State of Mississippi We know Mississippi is passionate about football, but when was the last time it translated into the Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs both boasting top-five teams? The Rebels allow only 10.2 points per game (2nd in the nation), and have some wondering if they own the best defensive unit in the nation . They held the Alabama Crimson Tide to 17 points, pulling off the outright upset as 5....

Here’s a detailed pick and a potential upset for this week’s NCAA Football card: Toledo Rockets @ Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan wide receivers Darius Phillips and Corey Davis will be returning to the lineup in Week 5 as the Broncos get set to host the visiting Toledo Rockets in what will be WMU’s Mid-American Conference opener. Toledo opened laying 12.5, a spread that currently stands at -6 at most shops....

This week alone, we have seven games between top-25 opponents, including three in the top 10. No. 3 Notre Dame travels to No. 7 Miami, No. 2 Georgia takes on No. 10 Auburn in The Plains and No. 5 Oklahoma takes on No. 8 TCU in a game that likely decides half the Big 12 championship game. WEEK 11 PICKS: Against the spread Sporting News offers picks for those games and more this week, including several key matchups in the Big Ten and SEC....

A late field goal gave the Seminoles a victory over Boston College on Saturday. That, combined with Alabama’s blowout of cupcake Western Carolina, assures the ‘Noles will remain No. 1 in the polls. Right? Wrong: The Tide were atop the coaches poll. The AP rankings left Florida State at No. 1, but not by much. SN’s Matt Hayes calls Florida State “a team that slogs through games and finds a way to win in the fourth quarter....

There are four matchups featuring two ranked teams in college football’s opening week, including the top-10 matchup between No. 6 Washington and No. 9 Auburn on Saturday. The weekend runs through Labor Day with a fantastic matchup between No. 20 Virginia Tech and No. 19 Florida State. MORE: 2018-19 bowl projections With that in mind, here is a look at the dates, times, TV and odds for every Top 25 matchup in Week 1....

Many eyes will be fixed on the New Year’s Six bowl games slated to occur on the dawn of the 2023. But there’s a host of intriguing matchups on the docket before that happens. Some involve glitzy Power 5 teams. Others center around Group of 5 standouts. One even revolves around a pair of stateside rivals. Regardless, it should make for an enthralling watch. Between the balmy beaches of Honolulu, the picturesque fields of Alabama and the bustling backdrop of Detroit, the bowl games taking place over the next few days, each matchup should have a distinct feel to it....

Four games take place this weekend between top-25 opponents, including No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 24 Michigan State, No. 5 LSU vs. No. 22 Mississippi State, No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 16 NC State and No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 25 Washington State. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 8 Power Rankings Sporting News has highlights, scores and updates for all those games, plus more. Here are SN’s highlights for Week 8 of college football:...

Five games take place between teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including No. 24 Indiana at No. 9 Penn State, No. 21 Navy at No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 7 Minnesota at No. 23 Iowa and the headliners of No. 5 Georgia at No. 13 Auburn and No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor MORE: Sporting News’ Week 12 top 25 While none of those games has quite the impact of LSU-Alabama of last week, it’s still going to be a huge weekend of games, one that will have an impact on the College Football Playoff race before the season is finished....

The Tigers won all their 12 regular-season games last year, en route to becoming the first major college football program to finish with an overall record of 15-0 since Penn achieved the feat in 1897. Fast forward 12 months and the Tigers are again on the verge of completing a clean-sweep regular season as they return from their Week 13 bye with an 11-0 record. They are 27-point favorites against South Carolina....

Clemson fell to No. 2 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after the Tigers’ close call against unranked North Carolina on Saturday, making way for Alabama as the new No. 1 team after Week 5. SN RANKINGS: Close calls, statement games shuffle top 25 Several other teams moved up and down — and out of — the rankings after several statement games over the weekend. Here are the full college football rankings from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after Week 5:...

Stratosphere sports book director Ed Malinowski wanted to shake things up last week and became the first oddsmaker in Las Vegas to post lines on the first week of the 2015 college football season. “I just wanted to create some buzz and get some foot traffic through at a slow time,” Malinowski told The Linemakers on Sporting News. “We’re only taking dimes ($1,000), so we’re not going to get hurt, and so far the action has been good with some limit plays and surprisingly a lot of action on the parlays already....

The Florida State defense, dragging itself off the field after getting gashed again on a long drive that gave Auburn a precarious lead with a little over a minute to play, looked to defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt in stunned silence. The first-year defensive coordinator, the man whose No. 1-ranked scoring defense had been the backbone of FSU’s unbeaten season but had no answers for Auburn’s gut-punch offense, finally gave in....

The cancellation of the program draws reminders of UAB. While Paine College, a Division II school, likely won’t have the same impact as UAB, it’s still an unfortunate tale. MORE: Oregon loses receiver | Funny title game preview | Porn star recruits Braxton Miller | Hall of Fame selections Harry Davis Jr., a player on the team, tweeted out his disappointment with the news. He also spoke with The Augusta Chronicle, saying the coaching staff broke the news to him Friday evening....

When Alethea Jay, from New York, decided to share footage of the facelift she gave to her younger sister’s new living quarters, she could never have imagined the response it would get. At the time of writing, the clip showcasing the room before and after Jay decided to spruce things up has been viewed 7.2 million times. It can be watched here. College can be a daunting experience for those living away from home for the first time....

The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. MORE: CWS odds — Gators favored | Every team’s biggest draft regret Here’s how to watch every game (all times EST): College World Series 2016 TV schedule Saturday, June 18 Game 1: UC Santa Barbara vs. Oklahoma State, 3 p.m. | ESPN2 Game 2: Arizona vs. Miami, 8 p.m. | ESPN2...

Since the death of Elizabeth Shin at MIT in 2000, colleges have taken extra steps to make sure the record number of undergraduates with mental-health problems are getting the care they need. Liability is also a concern: after Ferrum College freshman Michael Frentzel hanged himself in 2000, his family alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Virginia school had ignored signs that he was likely to inflict self-harm. In an undisclosed financial settlement this summer, the school admitted “shared responsibility” for Frentzel’s death–the first time a college had ever done so....

The 32-year-old has played for some of the biggest clubs in world football, yet perhaps the most surprising thing about him is that 2018 will see him play in his first World Cup after missing Brazil 2014, where Colombia reached the quarter-finals, through a heartbreaking anterior cruciate knee ligament injury. Falcao’s career depicts a man who has gone from hero to zero in a short space of time, but he now goes into Colombia’s first World Cup match against Japan in Saransk on Tuesday looking to remind the world of the qualities which first earned him his ‘El Tigre’ (The Tiger) nickname....

Mabel Gisela Torres was sworn in as minister of the new department of Science, Technology and Innovation on January 11, after being appointed by the president in December last year. At the time, the Colombian government described Torres, from Bahía Solano, in the western Chocó area, as a scientist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience. Torres, an expert in fungi from the Technological University of El Chocó in Quibdó, was relatively unknown in the scientific community when she was chosen for the role, according to the science journal Nature, leading some to express concern that she had published only 21 scientific articles, largely on a type of mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine....

As a general rule, it is best to take the rest of the day off from work after a colonoscopy and give yourself 24 hours to feel 100% normal again. This article discusses what to expect during recovery from a colonoscopy, including how you will feel and what is involved once you are at home. It also explains what will happen once the results of the exam are received....