Notre Dame’s playoff future already ‘uncertain’ after nail-biting loss to Texas A&M
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After all of the wild, back-and-forth blows Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium — from the first-quarter Irish blocked-punt-return touchdown to their botched extra point minutes earlier — it came down to this. Texas A&M had fourth-and-goal from the 11-yard line with 19 seconds to play....
UCLA fires coach DeShaun Foster after 0-3 season start
LOS ANGELES — UCLA fired football coach DeShaun Foster on Sunday after the school’s first 0-3 start since 2019. Athletic director Martin Jarmond announced the move two days after the Bruins lost to New Mexico, 35-10, on Friday, their second straight loss to a Mountain West opponent. Foster was 5-10...
Virginia Tech fires coach Brent Pry after program’s 1st 0-3 start since 1987
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech fired football coach Brent Pry on Sunday after the program stumbled to its first 0-3 start since 1987. The school announced the move a day after the Hokies fell behind 31-0 on the way to a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion. In a statement,...
McCray’s TD gives No. 6 Georgia OT win over No. 15 Tennessee 44-41
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Josh McCray scored on a 1-yard run in overtime to give No. 6 Georgia a 44-41 victory over No. 15 Tennessee on Saturday. The Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 SEC) came from behind three times to beat the Volunteers (2-1, 1-0) for the ninth straight time with Nate Frazier...
Georgia Tech hits 55-yard FG as time expires to stun No. 12 Clemson 24-21
ATLANTA — Aidan Birr made a 55-yard field goal as time expired, and Georgia Tech upset No. 12 Clemson, 24-21, on Saturday. With no timeouts left and the clock running with under 20 seconds to play, the Georgia Tech special teams squad sprinted onto the field and lined up. And...
Big 12 officiating crew removed from next assignment for not enforcing kickoff rule in Missouri win
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 officiating crew that worked the Kansas-Missouri game last week has been removed from its next assignment because it failed to enforce a rule in the kicking game, the conference announced Tuesday. NCAA rules require the kick following a touchdown to be kicked off a...
UCLA suspends QB Pierce Clarkson after arrest on felony charge
LOS ANGELES — UCLA backup quarterback Pierce Clarkson has been indefinitely suspended from the team after being arrested and booked on an unspecified felony charge. Clark was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday and was not in Las Vegas for the Bruins’ loss to UNLV on Saturday....
Texas’ Sarkisian dismisses question about QB Arch Manning possibly having throwing issues
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian rebuffed a question about Arch Manning’s physical well-being after videos posted on social media on the weekend sparked speculation the quarterback might have throwing issues. On the television broadcast during the No. 7 Longhorns’ 38-7 win over San Jose State on Saturday, Manning appeared to grimace...
Florida’s Brendan Bett planning to apologize to fans and the USF player he spit at during lossVideo
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett was planning to apologize to teammates, fans and the player he spit at during an 18-16 loss to South Florida, coach Billy Napier said Monday. Napier said the now-unranked Gators (1-1) have yet to decide whether Bett would be suspended for Saturday...
‘Amazing’ Jeannette product Crawford keeps perspective at Cornell
For a good part of his young life, Brayon Crawford has been on the move. His most recent wanderings were for pleasure. This past summer, the Jeannette native spent several days driving down the bucolic west coast of Ireland before taking in the city life of Paris. Last year, he...
ACC, power conferences make their claim of TV spots with more Friday night football gamesVideo
There is added zip for Louisville linebacker TJ Quinn when it comes to playing a Friday night game. “It’s all eyes on us, and I like that,” Quinn said. And these days, there’s a lot more chances in the ACC and across the power conferences, for that matter. Friday nights...
Handful of athletes sue NCAA over redshirt rule in case that could cover thousands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson and former Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager are among 10 plaintiffs suing the NCAA over its redshirt rule that puts restrictions on the five years the athletes have to practice, play and graduate from college. The class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District...
Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut at North Carolina ends in blowout loss to TCU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina’s high-point moment in its first game under coach Bill Belichick came early. A festive pregame atmosphere led to a roar from the crowd at kickoff. And a season-opening drive moved at a crisp pace to the end zone. After that, well, Monday night’s hyped-up...
Mark Madden: Texas’ Arch Manning didn’t live up to the hype at Ohio State
The defense of Arch Manning in the wake of his abject failure this past Saturday at Ohio State has been vigorous. Not as vigorous as the defense that shut down the ballyhooed Texas quarterback. Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia confused and flustered Manning, as Patricia’s pedigree of three Super...
No. 13 South Carolina plays ‘Beamerball’ to perfection to beat Virginia Tech in opener
ATLANTA — Vicari Swain returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown to break open a close game, LaNorris Sellers threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Nyck Harbor, and No. 13 South Carolina beat Virginia Tech 24-11 on Sunday in the opener for both teams. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer used...
Florida State stuns No. 8 Alabama, delivering blow to Crimson Tide’s playoff hopesVideo
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama, 31-17, on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers. Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State...
Julian Sayin, defense propel No. 3 Ohio State past Arch Manning, top-ranked TexasVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day and his players spent the preseason saying the opener against top-ranked Texas wouldn’t be about defending last year’s national championship but about establishing the identity of this year’s team. Julian Sayin and the defense took a big first step toward accomplishing that....
Lee Corso picks Ohio State over Texas in final ‘College GameDay’ appearanceVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just as it was the first time, Lee Corso’s final headgear pick was Brutus Buckeye. Corso selected the third-ranked Buckeyes to beat top-ranked Texas on his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday. “This is one of the easiest picks I’ve ever made. Texas is loaded....
Lee Corso’s final ‘College GameDay’ at Ohio State holds special significance
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It is rare for a sports broadcasting figure to retire on his own terms or to be able to accept the tributes or adulation of colleagues and fans. Lee Corso gets to experience that Saturday. Corso makes his final appearance as part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew...
Can Bill Belichick find success as rookie college coach at North Carolina?Video
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina bet big on Bill Belichick to elevate its football program beyond decades of also-ran status and mid-tier bowl appearances. More simply, though, it was a bet Belichick could do something he never has before. The 73-year-old with six Super Bowl titles as an NFL...
Carson Beck gets his chance to face Notre Dame
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It was Selection Sunday last December. Carson Beck, then Georgia’s quarterback, got an MRI that morning to figure out what was wrong with his arm, then watched the College Football Playoff selection show and saw he and the Bulldogs would meet either Notre Dame or Indiana...
Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff; Nick Saban supports the proposal
Leave it to Deion Sanders to come up with an idea for the College Football Playoff that nobody has really mentioned yet: Pay the players for making the tournament, and pay them more when their teams win. If they do that, then “now it’s equality, now it’s even and every...
As business of college football booms, the Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So why did the Bearcats agree to play in Kansas...
Arch Manning finally takes the reins as Texas’ starting QB against Ohio State
AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning has waited for this moment. So have Texas fans. College football fans have, too, to see what the hype is all about. No more waiting. Manning leads No. 1 Texas against No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday in a season-opening matchup that will lift the...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy says he is banned from Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Ohio State disagrees
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dave Portnoy will not be inside Ohio Stadium with the Fox Sports “Big Noon Kickoff” crew before Saturday’s game between top-ranked Texas and third-ranked Ohio State. Who made that decision continues to be debated. The Barstool Sports founder posted a nearly six-minute video on Twitter/X on Tuesday...
