College Football

I played offensive line for eight seasons in the NFL, and before that I spent my Saturdays in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, blocking for guys who ended up on lists like this one. So when I watch college football now, I watch for the stuff that signaled to me in the huddle whether a guy was for real. I'm picking the 10 players who impressed me most during the […]

Between NFL Week 2 odds and college football Week 3 odds, there was no shortage of high-rollers making major wagers. There were five- and six-figure bets aplenty, and even an eye-watering seven-figure play. But on a Sunday of upsets in the NFL, arguably the best bet of the weekend was a relatively modest three-figure underdog parlay that netted a healthy five-figure profit. More on that wager, a million-dollar loser and […]

Joel Klatt said he had a real tug of war at the top of his rankings this week. The choice at the top was tough: Ole Miss coming off a massive win over LSU, or Texas because of its win over Ohio State two weekends ago? Elsewhere, Alabama returns to the top 10 after a wild comeback win over Florida State, and LSU takes a tumble after a shaky showing […]

Mississippi moved into the top five with its win over LSU, the Tigers stayed in the top 10, and Florida and Mississippi State cracked the rankings to give the Southeastern Conference 10 teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll released Sunday. The Rebels, who held off Lane Kiffin and LSU 32-24 on Saturday night, jumped over the Tigers and three other teams to land at No. 4 […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Keelon Russell threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 10 Alabama overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Florida State 50-36 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (3-0) struggled to run the ball early and had few answers for Florida State’s explosive plays. Once Alabama settled in, Florida State (1-2) struggled to slow it down. Russell completed 23 of 30 passes […]

The UCLA Bruins face the Purdue Boilermakers to open conference play on Saturday in a Week 3 college football matchup on BTN. The Boilermakers suffered a gut-wrenching double-overtime loss to Wake Forest last week. With Big Ten play beginning, Barry Odom’s team cannot allow that defeat to derail its season. Career performances from quarterback Ryan Browne and running back Fame Ijeboi were not enough to secure the win. Browne threw […]

Can Ole Miss spoil Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford? Will Houston prove it is a legitimate Big 12 contender against defending conference champion Texas Tech? And which teams will make an early statement in SEC play? The college football season rolls into Week 3 with a loaded slate headlined by LSU-Ole Miss. Kiffin returns to a hostile environment for one of the most anticipated games on the college football calendar. […]

The Michigan State Spartans visit the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Both teams enter at 2-0, with Michigan State coming off wins over Toledo (30-20) and Eastern Michigan (35-7) and Notre Dame off wins over Wisconsin (41-13) and Rice (52-0). Notre Dame's offense has set an early tone. CJ Carr has thrown […]

The Purdue Boilermakers visit the UCLA Bruins on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Purdue enters at 1-1 after a 44-19 win over Indiana State and a 36-38 loss to Wake Forest, while UCLA is 2-0 following wins at California (45-24) and over San Diego State (28-10). UCLA has done its early damage on the ground. Wayne Knight has run for […]