College Football

Florida State and No. 19 SMU kicked off at 9:15 p.m. ET at Doak Campbell Stadium following a nearly two-hour power outage that forced both programs to play under severely restricted conditions. As teams prepared to take the field, ESPN reported that the game would proceed despite significant operational limitations. According to Yahoo Sports, the two programs kicked off without full stadium lights, working public address speakers, referee microphones, sideline […]

Longtime coach Kyle Whittingham was unaware the stadium clock he watched Saturday night at Michigan might not reflect the official game time. Purdue coach Barry Odom also was caught off guard as he watched on television more than 250 miles away. The two Big Ten coaches acknowledged Monday they did not know there could be a discrepancy between what everyone was seeing on television and inside the stadium and the […]

Week 1 of the college football season showed me enough to feel at least half decent about my updated rankings. I have some questions about a few title favorites, and I'm sure the fans of those teams do, too. Also, I feel better about Texas than I do Ohio State heading into their Week 2 showdown. Rankings time. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If […]

One second made a world of difference for the public betting masses on Saturday. A simple tick of the clock turned college football Week 1 odds on their head. Huge favorite Michigan got a second shot at a Hail Mary, turning what was seemingly a 12-7 upset loss into a stunning 13-12 victory over Western Michigan. It was equally stunning for bookmakers. "That extra play and successful Hail Mary was […]

Luke Fickell jumped out of the Cincinnati frying pan straight into the Big Ten fire, and the Wisconsin Badgers are the ones who have been burned. Rather than elevating the program as promised, Fickell has stumbled to a 17–21 start with the Badgers. With back-to-back losing seasons, the program has hit a low point it hasn't seen since Barry Alvarez's team in 2001. For 22 straight seasons, Wisconsin football was […]

Why are we wasting time? Let's dive into my best bets for Week 1 of the college football season. 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 Sports Betting on FOX Sports. You will hear the stats all week, that Georgia coach Kirby Smart never covers these big spreads as a […]

Last season’s College Football Playoff ended with Indiana lifting the trophy after a 27-21 victory over Miami. So it’s no surprise this season to see the Hoosiers featured in FOX’s opening Big Noon Kickoff. Equally unsurprising in College Football Week 1 odds: Curt Cignetti’s squad is quite popular, even though it’s nearly a six-touchdown home favorite vs. North Texas. "Action is one way. They’re laying the 40 points with Indiana," […]

College football kicked off last weekend with Bill Belichick and North Carolina surprising TCU as 9-point underdogs, winning in Ireland in the first game of the 2026 season. With the focus of this column once a week being on dangerous underdogs who have a chance to defy the odds and get a win, perhaps another ACC team can follow suit and surprise their favored opponent this weekend. On Sunday night, […]

It's the first full week of the college football season, which means it's time to honor the seniors who are playing in their final home game. Wait, what? The No. 1 AP ranked Ohio State Buckeyes held their Senior Day celebration prior to the 2026 season opener against the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. But Senior Day usually takes place in a team's last home game of the season. […]