NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 11—One of the most highly-recruited high school football players to ever come through The News-Gazette’s coverage area is expected to make his his college choice today. Sports Editor Matt Daniels analyzes the four schools St. Joseph-Ogden offensive lineman and four-star recruit Cameron Wagner is considering: ➜ Bret Bielema and Co. have time, location and recent success on their side. …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 9—➜ . On ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ on ESPN, no less. ➜ . The 6-foot-7, 300-pound Wagner was a First Team All-Area selection by The News-Gazette and a Class 3A First Team All-State choice by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association during the 2025 season. ➜ and reach the Class 3A state semifinals last season. Friday night football games and his Illinois football team will play …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Three players who had outstanding senior seasons in the Lackawanna Football Conference were added to the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star games. Running back Isaac Ryon, last season’s Times-Tribune Offensive Player of the Year, and linebacker Colin Owens were named to the East roster for the Small-School game. The Lackawanna Trail standouts replace …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Spring football opened last week for most teams around the Orlando area and there were some familiar faces missing from the mix. Rodney Wells at Dr. Phillips High and Andy Johnson at Boone had become staples in the Central Florida high school football landscape, the elder statesmen and respected members of the area’s coaching fraternity. Recent controversies — like coaching salaries and the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 7—*** Hats off to Scott Dochterman and the hard-working staff at The Athletic for continuing to come up with valuable takes on college foootball. The latest, released Wednesday, surveyed fans about the likeliness of each Big Ten school to win a national title during the next five seasons. No surprise, four schools received the most support: Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana and Michigan. The …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes’ home win over Notre Dame was one of the biggest games of the 2025 season. Because UM beat the Fighting Irish, Miami went to the College Football Playoff while Notre Dame was left out, ultimately refusing its bowl bid. This year’s game is set up to be just as crucial. The Hurricanes will face the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Indiana, at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, NBC announced on …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Xavier Maddox signed to play football at Gardner-Webb during a ceremony Wednesday at Soenneker Hall at Owensboro Catholic High School. Maddox was a star wide receiver for the Aces in the 2025 season, which ended with a tough 33-28 loss to Lexington Christian. Gardner-Webb is in the OVC-Big South Conference football association in NCAA DI. “I decided on Gardner-Webb because I wanted to play at …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 6—*** The American Football Coaches Association just came out with a set of recommendations to help improve college football. Specifically, the group led by former Wyoming coach Craig Bohl wants the elimination of conference title games. Yes, it would mess up the first weekend in December, when we all sit around and watch game after game after game. But the matchups are basically …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 5—*** The list of available bowl slots following the 2026 college football season has dwindled. Most fans — not me — would say that is a positive thing. Postseason games in Detroit, Los Angeles and the Bahamas have gone the way of the Bowl Alliance (remember that?) Will there be more trimming in the coming years? Maybe. It depends on if the folks in charge of the College Football Playoff …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The inaugural OHSAA Girls Flag Football State Championship will take place May 16 in Canton. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium will host the eight-team finale to the season. The site will set up four areas adjacent to one another on the field for the 25 by 70-yard playing surfaces. “We are very excited for this state tournament and would like to thank the Pro Football Hall of Fame for hosting it …