LSU has banned Odell Beckham Jr. from its facilities for two years and docked itself eight scholarships as part of self-imposed penalties over improper payments to players, the school said Wednesday.… MORE

Maryland and Northwestern, two Big Ten teams eager to forget about 2019 and jump into 2020, kick off their seasons Saturday in Evanston, Ill.The Terrapins and Wildcats combined for two conference v… MORE

There is something naturally tantalizing when two teams that take different approaches to success collide. Mingle in a dose of unknown, and that anticipation is a little sharper.West Virginia and T… MORE

The Houston Cougars and Navy Midshipmen meet Saturday afternoon at Annapolis, Md., in a clash between two of the five unbeaten teams in the American Athletic Conference.Despite blowout nonconferenc… MORE

No. 3 Notre Dame will look to stay unbeaten when it visits Pitt on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.Notre Dame (4-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is coming off a 12-7 win over Loui… MORE

Ninth-ranked Cincinnati hopes to play a game for the first time in three weeks when it visits No. 16 SMU in an American Athletic Conference showdown on Saturday night in Dallas.The Bearcats (3-0, 1… MORE

No. 17 Iowa State will go for its first 4-0 conference start in school history when it takes on No. 6 Oklahoma State in a Big 12 showdown in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday.The Cyclones (3-1, 3-0 Bi… MORE

No. 8 Penn State isn’t taking anything for granted when it opens the season against an improved Indiana team on Saturday afternoon.The Nittany Lions have won the past six meetings between the two s… MORE

Oklahoma’s offense isn’t as efficient as it has been in recent years under Lincoln Riley.TCU’s defense doesn’t quite have the teeth typical of the group during Gary Patterson’s tenure in Fort Worth… MORE

Hendon Hooker has provided an undeniable jolt to the Virginia Tech offense, regardless of what label one wants to place on him.With the versatile quarterback under center, the 19th-ranked Hokies ai… MORE

Once upon a time, before Alabama hired Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide’s fabled rivalry game with Tennessee was the one.There was a stretch where the Volunteers dominated their SEC West crossover riva… MORE

Ball security likely was a hot topic at practice this week for both Auburn and Mississippi heading into Saturday’s Southeastern Conference matchup in Oxford, Miss.Auburn dropped out of the Top 25 f… MORE

While Marshall is off to its best start in six seasons, Florida Atlantic has barely gotten its collective feet off the ground during this unique and uncertain 2020 campaign.The No. 22 Thundering He… MORE

The Mountain West Conference canceled the scheduled game between New Mexico and Colorado State on Tuesday.The game was set to be played Saturday night in Fort Collins, Colo., to open the eight-game… MORE

An annual matchup between North Carolina State and North Carolina always carries certain intrigue for the rivals.This one, however, holds some extra zing.For the first time in 27 years, both tea… MORE

Penn State standout running back Journey Brown could be forced to sit out the 2020 season with what the school described only as a “medical condition.”In a statement issued to Lions 247, Penn State… MORE

South Carolina is starting to turn its season around.LSU is trying to get to that point as it prepares to host the Gamecocks in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday night.The defending nation… MORE

Georgia Tech and Boston College will aim to bounce back from lopsided losses when they meet in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.Georgia Tech (2-3, 2-2 ACC) was h… MORE

Tulsa scored one of the earliest upsets of the college football season back on Oct. 3 when the Golden Hurricane knocked off then-No. 11 UCF.Since then, a bye and a postponement have left Tulsa eage… MORE

LSU junior quarterback Myles Brennan might need another week to recover from what is being labeled a “significant lower-body injury,” potentially leaving the Tigers to find another option against Sout… MORE

Michigan State indefinitely suspended two redshirt freshman linebackers after an arrest last month, multiple outlets reported Monday.Police confirmed to MLive.com that Luke Fulton and Charles Wille… MORE

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm will miss the season opener Saturday against Iowa following a second positive COVID-19 test, The Athletic reported Monday.Younger brother Brian Brohm, the Boilermakers’ co-o… MORE

After a pandemic-induced 10-day layoff, the Baylor Bears returned to the practice field on Sunday.The Bears, who have played only two games this season because of COVID-19 issues, put all team acti… MORE

Clemson and Alabama remained firmly atop the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday, with North Carolina plunging out of the top 10.No. 1 Clemson (5-0) captured 54 first-place votes after a… MORE

Arkansas linebacker Jake Yurachek was arrested early Sunday morning by campus police and charged with drunk driving, possession of a fraudulent/altered identification and careless driving.He is the… MORE