Category: Amateur Sports

Chris Perkins: Senior Bowl hints at change in attitude toward NIL, transfer portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MOBILE, Ala. — The word from Senior Bowl players is clear: the transfer portal remains a positive thing for college football, and NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) money seems less problematic than a couple of years ago, or possibly even last year. The latter hints at a changing attitude. There’s not nearly as many players claiming NIL is bad for college football as two years ago. My thought? As …

Taking a closer look at Ole Miss' 2026 transfer portal class

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Coming off its winningest season in program history, head coach Pete Golding and Ole Miss have reloaded via the transfer portal with 29 new commits. The Rebels (13-2) are still awaiting to learn senior quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ fate, as the 2025 eighth-place Heisman Trophy finisher is petitioning the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. Regardless of what happens in Chambliss’ case, …

Matt Zimmer: How Indiana's improbable run to glory could trickle down to SDSU, USD football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 29—SIOUX FALLS — Almost two weeks later it’s still hard to believe — the Indiana Hoosiers are college football’s national champions. It’s widely considered one of the most unlikely stories we’ve seen in sports. The Hoosiers were a longtime Big Ten doormat, nary a 10-win season in their history before Curt Cignetti arrived from James Madison. Now they’re at the top, and Cignetti is being …

College football: Berks County native Ben Harakel reaches summit in unlikely coaching journey

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Ben Harakel has worked for Curt Cignetti since 2019 and has learned to treat every game the same. Monday, Jan. 19 was different, though. Much different. This was the College Football Playoff championship game Twelve years after graduating from Conrad Weiser High School, Harakel was sitting in the coaches box as Indiana’s senior defensive analyst at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., …

Former Purdue, Louisville QB Brady Allen brings talent to ISU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Brady Allen, an incoming Indiana State quarterback from Fort Branch, has played for FBS programs at Purdue and Louisville. As a high schooler, he helped lead Gibson Southern to Indiana’s Class 3A state championship in 2021. Now he’s a Sycamore in Terre Haute, having transferred to ISU. His commitment to the Sycamore program was announced earlier this month. Will the 6-foot-6, 220-pound Allen …

Nine wins again? Looks like a possibility

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Let the hotel reservations begin. And the flight bookings. And the direction checking. On Tuesday, the Big Ten finally told its schools when they will play football in 2026, setting off a long day on the computer for fans and media members. Everyone knew the conference opponents before Tuesday, but didn’t have the particulars. Now, they do. At first glance, the matchups are …

Presley commits to Portland State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 25—Glacier High quarterback Jackson Presley found a new college football home, posting on Instagram Sunday afternoon that he committed to Portland State University. The three-time all-State AA pick attached the Bible verse James 1:2-3 to a post that simply said: “Committed,” under a picture of him in a Vikings uniform. In a text to the Daily Inter Lake, Presley said Sunday he talked to …

COLUMN: Jake's take: Indiana's National Title win proves changes in football are positive

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… As little as five years ago, if you told someone Indiana University football took the National Title, that person would probably respond by saying: “Don’t you mean basketball?” But fast forward to 2026, and the Indiana Hoosiers just completed one of the best runs toward a National Championship. Coming into the season, the Hoosiers were the No. 19-ranked team, but by the end of the season, they …

With College Football Playoff not growing, Notre Dame needs to be Top 12 for a bid. Here’s its path in 2026.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — After controversially being left out of the College Football Playoff in 2025, Notre Dame knows what it has to do to get into the 2026 playoff — be ranked in the Top 12. The College Football Playoff announced Friday that it will remain at 12 teams next season after expansion talks between the SEC and Big Ten stalled. Multiple outlets reported that four Power 4 conference champions …

Column: New College Football Playoff Champ is solid as a block of granite

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Hoisting the championship trophy, Monday, the Indiana Hoosiers were the undisputed kings of College Football. These football warriors had risen to the task 16 times this year to claim the prize no one, save coach Curt Cignetti could have envisioned them winning when he arrived at the Bloomington campus two years ago. These Hoosiers bear little resemblance to the basketball Hoosiers who won the …