Category: Football (American)

Michigan introduces new coach Kyle Whittingham ahead of Citrus Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Florida is typically where people go when they’ve decided to call it a career. For Kyle Whittingham, the Sunshine State is where he’ll begin the next chapter of his illustrious college football career. It’s where the 66-year-old was formally introduced as the 22nd Michigan Wolverines coach on Sunday. “What an honor it is to be here, what a privilege it is to be able to coach this football …

Penn State Notebook: Martin runs for daylight with 1st carries of the year

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… NEW YORK – Quinton Martin Jr. didn’t carry the football during the 2025 season. Until Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Martin ran 20 times for 101 yards behind a makeshift offensive line and helped Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl. “I did not think I was going to get 20 carries,” Martin said. “My mentality coming into this game was about effort and playing the best I can.” Martin …

Penn State owes thanks to Terry Smith for his calm leadership [opinion]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… NEW YORK – Penn State’s 2025 football season was disappointing, tumultuous, strange and so much more. The Nittany Lions began the season ranked second in the top 25, dropped six straight games and then won their final four. They saw their head coach, James Franklin, fired the day after a second straight loss to a prohibitive underdog and nine months after he led them to the College Football …

Fenway Bowl notes: All-American receiver Skyler Bell exits after opening series

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BOSTON – Skyler Bell never said he wasn’t going to play in the Fenway Bowl. He also never said how much he would play in the game, which turned out to be just a single series where he attempted to throw a pass rather than catch one, as he’s done as well as anyone in college football this season. After the opening drive, the consensus All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist never returned …

‘The ball finds his hands:’ Miami freshman safety Bryce Fitzgerald seizing key opportunities

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes desperately needed a stop. The Aggies were driving toward the end zone, and now only 5 yards separated them from tying the game in the final seconds of the College Football Playoff first-round game against Miami last weekend. Enter Bryce Fitzgerald. The freshman safety intercepted Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed once earlier in the game. Fitzgerald watched Aggies …

BYU rallies from double-digit deficit to defeat Georgia Tech in Pop-Tarts Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pop-Tarts Bowl lived up to its sponsor’s motto, “It’s Crazy Good.” No. 12 BYU rallied from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to slip past No. 22 Georgia Tech, 25-21, savoring a comeback win in Saturday’s Pop-Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Running back Jovesa Damuni pushed his way into the end zone with two minutes left in the game to give the Cougars the …

BYU rallies from double-digit deficit to savor Pop-Tarts Bowl win

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BYU coach Kalani Sitake eagerly grabbed the freshly toasted Pop-Tart from the Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy and quickly devoured it in a few bites, eliciting cheers from his players and the loyal Cougars fans who traveled to Camping World Stadium. It seemed the perfect way to celebrate No. 12 BYU’s come-from-behind 25-21 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech. The Pop-Tarts motto is ‘Crazy Good,’ and that …

Dom Amore: On day not worth price of admission for UConn fans, one Husky star earned his payday

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BOSTON — There was really only one positive takeaway from UConn’s latest trip to a bowl game: If it’s about money, get Cam Edwards the money. … Find a way. In a world that is now all business, some of the the stars among Edwards’ teammates made business decisions not to play in the Fenway Bowl on Saturday. Edwards, the running back from Norwalk, also had interests to consider, but made a …

UConn football season comes to end with 41-16 loss to Army in Fenway Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BOSTON – UConn’s shorthanded offense was never able to heat up on a frigid day at the Fenway Bowl, where the 2025 season came to an unceremonious end with a 41-16 loss to Army in the converted baseball stadium on Saturday. The Huskies, finishing with a 9-4 record for the second year in a row, couldn’t get much going after a pair of big runs early from Cam Edwards, who shined on a day when the …

'I'm going to miss that': WSU's Meredith caps Coug career with MVP award, one more victory

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 27—Shortly before he tossed potatoes into the eager crowd of his Cougar football teammates with a wide smile on his face, Washington State senior wide receiver Joshua Meredith fought back tears. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP reflected not only on WSU’s 34-21 victory over Utah State on Monday in Boise, which included his team-leading eight catches for 84 yards, but also on his five-year …