Category: College Sports

‘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’ …

Can't Wait For Saturday Third bowl in a row for Illinois? So says the prognosticators at Athlon Sports

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 …

Spring Roundup: Battle of former Florida Gators teammates ends in tie

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Lake Mary football coach Scott Perry and Jones coach Elijah Williams were teammates at the University of Florida in the mid 90s. Wednesday night they were foes for the first time, as Class 4A state-runner-up Jones hosted the Class 7A state champions in Orlando. The two teams made for an entertaining evening, and in between all of the mistakes of a typical spring football game, the Rams and …

New Mexico listed by sportsbooks as favorite to win first Mountain West title

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But a look at some early Mountain West futures — and where the Lobos ended up — might give you the impression it has. For the first time in program history, New Mexico is the consensus favorite to win the new-look league, according to odds provided by three national sportsbooks. Caesar’s Sportsbook lists UNM as a 2-1 favorite (+200) to win the Mountain West after …

College football: 'State of Shawnee Football Plan' a go, says Snyder

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BELLEFONTE, Ky. — The State of Shawnee Football Plan has officially been engaged. That’s what Shawnee State coach Mark Snyder calls what might be, for many coaches, a once-in-a-lifetime project and opportunity, in remarks at Bellefonte Country Club on Tuesday. The plan is the driving piece toward Shawnee State’s initial foray into football, which the Bears, who will join the Mountain East …

Stephen Tsai: For UH, sustaining success will be a greater challenge

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It was quite the year for University of Hawaii athletics. In December, the UH football team’s breakthrough season was punctuated with a comeback victory in the 2025 Hawaii Bowl. In the craziness of March Madness, the men’s basketball ’Bows won the Big West Tournament to secure their first berth in the Big Dance since 2016. And a week ago, the UH men’s volleyball team captured the program’s …

Can't Wait For Saturday Push for CFP24 gaining powerful allies

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 19—*** On my daily surf of college football sites, two I look at often: and The Athletic. They both do a great job covering the game and offering perspectives that might not occur to most of us. If you go both now, you will find headlines that seem to point to concerns about the the possibility of a 24-team College Football Playoff, One reads: “A 24-team College Football Playoff will will …

Former Edgewater LB Will Marzolf grinds way to FBS dream at Ohio | Football Insider

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… We’ve talked many times in this space about the new world of college football recruiting. How high school players need to begin rethinking their immediate, big-time dreams and curb their expectations. In the evolution of the NCAA transfer portal, where experienced college football players take roster positions away from high school prospects, the prep stars need to be realistic about their …