Category: Amateur Sports

Penn State Notebook: Nick Singleton’s strong performance is not enough

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Penn State football fans and Nick Singleton himself had been waiting for the kind of performance he gave Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Singleton gained 143 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns in a 27-24 loss to No. 2 Indiana. He caught a 19-yard touchdown pass that put the Nittany Lions ahead with 6:27 to go, but the Hoosiers mounted an 80-yard drive and scored the …

Jacob Thorpe: Why this bye week comes with greater importance for WSU football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—Welcome to a bye week, the only type of weekend this football season where you can be fairly certain how it will go for Washington State. For teams, these Saturdays often provide a chance to do a lot while doing little. Rest and recuperation are paramount, of course. Young players get a few more snaps during practice. Perhaps an opportunity to install some new plays or test someone at a …

Gophers add stout JUCO defensive tackle KJ Henson

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program picked up a commitment Saturday from KJ Henson, a defensive tackle from Hutchinson Community College. “After a great (official visit), I’m blessed and excited to say I swill be 100% committing to the University of Minnesota,” Henson wrote on X. Henson joins his JUCO teammate, safety MJ Graham, who committed to the U’s 2026 class on Friday. Those two and Hutchinson …

Blue Jay senior Liam Frey reflects on 1,000-yard season

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—JAMESTOWN — Liam Frey couldn’t quite make out what was being said over the loudspeaker during the Jamestown High School football team’s final game — something about him and 1,000 yards. He figured it out once he got to the sidelines. The announcer had just told the crowd gathered at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium that Frey, a senior running back for the Blue Jays, had hit 1,000 …

Gophers add coveted JUCO safety MJ Graham

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program gained a commitment Friday from Michael “MJ” Graham, a sophomore safety from Hutchinson Community College. He is the fifth pledge to Minnesota’s 2026 class over the previous week. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound safety, with a three-star rating from 247Sports, had offers from Michigan State, Kansas State, West Virginia, Costal Carolina and Central Florida and others. He …

Things to watch: Former EWU utility man Michael Wortham taking off with No. 2 Montana

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 7—MISSOULA — If there is one Big Sky football team outside of Montana that knows Michael Wortham well, it is the Eastern Washington Eagles. Once a star quarterback in the California junior college ranks, Wortham grew into an All-America returner during his two seasons in Cheney. He holds Eastern’s single-season record for kickoff return yards (1,093 in 2024) and amassed 582 rushing yards …

DWU football gameday: Tigers host Midland looking for third-straight win

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 7—MITCHELL — Two games remain for the Dakota Wesleyan University football program in the 2025 season, both at home. First up for the Tigers in kicking off their season-ending homestand is Midland. Separated by one game in the Great Plains Athletic Conference standings, DWU is trending upward behind back-to-back wins, while the Warriors enter on a two-game skid. Here’s a look at DWU’s …

Dan Hurley issues a call for fans to support UConn football, pack Rentschler Field

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dan Hurley is used to playing in arenas where empty seats are few and far between. He called on UConn fans to give the football team the full-house experience on Saturday. UConn (6-3) plays Duke (5-3) at Rentschler Field at 3:30 p.m., possibly the most impactful game of the football season. “Public service announcement, calling all UConn fans,” Hurley began in a 60-second video posted on the …

UNM football mailbag: What bowls could the Lobos play in?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 6—For the first time in nearly a decade, New Mexico is going bowling. But there are still questions about this program — albeit different ones from what Lobo fans are normally accustomed to, at least at this time of year. Here’s my attempt to answer some of them, with answers including (but not limited to) UNM’s recruiting efforts, Mountain West Championship scenarios and more in this UNM …

H.S. FOOTBALL:: Tamaqua looks to upset Notre Dame Green Pond in District XI semifinals

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Last week, the Tamaqua Blue Raiders won their first District XI playoff game since 2019 when they defeated the Saucon Valley Panthers 22-15 behind 179 rushing yards and two touchdowns from sophomore running back Terrence McDowell Jr. Now, the Blue Raiders will have an even more difficult task this Friday night when they travel to Lafayette College in Easton to take on the Notre Dame Green Pond …