Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz learned Wednesday that a judge has cleared defensive tackle Sterling Webb to play this season, with the first game barely 24 hours away

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney joined the list of football coaches bashing the possibility of former pros being allowed to return to play in college this season, calling it a “joke” and “embarrassing” as he prepares to play the team at the center of the controversy

Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright joined LSU's practice under first-year coach Lane Kiffin on Monday

Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava is The Assocated Press national college football player of the week

William Jewell College junior running back MicahJo Barnett died after experiencing a medical emergency on the sideline — and shortly after scoring a touchdown — during the Missouri-based Division II school’s season opener, officials said

Jayden Maiava passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and No. 14 Southern California opened a season of high expectations with a 42-26 victory over San Jose State

New quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 232 yards and North Carolina opened coach Bill Belichick’s second season with a 15-10 win over TCU

Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold in a case involving more than 40 players

Quarterback Tommy Castellanos plans to play this season for No. 12 Texas Tech. A Big 12 ruling now makes that uncertain