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https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/ucla-fires-head-coach-deshaun-foster-after-0-3-start-170636578.html UCLA has fired head football coach DeShaun Foster following an 0-3 start to the season. UCLA announced the decision Sunday morning via a statement from athletic...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6609141/2025/09/08/big-ten-starting-quarterbacks-stats/ Transfers and impact freshmen soaked up most of the offseason conversation about the Big Ten quarterbacks, but after two weeks of action, the league’s holdovers have far outperformed the newcomers. By...

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Not everyone bullish on McCarthy success. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/winners-and-losers-from-cutdown-day-in-nfl-plus-saints-name-qb-and-travis-kelce-and-taylor-swift-engaged/ 5. Predicting last-place teams in each NFL division for 2025 In the lead-up to the start of the regular season...

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/minnesota-football-rowing-buffalo-opponent-163848792.html The Minnesota Golden Gophers kick off the 2025 college football season by hosting the Buffalo Bulls at 7 p.m. CST on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Huntington Bank Stadium. Can Buffalo score on offense? From an...

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6569243/2025/08/24/big-ten-vs-sec-challenge-who-would-win-a-16-game-showdown/ LSU coach Brian Kelly is getting ready to coach a mammoth season opener at Clemson. The SEC versus the ACC. Earlier this summer, however, Kelly lobbied for the SEC to play a more...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6570309/2025/08/26/big-ten-football-schedule-strength-rankings/ With 18 teams under the Big Ten umbrella, the conference’s schedules have more disparity now than ever before. Eight of Wisconsin’s nine conference opponents this fall ranked in the top 50 of Chris...

How has Vikings rookie Max Brosmer gone from undrafted free agent to potential No. 2 QB? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6565396/2025/08/21/max-brosmer-minnesota-vikings-new-hampshire/ They swear they’re not saying this in hindsight. Max Brosmer? Those who have witnessed his journey, from...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6560979/2025/08/19/college-football-playoff-heisman-conference-predictions/ Bold predictions and hot takes Lastly, we asked our panelists to submit their bold predictions for the season. Here’s a selection of the best: Austin Meek: One of these four teams will...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6558436/2025/08/18/college-football-rankings-preseason-136/ Welcome back to college football, and for the first time in a long time, the sport didn’t reshape itself in the offseason. No major conference realignment. No major changes to the College Football...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6568408/2025/08/22/sec-football-annual-rivals-schedule/ They finally landed the plane. Four years since the debate over going to nine games heated up, and more than two years after SEC commissioner Greg Sankey compared the decision to landing a plane and saying...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6551090/2025/08/14/koi-perich-minnesota-football-travis-hunter/ Koi Perich looks different from his Minnesota teammates in practice, and it’s not because of his 6-foot-1, 200-pound frame. Outside of the quarterbacks, half the Gophers wear maroon jerseys, while...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6527033/2025/08/14/college-football-coach-tiers-rankings/ Tier 3: High–level consistency Coach 2024 Tier 1 Bret Bielema 4 Jeff Brohm 3 Troy Calhoun 3 Matt Campbell 3 Jamey Chadwell 3 Mario Cristobal 3 New Spencer...