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Some coaches dislike ejection for targeting, but it’s here to stay
MADISON, Wis. — Alabama and Wisconsin both will play the first half of Saturday’s nonconference matchup without a linebacker who was penalized for targeting a week earlier. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell would prefer a scenario in which both the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s Justin Jefferson and the Badgers’ Jake Chaney could...
Analysis: Why join the Pac-12? What schools could be targeted next? What’s next for Mountain West?Video
Can’t say the Pac-12 is making a comeback because it never really went away. The Conference of Champions was certainly in critical condition, but Oregon State and Washington State stood fast after the league collapsed in 2023 and vowed to keep it alive if a power conference invite didn’t come....
Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
The Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, starting in 2026, to join Oregon State and Washington State in a rebuilt Conference of Champions, the league announced Thursday. The additions rob the Mountain West of four of its more prominent schools and successful football...
College football Week 3: Colorado needs a win to quell negative vibe in wake of loss to Huskers
Did Shedeur Sanders throw his offensive line under the figurative bus in his comments after Colorado got clobbered at Nebraska? Was it poor form for Deion Sanders to post pictures of himself on social media the next day? And did “Coach Prime” really instruct the CU band to hold off...
Deion Sanders denies asking Colorado band not to play in favor of son’s musicVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Instead of chatting about how the world saw Colorado get ” our butts kicked” by Nebraska, Deion Sanders opened his weekly news conference talking about the school’s fight song. It’s just the latest sign of how no topic is too remote in a program run by Sanders....
Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and celebrates surging interest in women’s sports
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden cheered NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Coach Dawn Staley for helping spark a surge of interest in women’s sports during a White House celebration Tuesday to mark their historic title run. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women’s title. It...
Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia
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,...
Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minuteVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play, and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired as Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14, on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant...
Quinn Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 MichiganVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Quinn Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas beat No. 10 Michigan, 31-12, on Saturday. The Longhorns (2-0) moved the ball at will through the air and on the ground against the defending national champions, whose turnover-prone offense failed to throw...
NCAA president: Hearing on $2.78B settlement ‘did not go as we hoped’
In a letter to NCAA membership Friday, President Charlie Baker said a preliminary approval hearing for a landmark $2.78 billion antitrust settlement “did not go as we hoped” and that the association and major college conferences are trying to address the judge’s concerns about parts of the proposed deal. The...
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark says conversations about inviting UConn on holdVideo
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark announced Thursday the conference is pausing conversations about possibly inviting UConn to the league. “As commissioner, it is my responsibility to explore a variety of value-creating opportunities on behalf of the Big 12,” Yormark said in a statement. “Following detailed discussions with my conference colleagues...
Federal judge asked to give preliminary OK to $2.78 billion settlement of NCAA antitrust claims
A judge in California on Thursday was scheduled to weigh preliminary approval of a $2.78 billion settlement of three antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences, the first step of a lengthy process that could lead to college athletes getting a cut of the billions in television revenue that...
Mountain West and Washington State, Oregon State will not renew football scheduling deal beyond 2024
The Sept. 1 deadline for the Mountain West and Washington State and Oregon State to renew their football scheduling arrangement passed without an agreement, and the conference said Monday it is anticipating making schedules for next season without the Pac-12 schools. The announcement does not necessarily close the door to...
Carson Beck throws 2 TD passes as No. 1 Georgia manhandles No. 14 ClemsonVideo
ATLANTA — Carson Beck threw for 278 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia opened another season of enormous expectations by stifling 14th-ranked Clemson, 34-3, on Saturday. Leading only 6-0 at halftime, Georgia finally got its offense rolling in the third quarter with a pair of 75-yard...
UNC loses QB Johnson for season after surgery for broken right leg suffered in Minnesota winVideo
North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson will miss the rest of the season after having surgery for a broken right leg, coming after he was carted off in the season-opening win at Minnesota and taken to the hospital. The school announced Johnson’s status Friday, saying he had surgery in Minneapolis and...
Once teammates, wrestler Bill Goldberg and Deion Sanders reunite at Colorado through Goldberg’s sonVideo
BOULDER, Colo. — Hall of Fame pro wrestler Bill Goldberg isn’t just another celebrity whom coach Deion Sanders has walking along the Colorado sideline. He’s not just another big name brought in to deliver motivational speeches. Goldberg’s got a vested interest in the program with his son, Gage, a freshman...
Analysis: Big 12 must ask not only why UConn, but why now as commissioner remains open for business
As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why invite the Huskies as why do it now. “There has never been a better time than right now to be part of the Big 12,” Yormark said in July...
Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to sign-stealing investigation
Michigan has received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into an in-person scouting and sign-stealing operation being run by a football staffer, the NCAA and the school said Sunday. Michigan previously received a draft of the NOA that included allegations of...
Aidan Birr makes 44-yard FG as time expires as Georgia Tech stuns No. 10 Florida StateVideo
DUBLIN — Aidan Birr converted a 44-yard field goal as time expired, and Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State, 24-21, on Saturday in the first major college football game of the season. Coming off an undefeated regular season but with a remade roster, the Seminoles tied the score at...
Bulked-up Big Ten and SEC set to dominate college football on and off the field
Faced with the prospect of dealing a potentially fatal blow to a conference it helped start more than 100 years ago, Oregon decided to leave the Pac-12 t o join the Big Ten even though that meant taking half the annual revenue payout established members receive for several years. The...
Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, WR coach suspended for recruiting violation
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting a player. Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said Thursday the suspension of Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon...
Dartmouth basketball players union accuses school of unfair labor practices over refusal to bargain
The union representing the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Ivy League school on Wednesday because it has refused to negotiate with the players on a collective bargaining agreement. Service Employees International Union Local 560, which already represents some other workers at the Hanover,...
It’s not your imagination: There are players in their mid-20s all over college football, here’s why
Each time he sees his freshman teammates, Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman gets a reality check about the length of his college career. “When I was playing as a true freshman at Texas Tech, they were probably in seventh grade,” Bowman said. Bowman is entering his seventh year of college...
Oklahoma State to wear QR codes on helmets to assist NIL fundraisingVideo
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State will wear QR codes on its helmets this season linking to the general team fund to increase the program’s name, image and likeness money pool. The rollout will be in the season opener at home against defending FCS champion South Dakota State on Aug. 31....
Prospect of player pay another wrinkle for HBCU schools, where big NIL deals still taking root
Marc Smith was relaxing in his basement when he got an alert on his phone. An athlete at his alma mater, Grambling State, had posted on social media about not having enough food and needing help. That incident led Smith to form the Icon 1901 Collective in April 2022 to...
