Latest College football News
USC WR Kyle Ford, who spent last season at UCLA, brings unique perspective to rivalry game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The usual rivalry week platitudes were present ahead of the 94th game between Southern California and UCLA on Saturday night. “There’s going to be a lot of emotion playing, and guys are going to be fired up, because there’s nothing like playing against your...
Ex-Colorado football player dedicates time to fulfilling wishes for older adults
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A 72-year-old lifelong Colorado fan with end-stage kidney failure waited to the side of the field in his wheelchair for Travis Hunter and the rest of the Buffaloes. One by one, players strolled over and signed a football for Riley Rhoades, his face lighting up...
No. 13 SMU rewards Rhett Lashlee's smashing ACC debut with contract extension
DALLAS (AP) — SMU and coach Rhett Lashlee have agreed on a contract extension with the No. 13 Mustangs on track for a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and possible playoff bid in their league debut. The school announced the deal Friday, a day before SMU (9-1, 6-0...
Philo delivers go-ahead TD run with 22 seconds remaining to lift Georgia Tech past N.C. State 30-29
ATLANTA (AP) — Aaron Philo scrambled for a go-ahead 18-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds remaining and Georgia Tech escaped with a 30-29 win over N.C. State on Thursday night after losing the lead with less than 2 minutes remaining. ...
Field goal on final play gives Southeastern Louisiana 19-16 win over Nicholls
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Riley Callaghan kicked four field goals including a 40-yarder on the game's final play to lift Southeastern Louisiana to a 19-16 win over Nicholls on Thursday night in a regular-season finale for both teams. Callaghan's winning field goal came after a 14-play,...
Top football recruit Bryce Underwood changes commitment to Michigan instead of LSU, AP source says
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Bryce Underwood, the top-rated football recruit in the country, flipped to Michigan after pledging to play at LSU, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were...
Coach Spencer Danielson says 12th-ranked Boise State must seize moment and respect 2-win Wyoming
Boise State coach Spencer Danielson wants his Broncos to seize every moment over the final two weeks of the campaign. That means not looking past what he deems a dangerous Wyoming Cowboys team that has just two wins this season. “November, when you get to that month,...
USC-UCLA rivalry game will give Victory Bell winner power to salvage disappointing season
Southern California (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten) at UCLA (4-6, 3-5), Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 4 1/2. Series record: USC leads 52-34-7. What’s at stake? The first year in the Big Ten has been disappointing...
DirecTV extends its agreement as title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sports San Diego announced Thursday that DirecTV has extended its agreement as title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl. Neither side would say how long the agreement is for. DirecTV began sponsoring the Holiday Bowl last year. After two editions at Petco...
Mid-American Conference football goes all in on November weeknights for the TV viewers
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-30 on gray turf. The lopsided game was not particularly notable, but it was played on one of the nights the...