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And to think, Kyle Whittingham said he wanted to put an end to all the drama around Michigan. Nobody could have scripted a more dramatic finish to the former Utah coach’...
September 07, 2026 College
PITTSBURGH — Sophomore Mason Heintschel threw seven touchdown passes, tying the school record, and Pittsburgh rolled to a 59-14 win against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. Hein...
September 05, 2026 Sports
STATE COLLEGE — Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards with four touchdowns, and No. 18 Penn State beat Marshall 45-0 to begin the Matt Campbell era Saturday. Becht, a transfer ...
September 05, 2026 Sports
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 24 Louisville (0-0) vs. No. 9 Mississippi (0-0) in Nashville, Tennessee; 7:30 p.m. Sun...
September 04, 2026 College
Things to watch this weekend in the Big Ten: Game of the week Boise State (0-0) at No. 2 Oregon (0-0), 3:30 p.m. Saturday (CBS) Oregon, the only Bowl Subdivision team to...
September 04, 2026 College
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against t...
September 03, 2026
After its soft launch last week, college football holds its grand opening on Labor Day weekend. It's certainly not as grand as last year, when there were three Top 25 ma...
September 02, 2026 College
STARKVILLE, Miss. — When Brandon Fusco went from playing Division II football right to the NFL, he took a giant leap. Now he’s taking another one. The Seneca Valley High ...
September 01, 2026 Sports
Imagine the Dallas Cowboys threatening to sue the NFC East, then teams in the division saying they won’t play them unless they remove a player from their roster. No well-...
August 30, 2026 College
College football's offseason of discontent is almost over. If you're tired of court cases, legislative haggling and uncertainty over who can even be a college athlete, y...
August 28, 2026 College
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock needed a miracle. It got one. Trailing 30-14 early in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's football season opener against No. 12 Minnesota...
August 27, 2026 College
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beau Brungard threw for three touchdowns and ran for two, leading Youngstown State to a 43-10 rout of Mercyhurst in a Football Championship Subdivision...
August 27, 2026
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SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Talk about your similarities. Slippery Rock University enters its 2026 season opener at 6 p.m. Thursday, hosting Minnesota Duluth at Mihalik-Thompson ...
August 26, 2026 College
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — D’Anton Lynn admits he had tunnel vision during his playing days at Penn State. The new Nittany Lions defensive coordinator uses the central Pennsylv...
August 26, 2026
The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big T...
August 25, 2026
These used to be among the fundamental facts about going to college in America: College lasts four years. And though that timeline had been flexible when it comes to spor...
August 24, 2026
Butler County Community College women’s volleyball began the season with a pair of wins. The No. 7-ranked Pioneers beat Erie Community College twice, 3-0 and 3-1. Madelyn...
August 24, 2026 Sports
Mario Cristobal got Miami back inside the Top 10 by Year 3 and within a victory of a national championship in his fourth. Yet, the Hurricanes are still chasing a first At...
August 23, 2026 College
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — For Slippery Rock, it’s time to get back to the basics. But when a college football program has won five division titles and gone to the NCAA Division...
August 23, 2026 Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — They didn’t come from far away, but John Sabo and Ethan Trettel appreciate the journey regardless. And Slippery Rock University’s starting wide receiv...
August 23, 2026 Sports
Here’s what to know about the Pittsburgh Panthers this season: Expectations The Panthers (8-5 in 2025) have been stuck in the mushy middle of the ACC since winning the co...
August 21, 2026 College
Here’s what to know about the No. 18 Penn State Nittany Lions this season: Expectations for 2026 Penn State (7-6) is starting fresh with new coach Matt Campbell, who’...
August 19, 2026 College
Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP Top 25 , giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for just the second time ever. Georgia, Notre D...
August 17, 2026
LSU coach Lane Kiffin said Thursday that he is standing by his initial stance on allowing cornerback D.J. Pickett to wear the No. 5 jersey previously worn by 2023 Heisman...
August 14, 2026
From early-season heavyweight clashes to conference rivalry games, the road to the College Football Playoff could come down to a handful of marquee matchups. Here are six...
August 13, 2026 College
Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass in...
August 11, 2026 College
Patience for poor performance is a rarity in college football, and that's only become more clear in recent years. Eight power four coaches were jobless by November in 202...
August 10, 2026 College
FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders loves everything about taking his Colorado Buffaloes 113 miles south of Folsom Field to Fountain Fort Carson High School for...
August 07, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prompted athlete lawsuits across the country since it was adopted in Division I. Th...
August 06, 2026 Sports
Ohio State and Oregon hold down the top two spots and the Southeastern Conference has five of the top 10 teams in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll released T...
August 04, 2026 College
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