The first week of the college football season had everything. There was a heavyweight matchup between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 20 Texas A&M that came down to the final minutes and national championship contenders showed weaknesses ahead of big Week 2 showdowns.  But perhaps the biggest winners and losers are the teams whose fortunes changed in an instant. …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss if the Big Ten is the deepest conference in college football after big wins from Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, Maryland, and others. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The …

No. 9 Michigan’s two-man quarterback battle between Alex Orji and Davis Warren has ended in the most surprising of manners.  Warren, a former walk-on, got the start against Fresno State on Saturday, rendering Orji to the second team.  The burden is heavy as he replaces national champion and first-round pick J.J. McCarthy. Michigan has a massive showdown against No. 3 Texas in Week …

Ryan Williams made his first appearance in an Alabama football uniform Saturday, and as expected, the true freshman wide receiver shined in his Crimson Tide debut. Williams got the starting nod in his first collegiate game, going on to lead the team with 139 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns in the 63-0 season-opening win over Western Kentucky. Williams actually …

Getty Images Week 1 of college football is almost in the books, but we still have to wait a few days before a new updated version of the AP Top 25. Still, the slates from Thursday, Friday and Saturday are filled with results that voters will use to inform their reworked ballots.  In a normal college football week, we will …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It wasn’t the prettiest win, but a win it was, as Michigan football took down upstart Fresno State, 30-10, in the 2024 season opener. The offense wasn’t exactly up to par compared to the past few seasons, but the defense still looked incredible. If you were at the game or watched it on TV, you may know …

Even though Texas Tech defeated Abilene Christian University Saturday night 52-51 after ACU forced the game into overtime, many fans were not happy, to say the least. More: Texas Tech football: Do the Red Raiders get an F for an opening-night scare? | Report card Red Raiders win, but at what cost? Mixed feelings ran through Raiderland. Some fans were …

UCLA running back T.J. Harden carries the ball in the first half of the Bruins’ 16-13 comeback victory over Hawaii on Saturday. (Darryl Oumi / Getty Images) DeShaun Foster has long contended that nothing said about him or his team mattered once it played ball. UCLA’s new coach is too inexperienced? Play ball. The Bruins won’t be able to master …

3rd Quarter Report A win for Sam Houston would push their record over .500, and after three quarters of play they’ve put themselves in a good position to make it happen. They are fully in control with a 34-14 lead over Rice. If Sam Houston keeps playing like this they’ll be starting off their season with a ‘W’. On the …

Getty Images A frightening incident took place in San Francisco this Saturday, when 49ers wideout Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery. The 49ers released a statement saying Pearsall sustained a bullet wound to his chest, and is in serious but stable condition. The 23-year-old was selected by San Francisco with the No. 31 overall pick in this year’s …

Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Alabama head coach Nick Saban walks on the red carpet before the start of the NFL Draft at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports When Kalen DeBoer accepted the job as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, the question everyone wanted to know was, how do you plan …

You want to believe in Miami. You want to believe bad.  You want to believe because Cam Ward was fearless Saturday. And not much about Miami football has been fearless for a while.  You want to believe in Miami because if the remainder of the season even comes close to the thrashing it put on Florida, forget about fearing the …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – AUGUST 31: Jadarian Price #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second quarter at Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) If you had [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] as the first Notre Dame touchdown scorer of the season, congratulations. The …

Getty Images San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, 23, was shot during an attempted robbery in the neighborhood of Union Square, San Francisco mayor London Breed announced Saturday. The 49ers released a statement saying Pearsall sustained a bullet wound to his chest, and is in serious but stable condition.  The findings of a preliminary investigation indicate one man …

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Friday he believes Billy Napier is “going to be the head coach at Florida for a long, long time.” Does until November count as a long, long time, Scott? It’s hard to see Napier surviving past that, even with a more than $25.5 million buyout, if Saturday’s embarrassing showing is a preview of what’s …