NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 15—A little over 17 years ago, the Dayton Daily News asked 2004 Piqua High School graduate Bryant Haines, then a senior linebacker at Ball State, “What makes you tick?” “I’m happy-go-lucky,” Haines said. “I like to hang with my friends. I’m a jokester, but not on the field. My team needs me to be a leader. I’m a student of the game. I like to watch it, and I plan to coach it someday. I …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 15—A little over 17 years ago, the Dayton Daily News asked 2004 Piqua High School graduate Bryant Haines, then a senior linebacker at Ball State, “What makes you tick?” “I’m happy-go-lucky,” Haines said. “I like to hang with my friends. I’m a jokester, but not on the field. My team needs me to be a leader. I’m a student of the game. I like to watch it, and I plan to coach it someday. I …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Even though he hasn’t been on the field during the Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff run to the national championship game, Max Buchanan is having the time of his life. The backup offensive guard, a freshman from Sanford Seminole High School, has played in five games this season, one game over the redshirt limit, but none of that matters to him right now. His Miami teammates are one …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — A little more than four years ago, Joe Echevarria — then a senior adviser to the University of Miami President Julio Frenk — was one of the people tasked with hiring the university’s new football coach. They settled on one candidate: then-Oregon coach Mario Cristobal. “We said, ‘Who should we get to coach?’ Echevarria said. “And (we) said, ‘Mario (is the) right person for …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 9—*** I would like to celebrate the demise of the SEC in this year’s College Football Playoff. I would love to remind everyone that the league’s skid is now up to three years, with Georgia taking the last CFP title for the SEC in 2023. But alas, I can’t. Because I was with SEC school Mississippi on Thursday, hoping it could knock off Miami and play for the national title. Oh so close. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — New Gators’ coach Jon Sumrall inherited a four-win team with a roster in need of a massive overhaul. The transfer portal, which opened Friday, allows programs to accelerate the rebuilding process and replace departing players — more than 20 in Florida’s case. After signing a 2026 recruiting class ranked 16th nationally while he still coached the Green Wave to CFP berth, Sumrall …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — New Gators’ coach Jon Sumrall inherited a four-win team with a roster in need of a massive overhaul. The transfer portal, which opened Friday, allows programs to accelerate the rebuilding process and replace departing players — more than 20 in Florida’s case. After signing a 2026 recruiting class ranked 16th nationally while he still coached the Green Wave to CFP berth, Sumrall …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 6—There is a lot of talk these days about the new College Football Playoff system. How many teams should there be — 12? 16? 24? Why was Notre Dame left out of the playoffs? Should schools like James Madison and Tulane have been included this year? The other question frequently asked: Are bowl games really necessary? After last week’s experience in Nashville, Tenn., with the Illini, my …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 6—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program’s latest verbal commitment from the transfer portal was a recruiting process years in the making. Iowa State linebacker Mason Miller, who gave his verbal commitment to the Fighting Hawks last week, was first recruited by UND head coach Eric Schmidt when Miller was in high school and Schmidt was at the University of Washington. Miller, a 6-foot-3, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It took a few days, but UCF is making a big splash in the transfer window as the Knights signed former James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III. Barnett is the first of what should be a slew of signings over the next two weeks as the Knights look to fill out their roster for the 2026 season. Here is a look at the transfer signings so far: QB ALONZA BARNETT III Vitals: 6-0, 216 pounds …