We’ve hit the home stretch of the 2024 college football regular season.
There are just three weeks to go before conference championship week in the first week of December. Week 12 isn’t the most loaded slate, but it does feature plenty of matchups that could impact conference title races.
Here’s what we’re watching close late on Saturday. (Scroll down to follow the action live.)
Is this the toughest game remaining on the Ducks’ regular-season schedule? We won’t get into tiebreakers here, but if Oregon wins Saturday night it will likely play the winner of next week’s game between Indiana and Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. Wisconsin enters the game on a two-game losing streak.
Vols QB Nico Iamaleava is reportedly set to play after going through the concussion protocol earlier in the week. Georgia is out of the College Football Playoff mix with a loss; the Vols’ visit on Saturday night gave the committee an easy out with its placement of the Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Your eyes aren’t fooling you. The undefeated top-10 BYU Cougars are favored by just a field goal at home against a team that has a losing record. Overall, four of BYU’s nine wins have come by a single possession and Kansas just took down Iowa State in Week 11.
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 7:14 PM CST
Oregon adds a FG
Oregon has had three drives deep into Wisconsin territory today and only has a pair of field goals to show for it.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM CST
Boise State gets on the board
QB Maddux Madsen punches in Boise State’s first points of the game. Broncos cut the San Jose State lead in half.
San Jose State 14, Boise State 7 | 2nd quarter
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM CST
ASU all over K-State
No. 16 Kansas State is already in big trouble at home against Arizona State. Sam Leavitt has already thrown 3 TD passes for ASU.
Arizona State 21, Kansas State 0 | 2nd quarter
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 7:02 PM CST
Touchdown Tennessee!
Tight end Miles Kitselman dives over the pile for the score, and the Vols strike first in Athens.
Tennessee 7, Georgia 0
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM CST
Wisconsin picks off Oregon!
Nyzier Fourqurean intercepts Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel near the goal line.
Big stop for the Badgers, who took points off the board with that one.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:53 PM CST
SJSU hammering Boise State early
In surprising news, Boise State is in serious trouble early on the road at San Jose State.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM CST
Final: South Carolina 34, Missouri 30
Fun game and exciting finish, and Missouri’s last gasp of a playoff hope goes down the drain.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM CST
Touchdown South Carolina!
LaNorris Sellers flips a shovel pass to Raheim Sanders, who rumbles 15 yards into the end zone.
What a wild last few minutes this has been.
South Carolina 34, Missouri 30 | 0:15 to play
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:43 PM CST
South Carolina has calmly driven the ball into field goal range and inside the Mizzou 20.
Under 30 seconds to play.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:37 PM CST
Mizzou takes the lead on a bomb TD!
Brady Cook with an absolute DIME down the sideline to Luther Burden on 4th down, and Missouri is back in front.
2-point try is good.
Missouri 30, South Carolina 27 | 1:10 to play
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM CST
USC hangs on to beat Nebraska
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM CST
South Carolina retakes the lead
LaNorris Sellers gets it to Michael Smith for a go-ahead 5-yard TD pass. 2PC is no good. 5:04 to play.
South Carolina 27, Missouri 22
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:13 PM CST
Stanford upsets No. 19 Louisville
Unbelievable sequence at the end of the game. Louisville committed back-to-back penalties totaling 20 yards to get Stanford in field goal range, and the Emmet Kenney hit the 52-yard winner at the buzzer. That’s a big upset with potential big implications in ACC tiebreakers
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM CST
Final: SMU 38, Boston College 28
No. 14 SMU survives the upset bid and gets to 9-1, 6-0 in ACC play. The Mustangs are still in prime position to make the ACC title game.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM CST
Final: Florida 27, LSU 16
Florida gets to 5-5 with an upset over No. 22 LSU. Tigers (6-4) went from a playoff hopeful to a disappointing season in the span of a few weeks.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM CST
Touchdown Stanford!
The Cardinal have tied things up in Palo Alto with a late touchdown from Emmett Mosley. They opted to go for the tie though, so Louisville still has a sliver of time left.
Stanford 35, Louisville 35
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM CST
BC turns it over on downs
SMU sacks Grayson James on 3rd and 4th down and the drive ends before it really started.
The Mustangs can run this one out.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:55 PM CST
Boston College has the ball at its own 31, trailing 31-28, at the 2-minute timeout.
Can BC pull off the upset over No. 14 SMU?
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM CST
Touchdown Florida!
Jadan Baugh breaks free down the sideline for a 55-yard TD run, and that will just about put this away.
Florida 27, LSU 16, 3:48 to play
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM CST
USC kick blocked!
The Trojans had a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter but their field goal attempt has been blocked.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:45 PM CST
LSU kicks FG
A very long LSU drive ends with a 38-yard Damian Ramos field goal. That cuts Florida’s lead to 4, but there’s only 5:18 to play in Gainesville.
Florida 20, LSU 16
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:40 PM CST
Touchdown BC!
