Category: College Sports

NAMES TO KNOW: Who will impact WVU football on Signing Day

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 2—MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez was physically frustrated during the Texas Tech postgame press conference. Rightfully so. West Virginia was just stomped 49-0 by the Red Raiders, in a game where WVU didn’t look like it belonged. Towards the end of his short nine-minute press conference, Rodriguez was aggressively folding his stats paper because he couldn’t look at it. Before he left the …

UVA positioned for playoff game at Ole Miss; JMU cracks CFP rankings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Less than a week before Selection Sunday, Virginia is positioned for a first-round College Football Playoff matchup at Ole Miss, the sport’s undisputed drama king. Moreover, James Madison’s only path to the playoff is clear. JMU must defeat visiting Troy in Friday’s Sun Belt Conference championship game and then hope Duke upsets Virginia in Saturday’s ACC title contest in Charlotte. Those were …

For some, it’s National NOT Signing Day | Football Insider

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The NCAA’s Early Signing Period for football opens Wednesday and goes through Friday, a window for school seniors to sign college scholarship papers before National Signing Day in February. But for star players like Marceles Carey of DeLand, Li’Darious Pryor of Evans and Keydrick Powell of South Lake, there will be no pens or papers or celebrations. And for several others, there will be feted …

Ex-Vols Coach Derek Dooley Reveals Net Worth in Senate Bid

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Derek Dooley, the former college and NFL coach running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, holds net assets of between $3.2 million and $8.37 million, according to a financial disclosure filing with the U.S. Senate on Monday. That sum includes Dooley’s NFL pension, which he put at between $500,001 and $1 million. In addition, …

Penn State football | RB Kaytron Allen named Big Ten offensive player of the week

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State senior running back Kaytron Allen was named Big Ten offensive player of the week Monday. He guided the Nittany Lions to a 40-36 win over Rutgers Saturday. Allen earned the Big Ten weekly honor for the third straight week after being named co-offensive player of the week Nov. 17 and 24. Allen rushed for a career-high 226 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries at …

LSU’s $73M Lane Kiffin Buyout Clause Tops Brian Kelly’s $54M

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Following LSU’s firing of football coach Brian Kelly in October, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry publicly lamented the $54 million buyout the school was obligated to pay under Kelly’s 10-year, $95 million contract. “I’m tired of rewarding failure in this country and then leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill,” Landry said at the time, blaming …

5 college football takeaways: Illinois’ snowy win, Jeremiyah Love’s showing — and a marquee Big Ten title game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — The college football regular season is complete. Now it’s on to conference championship weekend and then the playoffs and bowl games. Before we turn our attention to the postseason, here’s a quick look at how Big Ten teams and Notre Dame finished Week 14 — including a few wild weather games. Illinois’ defense comes up big in the snow to win The Hat Illinois was clinging to a …

Michigan State plans to hire Pat Fitzgerald, the former Northwestern coach, according to reports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Pat Fitzgerald may be on the verge of returning to coaching college football. The Detroit Free Press and Lansing State Journal reported Sunday that Michigan State plans to hire Fitzgerald as its new coach after firing Jonathan Smith. Fitzgerald, who went 110-101 with 10 bowl appearances in 17 seasons as Northwestern’s coach, hadn’t signed a contract as of midday Sunday, the outlets reported. …

5 college football takeaways: Illinois’ snowy win, Jeremiyah Love’s showing — and a marquee Big Ten title game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football regular season is complete. Now it’s on to conference championship weekend and then the playoffs and bowl games. Before we turn our attention to the postseason, here’s a quick look at how Big Ten teams and Notre Dame finished Week 14 — including a few wild weather games. 1. Illinois’ defense came up big in the snow to win The Hat. Illinois was clinging to a four-point lead …

Tech escapes Carroll, advance to Quarterfinals

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 30—BUTTE — Trey Yates scored a crucial fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of No. 4 Montana Tech’s 31-21 victory over 14th-seeded Carroll College in the NAIA Football Championship Series on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Coliseum. Polson product Jarrett Wilson threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on 11 for 16 passing. On the ground, Wilson racked up 94 yards on 17 carries. Orediggers …