Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy
Fernando Mendoza, the quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award.
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Fernando Mendoza, the quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award.
No. 1 Arizona roared back from its first halftime deficit of the season to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.
Auburn struggled to put away the pesky Chattanooga Mocs, which kept the margin in single digits much of the game.
Alabama players haven't forgotten their last game against Oklahoma, when Alabama staffers ushered the Sooners off the Alabama on-field logo, creating a contentious scene that included at least one Oklahoma player spitting on Alabama logo.
The SEC has released the complete football schedule for all 16 schools for the 2026 season.
The Auburn Tigers and the Troy Trojans will face each other in football for the first time ever.
While Alabama wasn't guaranteed a place in the College Football Playoffs following its 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, the Crimson Tide has made the rankings, at No. 9.
Alabama's 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game caused to the Crimson Tide to fall and the Bulldogs to rise in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Gunner Stockton threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Georgia solidified its position for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff and beat Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game for the first time, pounding the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide 28-7 on Saturday.
Troy was a three-touchdown underdog playing at JMU in the Sun Belt title game and kept things tight for most of the night.
Here are the final scores from the AHSAA Super 7 State Championship high school football games:
Fresh off its Iron Bowl victory, Alabama has risen one spot to No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.
DJ Durkin is staying at Auburn as defensive coordinator under new coach Alex Golesh.
Saint James honored girls basketball head coach Katie Barton for achieving 500 career wins, all of which she earned with the Trojans
Auburn University has officially welcomed new head football coach Alex Golesh to the Plains.
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to.
As Alabama and Georgia prepare for their rematch in the SEC Championship Game, the Bulldogs have risen to No. 3 while the Crimson Tide remains No. 10 in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Here is a look at the performance and background of new Auburn head football coach Alex Golesh.
Auburn University has released a statement on its hiring of South Florida's Alex Golesh as its next head football coach.
Auburn hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as its next head coach
No. 10 Alabama defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl and will now play Georgia a second time this season in the SEC Championship Game.
Troy quarterback Goose Crowder threw three touchdown passes to lead the Trojans to a 28-18 victory over Southern Miss, which propels Troy to the Sun Belt Championship Game.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from the semifinal round of the playoffs from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Alabama State's Te’Sean Smoot threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns, with 189 yards going to Jalen Jones, as ASU beat Tuskegee 58-21 in the Turkey Day Classic.
Labaron Philon scored 20 points, Aden Holloway added 17 points and a career-high 10 assists as No. 8 Alabama beat Maryland 105-72 on in the Players Era Championship Tournament.
Auburn, which went 2-1 in the Players Era Championship tournament, has improved to 1-2 against Top 25 teams this season, after losses to Houston and Michigan.
No. 8 Alabama rebounded from its loss to Gonzaga to rout UNLV, 115-76, in the second round of the Players Era Championship.
Nearly eight months after Auburn knocked off Michigan 78-65 in the Sweet 16, it was clear early on the Wolverines were ready to exact some revenge.
Alabama remains No. 10 in the College Football Playoff rankings as the Crimson Tide prepares to face Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
Alabama remains No. 10 in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll following its 56-0 victory over Eastern Illinois, with a critically-important Iron Bowl coming up.
Goose Crowder was 27-of-43 passing for 361 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions to help Troy beat Georgia State 31-19.
Alabama State has reached nine wins for the second time in program history, joining the 1935 team.
Quarterback Deuce Knight accounted for 401 yards and six touchdowns, tying a school record, as Auburn beat No. 6 FCS ranked Mercer 62-17.
Alabama's blowout win sets up a high-stakes Iron Bowl, game, with the Crimson Tide looking to clinch a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game. A loss could end Alabama's shot at the College Football Playoff.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from the third round of the playoffs from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
The Lowndes Academy Rebels come up short, 32-14, against Chambers Academy in the AISA Class AAA state title game.
The Macon East Knights take down Escambia Academy 34-14 to claim the AISA Class A State Title.
Alabama has fallen six spots to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football poll following its 23-21 loss to Oklahoma at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from the second round of the playoffs from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
Alabama remains No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, to go along with its No. 4 position in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
Alabama remains No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll as it continues its streak of SEC victories.
No. 4 Alabama delivered its best defensive effort in SEC play this season to beat LSU 20-9, keeping the Tigers out of the end zone for the first time since the 2012 national championship game.
Here are your high school football scores and highlights from November 6-7 from Action 8's Lace Up Sports.
One day after Auburn fired head football coach Hugh Freeze, interim coach DJ Durkin and Athletic Director John Cohen are speaking to reporters about what's next for the Tigers.
Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest over the weekend.
Fired Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze has released this statement following his firing during his third season leading the Tigers:
South Carolina has fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula, who was once Alabama's head football coach and was the Crimson Tide's quarterback in the 1980s.
Alabama enjoyed a bye week and remains No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25 College Football Poll, along with all of the other top seven teams.
Here's more about Auburn defensive coordinator DJ Durkin, who has been named the team's interim head coach following the firing of Hugh Freeze.
Fired Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze's tenure on the Plains show disappointing statistics no matter where you look.







