A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 10. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
The Spartans have won three Big Ten championships and reached the Big Ten championship since the last time the Wolverines won in East Lansing. That’s makes Michigan State’s disappointing season even harder to figure out.
The playoff favorites are clear at the moment, but there's still a month-plus of football to be played, including Michigan's encounter with Ohio State on Thanksgiving weekend.
The Cardinals were down 25-24 with 1:57 left in the game, and all eyes turned to Jackson to see how he'd lead the game-winning drive. He didn't disappoint.
The Tigers are in the same position Florida State was in 2014 after winning a national championship. They are getting everybody’s best shot in the regular season. A win would go a long way in shutting them up.
McQueary claimed the university defamed him in a statement. He also claims he was unfairly suspended for being a whistle-blower in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.
The Badgers are rolling through the toughest schedule in the nation and will face a fourth ranked team in the last five weeks when they host Nebraska on Saturday.
The Mid-American Conference has created a niche in the FBS with weekday games on ESPN and the CBS Sports Network, a November tradition that has increased the visibility of the conference.
In Week 9, the attention turns to the Pac 12, where Washington travels to Utah for its first big road test of the season. College GameDay will be in Salt Lake City, as well.
A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 8. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
Former Heisman favorite Leonard Fournette was becoming a college football afterthought after missing three games due to injury. That may be changing after he ran all over Ole Miss.
The Buckeyes got lost in the Happy Valley "White Out" at the absolute wrong time. That won't prevent them from being in the College Football Playoff — provided they avoid further lapses.
Penn State, Happy Valley and James Franklin got that signature moment to help pull the program out of the aftermath of the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal that forced Joe Paterno to retire.
Saban has lost 18 games at Alabama, and one third of those losses came against LSU and Auburn. They are the only two schools who have defeated Saban-led Alabama three times.
Saturday’s showdown at Iowa was a battle of the last two Big Ten West Division champions and offered a few clues as to who this year’s representative in Indianapolis could be.
The Aggies could really shake up the College Football Playoff picture and stun the nation if they upset Alabama, and they have a quarterback who knows how to get it done.
Trevor Knight is hoping to knock off Alabama for the second time in his career, and a win for Texas A&M could mean keeping the Tide out of the SEC Championship game.
Peppers is most often compared to Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson, but Woodson, now an ESPN analyst, compared Peppers to yet another standout defensive back.
The Big 12 screwed over at least 17 schools when it announced Monday it had decided not to expand, but two schools are going to feel that more than the rest.
In a week where two of the top Heisman contenders didn’t play and two more had less-than-stellar outings, what was once a runaway Heisman trio may have five legitimate contenders.
Tennessee’s College Football Playoff hopes — while very, very slim — aren’t dead yet. Getting to Atlanta is still within reach, but that bye week comes first.
The Blue Devils recorded two tackles for loss to set up a 46-yard field goal for Louisville kicker Evan O'Hara. O'Hara missed the kick wide left, but Duke cornerback Breon Borders was flagged for a roughing the kicker penalty.
Three years in college didn’t hurt Fournette’s draft value, and a freak ankle injury suffered in training camp isn’t going to hurt Fournette’s ability to play in the NFL next season.
Right now, unless Clemson or Washington gets in the way, all roads appear to either Michigan or Ohio State playing Alabama for the whole thing. Isn’t that the best way to find out?
Wisconsin is at the center of another Big Ten top-10 matchup this week. The Badgers host Ohio State in their second of three games against ranked opponents in the month of October.
Lamar Jackson is maybe the unanimous Heisman winner at this point of the season and despite his loss, but three other undefeated quarterbacks are waiting in the wings should Jackson falter.
Alabama travels to Knoxville, Tenn., to face the Vols, and in the only other Top 25 matchup this week, Ohio State faces Wisconsin's tough defense in Madison, Wisc.
A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 7. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
Oklahoma is the defending Big 12 champion. The Sooners have the offense to be this year’s Big 12 champion. And that might eventually keep the Big 12 from the College Football Playoff.
Of all the really annoying sports clichés, the coach on the “hot seat” might be the most vile. It is not merely an affront to the language. It’s also a device employed lazily, viciously and, often, inaccurately.
No. 7 Louisville might be out of sight on a bye week after a 42-46 loss at No. 3 Clemson on Oct. 1, but that doesn’t mean the Cardinals are out of mind.
Every week, SN’s Bill Bender will look at the national landscape in college football in “Around the Bender.” This week, we’ll explore Tennessee, J.T. Barrett, Mark Helfrich’s hot seats and two big-time rivalries that have lost steam.
The Crimson Tide are hoping to continue their conference dominance with a big win over the Razorbacks, while Arkansas wants to finally upset Alabama after years of preparation under Bret Bielema.
The biggest problem is Texas is still looking for its messiah, or it’s looking at a few other blue-blood programs that found theirs. And that's hurting Charlie Strong.
A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 6. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
The questions about Ohio State's depth and youth are laughable now — the Buckeyes have the most talented and deep offense in the country, and it's not even close.