North Carolina Tar Heels junior linebacker Allen Artis proclaimed his innocence Tuesday of sexual assault allegations made against him, per Jane Stancill of the News & Observer.  “Everything was completely consensual, what happened that night,” he said. “That’s the truth. I did not rape her.” Artis’ comments come after fellow North Carolina student Delaney Robinson held a press conference on Sept. 13 to say “she was raped on Feb. 14 at an on-campus apartment when she was ...

I keep looking at my calendar and shaking my head. September 27 it says, and I almost want to believe it. Last weekend's games in the South were played in the kind of heat that made it feel like the dead of summer. Meanwhile, some stores have been selling Christmas items for almost a month now. The college football season has been nearly as discombobulating. Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Southern California all have losing records, coaches are ...

Stanford holds the upper hand in the rivalry with Washington in recent years, winning seven of the last eight meetings straight up, but the Huskies have been taking the cash, covering the spread in three of the last four meetings. In a game that might decide the Pac-12 North, the Cardinal battle Washington on Friday night up in Seattle.              Point spread: The Huskies opened as 3.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by ...

The LSU head coaching vacancy is among the most attractive in college football, but numerous high-profile coaches have denied interest in the opening left in the wake of Les Miles' firing. Continue for updates. Former LSU AD Weighs In on Petrino, Kiffin Wednesday, Sept. 28 Former LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino is not a viable candidate for the LSU position because of his character and Bertman's 2005 interview with him, per Ross Dellenger ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has had success over bitter SEC East rival Tennessee recently, with wins in five of the last six years. But it hasn't always been the case, as the Vols dominated the series in the 1990s. With the Dawgs set to host 11th-ranked Tennessee this Saturday, it brings back memories of one of the most infamous nights in history of the Georgia program.  On Oct. 7, 2000, the worst fears of college administrators ...

The No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers will provide the first major test for Jim Harbaugh's fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten clash. Victories over LSU and Michigan State have propelled Wisconsin into the national conversation, but Paul Chryst's team is entering a critical month. The Badgers' upcoming slate includes Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska. Although October isn't a make-or-break stretch for the Wolverines, any regular-season loss complicates their championship goal. Michigan is 4-0 ...

Is it the game of the year? If not, it's as close as we've gotten so far during the 2016 season. The first battle of Top Five teams this fall is set for Saturday night, with No. 5 Clemson hosting No. 3 Louisville in a game that not only puts the winner in the driver's seat for the ACC Atlantic Division but also sets the victor up as a top contender to make the College Football ...

Nearly three years after committing to his dream school, quarterback Danny Clark is no longer a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes' 2017 recruiting class. The first verbal pledge of an Urban Meyer talent haul now rated No. 1 overall in composite class rankings, Clark announced intentions to explore other opportunities through an emotional post on Twitter: The 6'4", 223-pound prospect revealed he "spent a lot of nights crying and praying for an answer," ultimately leading him to ...

The Wisconsin Badgers just pulled off one upset in the state of Michigan to extend their road winning streak to eight games, which includes a 6-2 mark against the spread. They'll try to extend that run and pull a tough daily double when they head to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan in the first meeting between the conference rivals since 2010 Saturday at the Big House.        Point spread: The Wolverines opened as 10-point favorites, ...

Every Top 25 team is in action during Week 5 of the 2016 college football season, and three matchups between programs ranked among the top 10 highlight the busy state. As always, Bleacher Report is providing game picks against the spread. This season, the ATS record stands at 34-31.  The list is organized into two sections—featured games and the remainder of the week's slate—and by kickoff time. Please remember the picks are for entertainment purposes only. Note: Top 25 ...