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J.J. McCarthy has a hand in 3 touchdowns in No. 2 Wolverines' 45-7 rout of Nebraska
For a first road game, Saturday couldn't have gone much better for second-ranked Michigan.
Williams ties career high with 6 TD passes, No. 8 USC withstands late Colorado rally for 48-41 win
It didn't take long for Caleb Williams to realize this wasn't the same Colorado team. That Deion Sanders has brought a different vibe to the sideline, along with a host of celebrity friends.
Beck-to-Bowers combo rallies No. 1 Georgia to 27-20 win over Auburn
Pushed to the brink on the road, No. 1 Georgia turned matters over to Carson Beck and Brock Bowers.
Area college football roundup: Butler-Lawson again carries MSU Mankato to victory
Shen Butler-Lawson ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns as the Mavericks beat host Bemidji State.
St. Thomas builds early lead, holds off Dayton 20-14 in defensive battle
Tak Tateoka threw two first-half touchdown passes and St. Thomas went on to defeat Dayton 20-14 on Saturday.
Ray Davis rushes for career-high 280 yards and scores 4 TDs, Kentucky dominates No. 22 Florida 33-14
Ray Davis gave an encouraging glimpse of what was to come for Kentucky on his first three carries against Florida.
Valparaiso rallies from a 15-point deficit to beat Division II-member Southwest Minnesota State
Michael Appel Jr. scored on a go-ahead 35-yard scramble with 5:14 left and Valparaiso rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Division II-member Southwest Minnesota State 16-15 on Saturday.
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Should Georgia still be No. 1? Leaving Prime behind. Hard to take USC seriously
Time to talk about who should be No. 1.
No. 20 Mississippi rallies past No. 13 LSU in fourth quarter for 55-49 victory
Jaxson Dart threw for four touchdowns, including a 13-yard, game-winner to Tre Harris with 39 seconds remaining as No. 20 Mississippi rallied past No. 13 LSU 55-49 before a school-record crowd of 66,703 on Saturday night.
Deion Sanders heaps praise on his QB son Shedeur Sanders after comeback falls short vs. No. 8 USC
Flashbacks of last week's blowout at Oregon were coming about as fast as one of Caleb Williams' six touchdown throws Saturday when the Colorado Buffaloes found themselves trailing eighth-ranked USC by a whopping 27 points just before halftime.
Minnesota ends two-game slide by beating Louisiana-Lafayette 35-24
Daniel Jackson caught a pair of touchdown passes Saturday and Minnesota pulled away in the second half to beat Louisiana-Lafayette 35-24 and end a two-game slide.
Reusse: Remembering Billy Steil, a most valuable teammate
Billy Steil "didn't see Down syndrome as a handicap to live life, and we didn't see him that way," one funeral attendee said. "He was part of us."
Silas Bolden has 2 TDs to help No. 19 Oregon State beat No. 10 Utah 21-7
With a bold fourth-and-1 play for a touchdown, No. 19 Oregon State showed it wasn't going to let one loss define the season.
Kansas guard Arterio Morris charged with rape, dismissed from men's basketball team
Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris was charged Friday with one count of rape and dismissed from the Jayhawks' program, the latest in a string of legal trouble that has followed the former prep standout from his days at Texas.
Travis Hunter, Colorado State safety whose hit landed him in hospital, make peace by going bowling
Travis Hunter and the Colorado State safety whose late hit sent the Colorado standout to the hospital have put the incident behind them by meeting up for a conversation before going bowling.
NSIC showdown and four other things to watch in Minnesota college football
Bemidji State and Minnesota State Mankato each take a 4-0 record into Saturday's matchup in Bemidji.
Man arrested in shooting at Lil Baby concert in Memphis
A man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded one person at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby, police said Thursday.
QBs Caleb Williams and Shedeur Sanders share center stage when No. 8 USC travels to Colorado
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams and his Colorado counterpart Shedeur Sanders have quite a bit in common.
Gophers seek to rebound from late collapse in homecoming game vs. Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana (3-1) at Minnesota (2-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network)
No. 2 Michigan is preparing to defend old-school Nebraska option offense in its first road game
Michigan's first road game comes with an added challenge at Nebraska on Saturday.
University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan
The University of Nevada's basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno's largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday.
CFP puts off decisions on format tweaks with Pac-12 still in limbo, hears from potential TV partners
The number of spots reserved for conference champions when the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams next year remained open for discussion Wednesday as administrators who manage the postseason wrapped up meetings that mostly focused on potential television partners.
Michigan St. fires Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching contract
Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with an activist and rape survivor.
Deion Sanders still winning in Black community after first loss at Colorado
One of Trevon Hamlet's core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman year and being able to count on one hand how many Black people he'd see in a day.
College football picks: 'Hoops' schools No. 17 Duke, No. 24 Kansas, Kentucky try to stay unbeaten
It feels a little like March Madness in September as basketball blue bloods command the spotlight in Week 5 of the college football season.
Deion Sanders' impact at Colorado raises hopes that other Black coaches will get opportunities
Floyd Keith has waited half a century for a Black coach with Deion Sanders' swagger and success to shake up college football.
Twin Cities 'quarterback school.' A place to find an extra edge
Football Across Minnesota: Boys as young as 9 and as old as varsity starters sign up for training sessions, trying to get ahead and stay ahead in one of the most complicated positions in sports.
Deion Sanders tunes out detractors and turns the page on Colorado's lopsided loss to Oregon
Deion Sanders delivered some hard truth to his team this week while tuning out his detractors.
Colston Loveland thrives at Michigan, confident the Big Ten is the place to be for tight ends
Colston Loveland was a small-town star in southern Idaho, honing his pass-catching far from the empires of major college football, when he experienced the defining moment halfway through his prep career.
Big 12's new members see evidence of excitement in ticket and merchandise sales and rising donations
Cincinnati enjoyed about as much success as possible for a Group of Five football program the last five years. The Bearcats were fixtures in the Top 25, won a couple of conference championships and played for a third, and they even made it to a College Football Playoff.
Woman admits being high when her pickup left street, fatally hit former U track athlete
The victim, Abby Anderson, was the sister of Gabriele "Gabe" Grunewald, an elite middle-distance runner for the U who died of cancer in 2019.
LeBron James says Bronny is doing well, working to play for USC this season after cardiac episode
LeBron James says his son, Bronny, is progressing in his rehabilitation from cardiac arrest in hopes of playing for the University of Southern California this season.
Randy Johnson's Big Ten power rankings crowded with West teams in bottom half
The Gophers are stuck with the Northwestern loss on their résumé. But most other teams in the Big Ten West have had their own struggles. The division is wide open.
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Another ranked Red River Rivalry, but Texas, Oklahoma could be even higher
Perfect starts by Texas and Oklahoma have set up the 43rd meeting between the Red River Rivals where both teams will be ranked.
AP Top 25: Georgia's hold on No. 1 loosens, but top seven unchanged. Kentucky, Louisville enter poll
Georgia's hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks.