College Football

MEMORIAL STADIUM (Clemson, S.C.) — The bodies crammed inside the Esso Club were packed tight, almost shoulder-to-shoulder as a line spilled from the bar, swerving toward the door and out into the courtyard. It was four hours before Dabo Swinney’s Tigers squad kicked off against the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes, and the beer was fully flowing inside "Clemson's Original Sports Bar." A quartet of Tigers orange-clad patrons created a pyramid […]

Colorado State's defense was so dismal Saturday that first-year head coach Jim Mora Jr. didn't wait for the final whistle to make a change at coordinator. Defensive coordinator Tyson Summers was removed as the Rams' play-caller during the first half of a 56-26 loss to Oregon State in Fort Collins. Summers left the field and is no longer with the program, Mora confirmed to reporters after the game. "Tyson was […]

From a morning crowd-surf to a field-storming celebration with the Little Brown Jug, this is the oral history of P.J. Fleck’s unforgettable day. P.J. Fleck arrived at Huntington Bank Stadium dressed for the occasion. Gopher maroon pants. Brown preppy loafers. A navy blue sport coat. A maroon tie and pocket square. On his left lapel, a Minnesota "M" pin. It was well before 9 a.m., and Fleck was already in […]

Ryan Field (Evanston, Ill.) — One hundred years to the day after football was first played on this site, Northwestern debuted the most expensive college football stadium ever built. The $870 million new Ryan Field is modeled after NFL and European soccer stadiums and engineered to bring fans closer to the action. And there was plenty of action on "FOX College Football Friday" as Northwestern racked up 506 total yards of […]

Virginia Tech's John Love missed a 36-yard field goal as time expired, and Pittsburgh survived for a 35-33 victory over the Hokies on Friday. Pittsburgh quarterback Holden Geriner came off the bench to throw a touchdown pass, and Ja’Kyrian Turner added a rushing touchdown for the Panthers (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who remain one of three unbeaten teams in the ACC. Pittsburgh trailed 14-0, but scored 21 unanswered points […]

Michigan State visits Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The Badgers are 3-1 this season, while the Spartans are 2-2. Wisconsin has won three straight, most recently 24-20 at Penn State, and is averaging 31.8 points per game. Michigan State has lost two straight, falling 31-13 to Nebraska last Saturday after a 27-10 loss at Notre Dame, and is averaging 22 points per game. […]

No. 7 Alabama visits No. 16 Mississippi State on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. Both teams enter unbeaten at 4-0. Alabama is a 5.5-point favorite over Mississippi State, with a total of 60.5 and a moneyline of -231 for the Crimson Tide and +184 for the Bulldogs. Below, we'll give you all the details you need to know about how to watch […]

Penn State visits Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 2, the first game at Northwestern's new Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The Nittany Lions are 3-1 this season, while the Wildcats are 2-1. Ryan Field is an $862 million project, funded in large part by the Ryan family. Despite a larger footprint than Northwestern's old stadium, it holds 12,500 fewer seats, a design built around eliminating poor sightlines rather than maximizing capacity. […]

Northwestern will host Penn State on Friday in a Week 5 college football matchup on FOX. Penn State led Wisconsin 17-0 and held a 10-point advantage late in the fourth quarter, putting the Nittany Lions minutes away from a 4-0 start under Matt Campbell. Instead, the Badgers scored 14 unanswered points to pull off a dramatic 24-20 win. It was a brutal home loss for Penn State. Quarterback Rocco Becht […]