Category: Amateur Sports

Roman Hemby flourishing with No. 1 Indiana football after being ‘urged’ to leave Maryland

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Roman Hemby, a Harford County native who spent four years with Maryland football, embodied the program that Terps coach Michael Locksley wanted to build: one focused on keeping local talent in state and developing from within. Locksley’s said throughout the past year that he’s been forced to change that approach as the sport shifts around him and as losses pile up. Hemby has also adapted. The …

Roman Hemby flourishing with No. 1 Indiana football after being ‘urged’ to leave Maryland

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Roman Hemby, a Harford County native who spent four years with Maryland football, embodied the program that Terps coach Michael Locksley wanted to build: one focused on keeping local talent in state and developing from within. Locksley’s said throughout the past year that he’s been forced to change that approach as the sport shifts around him and as losses pile up. Hemby has also adapted. The …

Altmyer savoring last chance to represent the Illini

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 18—CHAMPAIGN — Only 60 more minutes. Against an SEC school. Just the way Luke Altmyer wants it. Well, almost. Ideally, the Illinois quarterback and his teammates would be getting ready to host a first-round game this weekend in the College Football Playoff. But that didn’t happen. Losses against the top two teams in the country — Indiana and Ohio State — and the fighting Ws — Washington …

Tough to keep up

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 18—Any college football team would be happy with 200 rushing yards in a single game; on Friday night against Stephen F. Austin, the MSU Bobcats did that in a half. It was the second half, and it powered the Bobcats past SFA 44-28 and into this Saturday’s “Super Brawl,” an FCS semifinal home game against the Montana Grizzlies. Adam Jones, the Missoula Sentinel product who’s already had a …

Hampton named Mr. Football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The celebration to “bring it back to 1800” turned into Owensboro High School handing off the Kentucky Mr. Football trophy off to senior running back Evan Hampton. Hampton was named Mr. Football by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association on Wednesday. The award was announced to a standing ovation at the OHS gym, where the Celebrating Champions at 1800 was going on for the Class 5-A state …

Five matchups that will determine the Hurricanes’ playoff game against Texas A&M

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes’ first College Football Playoff game is approaching. As the No. 10 seed, UM is headed on the road to College Station, Texas, to play No. 7 Texas A&M. The Aggies went 11-1 this season, winning their first 11 games before falling to Texas in their regular-season finale. Miami and Texas A&M match up fairly evenly, and the game is expected to be a close one, which is reflected in …

Area high school football players selected for All-State teams

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 17—The South Carolina Football Coaches Association recently released its All-State teams, and 32 players from the Aiken Standard coverage area were recognized in their respective classifications. Leading the way were three local players who were chosen to the SCFCA’s Overall All-State team, which recognized the best of the best at their position regardless of classification. Those three …

Mike Bianchi: Florida is making the right call by welcoming Urban Meyer back into the family

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — Welcome back home, Urban Meyer. Welcome back to Gator Nation. Welcome back into the University of Florida family. As someone who has been one of Meyer’s biggest critics, let me just say this: It’s about time. In a decision that rubbed some Urban haters the wrong way, Florida’s administration has clearly decided that Meyer belongs back in the program’s orbit — and it’s no longer …

How Hurricanes will try to stop Aggies dual-threat QB Marcel Reed

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When Miami lines up to face Texas A&M’s offense in their College Football Playoff debut on Saturday, it will have to stop the most dynamic quarterback the Hurricanes have seen this season. UM coach Mario Cristobal said he believed the Aggies star should have been a Heisman Trophy finalist. If the Hurricanes are going to beat the Aggies, stopping Reed will be a crucial part of pulling off the …

What changed for Oklahoma football after Ole Miss loss to charge into College Football Playoff

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Fresh off a loss to Ole Miss at home, the Sooners were in need of a change. With two losses already in the season, OU needed to power through the rest of the schedule to make the playoffs — and they did just that. No. 8 Oklahoma football will open this year’s College Football Playoff with a home game Friday against No. 9 Alabama, which will kick off at 7 p.m. on ABC and ESPN, all thanks to a …