Category: College Sports

WKU earned a big win in The Big Easy

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… There are college football victories and they are program-defining college football victories. Western Kentucky experienced the latter on Tuesday night — rallying past Southern Miss 27-16 in the New Orleans Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. It was the eighth FBS bowl victory for the irrepressible Hilltoppers since 2014, lifting WKU into rarefied air with Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia on that …

Cats building roster for '26 and beyond

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… With the NCAA transfer portal window set to open in less than two weeks, new Kentucky football head coach Will Stein has been hard at work building his roster for the future — but he’s far from finalizing the Wildcats’ players for 2026. Stein, who’s still serving as Oregon’s offensive coordinator through the Ducks’ run in the College Football Playoff, wasted little time getting to work despite …

Penn State assistant Deion Barnes resigns to take job at South Carolina

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Deion Barnes, who had been on the Penn State football coaching staff since 2020, resigned earlier this week to become the defensive line coach at South Carolina. A Philadelphia native, Barnes is a former Penn State defensive end who played from 2012-14 and was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2012. He joined James Franklin’s staff as a graduate assistant in 2020 and was promoted to …

Five matchups that will determine Miami vs. Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes secured a trip to the Cotton Bowl with a statement victory over Texas A&M last weekend. Their reward? They get to face the No. 2 seed, Ohio State, which was ranked first in most polls for most of the season. Only a three-point loss to the current No. 1 seed, Indiana, in the Big Ten Championship Game unseated the Buckeyes. Ohio State is a 9.5-point favorite in the Cotton Bowl, …

Gophers football vs. New Mexico: Keys to game, how to watch, who has edge

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO What: Rate Bowl When: 3:30 p.m. CDT Friday Where: Chase Stadium, Phoenix TV: ESPN Radio: KFAN-FM 100.3 Betting spread: Minnesota minus-2.5 Records: Minnesota (7-5) is bowl eligible for the sixth time in eight non-pandemic seasons under P.J. Fleck. New Mexico (9-3) is bowling for the first time since 2016. History: This is the first matchup between the two programs and …

Gophers leaders chime in on tenuous future of bowl games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… PHOENIX — The Rate Bowl no longer has the word “Guaranteed” in its name, and the concept of bowl games as a whole are no longer as promised. The expected expansion of the College Football Playoff from its current 12-team format up to 16, or perhaps 24, in upcoming years will mean fewer teams available for bowls. When Notre Dame was left out of this year’s playoff, the Fighting Irish’s decision …

For Ole Miss' defenders, Georgia rematch is 'a personal thing'

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OXFORD – Ole Miss’ lone blemish in the 2025 season still doesn’t sit quite right. But as fate would have it, the Rebels will get their chance at redemption. The No. 6 Rebels (12-1) will face No. 3 Georgia (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. It is a rematch of their Oct. 18 contest in Athens, Georgia, a game the Bulldogs won 43-35. Ole Miss led the game by nine heading into the fourth …

H.S. FOOTBALL: Six Schuylkill League talents named to Class AA All-State team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Pennsylvania Football Writers released their Class AA All-State selections on Wednesday, which included six Schuylkill League talents. A pair of local quarterbacks were among the selections. Minersville star quarterback Dante Carr, a University of Central Florida signee earned his second-straight selection, joining him is Williams Valley’s Brady Shomper, also earning his second-straight …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Dippre hitting the transfer portal after successful season at JMU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… After helping James Madison University reach the College Football Playoff, tight end Lacota Dippre is entering the transfer portal after one season with the Dukes. In his sophomore season, the 6-foot-4, 253-pound Dippre had 17 receptions for 192 yards and three touchdowns for the Sun Belt champions. He scored the final touchdown for the Dukes on a run in a 51-34 loss to Oregon in the CFP first …

Standout QBs Haynes King, Bear Bachmeier face off in Pop-Tarts Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Haynes King should be preparing for the NFL combine right about now. His mind should be focused on draft evaluations, Wonderlic scores, hand size and where the 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback could wind up in the NFL Draft this upcoming April. In a college football landscape where King’s counterparts are more willing to opt out than play in a bowl game, it would be tough to fault the Georgia …