The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide started slowly but eventually pulled away from the No. 20 USC Trojans en route to a 52-6 victory Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. For the third straight year, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is integrating a new starting quarterback into his offense. Making matters worse, his two best options have no experience at the college level. Blake Barnett is a redshirt freshman, while Jalen Hurts was a ...

ATLANTA — "Chubb watch" is officially over, and we can all get back to a college football pastime that is much more enjoyable. Watching Georgia running back Nick Chubb do what he does best: terrorize opposing defenses.  The junior was back to his old ways in Georgia's 33-24 win over North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome on Saturday night. He notched 32 carries for 222 yards and two touchdowns—including a 55-yarder with ...

After arguably having the line of the week leading up to LSU’s season opener against Wisconsin—saying if his players attempted a Lambeau Leap, they'd “end up with their thumb out to see if they can get a ride home"—head coach Les Miles might soon need to hitch a lift himself. Only his could be out of Baton Rouge if LSU doesn’t have a remarkable turnaround. After barely escaping being fired last November, Miles’ status was more ...

Nick Chubb powered the No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs to a 33-24 victory over the 22nd-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2016 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Saturday. Georgia (1-0) used an outstanding defensive effort to contain Mitch Trubisky and Co., earning a significant nonconference win and winning the first game of the Kirby Smart era. North Carolina (0-1) simply couldn't get out of its own way. The Tar Heels committed 13 penalties for 101 yards. True freshman Jacob Eason ...

USC defensive end Jabari Ruffin was ejected from the team's 52-6 loss to Alabama on Saturday for stepping on Crimson Tide defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick's groin.  Ruffin was flagged for a personal foul on the play and immediately ejected. The incident occurred after an Alabama kickoff that was fielded by Adoree’ Jackson, who was brought down at his own 20-yard line. Jackson was attempting to help Fitzpatrick back to his feet when Ruffin stepped on his groin. Things only got worse ...

The 2016 college football season arrived in style, and the loaded slate of Week 1 games looked even better on the field than on paper. The madness started early, with a Top 10 team in the Associated Press poll nearly losing to a Sun Belt team on Thursday. On Friday, a team from last year's College Football Playoff had issues putting away an FCS middleweight. And on Saturday, before the late games even kicked off, a pair of ...

The No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs began the Kirby Smart era with a win Saturday after they beat the No. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels, 33-24, in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.Georgia running back Nick Chubb didn't miss a beat in his first game back from the major knee injury he suffered last October. Chubb put the Bulldogs on his back, running for 222 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries. His 55-yard touchdown run with 3:34 left ...

The Texas A&M Aggies salvaged a thrilling 31-24 overtime win Saturday over the UCLA Bruins after blowing a late lead and then coming though in the extra period.  After a dominant second half that saw the Aggies shut out the Bruins and top quarterback Josh Rosen, UCLA came back from a 24-9 deficit with just over four minutes to play to send the game to overtime. This included a 63-yard bomb from Rosen to Kenneth Walker ...

It was not supposed to be an easy opening game for the Oklahoma Sooners as they went into Houston to play the 15th-rated Cougars, but there was no way Baker Mayfield and his teammates were supposed to come away with a loss. The third-ranked Sooners were expected to be legitimate national championship challengers to Alabama and Clemson, and their class was supposed to make a difference in this game.  However, Oklahoma ran into a fired-up Houston team, ...

Clemson 19, Auburn 13  — Final It wasn’t pretty, but No. 2 Clemson survived its trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium and left with a hard-fought 19-13 win over Auburn Saturday night. With Deshaun Watson and a host of weapons returning, there was so much hope for Clemson’s offense heading into the season. The unit struggled against a surprisingly effective Auburn defense, though, as Watson threw for just 248 yards and one touchdown against one interception. Clemson finished with 400 ...