Defenses for No. 13 LSU, No. 23 USC show signs of improvement in first game under new coordinators
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Defenses for No. 13 LSU, No. 23 USC show signs of improvement in first game under new coordinators

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “From early spring all the way to the last practice of fall camp, we have made huge strides as far as running the defense, learning what we’re supposed to do and trusting each other within the defense,” said safety Kamari Ramsey, who led USC with nine tackles. USC, like LSU, was among the nation’s scoring machines last season, finishing third with 41.8 points per game. It was the Tigers’ own vaunted offense that coach Brian Kelly said didn’t do its part against USC by failing to capitalize on several scoring opportunities. “There’s a vibe and a confidence about that group right now, and we’re just going to get better.” ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season.

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No. 8 LSU vs. No. 14 Texas A&M: Battle for First Place in the SEC
2 months ago

No. 8 LSU vs. No. 14 Texas A&M: Battle for First Place in the SEC

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No. 8 LSU and No. 14 Texas A&M clash in a late-season battle for first place in the SEC. Both teams are undefeated in conference play and have won six straight games each. The matchup could have major playoff implications, especially with LSU's ascent and A&M's 12th Man fan base looking to make a return to the four-team playoff. The …

Oregon's Rise to No. 1: A Breathtaking Comeback for the Ducks
2 months ago

Oregon's Rise to No. 1: A Breathtaking Comeback for the Ducks

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Oregon becomes the fourth team to hold the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 college football poll. The Ducks are riding a strong schedule and have shown resilience against potential traps. Iowa State, Indiana, and Pittsburgh are among the top contenders for the top spot, while Alabama and Texas are looking to bounce back after recent losses.

UNLV Makes Historic Return to AP Top 25 Poll, Earns Ranking in First Week of Season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UNLV Makes Historic Return to AP Top 25 Poll, Earns Ranking in First Week of Season

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UNLV's football program had a week to remember, starting with quarterback Matthew Sluka's decision to sit out the rest of the season. Despite the setback, the Rebels made their first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25, tied with Texas A&M at No. 25. The team's performance was praised by coach Barry Odom, who attributed their success to the team's maturity …

No. 11 USC favored by almost a TD in Big Ten football debut against No. 18 Michigan at the Big House
3 months ago

No. 11 USC favored by almost a TD in Big Ten football debut against No. 18 Michigan at the Big House

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Wolverines have won a school-record 25 straight Big Ten games, including three for conference championships, and have been ranked for 50 straight weeks since early in the 2021 season. FACTS & FIGURES The traditional college football powers are meeting in the regular season for the …

South Alabama gives new coach Major Applewhite first victory with 87-10 romp over Northwestern State
3 months, 1 week ago

South Alabama gives new coach Major Applewhite first victory with 87-10 romp over Northwestern State

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MOBILE, Ala. — Gio Lopez threw three touchdown passes and Fluff Bothwell ran for 143 yards and two scores — in the first half — as South Alabama steamrolled FCS-member Northwestern State 87-10 on Thursday night, setting the school’s scoring record and giving new coach Major …

USC makes a big opening statement with thrilling last-minute victory over LSU
3 months, 3 weeks ago

USC makes a big opening statement with thrilling last-minute victory over LSU

LA Times  

Fatigue was setting in. USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson makes an acrobatic one-handed catch in front of LSU linebacker West Weeks during the first half Sunday. He had new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to thank, in part, for that, as USC’s defense held an opposing offense to 20 or fewer points for the first time since last September. That’s what …

No. 23 USC unveils its revamped defense in Vegas with last season’s embarrassment still stinging
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 23 USC unveils its revamped defense in Vegas with last season’s embarrassment still stinging

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “When you do that, you hold on to stress, sadness, anger.. Last year is not something you forget, but it’s something you learn from and move on, and that’s how we approach this year.” USC was 116th in rushing defense, while crosstown rival UCLA finished second, …

USC out to prove its revamped defense can win a ‘fistfight’ against LSU
3 months, 3 weeks ago

USC out to prove its revamped defense can win a ‘fistfight’ against LSU

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USC defensive end Jamil Muhammad prepares for a snap against Nevada in September. “We’ve known what the challenge is going to be since I got the job here.” Players and coaches had been answering the same questions for months, repeating the same refrain about how a defense that dwelled near the bottom of every statistical category last season would be …

Conference realignment makes future USC-LSU opening matchups unlikely
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conference realignment makes future USC-LSU opening matchups unlikely

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “The first game, there’s always the sense of new and excitement and you’re kind of waiting to see what you really are and what the opponent really is.” Or as Trojans quarterback Miller Moss noted: “These are the kinds of games you come to USC to …

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1
3 months, 3 weeks ago

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After a brisk Week 0 warmup, Week 1 of the college football season arrives with dozens of games Thursday through Monday, including a few tasty matchups. Add in the two played last week and 61 FBS-FCS games to open the college football season is by far …

No. 13 LSU looks to hit 10 wins when it faces Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl
1 year ago

No. 13 LSU looks to hit 10 wins when it faces Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 13 LSU vs. Wisconsin, Jan. 1, noon ET LOCATION: Tampa, Florida TOP PLAYERS LSU: QB Jayden Daniels. Wisconsin: This is the first full season for the Badgers under Luke Fickell, who was hired away from Cincinnati in November 2022 and was on the sideline as the …

No. 14 LSU-Texas A&M clash pits the nation’s top offense against a top-10 defense
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 14 LSU-Texas A&M clash pits the nation’s top offense against a top-10 defense

