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 …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 30—CHAMPAIGN — The first time Morton High School football coach Adam O’Neill saw Soren Fifer, he did not immediately think “future Big Ten offensive lineman.” The then-freshman Fifer checked in at 6 feet, 1 inches, and 195 pounds. “He was an athlete and he played lots of sports growing up,” O’Neill said. “He looks pretty good with a basketball in his hand.” Soon, a growth spurt. By that …
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, …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN, Fla. — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of Billy …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 25—*** I am not convinced Ed Orgeron is a great college football coach. He struggled big time while in charge at Mississippi, going 10-25 in three losing seasons. A year as interim coach at Southern California, where he replaced fired Lane Kiffin, upped his profile with a 6-2 record. Three years later, at LSU, Orgeron again jumped into the hot seat, replacing fired Les Miles first as …
‘Think globally, act locally’: Jason Candle shares vision for guiding UConn football into the future
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — The smell of wet paint was apparent as one walked through the halls of the UConn football headquarters this week. “Notice anything?” new coach Jason Candle said. “White. Brightens things up.” His first season as coach is three months away, and while it is clear Candle, who came from a long, successful tenure at Toledo to replace Jim Mora, will apply his own shades to the Huskies’ …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 24—*** I was looking for some reading material Saturday to help fill the holiday weekend. Like everyone else in Champaign-Urbana, I zipped over to Barnes & Noble. There in the magazine section I found it: Athlon Sports’ 2026 college football preview. I told you earlier in this space that Illinois is picked to finish ninth in the loaded Big Ten. When I cracked open the 220 pages — including …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF football continues to build on its 2027 recruiting class with the commitment of three-star Nease High School safety Kash Kolbow. The 6-foot, 180-pound Kolbow spent two varsity seasons with the Golden Panthers, accounting for 95 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss, with 5 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 34 passes defended in 22 games as a sophomore and junior, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… DeLand and The First Academy delivered an exciting, playoff-like atmosphere Friday night in Central Florida’s final spring football game at TFA. After TFA had taken a 35-28 lead with 2:14 remaining, DeLand quarterback Gardner Nordman engineered a perfect scoring drive, capping it with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Taijh Moore. Trailing 35-34, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, …