College Football

LINCOLN, Neb. — A week after Nebraska fired head coach Scott Frost, the team’s defensive coordinator is out. Interim head coach Mickey Joseph said that defensive coordinator Erik Chinander was fired a day after Nebraska gave up 580 yards and 49 points in lopsided loss to No. 6 Oklahoma. Chinander had led Nebraska’s defense since Frost took over the team …

Arizona State and coach Herm Edwards chose to part ways Sunday less than 24 hours after the Sun Devils fell 30-21 to Eastern Michigan to continue an underwhelming 1-2 start in Edwards’ fifth season. Despite a 26-20 record that did not include a losing season, Edwards was embattled entering the 2022 campaign with Arizona State under NCAA investigation. The school did not …

The Herm Edwards era is finally over in Tempe. The main question: What took so long? The decision to fire Edwards was made Sunday afternoon. Sun Devil insider Chris Karpman of Sun Devil Source, the ASU 247Sports site, broke the story, which was later confirmed by Pete Thamel of ESPN and others. This is a lot like the USC situation …

Week 4 of the college football season around the corner, and with it comes some very intriguing matchups headlined by a key SEC East battle on Rocky Top. No. 11 Tennessee will host No. 20 Florida in a rivalry game that could re-emerge as one of the biggest in the conference. The Volunteers are fresh off a dismantling of Akron, …

The UNC football program spent the bye week preparing for the Week 4 matchup against Notre Dame as the Tar Heels look to go 4-0 on the year. But as UNC sat there on the bye week, it wasn’t likely they would crack a top 25 poll this week. Instead, the Tar Heels are still receiving votes in the updated …

The Associated Press Daniels, LSU storm back from 13 down to beat Bulldogs, 31-16 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels emerged from the locker room with red, swollen bruises around his left eye – and a smile on his face. ”I came over to the sideline and it was bleeding,” Daniels said with a chuckle when asked about …

The Big Ten West has officially wrapped up Week 3. During the weekend, the teams had a combined record of 3-3. Illinois was the lone team in the group that did not play a game. Nebraska had the most notable loss, as they dropped to 1-3 after losing to Oklahoma 14-49. In addition, Purdue had a three-point loss to Syracuse, …

Head coach Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) took care of business at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon, beating the visiting New Mexico State Aggies 66-7 in a game that was never even close. Bobby Engram’s offense ruled the day, producing 595 total yards of offense (335 passing, 260 rushing) and scoring the most points in a single …

Nebraska is making another change. Huskers interim head coach Mickey Joseph announced Sunday that defensive coordinator Erik Chinander has been fired. The move comes a day after Nebraska was blown out 49-14 by Oklahoma to drop to 1-3 on the year. The week before, the Huskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern, allowing 642 yards of offense in the process. That …

The top five eludes Brent Venables’ Oklahoma Sooners’ after week three’s action. The Sooners remained at No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. In other words, nothing has changed for the Sooners. They were ranked as high as sixth and as low as ninth by the surveyed coaches. Lots of things happened elsewhere in the rankings. Ahead …

Week 3’s results have provided some opportunity for movement in the new AP Top 25 college football rankings, and Penn State was ready to take advantage after an impressive win at Auburn on Saturday. The Nittany Lions were methodical early and explosive late in a 41-12 rout of the Tigers, and the AP Top 25 voters took note and have …

Penn State continues to be moving on up in the national rankings. The Nittany Lions made a solid move up into the top 15 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and they made a similar jump up the AP Top 25 on Sunday following a convincing victory at Auburn in Week 3. Penn State moved up eight spots …

USATSI Georgia moved ahead of Alabama for the No. 1 spot in the Coaches Poll top 25, bringing the rankings in line with the AP Top 25 and the rest of the college football world that has deemed the Bulldogs to be the best team in the land. While Georgia assumed No. 1 in other rankings last week in most …

Florida barely beat USF on Saturday, but the Gators are still ranked in the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. UF came in at No. 22 on Sunday’s Week 3 update, a one-spot drop after the Gators fell from No. 19 to 21 last weekend. That feels a bit kind, considering Florida’s struggles at home against a …

The Tigers are still on the outside looking in for Sunday’s update of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, but for the first time this season they’re receiving votes in the poll — only two of them, but votes nonetheless. LSU won its SEC opener on Saturday night over Mississippi State, overcoming a 13-0 first-half deficit to earn a 31-16 …