Handful of athletes sue NCAA over redshirt rule in case that could cover thousands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson and former Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager are among 10 plaintiffs suing the NCAA over its redshirt rule that puts restrictions on the five years the athletes have to practice, play and graduate from college. The class action lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District...
Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut at North Carolina ends in blowout loss to TCU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina’s high-point moment in its first game under coach Bill Belichick came early. A festive pregame atmosphere led to a roar from the crowd at kickoff. And a season-opening drive moved at a crisp pace to the end zone. After that, well, Monday night’s hyped-up...
Mark Madden: Texas’ Arch Manning didn’t live up to the hype at Ohio State
The defense of Arch Manning in the wake of his abject failure this past Saturday at Ohio State has been vigorous. Not as vigorous as the defense that shut down the ballyhooed Texas quarterback. Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia confused and flustered Manning, as Patricia’s pedigree of three Super...
No. 13 South Carolina plays ‘Beamerball’ to perfection to beat Virginia Tech in opener
ATLANTA — Vicari Swain returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown to break open a close game, LaNorris Sellers threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Nyck Harbor, and No. 13 South Carolina beat Virginia Tech 24-11 on Sunday in the opener for both teams. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer used...
Florida State stuns No. 8 Alabama, delivering blow to Crimson Tide’s playoff hopesVideo
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama, 31-17, on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers. Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State...
Julian Sayin, defense propel No. 3 Ohio State past Arch Manning, top-ranked TexasVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day and his players spent the preseason saying the opener against top-ranked Texas wouldn’t be about defending last year’s national championship but about establishing the identity of this year’s team. Julian Sayin and the defense took a big first step toward accomplishing that....
Lee Corso picks Ohio State over Texas in final ‘College GameDay’ appearanceVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just as it was the first time, Lee Corso’s final headgear pick was Brutus Buckeye. Corso selected the third-ranked Buckeyes to beat top-ranked Texas on his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday. “This is one of the easiest picks I’ve ever made. Texas is loaded....
Lee Corso’s final ‘College GameDay’ at Ohio State holds special significance
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It is rare for a sports broadcasting figure to retire on his own terms or to be able to accept the tributes or adulation of colleagues and fans. Lee Corso gets to experience that Saturday. Corso makes his final appearance as part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew...
Can Bill Belichick find success as rookie college coach at North Carolina?Video
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina bet big on Bill Belichick to elevate its football program beyond decades of also-ran status and mid-tier bowl appearances. More simply, though, it was a bet Belichick could do something he never has before. The 73-year-old with six Super Bowl titles as an NFL...
Carson Beck gets his chance to face Notre Dame
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It was Selection Sunday last December. Carson Beck, then Georgia’s quarterback, got an MRI that morning to figure out what was wrong with his arm, then watched the College Football Playoff selection show and saw he and the Bulldogs would meet either Notre Dame or Indiana...
Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff; Nick Saban supports the proposal
Leave it to Deion Sanders to come up with an idea for the College Football Playoff that nobody has really mentioned yet: Pay the players for making the tournament, and pay them more when their teams win. If they do that, then “now it’s equality, now it’s even and every...
As business of college football booms, the Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So why did the Bearcats agree to play in Kansas...
Arch Manning finally takes the reins as Texas’ starting QB against Ohio State
AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning has waited for this moment. So have Texas fans. College football fans have, too, to see what the hype is all about. No more waiting. Manning leads No. 1 Texas against No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday in a season-opening matchup that will lift the...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy says he is banned from Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Ohio State disagrees
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dave Portnoy will not be inside Ohio Stadium with the Fox Sports “Big Noon Kickoff” crew before Saturday’s game between top-ranked Texas and third-ranked Ohio State. Who made that decision continues to be debated. The Barstool Sports founder posted a nearly six-minute video on Twitter/X on Tuesday...
Switching schools doesn’t mean switching conferences for some QBs
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. wasn’t necessarily looking to stay in the Big Ten when he decided to leave Maryland and enter the transfer portal. It just worked out that way. Edwards is one of several potential Power Four starting quarterbacks who switched schools without switching conferences....
LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier aims to show why patience and loyalty was the right road for him
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier can see why he might appear conceited when periodically imploring teammates to hop on the “Nuss Bus.” The prolific passer and potential Heisman Trophy candidate, whose ninth-ranked Tigers open the season at No. 4 Clemson on Saturday night, insists he’s not that...
Schools use field logos, higher concession prices and more to pay for the new era in college sports
It was an exercise in corporate branding that wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow in most pro sports. In college sports, it bordered on revolutionary. In a full room of reporters, boosters and executives, the University of South Carolina delivered the news that it was bringing on a new sponsor that...
Rocco Becht stars as No. 22 Iowa State beats No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in Ireland
DUBLIN — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State, 24-21, in the Aer Lingus Classic on Saturday. Becht was 14 for 28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a 23-yard TD in the first...
Arch Manning for Heisman and Texas to win national title are betting favorites
LAS VEGAS — The Manning name goes a long way, even for college football bettors. Top-ranked Texas is favored to win the national championship, and Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is the early leader to capture the Heisman Trophy, which would be one of the rare accomplishments his famous football family...
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman uses past to propel No. 6 Irish
Marcus Freeman used some of the tough lessons he learned his first two years as Notre Dame’s coach to help him navigate the longest season in the FBS’ modern era. It’s prepared him for what’s next: taking the same script and rewriting the ending. Seven months after losing the national...
SEC approves 9-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, joining Big Ten and Big 12
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another expansion of the College Football Playoff. The change was approved by conference presidents and chancellors Thursday. It previously had been recommended by league athletic...
CFP committee adding weight to games against strong opponents, limit reward for beating weak foes
The College Football Playoff selection committee announced Wednesday it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule this year when determining which teams make the 12-team field. The committee said in a statement that the schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents....
10 House Democrats ask NCAA about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes increase
Ten Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the NCAA if and how college sports’ major governing body plans to protect the interests of female athletes as the largest portion of NIL and revenue-sharing payments continue to be directed to male athletes. The lawmakers, in a letter...
Julian Sayin named Ohio State’s starting quarterback for season opener against Texas
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Julian Sayin will be Ohio State’s starting quarterback when the No. 3 Buckeyes open the season against top-ranked Texas on Aug. 30, coach Ryan Day announced Monday. Day, who is in his seventh year leading the Buckeyes, said Sayin was more consistent in the competition with Lincoln...
Nebraska-Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowns in a Utah reservoir
Nebraska-Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir after going underwater about 35 yards from shore. Mayar, 22, was a graduate student who joined the Mavericks after playing two seasons for Summit League rival North Dakota. Mayar,...