This one isn’t over yet. Kye Robichaux caps off an impressive 10-play drive with a 3-yard TD run.
It’s back to a 3-point game.
SMU 31, Boston College 28
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:27 PM CST
Touchdown Florida!
Ja’Kobi Jackson finishes it off from the 1 after a big DJ Lagway’s 36-yard bomb to Elijhah Badger got the Gators near the goal line.
Florida 20, LSU 13, 4th quarter
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM CST
USC takes the lead
The Trojans are back in front after a 48-yard touchdown throw from Jayden Maiava to Duce Robinson.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM CST
LSU fumble! Florida ball
LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier fumbled, then an LSU O-lineman fumbled, then Florida picked it up.
What a wild play.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:12 PM CST
Florida ties it up
Trey Smack hits from long distance and we’re once again tied in Gainesville.
Florida 13, LSU 13
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM CST
SMU tacks on a FG
Collin Rogers’ field goal extends SMU’s lead to two scores.
SMU 31, Boston College 21
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:53 PM CST
SMU answers with TD
Kevin Jennings throws a 38-yard strike to Jordan Hudson for the SMU tuddy.
That was a quick answer for the Mustangs, who also hit the 2PC.
SMU 28, Boston College 21
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:51 PM CST
LSU kicks go-ahead FG
Damian Ramos hits a 45-yard field goal to put the Tigers in front.
LSU 13, Florida 10, 3rd qtr
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:49 PM CST
BC takes the lead!
Boston College has got No. 14 SMU on upset watch after this 20-yard TD run by QB Grayson James.
Boston College 21, SMU 20, 3rd qtr
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:45 PM CST
Touchdown South Carolina!
LaNorris Sellers finds Jared Brown for a 37-yard catch and run, and it’s been a big last couple minutes of the half for the Gamecocks.
South Carolina 21, Missouri 6
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM CST
Penn State cruising vs. Purdue
Why not just snap it directly to your best player? Tyler Warren makes a 48-yard house call on this run.
Penn State 28, Purdue 3, 3rd quarter
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM CST
Touchdown South Carolina!
LaNorris Sellers throws his 2nd TD pass of the day, this one to a wide open Joshua Simon.
South Carolina 14, Missouri 6, 1:57 in 2nd qtr
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM CST
Cool play sends Temple-FAU to OT
FAU needed a 2PC to tie Temple in the final minute, so they ran a Philly special, with WR Omari Hayes tossing to RB Tyriq Starks for the tying points.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM CST
Touchdown Nebraska!
The Cornhuskers tie it up on a pass from Dylan Raiola to Emmett Johnson for a catch and run to the end zone.
Nebraska 14, USC 14
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM CST
USC scores on fluky TD catch
You’re going to need to see this one in order to believe it:
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM CST
LSU ties it up
Garrett Nussmeier got hit as he threw, but the Tigers scored anyways to tie things up in Gainesville.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:39 PM CST
Touchdown South Carolina
The Gamecocks are in the end zone first in their SEC clash with Missouri after this connection from LaNorris Sellers to Nyck Harbor.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:36 PM CST
Touchdown USC
The Trojans level things in LA on a short pass from Jayden Maiava to Zachariah Branch where the receiver does most of the work.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM CST
Pick-6 Nebraska!
The Cornhuskers are kicking things off early in Los Angeles with Ceyair Wright picking off Jayden Maiava and taking it to the house.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM CST
Touchdown Florida
The Gators are on the board first in Gainesville after this throw from DJ Lagway to Elijhah Badger for 23 yards.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM CST
Final: Clemson 24, Pitt 20
The Tigers survive after a last-gasp pass is intercepted. They’re still alive in the ACC title race.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:51 PM CST
Touchdown Clemson!
Just when we thought Clemson was in serious trouble, Cade Klubnik scrambles 50 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers the lead late in the game.
Clemson 24, Pitt 20
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:48 PM CST
Pitt makes long FG
The Panthers were pushed back into a 47-yard attempt after taking a head-scratching sack on third down but Ben Sauls manages to nail the long field goal to give them the lead.
There’s under 2 minutes left in the game.
Pittsburgh 20, Clemson 17
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM CST
So this wasn’t a touchdown as the NBC graphic suggests since you can’t advance a muffed kickoff, but it’s a great start for the Fighting Irish nonetheless as they’ll have it in the red zone just 4 seconds into the game.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM CST
Final: Colorado 49, Utah 24
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:32 PM CST
Clemson turns it over on downs!
The Tigers were driving to break the tie but Phil Mafah fumbled the ball out of bounds on fourth-and-short and the Panthers have the ball back.
There’s just over 4 minutes left in this one.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:30 PM CST
Touchdown Colorado
Travis Hunter got burned on a touchdown earlier, but he’s found the end zone late in the Buffs’ blowout of Utah on a reverse with the game in hand.
Sat, November 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM CST
Touchdown Pitt!
The Panthers tie things up with just over 7 minutes left in the game on a pass from Nate Yarnell to Gavin Bartholomew.
