NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — A little more than four years ago, Joe Echevarria — then a senior adviser to the University of Miami President Julio Frenk — was one of the people tasked with hiring the university’s new football coach. They settled on one candidate: then-Oregon coach Mario Cristobal. “We said, ‘Who should we get to coach?’ Echevarria said. “And (we) said, ‘Mario (is the) right person for …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 9—*** I would like to celebrate the demise of the SEC in this year’s College Football Playoff. I would love to remind everyone that the league’s skid is now up to three years, with Georgia taking the last CFP title for the SEC in 2023. But alas, I can’t. Because I was with SEC school Mississippi on Thursday, hoping it could knock off Miami and play for the national title. Oh so close. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… By JOHN MARSHALL GLENDALE — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi 31-27 in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. The 10th-ranked Hurricanes (13-2) had their vaunted defense picked apart by the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — For the first time since 2003, the Hurricanes will play for a national title. No. 10 Miami (13-2) beat No. 6 Ole Miss (13-2) 31-27 at the Fiesta Bowl — which doubled as the College Football Playoff semifinals — at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, punching the program’s ticket to the championship game at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19. Miami will play the winner of …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Usually, when you look up names of players who have recently committed to Washington State’s football program, you’ll get the same types of results: a link to their high school stats page, to their highlight tapes, to their profiles on a variety of recruiting services. When you look up Nathaniel Salmon, who announced his commitment to WSU on Wednesday night, you get a thorough …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Matchup: No. 6 Ole Miss (13-1) vs. No. 10 Miami (12-2) Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (63,400) TV: ESPN, 6:30 p.m. Thursday Series: Ole Miss leads 2-1 Coaches – Ole Miss: Pete Golding, 2-0 at Ole Miss (first year) and overall. Miami: Mario Cristobal, 34-18 at Miami (fourth year) and 96-78 overall (14th year). Notes: Ole Miss has never played in the Fiesta Bowl. Miami is 0-4 …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… No. 6 seed Ole Miss plays No. 10 seed Miami in the CFP semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Here are three keys to a Rebels win at State Farm Stadium. Protect the passer Miami has one of the best pass-rush duos in the country in Rueben Bain Jr. and Ahkeem Mesidor. Bain, an All-American, has 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles-for-loss. Mesidor, who was first-team All-ACC, has 10.5 sacks …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 8—MINNEAPOLIS — Leaving a place of employment is never an easy thing for college football coach Isaac Fruechte. It’s emotional. The Caledonia native and 34-year-old has had plenty of practice at it, having had stops at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Northern Iowa, Northern State, Winona State, and, most recently, the University of North Dakota, where he was the offensive …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — College football bowl season is that magical time of year when we all collectively roll our eyes at “meaningless” games, then proceed to watch them like we suddenly have an intense interest in the no-name backup quarterback filling in for the starter who just entered the transfer portal. And here in Orlando, the two crown jewels of this festive circus — the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football transfer portal window opened Jan. 2 and will stay open until Jan. 16. The Tribune is tracking some of the key portal moves for local teams and players. Want the latest news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our free sports newsletter. Thursday Former Florida International WR Alex Perry among Illinois signees. What it means: Perry, a …