Category: College Sports

Start times announced for first three Florida football games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — Kickoff times are set for Florida’s first three games under new coach Jon Sumrall. The Gators will open the 2026 season Sept. 5 against Florida Atlantic University at 7:45 p.m. on the SEC Network, the school announced, followed by a Sept. 12 visit from Campbell at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, which is streaming. Florida will play its SEC opener on the road against Auburn on Sept. …

Gators’ Jon Sumrall brings candor, charisma to SEC Spring Meetings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of Billy …

Can't Wait For Saturday The more the SEC squawks about expanded playoff field, the better I like the Big Ten stance

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 27—*** During Tuesday’s SEC media event in Florida, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum — aka the “Mount of the South” — actually said of the 24-team College Football Playoff proposal “This is one of the worst decisions, if it happens, in the history of college football.” He followed that line with “I know that sounds hyperbolic.” You think? I’m sure if we pondered it a second or two, we could come up …

Can't Wait For Saturday Kiffin makes a wise move bringing Coach O back to LSU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 25—*** I am not convinced Ed Orgeron is a great college football coach. He struggled big time while in charge at Mississippi, going 10-25 in three losing seasons. A year as interim coach at Southern California, where he replaced fired Lane Kiffin, upped his profile with a 6-2 record. Three years later, at LSU, Orgeron again jumped into the hot seat, replacing fired Les Miles first as …

‘Think globally, act locally’: Jason Candle shares vision for guiding UConn football into the future

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — The smell of wet paint was apparent as one walked through the halls of the UConn football headquarters this week. “Notice anything?” new coach Jason Candle said. “White. Brightens things up.” His first season as coach is three months away, and while it is clear Candle, who came from a long, successful tenure at Toledo to replace Jim Mora, will apply his own shades to the Huskies’ …

Can't Wait For Saturday Third bowl in a row for Illinois? So says the prognosticators at Athlon Sports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 24—*** I was looking for some reading material Saturday to help fill the holiday weekend. Like everyone else in Champaign-Urbana, I zipped over to Barnes & Noble. There in the magazine section I found it: Athlon Sports’ 2026 college football preview. I told you earlier in this space that Illinois is picked to finish ninth in the loaded Big Ten. When I cracked open the 220 pages — including …

Spring Roundup: Battle of former Florida Gators teammates ends in tie

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Lake Mary football coach Scott Perry and Jones coach Elijah Williams were teammates at the University of Florida in the mid 90s. Wednesday night they were foes for the first time, as Class 4A state-runner-up Jones hosted the Class 7A state champions in Orlando. The two teams made for an entertaining evening, and in between all of the mistakes of a typical spring football game, the Rams and …

New Mexico listed by sportsbooks as favorite to win first Mountain West title

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But a look at some early Mountain West futures — and where the Lobos ended up — might give you the impression it has. For the first time in program history, New Mexico is the consensus favorite to win the new-look league, according to odds provided by three national sportsbooks. Caesar’s Sportsbook lists UNM as a 2-1 favorite (+200) to win the Mountain West after …