College Football Previews

Game Preview Penn State @ Rutgers The Penn State Nittany Lions and Rutgers Scarlet Knights enter Saturday’s regular season finale in Piscataway with identical goals and identical records. Both are 5-6 (2-6 Big Ten), both are one win away from bowl eligibility, and both are treating this like a must-win playoff game. Penn State comes in hot, winning back-to-back games

Game Preview North Carolina @ NC State The North Carolina Tar Heels close a disappointing first season under head coach Bill Belichick with a rivalry game against the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday night in Raleigh. While NC State is bowl eligible at 6-5 (3-4 ACC), UNC enters at 4-7 (2-5) and will finish below .500, win or lose. This

Game Preview Northwestern @ Illinois The Illinois Fighting Illini will try to close the regular season on a high note Saturday night when they host the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Both teams enter at 4-4 in Big Ten play, and while Northwestern already secured bowl eligibility at 6-5, Illinois (7-4) is seeking a momentum win to cap

Game Preview Clemson @ South Carolina The Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks meet Saturday in Columbia in a rivalry game that carries less postseason weight than last year—but plenty of pride. The Palmetto Bowl matchup looks different this season, with both teams outside the national spotlight and South Carolina already eliminated from bowl contention. Clemson (6-5, 4-4 ACC) has

Game Preview Iowa State @ Oklahoma State The Iowa State Cyclones travel to Stillwater aiming to cap off their regular season with a third straight win when they face the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday. Bowl positioning is on the line for Iowa State, while Oklahoma State is looking to snap a 10-game losing streak and end a difficult campaign

Game Preview Missouri @ Arkansas The Missouri Tigers head to Fayetteville to close out their SEC regular season against the struggling Arkansas Razorbacks in a matchup with postseason implications for one side and rebuilding questions for the other. Missouri (7-4, 3-4 SEC) looks to bounce back from a 17-6 loss at Oklahoma, a game in which they moved the ball

Game Preview Wisconsin @ Minnesota There’s more than pride at stake when the Wisconsin Badgers travel to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers in one of college football’s most historic rivalries. The series, tied 63-63-8 since its inception in 1890, will be decided again on Saturday in Minneapolis, with Paul Bunyan’s Axe on the line. Wisconsin (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten) enters

Game Preview: Boston College Eagles @ Syracuse Orange Two programs desperate for a positive ending meet Saturday when the Boston College Eagles travel to face the Syracuse Orange inside the JMA Wireless Dome. Boston College enters at 1-10 after dropping 10 straight games, while Syracuse sits at 3-8 and riding a seven-game losing skid. Neither team has tasted victory in

Game Preview: Kansas State Wildcats @ Colorado Buffaloes With bowl eligibility at stake, the Kansas State Wildcats head to Boulder to face the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday afternoon. Kansas State enters at 5-6 after a heartbreaking loss at Utah, while Colorado is 3-8 and navigating changes at quarterback. Coach Deion Sanders confirmed this week that true freshman Julian Lewis will