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UNLV’s starting QB says he will no longer play over ‘representations’ that ‘were not upheld’
LAS VEGAS — UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka, a transfer who has led the Rebels to a 3-0 start, announced on social media Tuesday night he will not play in any more games this season, alluding to an unkept agreement struck during his recruitment to the school. NCAA redshirt rules allow...
Pac-12 adding Utah State, in talks with Gonzaga, as Mountain West tries to hold UNLV
The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Utah State and UNLV were the main targets for the Pac-12 after...
AP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb, Boise State enters poll for 1st time since 2020Video
Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week,...
Kalel Mullings’ TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan over No. 11 USCVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown run on fourth down with 37 seconds left, lifting No. 18 Michigan to a 27-24 win over No. 11 Southern Cal on Saturday, welcoming the Trojans to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football. The...
ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson, AP sources say
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson, two people familiar with the league’s internal talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because there is...
College football guarantee games pay millions to small-budget schools but opportunities could shrink
Ohio State and Kent State, separated by 135 miles in the same state, occupy extreme ends of the spectrum of major college football. Buckeyes football pulled in $127 million in revenue in 2023. Golden Flashes football has a budget of about $9 million. Still, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork...
Florida State is college football’s most disappointing team, and it’s not even close
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Few expected Florida State to run the table again in the Atlantic Coast Conference and coast into the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Not after losing quarterback Jordan Travis, running back Trey Benson, receivers Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, and a handful of standout defenders. However, no...
Injured Texas QB Quinn Ewers is questionable to return for the No. 1 Longhorns for next gameVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is considered “questionable” for the No. 1 Longhorns’ game this week against Louisiana-Monroe after leaving a 56-7 win over UTSA in the second quarter with an abdominal strain, coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday. Second-year freshman Arch Manning took over the offense and passed...
Longhorns take over No. 1 in AP college football poll
Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs,...
Some coaches dislike ejection for targeting, but it’s here to stay
MADISON, Wis. — Alabama and Wisconsin both will play the first half of Saturday’s nonconference matchup without a linebacker who was penalized for targeting a week earlier. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell would prefer a scenario in which both the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s Justin Jefferson and the Badgers’ Jake Chaney could...
Analysis: Why join the Pac-12? What schools could be targeted next? What’s next for Mountain West?Video
Can’t say the Pac-12 is making a comeback because it never really went away. The Conference of Champions was certainly in critical condition, but Oregon State and Washington State stood fast after the league collapsed in 2023 and vowed to keep it alive if a power conference invite didn’t come....
Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
The Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, starting in 2026, to join Oregon State and Washington State in a rebuilt Conference of Champions, the league announced Thursday. The additions rob the Mountain West of four of its more prominent schools and successful football...
College football Week 3: Colorado needs a win to quell negative vibe in wake of loss to Huskers
Did Shedeur Sanders throw his offensive line under the figurative bus in his comments after Colorado got clobbered at Nebraska? Was it poor form for Deion Sanders to post pictures of himself on social media the next day? And did “Coach Prime” really instruct the CU band to hold off...
Deion Sanders denies asking Colorado band not to play in favor of son’s musicVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Instead of chatting about how the world saw Colorado get ” our butts kicked” by Nebraska, Deion Sanders opened his weekly news conference talking about the school’s fight song. It’s just the latest sign of how no topic is too remote in a program run by Sanders....
Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and celebrates surging interest in women’s sports
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden cheered NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Coach Dawn Staley for helping spark a surge of interest in women’s sports during a White House celebration Tuesday to mark their historic title run. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women’s title. It...
Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia
Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. The Longhorns moved up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs,...
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minuteVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play, and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired as Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14, on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant...
Quinn Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 MichiganVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Quinn Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas beat No. 10 Michigan, 31-12, on Saturday. The Longhorns (2-0) moved the ball at will through the air and on the ground against the defending national champions, whose turnover-prone offense failed to throw...
NCAA president: Hearing on $2.78B settlement ‘did not go as we hoped’
In a letter to NCAA membership Friday, President Charlie Baker said a preliminary approval hearing for a landmark $2.78 billion antitrust settlement “did not go as we hoped” and that the association and major college conferences are trying to address the judge’s concerns about parts of the proposed deal. The...
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark says conversations about inviting UConn on holdVideo
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark announced Thursday the conference is pausing conversations about possibly inviting UConn to the league. “As commissioner, it is my responsibility to explore a variety of value-creating opportunities on behalf of the Big 12,” Yormark said in a statement. “Following detailed discussions with my conference colleagues...
Federal judge asked to give preliminary OK to $2.78 billion settlement of NCAA antitrust claims
A judge in California on Thursday was scheduled to weigh preliminary approval of a $2.78 billion settlement of three antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences, the first step of a lengthy process that could lead to college athletes getting a cut of the billions in television revenue that...
Mountain West and Washington State, Oregon State will not renew football scheduling deal beyond 2024
The Sept. 1 deadline for the Mountain West and Washington State and Oregon State to renew their football scheduling arrangement passed without an agreement, and the conference said Monday it is anticipating making schedules for next season without the Pac-12 schools. The announcement does not necessarily close the door to...
Carson Beck throws 2 TD passes as No. 1 Georgia manhandles No. 14 ClemsonVideo
ATLANTA — Carson Beck threw for 278 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia opened another season of enormous expectations by stifling 14th-ranked Clemson, 34-3, on Saturday. Leading only 6-0 at halftime, Georgia finally got its offense rolling in the third quarter with a pair of 75-yard...
UNC loses QB Johnson for season after surgery for broken right leg suffered in Minnesota winVideo
North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson will miss the rest of the season after having surgery for a broken right leg, coming after he was carted off in the season-opening win at Minnesota and taken to the hospital. The school announced Johnson’s status Friday, saying he had surgery in Minneapolis and...
Once teammates, wrestler Bill Goldberg and Deion Sanders reunite at Colorado through Goldberg’s sonVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity whom coach Deion Sanders has walking along the Colorado sideline. He’s not just another big name brought in to deliver motivational speeches. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program with his son, Gage, a freshman...
