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Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games.

Davon Barnes made two free throws with eight seconds remaining and No. 23 Mississippi got two defensive stops in the final 10 seconds to hold off Texas 72-69 on Wednesday night.

Kai Horton, who threw just a solitary pass for Tulane this past season, has committed to the University of Washington football team -- likely knowing he might n

See the complete list of players from Jacksonville-area high schools on NCAA FBS college football programs in the 2024 season.

Continuing a position-by-position examination of 2025's college football superstars, there is a plethora of dominant performers at wide receiver. Projecting college football's top 10 at the position is a numbers and production-based exercise that meets somewhere in the middle of potential and expectations.

Four-star 2026 Pascagoula, Mississippi safety prospect Tylan Wilson announced a Clemson offer late Tuesday. "After a great talk with @CoachConn, I am extremely Blessed to receive my 19th D1 offer from Clemson University," Wilson said on social media.

It’s Senior Bowl week and that means the top college football graduates from across the country will compete with each other in front of all 32 teams, media mem

T Toppin had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Chance McMillian scored 16 points and No. 22 Texas Tech beat TCU 71-57 on Wednesday night in its first game as a ranked team this season.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

Texas Tech track and field team set for Stan Scott Invitational and Multis. Red Raiders' women are ranked No. 2, Texas Tech men No. 3

OXFORD, Miss. — Madison Booker hit a jump shot with 13 seconds remaining as No. 7 Texas wiped out an eight-point deficit in the final five minutes to defeat Mississippi 61-58 Sunday. Taylor ...