NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — I have to admit, Buster Faulkner had me at “fun.” More than three decades ago, when Steve Spurrier came home to the University of Florida and started turning SEC defensive coordinators into nervous wrecks, one of my claims to fame is a phrase I coined for his revolutionary offense: The “Fun and Gun.” It was fun because Spurrier made football entertaining. It was gun because the …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… I have to admit, Buster Faulkner had me at “fun.” More than three decades ago, when Steve Spurrier came home to the University of Florida and started turning SEC defensive coordinators into nervous wrecks, one of my claims to fame is a phrase I coined for his revolutionary offense: The “Fun and Gun.” It was fun because Spurrier made football entertaining. It was gun because the Head Ball Coach …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — College football athletic directors have the memory span of a goldfish. Every time one of them finally lands a successful season, they immediately panic that somebody else is going to steal their coach. So they rush to hand him another contract extension he doesn’t need and another buyout that will eventually haunt the university. The latest contestant in this recurring game of …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In a seven-day span between Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, football games will be played on three college campuses in Terre Haute. That’s never happened before. In fact, only one other Indiana city has experienced such a busy week of college football — Indianapolis. The lone Hoosier towns with three college football programs are Indy (with Butler, Marian and the University of Indianapolis) and Terre …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… COLLEGE PARK — Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has said in the past that coaches are as good as their records. So he understands that back-to-back 4-8 campaigns have painted his tenure in broad strokes. “We’ve had two different 4-8 seasons, and at the end of the day, it’s 4-8, and I’m not diminishing that I am a 4-8 coach the last two years,” he said Wednesday morning during the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nine years ago, he made national headlines as a football curiosity. Today, his position coach describes him as “a weapon.” Titan Lacaden has been committed to the University of Hawaii football team since 2016, when he accepted a scholarship offer from then-UH coach Nick Rolovich at age 11. Even scholarship offers to high school players are not binding, especially when the coach who made them …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 1—It may not feel like fall, but as far as college football is concerned, it’s time for fall camp. Exactly a month out from Washington State’s season opener at University of Washington, the Cougars will convene Thursday at Rogers Field in Pullman for the first of 15 preseason camp practices. With a midday practice time, the sun will be high in the sky — perhaps as high as WSU’s ambitions …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 1—It may not feel like fall, but as far as college football is concerned, it’s time for fall camp. Exactly a month out from Washington State’s season opener at University of Washington, the Cougars will convene Thursday at Rogers Field in Pullman for the first of 15 preseason camp practices. With a midday practice time, the sun will be high in the sky — perhaps as high as WSU’s ambitions …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 1—It may not feel like fall, but as far as college football is concerned, it’s time for fall camp. Exactly a month out from Washington State’s season opener at University of Washington, the Cougars will convene Thursday at Rogers Field in Pullman for the first of 15 preseason camp practices. With a midday practice time, the sun will be high in the sky — perhaps as high as WSU’s ambitions …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — The Big Ten kicked off its three-day football media event Tuesday at the Chicago Hilton with a news conference from commissioner Tony Petitti. One-third of the Big Ten’s 18 coaches, including Illinois’ Bret Bielema, also held news conferences, and players from their schools met with reporters. The remaining coaches and players will speak Wednesday and Thursday. As the Big Ten gets …