Oregon rallies from slow start, thwarts Boise State’s upset bid in season opener
No. 2 Oregon survived a scare in its first game of the 2026 college football season Saturday. Despite entering the opener as heavy favorites over unranked Boise State, the Ducks found themselves tied 27-27 in the fourth quarter. But the Ducks ultimately…
Tennessee Volunteers fans pay incredible tribute to Dolly Parton during season opener
The death of country music, movie, theme park and, frankly, all-around icon Dolly Parton hit a lot of people hard. That includes folks in her home state of Tennessee, a place she was virtually synonymous with. On Saturday, the Tennessee Volunteers…
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers hopes to be ‘supporting my pregnant wife’ by next year after final NFL season
Next Sunday will mark the beginning of what could be Aaron Rodgers’ final NFL season. The four-time league MVP signed a one-year contract during the offseason to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers’ potential retirement has been widely discussed,…
Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers hopes to be ‘supporting my pregnant wife’ by next year after final NFL season
Next Sunday will mark the beginning of what could be Aaron Rodgers’ final NFL season. The four-time league MVP signed a one-year contract during the offseason to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers’ potential retirement has been widely discussed,…
Indiana’s mascot starts the season with an absolute heater that puts other mascots to shame
The Indiana Hoosiers began their quest to build on a magical 2025 season that ended with a national championship. It remains to be seen how the year will turn out, but one thing is already certain: their mascot, Hoosier the Bison, will be bringing it…
Indiana QB Josh Hoover delivers the greatest “football guy” moment of the season so far
Football is tough. Football is not for the faint of heart or for the weak of body. TCU transfer and Indiana Hoosiers QB Josh Hoover proved that in the first half of his debut against North Texas. Halfway through the second quarter Hoover dropped back to…
Texas opens season against Texas State as Arch Manning faces a make-or-break college football year
We officially have the first full weekend of college football. From now until the end of the year, we get to watch football essentially all day Saturday and Sunday. Sure, there will be some breaks in there, and some days that won’t have quite as much on…
All eyes were on USC to see if the Trojans could bounce back from nightmare tiny crowd at season opener
One of the big stories of Week 0 was the USC Trojans. It’s not like they lost or anything; they beat San Jose State, 42-26. It was the turnout at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that was getting a lot of attention. And by that, I mean the measly crowd…
TCU does an about-face after stripping local newspaper’s credentials days before football season
Texas Christian University has changed its position and decided to reinstate press credentials for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after pulling them last week, just days before the team got their season underway. The Horned Frogs’ season opener was…
Spicy Sophie Cunningham loves our vets and football season, 380-pound high school TANK & sad Rutgers fireworks
‘Nightcaps’ is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com. I know all eyes are on the Commonwealth…