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Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...
College Football Playoff discussion tends to dominate the sport's discourse these days, especially with a 12-team field and ...
With the 2025 season right around the corner, we break down the top players, from quarterback to kick returner.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State will open up the season as the nation’s No. 2 team following the release Monday of the ...
It didn't take long for Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Alabama's Ryan Williams to establish themselves as difference-makers ...
The preseason AP Top 25 is expected to confirm what the preseason Coaches poll did a week ago. The first blockbuster matchup ...
A Division I football coach taking the AP college football poll so seriously he's working to abolish its preseason rankings -- like Kansas State's Chris Klieman -- is taking polls way too seriously.
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States’ humidity in recent ...
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...
Here are our bold predictions for Penn State football in 2025. Christopher Sheppard: Penn State will be the best road team in the Big Ten this year.
The start of the college football season is almost here and many teams still are unsettled at quarterback. We break down the biggest competitions.
Following Ohio State's national championship-winning season, The Dispatch took the temperature of the Buckeyes' fan base.