What happens to the college football rankings when hardly anyone is doing well? Alabama, Penn State and Oklahoma fall out of the AP Top 25 after lackluster performances, the expanded SEC lands six of the top seven spots and Notre Dame remains in the rankings after a historic upset. Let’s take a look at the […]
College football had a Saturday full of upsets and close calls in Week 2, which caused some excitement in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Nebraska began the poll ranked No. 23, making its first appearance in the top 25 since Sept. 3, 2019. The Cornhuskers, who dominated Colorado on Saturday, had not been ranked […]
Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The athlete‘s college football newsletter. Sign up here to get Until Saturday delivered directly to your inbox. While you were sleeping… No. 7 Oregon needed a walk-off field goal to beat Boise State — and Heisman candidate RB Ashton Jeanty — 37-34. But that was by far not […]
What seemed like a formality for Notre Dame – a home game against a Mid-American Conference opponent following a momentous road win in the season opener against then-No. 20 Texas A&M last Saturday – was anything but. Despite entering the game as a four-touchdown favorite, Notre Dame suffered a surprise 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois […]
The College Football Playoffs are still a long way off, but Week 2 was an example of why every game still counts in the regular season. After a Week 1 marked by many losses and quick starts, Saturday tempered some expectations with a series of close wins and a potentially decisive upset. Here are five […]
SOUTH BEND – It was another MAC attack in the Notre Dame football team’s first home game on Saturday. In the very first meeting between the Irish (1-1) – who are ranked 7th in the US LBM Coaches Poll and 5th in the AP Poll – and the unranked Huskies (2-0) of the Mid-American Conference, […]
Riley Leonard No. 13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish warms up before the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. Jack Gorman/Getty Images Today is the NCAA football game between Northern Illinois and Notre Dame, and both teams are coming off their victories last […]
