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College football recap — Week 11

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—MOSES LAKE — As the college football playoff rankings start coming out every Tuesday, teams are starting to battle for a spot in the big dance. However, week 11 proved to be a destructive week for both top Washington football programs. Teams like Eastern Washington nearly pulled off an upset in the Big Sky, while Central Washington continued to dominate in their conference. See below …

Byron running back announced as Mr. Football finalist, MHSF All-Star Game rosters released

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—BYRON, Minn. — Carson Heimer is rounding out his stellar high school football career with his highest achievement yet. The Byron senior running back/safety has been named one of 10 finalists for Minnesota’s 2025 Mr. Football award. Heimer and nine other seniors from southeastern Minnesota were invited to play in the 2025 Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game next month. 88 …

Howard looks to repeat as state champions in Class 9A, while No. 1 Wall seeks perfect season

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—HOWARD, S.D. — Two of the most accomplished programs in recent nine-man football lore in South Dakota will meet up Friday morning to decide the Class 9A state championship. No. 1 Wall (11-0) heads east with an undefeated record and a ledger of dominant victories this season and in their way is seventh-seeded Howard (9-2), the reigning state champions in this class that won a pair of …

UConn football notes: Huskies turn page, look to back up rewarding experience vs. Duke in final home game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS – The UConn football team was waiting for a moment like it had on Saturday. Playing in front of their largest home crowd since 2013, the Huskies capitalized on the opportunity with a season-defining win over Duke, which is still in contention to win the ACC championship. “I ain’t gonna lie, that was the most fun I ever had playing football in my life,” said senior defensive back D’Mon …

Can't Wait For Saturday Will Illinois be spending the holidays in NYC? We'll see

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—*** In a month, the Illinois football team will find out its bowl destination. Fans wanting to get a jump on travel plans might be smart to wait to book a flight unless the airline has generous policies about making changes. At the moment, it seems that Illinois bowl options are varied. Just depends on who you listen to. ‘s Mark Schlabach projects Illinois into the Dec. 27 Pinstripe …

Bielema planning for the present, future

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—CHAMPAIGN — What did you do on your week off? Early Christmas shopping? Winterize the car (too late)? Catch up on your favorite Netflix show? For Illinois football coach Bret Bielema, the answer was none of the above. Instead, he went recruiting. And took program general manager Pat Embleton with him. How did it go? Check back in a year or two. But open week recruiting by the head …

Dear Lobos fans: Here's your moment to show how much you love football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Hey, Lobos fans. We know how much you love your beloved cherry and silver — well, at least when it comes to the basketball court. Now is the time to show how much you love football. And seriously, you really need to love football. Yeah, the University of New Mexico secured a bowl bid with its inspiring win over UNLV on Nov. 1, but the bar has been raised. You can thank head coach Jason Eck for …

High School Football: Sophomores step in all over the field for this CT team as it earns big win

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Southington’s starting quarterback went down with an injury a few weeks ago. A sophomore stepped in. The team’s top two running backs got hurt, one last Friday against Windsor, and another sophomore stepped in. Ben Beaulieu rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns – all in the second half – in a 28-7 win over Windsor, which was ranked fourth last week in the Courant state coaches football …

A football town: River Falls Wildcats and Falcons reaching new heights

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It was a historic football weekend in River Falls. On Friday, the Wildcats high school team beat Oshkosh North 52-38 to secure the program’s first 11-win season and sectional title. River Falls will meet Notre Dame Academy in the Division-2 state semifinals Friday at 7 p.m. at D.C. Everest High School. Wildcats quarterback Tino Massa threw for 323 yards and four scores in the win over Oshkosh …

No. 2 Indiana rallies to beat Penn State on last-minute TD pass [updated]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Penn State stood toe-to-toe with the No. 2 team in the country Saturday, overcame a 13-point deficit and lost on an acrobatic touchdown catch in the final minute. The Nittany Lions’ gut-wrenching 27-24 loss, their sixth straight, left them wondering how and if they can stop their skid. “It’s tough,” quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer said. “I just feel for the guys, the seniors who …