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USATSI Defending Mountain West Conference champion San Jose State looks to win its third consecutive season opener when it takes on FCS-level Southern Utah Saturday on CBS Sports Network. The Spartans (7-1 in 2020) finished last season ranked 24th in the final Associated Press and Amway/USA Today coaches poll and No. 22 in the College

7:35 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The 2021 college football season is just about ready to kick off,

Previously: AAC, Big 12, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt The 2021 college football season is right around the corner and this week we will be previewing each of the Power Five conferences. On Monday we broke down the SEC. On Tuesday it was the Pac-12’s turn. Wednesday was the Big 12. Below, Yahoo Sports’

Deion Sanders is the only college coach outside of the FBS who would be invited to share a commercial set with Nick Saban for a few days. And that’s the point of him being at Jackson State.  When Sanders made the surprising move to coach Jackson State last year, it was a match with more

USATSI SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby have responded to Tuesday’s announcement of an alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences. That alliance, created in the aftermath of the SEC’s power move to poach Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12, was short on details from its three commissioners. However,

7:30 AM ET Let’s face it: College football has a bit of a chaos problem at the moment. As in, a lack thereof. The current ruling class is ruling a bit more than usual. Alabama has won six of the past 12 national titles and five of the past seven SEC titles and hasn’t finished

They appeared on a three-screen video chat, the modern equivalent of an old-school mob meeting designed to run out the competition. And at its heart, that’s what this was trying to be. An attempted act of aggression responding to a perceived act of aggression. This is where we are at in college athletics, this wonderful,

Getty Images The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are expected to formally announce their long-awaited alliance on Tuesday afternoon, sources close to the situation tell CBS Sports. The agreement between the three conferences will focus on NCAA governance and college football scheduling, but the leagues also plan to get on the same page regarding future

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve finally made it. The 2021 college football season is kicking off this week. And unlike last year, all conferences are a go right from the start this fall. With that, it’s time to break down the top 100 players who will be most worth watching. Over the course of

EVANSTON, Ill. – One of the hallowed traditions of college football summer camp is a gluttonous feast upon its conclusion. Players for generations have replaced the calories shed under the beating sun and celebrated the nearing of kickoff. At Northwestern, star center Sam Gerak and his teammates are planning some over-indulgence at Portillo’s, the iconic

USATSI Gus Malzahn seems like a new man in a not-so-old program. That’s another way of saying UCF’s 55-year-old coach has remade himself, suddenly becoming hotter than the newest ride at Disney World. “You went through something pretty traumatic,” UCF athletic director Terry Mohajir told his new coach earlier this year. “Are you ready to

7:00 AM ET Coach Hugh Freeze and Liberty are facing a fourth-and-3 from Virginia Tech’s 38-yard line early in the second quarter, and two things are abundantly clear. The Flames are going for it, and the ball is going to be in star quarterback Malik Willis‘ hands. Liberty, on this day last November, is ranked

Brandon Huffman/247Sports Sterling Lane, a four-star linebacker prospect in the Class of 2022 from Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, announced his commitment to Arizona live on CBS Sports HQ. Lane chose the Wildcats over Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon and Oregon State.  Lane is ranked No. 322 overall, No. 23 in the state

6:32 AM ET As nicknames go, “The Human First Down” is probably as endearing as it gets for a running back, and it took Arizona State‘s Rachaad White all of four games to earn the moniker. That’s the abridged story, anyway. White’s 2020 campaign lasted just four games as Arizona State, and the Pac-12 in

As an NFL fan, you might not be ready to shift into draft mode. But we like the idea of introducing some of the bigger-name prospects for the 2022 NFL draft now, at least giving readers a big-picture familiarity of how things stand now. Had we written this one a year ago, Trevor Lawrence, Justin

Getty Images Fifteen years after the murder of star Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, one of his ex-teammates has been arrested in the case. Former Hurricanes defensive back Rashaun Jones was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday in Marion County, Florida, after long being regarded as a suspect, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced. Pata played

7:00 AM ET The first handful of games of the 2021 college football season are less than two weeks away, with everything really kicking into gear over Labor Day weekend. It will be an opportunity to see some of the top prospects in the 2022 NFL draft class, including a bunch of talented quarterbacks. As

Bettors really like Spencer Rattler’s chances to win the Heisman Trophy. The Oklahoma QB is the favorite to win the 2021 Heisman at BetMGM. He’s also the player who’s the most popular bet at the sportsbook too. Nearly 19% of wagers have been placed on Rattler (+800) to win and 26.5% of the handle —