NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Sean McDonnell, who coached the University of New Hampshire football team from 1999-2021, has been named to the 2027 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot. This is McDonnell’s first time appearing on the ballot, which features 39 coaches and 99 players from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There are also 80 players and nine coaches from the …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 1—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football program already has had 18 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Two former Illini standouts will try to join that elite group later this year. Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy are once again on the 2027 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, hoping to join former Illini like Moe Gardner and Dana Howard among recent former Illinois …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — As pressure mounts from nearly every corner of college athletics, Greg Sankey is in no hurry to move. The deliberate, measured SEC commissioner spent last week’s conference Spring Meetings on Florida’s Panhandle in a familiar position: standing firm while others pushed for change. Amid College Football Playoff expansion, conference realignment, governance issues that have reached …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Most Big 12 leaders support a 24-team CFP, though its execution is still unclear.
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… While the debate over the expansion of the College Football Playoff rages on, the Big 12 made it clear that it favors a 24-team model. The league is joining the Big Ten and ACC, fellow Power Four conferences, in throwing its support behind doubling the current 12-team format. However, the SEC isn’t sold on the idea, instead pushing a 16-team playoff. “I can’t speak to what others are saying or …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 29—*** Maybe some folks in college football are unhappy with the way Texas Tech built its roster last year. They shouldn’t be. The brain trust in Lubbock used the system to its advantage to reach the College Football Playoff. Ambition in college sports is usually praised, not frowned upon. But if there is a philosophical battle between the Red Raiders and the big school in Austin, most of …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Every coach voted for a 24-team playoff on Thursday.
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 28—*** Certainly, someone at the Big Ten office or within the Illinois athletic department ran the idea of opening the football season on Thursday past sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, right? Not that he would have objected. Bielema likes extra time to get his team ready for an opponent and by playing UAB on Sept. 3, Illinois will have a two-day head start on the second oppnent Duke, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — Florida made Buster Faulkner the highest-paid coordinator in school history and one of the nation’s few offensive coordinators earning $2 million annually to lure him to Gainesville. Faulkner signed a three-year, $6.5 million after he left Georgia Tech to join head coach Jon Sumrall’s staff. Former Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White’s compensation is not far behind, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football offseason has been filled with polarizing topics and heated debates. From eligibility lawsuits and playoff expansion to rule changes and NIL concerns, there has been no shortage of storylines. However, the latest buzz surrounding the SEC may…