The Big Ten and SEC already have the upper hand in college football.

Iowa State has already scrapped plans for a new wrestling facility.

The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time.

The final season of the Pac-12 turned out to be as big a hit in the NFL draft as it was on the field.

Pentagon leaders are telling Congress that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need the military weapons that are being held up by Congress’ failure to pass a funding package.

The Southeastern Conference has fined South Carolina $100,000 for fans storming the court after the Gamecocks 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night.

The College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl pits the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines against the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide, the two winningest programs in major college football.

Which teams will make the College Football Playoff in every possible combination of outcomes (all 32 of them) during the Power Five conference championship games this weekend?

Alabama’s national championship hopes came down to fourth-and-31 with a loss and more than a few close calls along the way.

Mississippi State has fired Zach Arnett after less than one season as head coach, just under a year since he took over the Bulldogs after the tragic passing of Mike Leach from a heart issue.

No. 14 Tennessee visits No. 16 Missouri on Saturday for the first meeting between the SEC schools when both were ranked in the Top 25.

South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week.

Purdue is this season's first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP men’s college basketball poll.

Freshman Brandon Miller scored 30 points as the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat Vanderbilt 78-66 Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory two days after a teammate was charged with capital murder.

Houston is the No. 1 team in the AP men's college basketball poll.

Another chaotic weekend of college football knocked two more teams from playoff contention, while Michigan and six others kept their national championship hopes alive.

The number of teams still fighting for a spot in the College Football Playoff has reached single digits, and undefeated Michigan is in that mix.

Michigan is among a dozen teams that still have realistic College Football Playoff hopes, and after a weekend of upsets and widespread chaos, a clearer hierarchy within the playoff race is starting to take shape.

There are 13 teams left in the College Football Playoff race, and Michigan is one of them. Here's how all of those teams would rank in terms of playoff priority, based on every possible undefeated or one-loss outcome.

The first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings don’t officially matter when it comes to determining the final four teams, but reading between the lines, the committee made it clear Michigan won’t return to the playoff this season without winning the Big Ten.

For the second season in a row, Michigan has won its first seven games and finds itself squarely in the mix for the College Football Playoff.

Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season.

Life at the top of the Southeastern Conference can be difficult, especially when anything short of a national championship in football is considered unsatisfactory.

The Georgia Bulldogs shattered the glass slipper of the Michigan Wolverines Cinderella season with a 34-11 demolition on New Year’s Eve in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl inside Hard Rock Stadium.

The College Football National Championship will be a rematch of the SEC championship after Georgia boat raced the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl inside Hard Rock Stadium.

The Michigan Wolverines are facing the Georgia Bulldogs in a College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year's Eve.

The Michigan Wolverines are facing the Georgia Bulldogs in a College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year's Eve.

The Southeastern Conference and Big East Conference have updated their policies for basketball game postponements, cancellations and rescheduling to give more leniancy to teams that are unable to play because of spiking COVID-19 cases.

The Big 12 will play a title game without Oklahoma or Texas for the first time since 1998.

LSU is running out of time to get ready for SEC play.

Following a road win over an SEC opponent, the questions will be predictable for Pittsburgh headed into a home contest against Western Michigan on Saturday.

The Big Ten formally announced it has made an alliance with the ACC and Pac-12 that will impact non-conference scheduling, future playoff format discussions and more.

Reigning national champion Vanderbilt and Stanford swept their NCAA super regionals and became the first teams to lock up spots in the College World Series.

Aaliyah Wilson scored 17 points and N’dea Jones added 16 to lead Texas A&M to a 65-57 win over fifth-ranked South Carolina to give the Aggies their first regular-season Southeastern Conference title. Texas A&M (22-1, 13-1 SEC) snapped a seven-game skid against South Carolina and finished the season 13-0 at home after playing in front of a season-high 2,700 on Sunday. The Aggies outscored South Carolina (19-4, 14-2) 19-8 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead before the Gamecocks get back in it late. AdThe Aggies added a basket after that before South Carolina got its first field goal of the second half on a layup by Lele Grissett a few seconds later. A 5-0 run by Texas A&M, with another 3 by Nixon, came next to make it 52-37 and spur South Carolina Staley to call a timeout.

