NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 10—JOHNSTON — Strom Thurmond head football coach Andrew Webb knew he had something special in a freshman defensive back who hadn’t yet set foot on campus. Webb took his team to the University of South Carolina for some summer 7-on-7 work, a prime opportunity to watch his players compete before beginning his first season as their coach. One player in particular stood out to him, a rising …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Friendship Christian sophomore defensive end Gideon Knox broke Nashville Christian’s monopoly on the Middle Region major football awards by being named co-Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, it was released late last week. Knox led the Commanders with 88 tackles (a statistic which normally goes to the middle linebacker in coordinator Duane Lowe’s defense) and nine sacks. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has won the Bronko Nagurski Award given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Rodriguez received the award at a banquet Monday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. Rodriguez, known for his dark mustache that is now copied by Texas Tech football fans, has 114 tackles this season, along …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—MORGANTOWN — The college football calendar has issues, especially towards the end of the season. This year, it was on full display. After Ole Miss’s last game of the season, beating Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the Rebels punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff, with an 11-1 record, and their lone loss being against Georgia. Just two days later, the Rebels’ head …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — As Washington State continues its coaching search, looking for someone to replace Jimmy Rogers, few names have bubbled to the surface. The Cougars themselves certainly aren’t releasing any candidates they’re interviewing. But one name has emerged as a possibility for WSU: Rick Neuheisel. Currently a college football analyst for CBS Sports, Neuheisel said on a KJR radio segment …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it’s transfer portal season. For the second straight year, the Cougars are in the same position, getting ready for a bowl game without a head coach in place. Former coach Jimmy Rogers left for Iowa State on Dec. 5, and defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit is taking over as interim coach, even though he may be joining …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua held a news conference Tuesday to address the Irish’s omission from the College Football Playoff and his issues with how the ACC handled the lead-up to the bracket release. Here are five takeaways from his session with reporters: 1. Bevacqua believes the CFP committee should have better defined metrics for its weekly rankings — or else …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF defensive tackle John Walker plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2. The redshirt sophomore notified coach Scott Frost of his decision on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Walker was a four-star standout from Osceola High School and became the highest-rated high school prospect to sign with the program when he arrived as part of the 2023 recruiting class under then-coach …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Scott Frost’s re-introduction to college football began a few minutes following a press conference to welcome him back to UCF. “A couple of players and their agents were waiting outside my office five minutes after I finished, telling me how much money I needed to pay them,” Frost recalled last Wednesday. “I didn’t even know who the kids were.” It was a wild time for Frost, who had a crash …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Fernando Mendoza was yelling straight into the Fox Sports camera Saturday night, tears in his eyes, voice cracking. Indiana had won the Big Ten football championship for the first time in 58 years, and the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis roared in the background for the home-state team. “We were never supposed to be in this position, but by the glory of God, the great coaches, great …