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Meanwhile, LSU has several players — QB Jayden Daniels and WRs Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas — up for major national awards and will want to showcase them in their offensive and defensive game plans. KEY MATCHUP The dynamic dual-threat Daniels and LSU’s nation-leading offense, against …

No. 13 LSU visits No. 8 Alabama in matchup of SEC West contenders
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 13 LSU visits No. 8 Alabama in matchup of SEC West contenders

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LSU made it to the SEC championship game last season after a 32-31 overtime victory over Alabama. LSU lost experienced defensive back Greg Brooks Jr. to brain cancer earlier this season and now transfer cornerback Zy Alexander, who has started all eight games this season, also …

Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in women’s preseason AP Top 25 for first time. UConn, Iowa next
1 year, 2 months ago

Defending champion LSU is No. 1 in women’s preseason AP Top 25 for first time. UConn, Iowa next

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Defending champion LSU is ranked No. 1 in the women’s preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time in school history. It’s the first time the Hokies, who reached the Final Four last season, are in the preseason top 10. 21 USC is back in the preseason poll for the first time since 2011 and Colorado is …

Roundtable: What do USC and UCLA have to do to win their top 25 games Saturday?
1 year, 2 months ago

Roundtable: What do USC and UCLA have to do to win their top 25 games Saturday?

LA Times  

Times college football writers Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje, J. Brady McCollough and Thuc Nhi Nguyen discuss key questions ahead of No. Kartje: Lincoln Riley has done his best to project confidence about where USC’s defense is headed, but nothing about the last three games suggests the Trojans will be fine going forward. The best quarterback USC has faced so far …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Should Georgia still be No. 1? Leaving Prime behind. Hard to take USC seriously
1 year, 2 months ago

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Should Georgia still be No. 1? Leaving Prime behind. Hard to take USC seriously

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Georgia extended its school-record winning streak to 22 games at Auburn on Saturday, but yet again the Bulldogs didn’t look much like the clear best team in the country. But a month into the season, this Georgia team doesn’t look nearly as dominant as the last …

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles
1 year, 5 months ago

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA cited Tennessee’s cooperation with the investigation involving violations described as “egregious and expansive.” On Thursday, Heupel credited Tennessee administration for backing him in his first season by refusing self-impose a bowl ban in his first season. The guys that were left were were innocent …

Achane runs for 215 yards, Texas A&M stuns No. 6 LSU 38-23
2 years ago

Achane runs for 215 yards, Texas A&M stuns No. 6 LSU 38-23

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “They have done some incredible things and I don’t want this loss to at all take away from what they’ve accomplished this year,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said. “I’d like to give you a reason why weren’t our best but we just weren’t and we needed …

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash
2 years, 1 month ago

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I knew it last year, but this year, being at the end of the year, at USC, you can really feel it.” CALEB VS IRISH USC quarterback Caleb Williams has leaped into the Heisman Trophy race by commanding the nation’s attention with a spectacular series of …

Commentary: Two-loss LSU over one-loss USC at No. 5? Trojans may need help to reach CFP
2 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: Two-loss LSU over one-loss USC at No. 5? Trojans may need help to reach CFP

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams, center, celebrates with teammates after the Trojans defeated UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Despite the Trojans’ national statement victory Saturday night over rival UCLA in the Rose Bowl, the CFP committee kept them behind two-loss Louisiana State in Tuesday’s top 25 rankings. 1 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta Dec. 3, …

AP Top 25: USC moves into top 5 for 1st time in 5 years
2 years, 1 month ago

AP Top 25: USC moves into top 5 for 1st time in 5 years

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time in five years. Georgia received 62 of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank as the top four teams held their …

AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama
2 years, 2 months ago

AP Top 25: LSU re-enters at No. 18 ahead of visit from ‘Bama

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! South Carolina, under second-year coach Shane Beamer, is ranked for the first time since a one-week stint after the opening weekend of the 2018 season. POLL POINTS LSU moving into the rankings before its off week ensures that Tigers-Tide will be a matchup of ranked teams …

Kelly, Thompson-Robinson top Pac-12 midseason awards
2 years, 2 months ago

Kelly, Thompson-Robinson top Pac-12 midseason awards

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Pac-12 has experienced a bit of a resurgence so far this football season with two undefeated teams and four teams in the AP Top 25. There’s still half a season to go, but the conference so far is in solid shape to potentially break its …

Richardson, No. 18 Florida look to regain confidence vs USF
2 years, 3 months ago

Richardson, No. 18 Florida look to regain confidence vs USF

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PLAYERS TO WATCH USF: Senior Jared Mangham has 67 yards rushing and three touchdowns in two games, but he could find holes against a Florida defense that’s been shaky in second halves and might be without standout LB Ventrell Miller. Florida: Freshman RB Trevor Etienne is …

No. 10 Mississippi visits No. 18 Auburn nursing big hopes
3 years, 1 month ago

No. 10 Mississippi visits No. 18 Auburn nursing big hopes

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Rebels have already topped their win total of coach Lane Kiffin’s pandemic-shortened, 5-5 debut season after three straight victories to earn their first top 10 ranking since 2015. “We’re not really just worried about being bowl eligible, we’re trying to go 1-0 every week.” Auburn …

No. 25 Purdue trying to build momentum against Wisconsin
3 years, 2 months ago

No. 25 Purdue trying to build momentum against Wisconsin

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Same thing with the season.” The biggest challenge for Wisconsin’s defense will be slowing down Purdue receiver David Bell, who caught 11 passes for 240 yards and one score at Iowa. But this is a really good football team and we’ve got to play well to …

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