– It had been nearly a quarter-century since Arkansas had played a ranked team at home, let alone beaten one there. 20 Arkansas ended both those droughts Wednesday night, beating sixth-ranked Alabama, 81-66. Arkansas hasn’t lost an SEC game since. Arkansas’ big run clearly flustered Alabama, resulting in Petty picking up a technical foul after arguing a no-call with 6:55 left. AdBIG PICTUREAlabama still sits comfortably atop the SEC standings with a two-game lead over the next closest team, Arkansas.

4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal originally scheduled to serve as the 107th Rose Bowl, the playoff committee announced Sunday. “Our guys recognize what they’ll need to do relative to the mental preparation of playing a great football team in Alabama. But instead of a week amid the pomp and pageantry of the Rose Bowl, the teams will spend their semifinal week in Arlington, Texas. Oregon State beat Duke in Durham, North Carolina, in that version of the Rose Bowl. The festive week of genteel celebrations around the Rose Bowl game had already been mostly canceled.

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Southeastern Conference championship game between No. This will be the ninth time Alabama and Florida have met in the SEC title game, which has been played in Atlanta since 1994. It was moved to take the place of the Michigan-Ohio State game, which was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines’ program. ___UConn has postponed a second men’s basketball game as it continues to deal with a player’s positive coronavirus test. Should the game be played, the winner of the Washington-Oregon matchup will be Pac-12 North champions and play in the conference title game on Dec. 18.

Among the three SEC games still on for this Saturday, Arkansas will visit No. Orgeron said he expects most of his players in quarantine due to contact tracing back next week. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said his team only had two positive cases as of Wednesday afternoon, but contact tracing had taken a toll. “Candidly, the numbers around contact tracing have emerged as one of our biggest challenges to playing. “The contact tracing has the potential to magnify even one positive test,” Sankey said.

5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three. 24 Auburn's game at Mississippi State was postponed because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs' program. Auburn also has “a handful of close contact” cases having to quarantine, in addition to the positive tests, coach Gus Malzahn said. 6 Florida on Saturday after having two positive COVID-19 tests. In the American Athletic Conference, Navy's game at Memphis on Saturday was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests at the Naval Academy.

(AP Photo/Thomas Graning)The Southeastern Conference has had to postpone two games in the last three days because of positive COVID-19 tests. Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is going through a similar situation. To play, the SEC requires at least 53 on game days. Timing is critical depending on the day of the week a positive test or tracing result returns. “Every time you’re taking a test," Mason said, “you're crossing your fingers ... you don't have anybody in harm's way."

Several teams in other leagues have had to postpone games because of outbreaks among players and staff. Ron DeSantis, alarmed by what he sees as draconian rules on college campuses, said he is drawing up a “bill of rights” for college students. The University of Wisconsin-Madison had seen more than 2,800 confirmed cases in students as of Friday. At Kansas State University, more than 2,200 students have been placed in quarantine or isolation since class began. But Mariscano said universities should expect college students to act like college students.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. With a winning season still in the offing, Kentucky heads to Vanderbilt on Saturday for a critical SEC showdown. Max Duffy, Kentucky's all-time leading punter (46.3 yards per kick), ranks second in the FBS at 48.6 yards per boot this season. Bowden ranks tenth in school history in all-purpose yards (3,884) and fifth with the most yards prior to one's senior season. Since the start of last season, Vaughn has 18 rushes covering 30 or more yards and seven touchdowns of 60 or more. PREDICTION: Kentucky 31, Vanderbilt 20

