Sam Fariss

Sam Fariss

Joined: Jan 8, 2024

Sam Fariss is a staff writer for our NCAA team. She attended the University of Oregon (Go Ducks) where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Sam has covered college football and other collegiate sports for six years now. Her favorite teams are the Ducks (of course) and the Texas Longhorns because she was raised in Austin!

Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit walks his dog Ben before the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium

America is crying after Kirk Herbstreit delivers powerful tribute to Ben

Host Pat McAfee dances on his chair to “Shout” during ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.

Pat McAfee has yet to pick a female to take a kick at his field goal challenge

North Carolina v Florida State

7 teams everyone thought would be a College Football Playoff team but aren't even close

Oct 19, 2024; West Point, New York, USA; Army Black Knights quarterback Bryson Daily (13) warms up before the game against the East Carolina Pirates at Michie Stadium.

Is Army's Bryson Daily playing vs Air Force today?: Latest injury update

Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Former NFL player Jason Kelce prior to a game between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Jason Kelce is good at pretty much everything, except kicking

Virginia v Clemson

Every college football team that is bowl eligible: Who gained eligibility in Week 8?

Allstate Sugar Bowl - Texas v Georgia

Who is playing college football on Saturday? 2024 Week 8 game schedule

Mississippi State v Georgia

Three days later, Kirby Smart's sideline shove from Saturday is still trending

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) and Michael Taaffe (16) celebrate following the Red River Rivalry college football game against the University of Oklahoma Sooners.

Every college football team that is bowl eligible: Who joined Indiana during Week 7?

Ohio State v Oregon

Oct. 12, the biggest day of college football yet, delivered on all of its promises

South Carolina v Alabama

Chaotic end to first-half in Alabama vs. South Carolina brings the Gamecocks within 2

Oregon v Ohio State

Who is playing college football on Saturday? 2024 Week 7 game schedule

Oct 2, 2010; Eugene, OR, USA; ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit attends the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium.

Kirk Herbstreit completely botches The Duck's name ahead of College GameDay

Clemson v South Carolina

Former Notre Dame QB cut while former South Carolina QB gets starting job in NFL

Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; The Tennessee Volunteers offensive line waits for the snap against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium.

From Oregon to Tennessee to Penn State: 22 teams earn Joe Moore midseason honors

Fans watch as Sooners wide receiver Nic Anderson (4) catches a touchdown in the final seconds of the Red River Rivalry between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30.

Sidelined Sooners and heroic Horns creep closer to the Red River Rivalry