Category: College Sports

John Marshall's Jeremiah Molina a big guy with equally large plans for football, life

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 10—ROCHESTER — Jeremiah Molina is the John Marshall football team’s resident Renaissance man. And a big one at that — 6-foot-5, 360 pounds. It seems there are two Jeremiah Molinas who show up. There is that rough-and-tumble football offensive lineman who likes nothing more than dominating the guy across from him. “Once he gets his hands on you, it’s over with,” is how JM coach Kyle …

Matt Zimmer: Some predictions on what happens now that North Dakota State has gone FBS

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 9—SIOUX FALLS — NDSU is finally going. They will transition to FBS effective immediately and join the Mountain West Conference in time for the coming season, but won’t be eligible for the Mountain West championship game or College Football Playoff until 2028 (though they are appealing for immediate eligibility). Good for them. The Bison are an incredible program and they’ve accomplished …

'Greatest Ranger of all time': Former Forest Hills coach, educator Don Bailey dies at 74

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Don Bailey led the Forest Hills High School football program to 375 wins in 45 years, the seventh-highest total in Pennsylvania history. But his former players and area coaches remembered Bailey as more than a Hall of Fame football coach. Bailey, who died Sunday at age 74 after several years of health issues, was an educator, administrator, community leader – and a family man …

USD football promotes Matt Vitzthum to head coach following Johansen's exit

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 7—VERMILLION, S.D. — The University of South Dakota has opted for stability in its football program, promoting Matt Vitzthum to head coach following the departure of Travis Johansen. USD Athletic Director Jon Schemmel announced Friday afternoon that Vitzthum will become the 32nd head coach in Coyote football history, as USD chose to stay in-house to fill the vacancy. Johansen departed …

Can't Wait For Saturday How not to interact with a college football coach

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 7—*** During his press conference before the Illinois-Northwestern basketball game Wednesday at the State Farm Center, Illinois football coach Bret Bielema told a funny story about an encounter with a fan. I didn’t include it in the Thursday story, but am making up for that oversight now. Bielema was recently in Houston with members of his coaching staff. While checking into the hotel, …

USD's Travis Johansen heading to Rutgers to become new defensive coordinator

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 6—VERMILLION, S.D. — Travis Johansen’s tenure as the University of South Dakota’s head football coach will come to an end after just one season at the helm. The rising defensive mind is set to depart Vermillion to become the defensive coordinator at Rutgers University, sources told On3Sports on Friday. With the departure of Johansen, USD Athletic Director Jon Schemmel announced Matt …

ND FOOTBALL: Irish announce date for 95th Blue-Gold Game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame has announced its plan to host the 95th edition of the Blue-Gold Game this spring. Set for Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m., the Fighting Irish will open Notre Dame Stadium for an intersquad scrimmage. The game will also be broadcast on Peacock. Tickets start at $10. Notre Dame is coming off a 10-2 season, the third-consecutive double-digit winning …

Spencer Ripchik: Assessing WVU's 2026 recruiting class with National Signing Day in the past

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 5—MORGANTOWN — Just like that, the official National Signing Day is in the past, concluding on Feb. 4. West Virginia football fans and outsiders throughout the country might not even realized it was going on because the early signing period in December is when most players sign. That was certainly the case for WVU. The Mountaineers signed 49 players in that first week in December, which …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UTPB announces this year’s recruiting class

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UTPB head football coach Chris Softley speaks about this year’s recruiting class at a press conference Wednesday at the D. Kirk Edwards Human Performance Center. Michael Bauer|Odessa American In his first recruiting class since taking over as head coach at UTPB, Chris Softley announced the addition of 45 new football players that have signed on to play for the Falcons during National Signing …