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Oregon State quarterback Maalik Murphy (#6) looks for an open receiver as the Beavers face the California Golden Bears in a college football game at Reser Stadium in Corvallis on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. Sean Meagher/The Oregonian CORVALLIS — Saturday’s loss to California was a long way from the brand of football Oregon State sold in the preseason. The Beavers …

Arch Manning pointed the finger at himself as his coach criticized outside expectations as No 1 Texas opened the season with a 14-7 loss at Ohio State on Saturday. Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning and grandson of Archie Manning, completed 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and one interception. “Ultimately not good enough,” …

CORVALLIS — Oregon State football struggled through a 34-15 loss to California in its season opener. The Beavers’ offense was mostly stagnant, and its defense got beat over the top on multiple occasions in the first quarter. Coach Trent Bray addressed those and other issues in his postgame press conference Saturday night. Here is a transcript: Opening statement: “Defensively, got …

His frustration reached a boiling point. In the face of a two-score advantage late in the fourth, Curt Cignetti paced the west sideline with a stern look. In front of him, a sloppy performance full of miscues and mistakes. Despite No. 20 Indiana’s 27-14 win against Old Dominion to open the regular season Saturday, Cignetti was far from thrilled. After …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For Texas football, the 2025 season began the same way Saturday that its 2024 season ended in January. Texas and new starting quarterback Arch Manning struggled throughout Saturday’s season opener at Ohio Stadium. Undone by wasted offensive opportunities and a couple of untimely penalties on defense, No. 1 Texas was handed a 14-7 loss by No. 3 …

The biggest season opener in college football history has arrived. No. 1 Texas. Vs. No. 3 Ohio State. Arch Madness against the reigning national champions. Rarely do we see the preseason No. 1 team open the year as an underdog, and yet here is Texas, sprinting into Week 1 against the Buckeyes, the slight favorites who aim to defend their …

Tennessee releases depth chart for season opener against Syracuse  247Sports Where to watch Tennessee vs. Syracuse: TV channel, kickoff time, odds, prediction for Week 1 clash  CBS Sports Orange and #24 Vols Open 2025 Saturday on ABC  Syracuse University Athletics Three things to know ahead of SU football’s season opener against No. 24 Tennessee  WSTM Where is Tennessee vs Syracuse football game? Vols participating …

Georgia Tech opened its season in style with a thrilling 27-20 win over Colorado on Friday behind a standout performance from quarterback Haynes King, who ran 156 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, including a go-ahead 45-yard score with 1:07 remaining. King became the first Georgia Tech player since Tobias Oliver to rush for at least 150 yards and …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Determined to be No. 1 on any front in this wild new world of marketing in college sports, Colorado introduced a branded sideline bathroom for Deion Sanders in its opening game against Georgia Tech. Friday night’s sponsor: Depend undergarment. This is not simply some silly bathroom joke. The Colorado coach was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer …

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse coach Fran Brown spent two years at Georgia being taught to hate the folks in Knoxville. His players say he’s playing “Rocky Top” obnoxiously loud at practice. He’s played the Tennessee fight song so much that the Orange can barely stomach the sound of it anymore. Both Syracuse and Tennessee sport new-look offenses in 2025, and …