NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 29—*** Maybe some folks in college football are unhappy with the way Texas Tech built its roster last year. They shouldn’t be. The brain trust in Lubbock used the system to its advantage to reach the College Football Playoff. Ambition in college sports is usually praised, not frowned upon. But if there is a philosophical battle between the Red Raiders and the big school in Austin, most of …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 28—*** Certainly, someone at the Big Ten office or within the Illinois athletic department ran the idea of opening the football season on Thursday past sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, right? Not that he would have objected. Bielema likes extra time to get his team ready for an opponent and by playing UAB on Sept. 3, Illinois will have a two-day head start on the second oppnent Duke, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — Florida made Buster Faulkner the highest-paid coordinator in school history and one of the nation’s few offensive coordinators earning $2 million annually to lure him to Gainesville. Faulkner signed a three-year, $6.5 million after he left Georgia Tech to join head coach Jon Sumrall’s staff. Former Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White’s compensation is not far behind, …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN, Fla. — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — Kickoff times are set for Florida’s first three games under new coach Jon Sumrall. The Gators will open the 2026 season Sept. 5 against Florida Atlantic University at 7:45 p.m. on the SEC Network, the school announced, followed by a Sept. 12 visit from Campbell at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, which is streaming. Florida will play its SEC opener on the road against Auburn on Sept. …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of Billy …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 27—*** During Tuesday’s SEC media event in Florida, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum — aka the “Mount of the South” — actually said of the 24-team College Football Playoff proposal “This is one of the worst decisions, if it happens, in the history of college football.” He followed that line with “I know that sounds hyperbolic.” You think? I’m sure if we pondered it a second or two, we could come up …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 25—*** I am not convinced Ed Orgeron is a great college football coach. He struggled big time while in charge at Mississippi, going 10-25 in three losing seasons. A year as interim coach at Southern California, where he replaced fired Lane Kiffin, upped his profile with a 6-2 record. Three years later, at LSU, Orgeron again jumped into the hot seat, replacing fired Les Miles first as …
‘Think globally, act locally’: Jason Candle shares vision for guiding UConn football into the future
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — The smell of wet paint was apparent as one walked through the halls of the UConn football headquarters this week. “Notice anything?” new coach Jason Candle said. “White. Brightens things up.” His first season as coach is three months away, and while it is clear Candle, who came from a long, successful tenure at Toledo to replace Jim Mora, will apply his own shades to the Huskies’ …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 24—*** I was looking for some reading material Saturday to help fill the holiday weekend. Like everyone else in Champaign-Urbana, I zipped over to Barnes & Noble. There in the magazine section I found it: Athlon Sports’ 2026 college football preview. I told you earlier in this space that Illinois is picked to finish ninth in the loaded Big Ten. When I cracked open the 220 pages — including …