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After comeback win, SMU returns home vs. Houston Christian
SMU looks to find some consistency when it hosts FCS up-and-comer Houston Christian on Saturday evening in Dallas., ,The Mustangs (1-0) carry momentum into their second game after a 29-24 comeback win at Nevada in their season opener last Saturday. ,SMU got 254 yards passing from Preston Stone, with...
Jedd Fisch, Will Rogers head new-look Washington squad vs. Weber State
There will be one ranked team taking the field Saturday night at Husky Stadium, but it won't be Washington.,Weber State, which is No. 22 in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision poll, travels to Seattle for the season opener.,The host Huskies, coming off a trip to the College Football Play...
Both still potent despite losing stars, No. 13 LSU faces No. 23 USC
LSU had to replace a quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy last season., ,USC had to replace a quarterback who was taken No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft in the spring., ,But both teams still have high hopes as they prepare to meet in their season opener Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,The Tigers are ra...
Anthony Colandrea, Virginia set to battle in-state rival Richmond
Sophomore quarterback Anthony Colandrea will lead the Virginia offense in Saturday's season opener against the visiting Richmond Spiders in Charlottesville, Va., ,Third-year Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott named Colandrea the starter last weekend after an offseason battle with fifth-year senior Tony Mu...
Arizona State kicks off first Big 12 season vs. Wyoming
Arizona State struggled through consecutive 3-9 seasons before entering its first season in the Big 12.,The Sun Devils will look to get this campaign off to a good start when they play host to Wyoming on Saturday night in Tempe, Ariz.,Kenny Dillingham resided over the second three-win season in his ...
Neighbors Georgia Tech, Georgia State meet for first time
Their campuses are only a few miles apart, but Atlanta-based Georgia Tech will host Georgia State on Saturday for the first time on the gridiron.,Georgia Tech (1-0) is coming off a dramatic 24-21 win over No. 10 Florida State in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland.,Georgia State is opening its...
South Carolina looking to turn up heat on Old Dominion
Seeking a good start to the season after a rocky 2023, South Carolina takes on visiting Old Dominion on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks finished 5-7 a year ago, with all their victories in home games, as coach Shane Beamer experienced his first losing season since taking over in 2021.,Redsh...
Ex-Georgia backup leads Kentucky against Southern Miss
Kentucky doesn't know what to expect from Southern Miss in the season opener Saturday night in Lexington, Ky.,That's because the Golden Eagles have new coordinators on both sides of the ball and a new starting quarterback.,"You don't know exactly what you're going to get so we have to be prepared fo...
Payton Thorne leads Auburn into opener vs. Alabama A&M
Auburn is looking to return to national prominence in 2024, starting with Saturday night's tilt against visiting Alabama A&M. ,The Tigers are coming off a 6-7 record in coach Hugh Freeze's first season, and Auburn is a middling 23-26 since the end of the 2019 season.,The Tigers dropped their last th...
BYU preparing for a fight from Southern Illinois
BYU is 18-0 all-time against FCS foes entering Saturday night's opener against Southern Illinois in Provo, Utah. Should be an easy mark for the Cougars, right?,Well, as Lee Corso might say, not so fast, my friend.,While BYU is favored, there's the little matter of the visiting Salukis' recent track ...
UNLV looking to spoil Willie Fritz's Houston debut
The Willie Fritz era kicks off Saturday night when Houston hosts Mountain West contender UNLV.,Fritz, 64, takes over for Dana Holgorsen, who was fired after going 4-8 in Houston's first season in the Big 12. Fritz was a two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) at Tulane a...
Jeff Lebby makes Mississippi State debut vs. Eastern Kentucky
Mississippi State will be missing key personnel when it kicks off the Jeff Lebby coaching era by hosting FCS foe Eastern Kentucky Saturday evening in Starkville, Miss.,Lebby, the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma the past two seasons, said transfer receiver Kelly Akharaiyi and safety Corey Ellington...
Jaydn Ott and Cal usher in ACC era against UC Davis
California's first game as an Atlantic Coast Conference school will be against a longtime Pacific Coast rival when the Golden Bears host UC Davis on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,In the first of three nonconference lead-ups to its ACC opener at Florida State, Cal will seek to make it three ...
Miami (Ohio) looks to extend series success at Northwestern
Transition at various positions, namely quarterback, and a seismic conference shift likely influenced various pundits to downplay Northwestern's chances in the Big Ten this season.,"That's right where the 'Cats want to be," Wildcats coach David Braun said. "Chip on our shoulder. Little bit of edge t...
Cincinnati turning transfer QB loose against Towson
Cincinnati looks to rebound from a highly disappointing 2023 season when it opens the campaign Saturday against visiting Towson.,It is the first-ever meeting between the Bearcats of the Big 12 and the Tigers of the Coastal Athletic Association.,Ever since Desmond Ridder led them to the College Footb...
Syracuse looks to start new era on right foot vs. Ohio
With a new coach, a new quarterback and a new influx of talent, Syracuse faces raised expectations heading into its season opener against visiting Ohio on Saturday afternoon. ,The Orange hired Georgia defensive backs coach Fran Brown as their new coach last November while they were wrapping up a 6-7...
Experience on Virginia Tech's side in opener at Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech hopes to build on a strong finish to last season when it meets Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Hokies won five of their last seven games in 2023 to finish 7-6, with each of those victories coming by at least 17 points.,Virginia Tech is led by head coach Brent P...
Rocco Becht, Iowa State take aim at North Dakota
Since earning a season-ending No. 9 final ranking in 2020, Iowa State has sputtered to an 18-20 record over the past three seasons.,The Cyclones are hoping to resurface this season. They begin the quest on Saturday when they battle FCS program North Dakota in Ames, Iowa.,The Fighting Hawks are ranke...
New-look Indiana aims to keep Keyone Jenkins, FIU in check
Although Indiana is set to begin a new era when it faces Florida International on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind., first-year coach Curt Cignetti just wants to take things one game at a time. ,Cignetti has the daunting task of rebuilding a Hoosiers program that went 9-27 under Tom Allen over...
New QBs in focus for Maryland, UConn ahead of Week 1
With a fresh schedule and a new starting quarterback, Maryland coach Mike Locksley is in the holiday spirit ahead of the team's season opener on Saturday against UConn in College Park, Md.,"This is like Christmas for me," Locksley said. "... We've gotta play the game to see who we are and start the ...