Fans try to put cloud of gambling investigation to the side as Iowa-Iowa State game arrives
The rivalry game between Iowa and Iowa State always ratchets up the intensity of both fan bases every year, even if the two programs are unranked as they are this season.
Coach Prime’s matchup with Matt Rhule will be a contrast in program building methods
LINCOLN, Neb. Deion Sanders slogan, We Comin , suggests he expects immediate success at Colorado.
Michigan and Ohio State again are a cut above the rest in Big Ten’s final season before expansion
If the Big Ten s final season with a 14-team, two-division setup plays out the way it has since the conference expanded in 2014, an East team will win the championship and it will be Michigan or Ohio
Colorado Mines star QB John Matocha returns as one of the top small college players
With only a few Division I walk-on offers, John Matocha seriously considered giving up football after high school.
Beleaguered Pac-12 says it will pursue expansion with three schools leaving
The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement aimed at stability after Colorado became the third school in a year to announce plans to leave. The nine schools remaining for the 2024-25 season were largely
Bennett, Duggan, Stroud, Williams are Heisman finalists
Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of Southern California were announced as finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Monday night.
Huskers pay premium for Rhule to bring back program’s glory
LINCOLN, Neb. Matt Rhule said he had plenty of options after he got fired by the Carolina Panthers. He could have taken a year off from football or worked in television.
Nebraska signs Matt Rhule to 8-year deal as football coach
After six straight losing seasons and more than 20 years removed from its 1990s heyday, Nebraska is turning to Matt Rhule to rebuild its football program and make it competitive in the Big Ten Confere
Bielema, surging Illini collect AP Big Ten midseason honors
Second-year coach Bret Bielema and his Illinois football team are achieving at a rate not seen in the program in a long time. A very long time in some cases.
Nebraska fires Frost; AD Alberts says 16-31 ‘not acceptable’
LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska fired Scott Frost on Sunday, the situation so dire in the once-proud football program that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before the coach s con
Buckeyes out to restore order; Badgers pick in West
The Big Ten shook up college athletics this summer by announcing the additions of Southern California and UCLA in 2024 and negotiating a blockbuster multimedia rights deal.
Big Ten’s best defenses come out of spring in rebuild mode
Coordinator changes and heavy player personnel losses made it a spring of uncertainty for the top Big Ten defenses.
Ex-Texas QB Casey Thompson embraces fresh start at Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. Even though Casey Thompson hasn t been named Nebraska s starting quarterback officially, all indications through spring practices point to him taking the first snaps when the Cornhuske
AP All-America team expands to add receiver, defensive back
To more accurately reflect the evolution of college football s offenses and defenses, The Associated Press will increase the number of players honored on its All-America teams to include a third wide
CFP: Orange Bowl semi pits star defenses in Michigan-Georgia
The College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl will match surging Michigan against a Georgia team that went unbeaten through the regular season before a humbling loss to the defending natio
Frost will return to Cornhuskers in ‘22; 4 assistants fired
Nebraska ended weeks of speculation about coach Scott Frost s future, announcing Monday that he he will return for a fifth season with a restructured contract. A few hours later, Frost fired four offe
Nebraska’s Frost: It’s hard to ignore speculation about job
LINCOLN, Neb. Facing mounting pressure with Nebraska on the cusp of a fifth straight losing season, Scott Frost acknowledged this year has fallen far short of his expectations.
Harbaugh, Frost take parallels into Michigan-Nebraska clash
LINCOLN, Neb. It seems that negativity has swirled around Michigan s Jim Harbaugh and Nebraska s Scott Frost since they returned to coach at the schools where they enjoyed so much success as players
Iowa up to No. 3; Clemson out of Top 25 first time since ‘14
Iowa is gearing up for its biggest home game since the 1980s, Cincinnati has its highest ranking in 12 years and Clemson is on the outside looking in at The Associated Press college football poll for
Oregon, Iowa enter top 5; Arkansas has 1st ranking since ‘16
Oregon and Iowa were the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10 opponents.