NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 5— I just received my invitation from The Associated Press to again be the Illinois representative for Top 25 football voting. I immediately accepted. It is one of my favorite parts of the job, though the college football fans who rank the voters don’t always like my list. Thick skin is a must for a voter. Right after Indiana won the most recent College Football Playoff in stunning …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SOUTHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is taking on the spiraling, out-of-control state of college athletics. The Protect College Sports Act now being discussed is a wide-ranging bill that could have profound effect, and there is much here that could impact UConn. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban was a star witness in hearings before the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Virginia Tech athletics’ fundraising momentum continued Thursday with the announcement of the largest gift in university history, $75 million from a Hokie family earmarked for multiple causes. “A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was directed to the Honors College,” the university said in a release. The …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Fans of EA Sports’ college football video game will see a Hurricanes star when they buy this year’s version of the game. Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney is one of three college stars on the cover of the standard edition of EA Sports’ College Football 27. Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy and Oregon quarterback Dante Moore are also on the cover with Toney. Toney, Lacy and Moore are also on the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 2—*** The 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday and two of the players under consideration — Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks Robert Griffin III (Baylor) and Cam Newton (Auburn) will receive plenty of attention. Both deserve spots in the Hall sooner rather than later. Of course, my focus is on a pair of Illinois greats, Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice, who are …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Sean McDonnell, who coached the University of New Hampshire football team from 1999-2021, has been named to the 2027 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot. This is McDonnell’s first time appearing on the ballot, which features 39 coaches and 99 players from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There are also 80 players and nine coaches from the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 1—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football program already has had 18 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Two former Illini standouts will try to join that elite group later this year. Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy are once again on the 2027 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, hoping to join former Illini like Moe Gardner and Dana Howard among recent former Illinois …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — As pressure mounts from nearly every corner of college athletics, Greg Sankey is in no hurry to move. The deliberate, measured SEC commissioner spent last week’s conference Spring Meetings on Florida’s Panhandle in a familiar position: standing firm while others pushed for change. Amid College Football Playoff expansion, conference realignment, governance issues that have reached …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 30—CHAMPAIGN — The first time Morton High School football coach Adam O’Neill saw Soren Fifer, he did not immediately think “future Big Ten offensive lineman.” The then-freshman Fifer checked in at 6 feet, 1 inches, and 195 pounds. “He was an athlete and he played lots of sports growing up,” O’Neill said. “He looks pretty good with a basketball in his hand.” Soon, a growth spurt. By that …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… While the debate over the expansion of the College Football Playoff rages on, the Big 12 made it clear that it favors a 24-team model. The league is joining the Big Ten and ACC, fellow Power Four conferences, in throwing its support behind doubling the current 12-team format. However, the SEC isn’t sold on the idea, instead pushing a 16-team playoff. “I can’t speak to what others are saying or …