Category: College Sports

What does a college GM job entail? Northwestern’s Christian Sarkisian gives a look after moving from the NFL.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When Christian Sarkisian was considering leaving his scouting job with the Cincinnati Bengals to join Northwestern as its general manager in the winter of 2025, he asked himself which college jobs might persuade him to depart from the NFL. He knew the challenges that come with helping to lead a college athletic department now, the ever-changing rules and frequent lawsuits that affect player …

What does a college GM job entail? Northwestern’s Christian Sarkisian gives a look after moving from the NFL.

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When Christian Sarkisian was considering leaving his scouting job with the Cincinnati Bengals to join Northwestern as its general manager in the winter of 2025, he asked himself which college jobs might persuade him to depart from the NFL. He knew the challenges that come with helping to lead a college athletic department now, the ever-changing rules and frequent lawsuits that affect player …

Mike Bianchi: ESPN’s ‘14 Days in Gainesville’ took me back to a time when fear and football collided

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — There are certain moments from your life that don’t feel like memories. They feel like places. You can go years without visiting them, and then something happens — a picture, a voice, a song, an old newspaper article or piece of television footage — and suddenly you are right back there. That’s what happened to me while watching ESPN’s recently released “14 Days in …

Bianchi: ESPN’s ’14 Days in Gainesville’ took me back to a time when fear and football collided

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… There are certain moments from your life that don’t feel like memories. They feel like places. You can go years without visiting them, and then something happens — a picture, a voice, an newspaper article or piece of television footage — and suddenly you are right back there. That’s what happened to me while watching ESPN’s recently released “14 Days in Gainesville.” I wasn’t just watching a …

Can't Wait For Saturday With noncon in the books, Illinois postseason outlook still sunny

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Sep. 23—*** Two years in a row, the Illinois football team closed its season with a win against the big, bad SEC. Not too shabby for a team that had never knocked off the SEC in the postseason before Bret Bielena’s team beat South Carolina at the Citrus Bowl following the 2024 season. Then came a Music City Bowl win against Tennessee. To be fair, there had been only four earlier opportunities …

One Timer: Only drama was: run it up or run it out

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In a week where Lane Kiffin made his return to Ole Miss after departing the Rebels before their College Football Playoff run in 2025, an 84-0 scoreline is one of the most talked about games of Week 3. The Rebels and Tigers stole the headlines on Saturday, but come the weekly review, Oregon beating up on Portland State is drawing the ire of college football fans across the country. Dan …

College football: Statesmen bounce back

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OSKALOOSA — How would the William Penn football team respond to its first setback of the season? It took just 16 seconds to find out. Christian Benning aired out a long pass on the first play of Saturday’s game against Missouri Baptist, finding Keithon Davis down the far sidelines of Community Stadium for a 68-yard touchdown. The throw sparked the 19th-ranked Statesmen to a 41-10 Family …

Disruptive defense keys quick start for DWU football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Sep. 22—MITCHELL — For the first time since 2015, the Dakota Wesleyan University football team is out to a 3-0 start against Great Plains Athletic Conference foes. A major reason why has been the Tigers’ penchant for producing big plays on the defensive side of the ball. Well ahead of last season’s pace, DWU is among the NAIA leaders in many defensive categories, notably in creating turnovers …