Joe Burrow and company will try to keep the team in high gear when the top-ranked Tigers visit Ole Miss on Saturday. "We're going to continue to rise," Tigers coach Ed Orgeron told reporters after beating Alabama. "LSU is a great team and you have to do the small things right," Ole Miss defensive lineman Benito Jones told reporters. I have been blessed with speed and pretty good vision as well, Plumlee told reporters. PREDICTION: LSU 38, Ole Miss 17

LEXINGTON, Ky. Lynn Bowden Jr., a receiver turned quarterback, has mostly assumed the role of runner for Kentucky, which meets visiting Tennessee on Saturday in an SEC game. ABOUT KENTUCKY (4-4, 2-4 SEC)Bowden has made some unique history in two recent games for the Wildcats. All told, Bowden leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally in all-purpose yards per game (149.9). Tennessee K Brent Cimaglia, who booted a 53-yarder against UAB, leads the SEC in field goals made (18) and field goal percentage (90 percent). PREDICTION: Tennessee 27, Kentucky 23

ATHENS, Ga. Sixth-ranked Georgias offense revved back to life in a victory over Florida last week, but the Bulldogs defense remains a steady constant entering Saturdays home contest against Missouri. ABOUT GEORGIA (7-1, 4-1)Junior linebacker Monty Rice led the defense with nine tackles against Florida and has recorded a team-high 50 stops this season. The Tigers are 10-2 in November games under Odom, winning nine in a row dating to Nov. 25, 2016. Georgia has surrendered just 24 points in the second half across its past six games. PREDICTION: Georgia 31, Missouri 10

Mississippi State will try to snap a four-game losing streak when it hits the road for an SEC showdown Saturday with Arkansas, which is on a five-game losing skid. Getting on top is a key to winning for Mississippi State, which hasnt trailed in its three wins but has led only once in its five losses. Mississippi State WR Isaiah Zuber had his first two touchdown catches as a Bulldog last week after transferring from Kansas State this past offseason. Mississippi State has won six of the last seven meetings, with four of the six victories decided in the final minute. PREDICTION: Mississippi State 31, Arkansas 20

Florida has excelled on offense through eight games, averaging 419.6 total yards while scoring 32.5 points per game. At this point in the season, its for first place in the SEC East, Florida coach Dan Mullen told the media Tuesday. Swift rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns in a Oct. 19 triumph over Kentucky while senior running back Brian Herrien added 60 yards and a score. Sophomore running back Dameon Pierce rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown against the Gamecocks, while senior running back Lamical Perine added 68 yards. Georgia has won the past two meetings with Florida, including a 36-17 victory last season in a matchup of top-10 teams.

Mississippi State committed 13 penalties in last week's 36-13 home loss to LSU and saw junior running back Kylin Hill held to fewer than 100 yards for the third consecutive game. "Right now, on offense, defense and special teams, it is not the ability," Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead told reporters Monday. Texas A&M freshman TE Jalen Wydermyer (four) and freshman WR Ainias Smith (three) are the highest-scoring freshman receiving duo in FBS. Mississippi State has won three in a row over Texas A&M and four of the past five meetings, including a 28-13 home triumph last season. PREDICTION: Texas A&M 34, Mississippi State 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Linebacker Cale Garrett #47 of the Missouri Tigers celebrates after intercepting a pass and returning int for a touchdown against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks during the first half at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on September 14,NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No. 22 Missouri will try to remain unbeaten in SEC play when it visits Vanderbilt on Saturday. It's the first of three road games during a critical stretch for the Tigers' budding SEC East title hopes. Vanderbilt was embarrassed at home by UNLV last time out, losing 34-10 a week after a 31-6 drubbing at Ole Miss. PREDICTION: Missouri 37, Vanderbilt 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

