Category: College Sports

Bianchi: Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss contract is a sad blueprint for college football’s broken system

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Can we please stop pretending college football is anything other than a billion-dollar clown show held together by buyout checks, booster fantasies and athletic directors who negotiate contracts with all the fiscal discipline of a drunken lottery winner? And nowhere is the absurdity louder, dumber, or more perfectly distilled than in the latest coaching mania surrounding Lane Kiffin — the …

Bielema on CFP ranking: 'It's huge. It's big. It makes us relevant.'

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 21—CHAMPAIGN — He wasn’t watching live — something about a football game he had to prepare for — but Illinois coach Bret Bielema knew his team checked in at No. 21 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. “It’s huge. It’s big. It makes us relevant,” Bielema said Thursday at the Smith Center. Even if he hadn’t noticed, Bielema would have soon been alerted by family members, …

Week 14 Preview | Richland returns to state tournament; Penn Cambria hopes to build on 2024 semifinal run (WITH PICKS)

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Area football teams Penn Cambria and Richland each are among the final eight teams in their respective classifications in the PIAA quarterfinal round Friday. District 6 Class 3A champion Penn Cambria (11-2) will face District 10 winner Sharon (9-3) at Clarion University. The Panthers repeated as district champion and hope to reach the state semifinals for a second straight …

7 Lions earn 2025 All-MIAA football honors

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Seven members of the Missouri Southern State University football team were awarded 2025 all-MIAA honors this week. Wide receiver Draper Parker picked up all-MIAA second-team designation while running back Nathan Glades and linebacker Zach Bergmann were both selected to the all-MIAA third team. Quarterback Tillman Martin, wide receiver Isaiah Padello, linebacker Colton Bass and defensive back …

Full Count: Not even mad; just disappointed

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 20—It would have been cool. The ESPN College GameDay program that airs each Saturday morning during football season seemed like it would be in Missoula this week. A source who had a source said ESPN had reserved a block of hotel rooms in the Garden City; the combined 20-2 record of the Bobcats and Grizzlies made the 124th Brawl of the Wild, set for Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, …

Florida Gators Podcast: Pursuit of Lane Kiffin continues during Tennessee week

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The twist and turns of Florida’s coaching search continued as top target Lane Kiffin tried to stay the course at Ole Miss. The Rebels’ push for a CFP berth remained the focus for the 50-year-old amid the push for an answer about his coaching future. While Kiffin remains mum, Mark and Edgar have plenty to say during latest Swamp Things, including some thoughts on Saturday’s Tennessee game and …

Column: Not even mad; just disappointed

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 20—It would have been cool. The ESPN College GameDay program that airs each Saturday morning during football season seemed like it would be in Missoula this week. A source who had a source said ESPN had reserved a block of hotel rooms in the Garden City; the combined 20-2 record of the Bobcats and Grizzlies made the 124th Brawl of the Wild, set for Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, …

'We won't bat 1.000': Will WSU be able to retain key players this offseason? That's where the team's culture might come in

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—PULLMAN — Across the last few years, as NIL and the transfer portal have tightened their grip on the college football ecosystem, Washington State has operated in a liminal space in between. The Cougars are trying to succeed on two fronts at the same time. They’re trying to play catch-up on the NIL front, rallying donors and waking up alumni to the way those funds can directly impact …

Cole Holden, Landon Ruesink collect first-team all-GPAC honors for DWU football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—SIOUX CITY, Iowa. — First-team performers Cole Holden and Landon Ruesink highlighted four all-conference picks for Dakota Wesleyan University football, as the Great Plains Athletic Conference announced its postseason honors on Wednesday. Holden and Ruesink, both seniors for the Tigers, earned all-GPAC first-team distinction, while Gavin Pischke and Cody Winslow were named to the second …

COUGAR NOTES: Ellison no longer part of WSU football team; Schlimgen rising up for Cougars

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—Junior college transfer wide receiver Devin Ellison is no longer with the Cougar football team, Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers confirmed on Monday. Ellison, a native of Canton, Ga., and a transfer from Monterey Peninsula College (Calif.), came to Pullman after a juco season where, through 10 games, he racked up 837 yards and 16 touchdowns. The junior chose WSU over offers from …