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Florida made one of the biggest moves of the 2026 college football season when the Gators jumped 13 places from No. 21 to No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 following a dominant 52-28 victory over then-No. 4 Ole Miss. The enormous jump illustrates an important feature of the AP poll: teams do not … Read more
Targeting is one of college football’s most important — and frequently misunderstood — player-safety rules. Under NCAA rules, targeting generally involves a player making prohibited forcible contact with the crown of his helmet or making forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent. A confirmed targeting foul carries a 15-yard penalty … Read more
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore suffered a concussion after taking a violent hit to the head while sliding against USC on September 26, 2026, but reports the following day brought encouraging news about the severity of the injury. Moore was taken from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace, and transported … Read more
Indiana’s game against Northwestern began in bizarre fashion when the Hoosiers were penalized for two consecutive illegal snaps before they had run their first offensive play. Center Bray Lynch was flagged twice in the opening seconds of Indiana’s 29-23 victory on September 25, 2026. The calls pushed the Hoosiers from first-and-10 to first-and-20 and infuriated … Read more
Indiana running back Turbo Richard suffered a right lower-leg injury during the Hoosiers’ 29-23 victory over Northwestern on September 25, 2026, leaving the game in the second quarter after a controversial tackle near the sideline. Richard was unable to put weight on his right leg as he was helped toward the locker room and did … Read more
Lee Beebe Jr. delivered the biggest performance of his Indiana career when the Hoosiers suddenly found themselves in danger of being upset by Northwestern. With Northwestern repeatedly cutting into Indiana’s lead in the second half, Beebe produced two enormous fourth-quarter runs, scored a touchdown and helped set up the score that ultimately allowed the Hoosiers … Read more
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders kicked several unnamed players off the Buffaloes after the team’s 41-7 loss to Northwestern, saying their dismissals resulted from a pattern of “conduct detrimental to the team” rather than one isolated incident. The move came after Sanders publicly criticized players he saw laughing and joking as Colorado left the field … Read more
Former Pitt, Boston College and Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec was arrested in Pennsylvania after police accused him of taking a rental box truck from a hospital and driving away in it. Jurkovec, 26, was taken into custody on September 18, 2026, after investigators tracked the truck by GPS and Cranberry Township police stopped it … Read more
NC State appeared to have Vanderbilt beaten on September 19, 2026. The Wolfpack led 31-28, had possession of the football and were down to the final six seconds. Instead, one of the most unlikely endings in recent college football history turned an almost certain NC State victory into a 35-31 Vanderbilt win. The deciding mistake … Read more
LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt is dealing with soreness in his throwing shoulder ahead of the Tigers’ September 19, 2026 game against Ole Miss. LSU has not publicly announced a more specific diagnosis, such as a sprain, strain or structural injury. The school’s official SEC availability designation lists Leavitt as doubtful, while multiple reports say the … Read more