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Chaos hits AP poll with 4 teams ranked in the top 11 losing to unranked opponents
Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in the AP poll in years. Four teams ranked in the top 11 in the latest...
Vanderbilt takes down top-ranked Alabama for historic victoryVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama, 40-35, on Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team. Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against...
Le’Veon Moss scores 3 TDs as No. 25 Texas A&M gives No. 9 Missouri its 1st loss in routVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Le’Veon Moss was asked if he thought No. 25 Texas A&M shocked ninth-ranked Missouri after his big game propelled the Aggies to a rout Saturday. The running back laughed before answering. “Most definitely,” he said before chuckling again. “They thought they was coming to get a...
Kevin Jennings’ career game leads SMU past No. 22 Louisville in ACCVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kevin Jennings passed and rushed for career highs, Isaiah Nwokobia intercepted an end-zone pass with 2 minutes, 23 seconds left to seal it, and SMU overcame blowing a double-digit lead to beat No. 22 Louisville, 34-27, on Saturday. The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 ACC) rang up another significant...
Report: Former Jeannette standout Terrelle Pryor suing Big Ten, Ohio State, others over NIL use
Former Jeannette standout Terrelle Pryor is suing the NCAA, Big Ten, Ohio State and Learfield Communications seeking restitution for the use of his name, image and likeness, according to multiple media reports citing a legal filing. Pryor, who also is suing on behalf of others similarly affected, asserts that the...
Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain WestVideo
Rebuilding the Pac-12 Conference centered around football. It’ll be a pretty good basketball conference, too, after landing one of the perennial hoops powers on the West Coast. Gonzaga will become the latest member of the rebuilt Pac-12, the conference and school announced Tuesday, ending several years of conversations with other...
AP Top 25: Alabama overtakes Texas for No. 1 and UNLV earns its 1st ranking in program history
Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV, unbeaten through four games for the...
Alabama and Georgia meet early in season for another Top-5 showdown, minus the make-or-break stakesVideo
It’s still Alabama and Georgia, with all the made-for-TV trappings. Star quarterbacks. Stout defenses. Top-five rankings and NFL prospects galore. All Saturday night’s clash between the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Bulldogs lacks is the make-or-break, elimination game-style magnitude. It’s also minus the familiar story line of Kirby Smart vs....
UNLV’s starting QB says he will no longer play over ‘representations’ that ‘were not upheld’
LAS VEGAS — UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka, a transfer who has led the Rebels to a 3-0 start, announced on social media Tuesday night he will not play in any more games this season, alluding to an unkept agreement struck during his recruitment to the school. NCAA redshirt rules allow...
Pac-12 adding Utah State, in talks with Gonzaga, as Mountain West tries to hold UNLV
The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Utah State and UNLV were the main targets for the Pac-12 after...
AP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb, Boise State enters poll for 1st time since 2020Video
Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in the Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week,...
Kalel Mullings’ TD with 37 seconds left lifts No. 18 Michigan over No. 11 USCVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown run on fourth down with 37 seconds left, lifting No. 18 Michigan to a 27-24 win over No. 11 Southern Cal on Saturday, welcoming the Trojans to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football. The...
ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson, AP sources say
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson, two people familiar with the league’s internal talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because there is...
College football guarantee games pay millions to small-budget schools but opportunities could shrink
Ohio State and Kent State, separated by 135 miles in the same state, occupy extreme ends of the spectrum of major college football. Buckeyes football pulled in $127 million in revenue in 2023. Golden Flashes football has a budget of about $9 million. Still, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork...
Florida State is college football’s most disappointing team, and it’s not even close
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Few expected Florida State to run the table again in the Atlantic Coast Conference and coast into the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Not after losing quarterback Jordan Travis, running back Trey Benson, receivers Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, and a handful of standout defenders. However, no...
Injured Texas QB Quinn Ewers is questionable to return for the No. 1 Longhorns for next gameVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — 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 freshman Arch Manning took over the offense and passed...
Longhorns take over No. 1 in AP college football poll
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,...
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...
