NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has won the Bronko Nagurski Award given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Rodriguez received the award at a banquet Monday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. Rodriguez, known for his dark mustache that is now copied by Texas Tech football fans, has 114 tackles this season, along …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—MORGANTOWN — The college football calendar has issues, especially towards the end of the season. This year, it was on full display. After Ole Miss’s last game of the season, beating Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the Rebels punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff, with an 11-1 record, and their lone loss being against Georgia. Just two days later, the Rebels’ head …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — As Washington State continues its coaching search, looking for someone to replace Jimmy Rogers, few names have bubbled to the surface. The Cougars themselves certainly aren’t releasing any candidates they’re interviewing. But one name has emerged as a possibility for WSU: Rick Neuheisel. Currently a college football analyst for CBS Sports, Neuheisel said on a KJR radio segment …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — The criteria Washington State is using to narrow down its head coaching search is beginning to look a little clearer. On a KJR radio segment with Ian Furness on Tuesday afternoon, WSU president Elizabeth Cantwell said the Cougars’ next head coach will have “demonstrated success, let’s call it, in the contemporary college football game.” “We need a builder who has that fire in …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it’s transfer portal season. For the second straight year, the Cougars are in the same position, getting ready for a bowl game without a head coach in place. Former coach Jimmy Rogers left for Iowa State on Dec. 5, and defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit is taking over as interim coach, even though he may be joining …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua held a news conference Tuesday to address the Irish’s omission from the College Football Playoff and his issues with how the ACC handled the lead-up to the bracket release. Here are five takeaways from his session with reporters: 1. Bevacqua believes the CFP committee should have better defined metrics for its weekly rankings — or else …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Scott Frost’s re-introduction to college football began a few minutes following a press conference to welcome him back to UCF. “A couple of players and their agents were waiting outside my office five minutes after I finished, telling me how much money I needed to pay them,” Frost recalled last Wednesday. “I didn’t even know who the kids were.” It was a wild time for Frost, who had a crash …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall didn’t waste any time making his two biggest staff hires, culminating with Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. Sumrall made the moves while also coaching Tulane to the AAC title to earn a CFP bid and overseeing two recruiting classes. Sumrall’s multi-tasking and expediency is a change of pace to Billy Napier’s measured approach. The CFP …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Fernando Mendoza was yelling straight into the Fox Sports camera Saturday night, tears in his eyes, voice cracking. Indiana had won the Big Ten football championship for the first time in 58 years, and the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis roared in the background for the home-state team. “We were never supposed to be in this position, but by the glory of God, the great coaches, great …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—Roman Voss Quarterback Jackson County Central After becoming a starter in the eighth grade, the next five years for Voss saw him become the greatest player in JCC history. His career saw him break countless school records, earn numerous state-wide awards and become the No. 1 recruit in the state. He finished with a school record 30 rushing touchdowns on 1,893 yards and completed 95 …