VERMILLION — Top-seeded and top-rated Dell Rapids St. Mary didn't waste any time taking control of the 2025 state Class 9B football championship on Thursday, Nov. 13 in the DakotaDome.

We're down to three weeks left in the 2025 college football regular season, and there's no shortage of big games and things to play for in Week 12. Pivotal wins by Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oregon, Alabama, and Wake Forest last week all helped to shape the College Football Playoff race. We've got an even better slate of games this Saturday.

We highlight the college football games of Week 12 that are the most important or should be the best games to maximize your viewing pleasure.

In front of a sold-out crowd, Iowa overcame numerous mistakes to beat Penn State 25-24. It wasn't a pretty game at all, but the Hawkeyes did just enough to beat a Nittany Lions squad that rallied around interim head coach Terry Smith.

What is often missing from Big Ten games, however, is drama. It's not that the Big Ten doesn't have good games, necessarily. It's just the drama often feels more "Masterpiece Theater" than "Alien vs.

Alabama football’s linebackers are coming alive in the latter portion of the 2025 regular season. The play of Deontae Lawson, Justin Jefferson and Nihkai Hill-Green has head coach Kalen DeBoer saying that they are playing their best football perhaps of the entire year.

We’re well into football season, and at this point, it feels like it could be anyone’s year. Each week brings a new hero and heartbreak, reminding us why this sport remains America’s favorite. And while the plays and highlights get most of the attention,

College football betting analyst Andrew Caley has three strong plays for Week 11, including West Virginia's defense dropping the hammer on Colorado!