Florida State 45, Ole Miss 34—Final No. 11 Ole Miss had No. 4 Florida State on the ropes in the first half with what seemed to be an insurmountable 28-6 lead, but the Seminoles used a second-half surge and 33 unanswered points to pull ahead and secure a wild 45-34 victory. Florida State redshirt freshman Deondre Francois was all but flawless, completing 63.5 percent of his passes for 420 yards and two touchdowns against no interceptions. He ...

At this point, there's no safer path back. Especially since it was Steve Sarkisian's only path. From one of the top three jobs in college football, to a non-coaching position on the Alabama staff as an offensive analyst. From a job that paid $4 million a year as head coach at USC, to one that pays maybe one percent of his former salary. "We're glad to have him as part of the organization," Alabama head coach Nick Saban ...

The Texas Longhorns have landed an impact player for the class of 2017 with the commitment of defensive end Taquon Graham.  Graham announced the decision with a message on his personal Twitter account: The Texas native is a 4-star prospect who is rated the No. 12 weak-side defensive end in the country and No. 189 player overall, according to 247Sports' composite rankings. At 6'3", 255 pounds, Graham has great size for the position with the strength necessary to ...

Steve Sarkisian has found a home after being fired by USC in October 2015 amid reports of substance abuse issues. The former Trojans head coach agreed to become an offensive analyst with Alabama, where he'll serve under Nick Saban. Saban announced during a Monday press conference he hired Sarkisian, adding he's "glad to have [Sarkisian] as part of the organization." Sarkisian, 42, has been angling for an assistant coaching job for some time. He began putting out ...

Urban Meyer and No. 5 Ohio State (1-0) put on a historic show when it blasted Bowling Green in 67-point rout last weekend, and they'll look to roll that momentum over to Saturday when they host Tulsa (1-0) for a 3:30 p.m. ET showdown. Much was made of the Buckeyes and the daunting task they faced in replacing 16 starters from last year's squad. It was just one game (against a non-Power Five opponent), but Meyer's ...

Fact: Texas beat No. 10 Notre Dame on Sunday in double overtime, 50-47, giving the Longhorns their first upset over a ranked opponent in the opening weekend since 1990 (No. 21 Penn State). Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: B/R Insights Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Arguably the greatest opening weekend in college football history lived up to its expectations. From Friday through Sunday, entering into today's clash pitting Ole Miss and Florida State, college football fans were well entertained, and social media was buzzing at a high level. In fact, Sunday's Notre Dame-Texas battle, which the Longhorns won in double-overtime, upset fashion, scored very high ratings on ABC. Recruiting also had its moments throughout the weekend, as athletes made their first official ...

LSU offensive lineman Josh Boutte received a one-game suspension from Tigers head coach Les Miles on Monday for his late hit on Wisconsin cornerback D'Cota Dixon during Saturday's game.  Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee passed along comments from Miles about the decision, including the fact Boutte called Dixon to apologize for the incident: Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports provided a statement from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: "I have accepted the one-game suspension imposed by Les Miles and because [sic] ...

Not only is college football back, but the drama in Week 1 has been as good as anyone could have hoped for. Alabama was already No. 1, but it really locked down the spot after a 52-6 blowout of USC. Meanwhile, two top-five teams were upset, as Oklahoma and LSU failed to start the year as they expected. Then, Notre Dame and Texas came together to provide arguably the best finale of the weekend. Ole Miss and ...

Charlie Strong will never say this, because if he did, it would be the dumbest thing he has ever said. But deep down, he must be thinking it. The best part about beating Notre Dame Sunday night was not the thrill of victory. It was the thrill of shutting up a bunch of blowhard billionaire buttinskies who think their oil portfolios mean that they know more about football than Strong does. They think he is their ...