College Football

NIL. Transfer Portal. Nine-game conference schedules. These are among the primary forces driving parity across college football. Traditional powerhouses can no longer count on stockpiling talent behind established starters, as more players find opportunities elsewhere to get on the field right away. When talent is equated, outcomes often come down to scheme and execution. But there’s another development worth noting: There has never been more scrutiny on college football coaches […]

All-American running back Ahmad Hardy is back to practice with No. 23 Missouri, nearly six months after he was wounded in the leg during a shooting outside of a concert in his home state of Mississippi, though it remains unclear when he will play for the Tigers. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz did say Tuesday that Hardy had been a full participant in practice the previous day. "We’ve always felt he […]

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is not expected to return this season, coach Dan Lanning announced Monday night. Moore has not played since getting concussed on a late hit at Southern California in late September. He resumed practicing earlier this month but remained in the concussion protocol. "I’m not anticipating him being back, no," Lanning said during his weekly news conference in Eugene. Moore returned to school as a senior instead […]

We've got four teams on this week's list that didn't make an appearance last week. And, we've got a new squad in the top three after BYU's shocking loss to UCF. Here are my latest college football rankings, with odds via DraftKings Sportsbook. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about […]

Lincoln Riley’s pricey buyout at USC might not look so pricey, The Herd’s Colin Cowherd argued. The Trojans suffered a 24-7 road loss to an unranked Wisconsin team, moving to 6-2. Riley’s job security was fairly in the clear after securing the No. 1 recruiting class and a 9-3 regular-season finish. ​Not long after conference play began, the buzz around Riley only grew louder.​ For Cowherd, the idea that Riley […]

Mississippi running back Kewan Lacy will miss this week's game against Auburn after dislocating his shoulder during the third quarter of Ole Miss' loss to Texas, Rebels coach Pete Golding said Monday. "It wasn’t exactly what it was before, it was different," Golding said. "Obviously, he’s not going to play this week." Recurring injuries to the left shoulder have troubled the preseason All-America selection, who rushed for 1,567 yards and […]

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said Monday he expects quarterback Josh Hoover to start and deliver a better performance when the fourth-ranked Hoosiers host Minnesota on Saturday. Hoover played through a right arm injury last weekend at Michigan and he didn't look the same. The former TCU star was just 8 of 18 for 81 yards with no touchdowns and threw his first interception of the season. Hoover scored the winning […]

No. 1 Miami (Fla.) was the only team to hold its spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday and idle Ohio State moved up to No. 2 as the poll went through another major reordering in the wake of BYU’s loss at UCF and subsequent six-spot fall to No. 8. A week after five of the top seven teams lost, three more top-10 teams went down Saturday to […]

The Dave Aranda era at Baylor is over. Baylor has fired the head coach in the middle of his seventh season, according to multiple reports. The decision to let Aranda go came a day after Baylor blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead to Kansas in a 25-24 loss, dropping the Bears to 4-3 on the season. While Baylor still has a winning record, the Bears are only 2-3 against Power Conference […]