COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

Bachmeier leads late drive to rally La Tech to 22-17 win, defense holds FIU to 4 passing yards

Freshman Jacob Fields turned his only touch into a 30-yard touchdown run with a minute to play to lift Louisiana Tech to a 22-17 season-opening win over Florida International

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swann throws for 3 TDs as Vanderbilt holds off Hawaii 35-28 in opener

AJ Swann threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns as Vanderbilt held off Hawaii 35-28 Saturday night following a long lightning delay before the season opener for both teams

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brown throws for 361 yards, Jackson State feels like a million bucks after donation from Sean Combs

Jason Brown threw for 361 yards, Irv Mulligan ran for 109 yards, and Jackson State rolled past South Carolina State 37-7 in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge Kickoff season opener

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Caleb Williams throws 4 TD passes as No. 6 USC opens with rout

Reigning Heisman winner guides dominant Trojans offense to 56-28 win over San Jose State.

AUGUST 27, 2023

Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 4 TD passes, leads No. 6 USC past San Jose State 56-28

No. 6 Southern California opened the season with a 56-28 victory over San Jose State

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

College football Week 0 sights and sounds: Caleb Williams dazzles, Irish rule in Ireland, more

College football is back, as Week 0 featured Caleb Williams guiding No. 6 USC to victory, while No. 13 Notre Dame earning an easy win in Ire...

AUGUST 27, 2023

Poffenbarger throws four TD passes, Albany opens with 34-13 win over Fordham

Reese Poffenbarger threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Roy Alexander, and Albany defeated Fordham 34-13 in a season opener

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phommachanh, Lynch-Adams lead UMass to 41-30 victory over New Mexico State in opener

Taisun Phommachanh passed for 192 yards and added a rushing touchdown, Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and UMass defeated New Mexico State 41-30

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mayden hits Redman for 2 TDS, San Diego State holds on to top Ohio 20-13

Jalen Mayden threw two touchdown passes to Mark Redman and San Diego State opened the season with a 20-13 win over Ohio

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Interception by Jeremiah Harris rescues Jacksonville State as Gamecocks defeat UTEP in FBS debut

Malik Jackson rushed for 76 yards and a key touchdown, Jeremiah Harris preserved the win with a huge interception and Jacksonville State celebrated its FBS debut with a 17-14 victo...

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peevy throws for a touchdown, Bell adds a rushing TD, Mercer tops North Alabama 17-7 in FCS opener

Carter Peevy threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Ty James on the first drive of the season and Mercer pulled out a 17-7 win over North Alabama in the FCS Kickoff Classic

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hartman throws four TDs in No. 13 Notre Dame's 42-3 win over Navy in Dublin

Transfer quarterback Sam Hartman helps Notre Dame open season with an impressive win as the Irish rout Navy, 42-3, in Dublin, Ireland.

AUGUST 26, 2023

Hartman throws 4 TD passes as No. 13 Notre Dame opens with a 42-3 win over Navy in Ireland

Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns in his Notre Dame debut and the No. 13 Fighting Irish routed Navy 42-3 in a season-opening victory in Ireland’s capital

AUGUST 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Caleb Williams has a big plan, and it goes beyond winning a second Heisman Trophy

USC's star QB spent the offseason diving into NIL, recruiting teammates out of the transfer portal, and plotting ways to lift his Trojans to...

AUGUST 26, 2023

Nebraska's Matt Rhule having the time of his life as he begins latest rebuild project

Cornhuskers' new coach looking forward to Thursday's season-opener vs. Minnesota (on FOX and the FOX Sports app).

AUGUST 26, 2023

College football coaches wary of effect of new first-down clock rule

The NCAA football rule change that drew the most notice in the offseason might go unnoticed by fans but not by head coaches.

AUGUST 26, 2023

Notre Dame fans painting Dublin green ahead of season opener vs. Navy

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in Dublin, headlining a college football game against longtime rival Navy.

AUGUST 25, 2023

What's in a name? Notre Dame and its fans painting Dublin green ahead of season opener against Navy

The Fighting Irish are in Dublin and headlining a college football game against longtime rival Navy

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

2023 college football sleepers: 6 teams that could shock the world this season

TCU proved last season that college football is always capable of serving up a surprise or two. Here are six teams capable of pulling off a...

AUGUST 25, 2023