NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 19—Much of what we do in this business is speculation. It was appropriate that a columnist for my first newspaper called his words “Speculating in Sports.” Day after day, we wallow in guesswork. Just last week, a CBS Sports ranking of 2026 Big Ten football teams was published. More speculation. Guesstimates. How can anyone project today whether No. 4 Southern California will be better than …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… We’ve talked many times in this space about the new world of college football recruiting. How high school players need to begin rethinking their immediate, big-time dreams and curb their expectations. In the evolution of the NCAA transfer portal, where experienced college football players take roster positions away from high school prospects, the prep stars need to be realistic about their …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… LAKELAND — Things were going along quite smoothly for the Evans football team Saturday night at a jamboree in Lakeland… until they weren’t. Evans had already dispatched Tampa Jesuit 6-0 in the first of two spring games at Bryant Stadium. In the nightcap, the Trojans were holding on to a 13-6 lead over Clearwater Central Catholic when things start to go awry. Two fumbles, multiple missed …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SIDMAN, Pa. – St. Francis University’s transition from the NCAA Division I to Division III level has opened the door for local players, including Forest Hills senior Ed Raptosh, to make an impact on the gridiron. Helping a program area athletes have grown up with has added value. Raptosh joined several others in the area, including three from Bishop McCort Catholic, during this recruiting …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 15—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois added to its 2027 recruiting class Friday with a fourth in-state commitment. St. Laurence linebacker Sean Rice became the fourth member of the Illini class with his verbal pledge, joining Evanston cornerback Justin Johnson, Lincoln-Way East offensive lineman Mason Halliman and Morton offensive lineman Soren Fifer in a group that now ranks 16th in the Big Ten and …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OTTUMWA — It was a bittersweet day for Phil Lite on Monday. The Ottumwa football coach watched on proudly as Joel Hallgren became the third Bulldog player this year to sign an athletic letter of intent with a four-year college. Hallgren, one of the key weapons on special teams that helped Lite complete three competitive seasons as head coach, will be kicking next season at Dakota Wesleyan …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 14—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football added to its in-state recruiting success Thursday with a commitment from Morton offensive lineman Soren Fifer. The 6-foot-7, 295-pound tackle is the Illini’s third commitment in the Class of 2027 and second offensive lineman. Fifer joins a small class to date that includes Lincoln-Way East offensive lineman Mason Halliman and Evanston cornerback Justin …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 13—CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema regularly pulls a half dozen to as many as 10 plays to show his team during meetings. It was during one of those sessions this spring Bielema got a firm read on his Illinois quarterback for this coming season. The play was a combination read Katin Houser had to make once the ball was snapped, and he put the veteran quarterback on the spot. Knowing how Houser had …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 13—Two commitments means there’s still work to be done for Illinois coach Bret Bielema in the Class of 2027. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights 10 prospects the Illini could still land: Trezavant Boyd Miami Central (Fla.) 5-10, 150, Cornerback Some slight cornerbacks out of the state of Florida — Devon Witherspoon being the most notable — have thrived in Champaign. Boyd obviously fits …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… As the sun was setting Tuesday there were plenty of Owensboro High School football players, their families, friends and their fans still taking pictures in groups around the field at Rash Stadium. The players had been awarded their rings for the 2025 Class 5A football state championship won in December, and on a mid-May evening with graduation later this week, they were all enjoying the …