really find out how good a team is until they start playing conference games on the road. For example, let’s take a look at what just transpired in Week 6: In each case, it was the losing team’s first conference game on the road — except for Tennessee, which …

Ranked teams in college football are never safe. Unranked foes lurk around every corner. Upstarts and upsets abound. Madness lives here in college football. Crazy is the norm. Wacky is the way. So, in many ways, college football’s Week 6 delivered exactly what we’ve come to expect. And, perhaps, then some. Four top-11 ranked teams lost to unranked foes: (1) …

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — Their voices reverberated beyond the hills of the Boston Mountains, echoing with a distinctive Arkansas twang. For the first time in a long time, a close call transformed into a Hog Call. Two years of pain and anguish — and close losses — compounded a proud program’s in-fighting among the fan base, and on Saturday night they …

GAINESVILLE — For a team widely thought to be in crisis, the Florida Gators demonstrated control from the opening whistle in Saturday night’s in-state showdown with UCF. The visiting Knights, instead, are suddenly spiraling after another promising 3-0 start. Graham Mertz threw for 179 yards and a touchdown, and Florida sacked KJ Jefferson five times and held the Knights to …

3rd Quarter Report After a tough defeat on the road their last time out, California looks much better today on their home field. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Miami (FL) 35-18. California’s offense has been firing on all cylinders thus far, outscoring their total from two weeks ago with time still left to play. …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tennessee football fans were in disbelief when quarterback Nico Iamaleava inexplicably ran out of bounds after time expired to seal a 19-14 shocking loss to Arkansas on Saturday. And they all had the same thought: I can’t believe it happened again. In 2021, UT quarterback Joe Milton ran out of bounds rather than attempt a pass into …

The students rushed the field, the goalposts came down and later made their way down Broadway and the star of the day, quarterback Diego Pavia, couldn’t contain an excitable expletive from escaping his mouth about what was unfolding all around him. Vanderbilt over Alabama?! Vanderbilt over Alabama! In the most stunning Southeastern Conference upset in decades, a two-loss Vanderbilt team …

Matt Hayes analyzes four hot topics from Saturday’s games. First down: Chaos in the SEC All of those one-possession games, all of those one-possession losses. Had to even out at some point, right? Welcome back to the sunny side of the street, Sam Pittman. Arkansas’ snakebitten coach of the last two seasons – with double-digit losses in one-possession games (two …

Some of the most memorable weeks in college football end up being the ones fans don’t quite see coming. While the Week 6 scoreboard included no huge clash of the titans to generate hype all through the week, Saturday itself provided more thrills, upsets and iconic images than we’ve seen in any given week during the 2024 season.  The college …

Ranked teams were snakebitten on the road in Week 6 of the college football season — something No. 4 Tennessee found out the hard way. Josh Heupel and the Vols lost their first game of the season, dropping a 19-14 game to unranked Arkansas at Razorback Stadium. With that, the Vols fall to 4-1 and 1-1 in SEC play, whereas …

USATSI Washington secured an upset 27-21 win on Saturday over Michigan in a rematch of last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship. The Huskies jumped out to an early 14-0 advantage, prompting Michigan to bench starting quarterback Alex Orji in favor of former Indiana signal caller Jack Tuttle in the first half. Washington running back Jonah Coleman scored on a 1-yard …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators overpowered an overmatched opponent for the second game in a row, topping UCF 24-13 Saturday. It, like 17-point triumph at Mississippi State two weeks ago, was a fine performance that probably shouldn’t change how you view the 3-2 Gators or Billy Napier’s future. Squint hard enough, however, and you can find signs of growth — …

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney passed Florida State legend Bobby Bowden for most wins at the helm of an ACC program on Saturday as the Tigers beat Florida State 29-13 on FSU’s Bobby Bowden field at Doak Campbell Stadium. The win improved Swinney to 174-44 in his 16th season leading the Tigers. Bowden amassed a 377-129-4 career record with 304 of …