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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game

Sep. 16, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The fifth-ranked Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North...

AAC ramps up interest in adding Air Force to conference with Army and Navy, AP source says

Sep. 16, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

The American Athletic Conference has ramped up interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time, a person with knowledge of the AAC's discussions told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of...

Older Texas players enjoying return to No. 1 after 16 years and memories of 5-7 in 2021

Sep. 16, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns returned to class Monday as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in 16 years and with college football buzzing about hotshot backup quarterback Arch Manning, who could very well be leading the team for another game or two. And...

Alex Orji to start at QB for No. 18 Michigan against No. 11 USC

Sep. 16, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 18 Michigan has made a change at quarterback. Alex Orji will start against No. 11 USC, coach Sherrone Moore said Monday. “Would love to see him just take the reins and do what he’s been doing,” Moore said. Orji backed...

NC State going with freshman CJ Bailey as starting QB at No. 21 Clemson after McCall's injury

Sep. 16, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

N.C. State is set to start freshman CJ Bailey at quarterback for Saturday’s trip to No. 21 Clemson after an injury to starter Grayson McCall. Coach Dave Doeren said Monday that Bailey would make the start after he took over for McCall and helped the Wolfpack rally past Louisiana...

Injured Texas QB Quinn Ewers is questionable to return for the No. 1 Longhorns for next game

Sep. 16, 2024 13:33 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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...

Once a Top 25 team on the rise, Kansas finds itself in desperation mode

Sep. 16, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — This was supposed to be the breakthrough year at Kansas, when a program Lance Leipold built from nationwide laughingstock to respectability took another step into the upper echelon of the Big 12 and, just maybe, the College Football Playoff. All of which could...

AP Player of the Week: Alabama's Jalen Milroe has hand in 5 TDs against Wisconsin and 14 for season

Sep. 16, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 3 of the season: Jalen Milroe, Alabama Milroe threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide's 42-10 win at Wisconsin. The Heisman Trophy...

Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia

Sep. 16, 2024 09:48 AM EDT

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,...

AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC, Big Ten grab 16 spots in poll, monopolizing rankings like never before

Sep. 16, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

The Southeastern Conference and Big Ten occupy 64% of this week's AP Top 25, with 16 ranked teams combined, the most ever by two conferences in one poll. The third Top 25 of the regular season had a new No. 1 in Texas on Sunday, one of nine SEC teams in the poll. That's one short of...