- Texas A&M has done what it could against a schedule filled with national powers and looks to begin piling up victories against unranked teams when it pays a visit to Ole Miss for an SEC contest on Saturday night. We got better (last) week than we were the week before, and we'll hopefully line up and get better this week. ," Ole Miss coach Matt Luke told reporters. Ole Miss DL Tariqious Tisdale and LB Jacquez Jones must sit out the first half Saturday after being called for targeting infractions last week. PREDICTION: Ole Miss 31, Texas A&M 28More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

- Missouri will try to complete a perfect 5-0 homestand when it hosts Ole Miss on Saturday for a cross-divisional SEC matchup. The Tigers have won six of the seven all-time meetings, including the only one since they joined the conference. ABOUT OLE MISS (3-3, 2-1 SEC)Freshman quarterback John Rhys Plumlee has boosted the Rebels' already solid rushing attack since stepping in for injured starter Matt Corral (ribs). Ole Miss is the least-penalized team in the SEC and ranks 18th in the nation, drawing just 5.2 flags per game. PREDICTION: Missouri 31, Ole Miss 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Ben Hicks #6 of the Arkansas Razorbacks throws the ball during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Oxford, Mississippi. ABOUT ARKANSAS (2-3, 0-2 SEC)If the Razorbacks want to end their SEC losing streak, giving the ball to Rakeem Boyd would be a good place to start. "I don't like losing, so if I've got to go back there and play quarterback to win and get myself ready (for the NFL) that's what I got to do. The Wildcats hold a 4-3 edge in the series, which has seen all seven games contested between 1998 and 2012. PREDICTION: Kentucky 24, Arkansas 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LINE: Mississippi State -7"We have a starter in mind right now," Moorhead told reporters "That doesn't preclude both from playing, either in separate series or both playing at the same time, either. ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-2, 1-1 SEC)Stevens (63.8 percent completion rate on 58 attempts, five touchdowns, two interceptions) enjoys a statistical advantage over Shrader (58.8 percent, 68 attempts, two TDs, one INT). Tennessee defeated Auburn 30-24 last season and is trying for back-to-back wins over an SEC West opponent for the first time since 2007-08. Hill, who has four 100-yard rushing games this season, also leads the SEC in yards after contact with 344. PREDICTION: Mississippi State 31, Tennessee 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

- Conference wins are likely to be scarce for Vanderbilt and Ole Miss, so they'll both have extra motivation to pick up an SEC victory when they square off Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi. LINE: Ole Miss -7The Commodores picked up their first win of the season last week, beating Northern Illinois 24-18, and they have to be eager to face a conference opponent that isn't a national powerhouse. Freshman RB Jerrion Ealy is the first Ole Miss player since 2012 to record rushing, receiving and return touchdowns in the same season. Vaughn has averaged 127.4 yards on the ground over his last nine games dating to last season, recording 11 rushing touchdowns over that span. PREDICTION: Ole Miss 37, Vanderbilt 27More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

"We're starting to peak at the right time," Auburn senior defensive end Marlon Davidson told reporters. Auburn has allowed 18.1 points per game since the start of 2016. The Tigers have made 299 consecutive extra points - an SEC record and the longest active streak in the FBS. The FBS record is 302 set by Florida State from 2012-16. PREDICTION: Auburn 28, Florida 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LINE: Mississippi State -6. "We'll have a different challenge this week going on the road," Kentucky coach Mark Stoops told reporters. "First time to take this team on the road and go down to Mississippi State for another great challenge. "Obviously, the ball security with Sawyer is a big deal," Stoops told reporters. PREDICTION: Mississippi State 24, Kentucky 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky stunned Florida in Gainesville last September, halting a 31-game series losing streak with an impressive 27-16 victory. Florida owns a 51-18 advantage in the series and the Gators haven't lost consecutive games to the Wildcats since 1976-77. The Gators have won six straight games for the first time since 2015, when they won seven in a row. Kentucky went 5-3 in the SEC last season, the team's first winning conference mark since 1977. PREDICTION: Florida 31, Kentucky 20More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.