Here's the best of the week in college football as the schedule picks up in Week 2. South Carolina is getting ready to unveil a 19,000-pound golden gamecock statue, SMU is cooking up frog legs and a whole lot more.
A pair of Oklahoma State stars lead our Big 12 rankings. Who else made the cut?
Oklahoma remains the class of the conference. Can Texas, Oklahoma State or Iowa State make things interesting?
Alabama leads the way with six players on our preseason All-America team, highlighted by playmaking receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle.
The Big 12 determined that each team have at least 53 players available for games, including at least seven offensive linemen, four interior defensive linemen and one quarterback.
TCU's season-opening football game against SMU, scheduled for Sept. 11, has been postponed because of positive coronavirus tests.
TCU sophomore quarterback Max Duggan is recovering from a procedure to address a heart condition that was discovered during the team's COVID-19 testing.
TCU quarterback Max Duggan is out indefinitely after a health condition was discovered in the midst of increased coronavirus testing protocols.
The 100th edition of the Battle for the Iron Skillet will be played after all in 2020 now that TCU has added rival SMU to the schedule after a game against Tennessee Tech was canceled.
The Big 12 will continue moving forward with the intent of playing fall football, with a "9-plus-1" schedule slated to begin Sept. 26 and the conference title game taking place either Dec. 12 or Dec. 19.
Paul is joined by Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News. Plus, final calls of the day.
TCU coach Gary Patterson has apologized for repeating a racial slur when instructing a player to stop using the word in team meetings, which led to a group of players to skip practice.
TCU football coach Gary Patterson, according to the school's chancellor, apologized for repeating a racial slur as he told a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.
The end of July was pegged as a target for making college football scheduling decisions, but don't be surprised if the remaining Power 5 conferences wait longer to announce their plans.
Demote the bad teams to make room for the up-and-comers? We look at the possibilities (even unrealistic ones).
Former Nebraska wide receiver JD Spielman has transferred to TCU.
From can't-miss choices like Nick Saban to more risky moves like Dabo Swinney, we rank the best head-coaching hires in college football since 1995.
Pro Football Focus rates the 10 best returning college football players at each position, plus sleepers to watch.
Five-star running back Zach Evans had a winding recruitment that went beyond him getting released from his letter of intent with Georgia.
Five-star running back Zach Evans has signed financial aid paperwork with TCU, and is already attending classes online. He joins the Horned Frogs program after initially signing with Georgia in December, only to be released from his national letter of intent in January. His recruitment is now over, officially with TCU.
After a long road that involved an initial commitment to Georgia, 5-star running back recruit Zach Evans has signed financial aid paperwork with TCU.
Instead of hosting its preseason football media days at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in July, the Big 12 will hold the event virtually due to concerns raised by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pro Football Focus rates the 10 best returning college football safeties (plus one sleeper), and TCU's Trevon Moehrig and Ar'Darius Washington lead the way.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Texas | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landyn Watson | DE | Committed | 80 |
| Chris Murray | DE | Committed | 79 |
| Trent Battle | QB-DT | Committed | 77 |
| Chase Jackson | WR | Committed | 77 |
| Noah Bolticoff | OT | Committed | 76 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | J. Kirkpatrick | Rimington Trophy |
| 2009 | J. Hughes | Ted Hendricks Award |
| 2009 | J. Hughes | Lott IMPACT Trophy |
| 2000 | L. Tomlinson | Doak Walker Award |
| 1995 | M. Reeder | Lou Groza Award |
