Category: College Sports

Cougs to play Utah state in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 21—PULLMAN — The Washington State University Cougars football team (6-6) is set to play Utah State (6-6) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise on Monday, with kickoff at 11 a.m. This will be the Cougs’ 20th bowl game in program history and ninth in the last ten full seasons. WSU enters this bowl game following a major 32-8 win over the Oregon State Beavers at the end of November. …

WSU ready to send seniors, coaches out on right note against Utah State in Idaho Potato Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 21—BOISE — Since he was a teenager, Tucker Large has been programmed to take things seriously in December, to crank the intensity meter up to 11. That’s because he spent the first four years of his career at FCS power South Dakota State. Around this time, the Jackrabbits usually found themselves deep in the FCS playoffs, chasing the mountaintop year after year. Starring at safety, Large …

Can't Wait For Saturday Predictable first round sets up stellar quarterfinals

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 21—*** Miami showed it belonged. So did Alabama. And all those people whining about two Group of Five entries in the College Football Playoff have a point. After two days of the CFP, the tournament is down to eight teams. Oh, how I wish the next round was going to campus sites. That’s an argument for another day. For now, the Big Ten is happy with three quarterfinalists (Indiana, Ohio …

Despite another chaotic December, Cougars hoping to mash Aggies in Idaho Potato Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 21—Washington State defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit kept his message brief in the Cougars’ team meeting shortly after head coach Jimmy Rogers’ abrupt departure for Iowa State in early December. Bobbit was following Rogers to Ames, Iowa, but he first decided to step up as the Cougars’ interim head coach through WSU’s participation in Monday’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. “Biggest …

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: UConn hasn’t lost appetite for bowls, Sun’s possible parting gift and more

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The question is being asked, with good reason, from coast to coast. With coaches moving around, the College Football Playoffs expanded to 12 teams, the ever-lurking transfer portal, player opt-outs, money and more money, why are they still playing these 40-odd bowl games? “I understand guys that opt out, things happen and people have got to make decisions for themselves,” UConn tight end Louis …

Mike Bianchi: College Football Playoff has arrived but sport’s soul is gone

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? The other day on our radio show, we asked a simple poll question: “What’s your excitement level for …

Dave Hyde: Miami wins tough game in tough manner — and validates CFP berth

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Are we straight on Miami in the College Football Playoff now? Could it state the case any more clearly with Saturday on the line? Sometimes you get an ending that says everything better than months of debate. The only debate after Miami’s 10-3 win is which play was bigger: Miami running back’s Mark Fletcher’s 56-yard run up with four minutes left to loosen a Texas A&M defense that hadn’t …

Ada well represented on 4A-4 district awards list

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Ada High School football team claimed six of the top honors when the District 4A-4 awards were announced. Inside linebacker Kelton Stipe was named the district’s Defensive MVP, while quarterback Brock Boyles earned co-Offensive MVP honors alongside Hilldale’s Brady Scott. Stipe led the Cougars’ defense, leading the team with 106 total tackles. He added one sack, two tackles for loss and an …

Fletcher carries Hurricanes to win at Texas A&M in College Football Playoff debut

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Neither Miami nor Texas A&M could muster much offense in their College Football Playoff debuts. The combination of a strong wind and excellent defense kept both teams out of the end zone — until running back Mark Fletcher Jr. put the team on his back. The junior running back notched a massive, 56-yard run that set up an 11-yard pop pass from Carson Beck to Malachi …

Bianchi: College Football Playoff has arrived but sport’s soul is gone

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? The other day on our radio show, we asked a simple poll question: “What’s your excitement level for this year’s …