Category: Football (American)

Hurricanes targeting state champions from St. Thomas Aquinas, West Boca Raton

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MIAMI — Julius Jones made one of the best plays Pitbull Stadium has seen all year. The junior St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver went deep down the field, managed the defensive back interfering with him and brought in a one-handed catch to put the Raiders in the red zone. “It was a good catch, and it was a great ball too,” Jones said. “(Quarterback Mason Mallory) put it right there where I …

Introducing the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Football All-Area Team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Seven players from Class 8A state runner-up Oswego highlight the first and second teams. First Team Offense Alfonso Aguilar, West Aurora, senior, offensive line: Considered one of program’s best ever on offense. Also played on defense. Conference’s lineman of the year. Brett Berggren, Batavia, senior, wide receiver: Caught 61 passes for 996 yards and 13 touchdowns. Ran for 243 yards, three …

Introducing the 2025 Daily Southtown Football All-Area Team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nine players from state champs Mount Carmel and Brother Rice highlight first and second teams. First Team Offense Lucas Andresen, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, receiver/running back/tight end: Multidimensional star ran for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, adding 36 catches for 577 yards and eight TDs. All-state. Ahmad Buchanan, Richards, senior, running back: Ran for 1,418 yards and 28 TDs, adding …

Reports: UConn star running back, CT native Cam Edwards becomes 10th Husky to enter transfer portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Norwalk native and UConn star running back Cam Edwards has decided to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports. The redshirt junior ran for 1,132 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, leading the team in both categories. He also caught 19 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown. The Norwalk High School grad was UConn’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2019 (Kevin Mensah), and will …

Can't Wait For Saturday Credit Heisman voters for digging deep, not settling for easy

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 12—*** The nice folks in charge of the Heisman Trophy have created a very cool tradition: unveiling the Top 10 other than the finalists before the actual ceremony. The email came at dinnertime Thursday night. We know the finalists, listed alphabetically, are Notre Dame tailback Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State …

WSU football transfer portal tracker: Freshman WR, QB latest to make plans for portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 11—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 …

WSU appears to be starting interview process for head coach opening as Missouri OC Kirby Moore arrives

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 11—PULLMAN — Washington State appears to be starting interviews to fill its head coaching vacancy. On Tuesday morning, Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore looked to be arriving in Pullman, making him a possible candidate to become Washington State’s new head football coach. Moore, who landed at Mizzou in 2023 after a one-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Fresno State, …

Tennessee wide receiver Staley named SEC Freshman of the Year in football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 11—BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee wide receiver Braylon Staley was named the SEC Freshman of the Year on Wednesday as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Staley, an Aiken native, becomes the third player in program history to earn SEC Freshman of the Year honors, joining running back Jamal Lewis (1997) and quarterback Peyton Manning (1994). He is also the fourth player in the Josh Heupel …

Key matchups to watch as South Dakota collides with Montana in FCS quarterfinals

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 11—MISSOULA, Mont. — Few Football Championship Subdivision playoff matchups this season come with as much intrigue, or as much sheer offensive firepower, as Saturday’s clash between No. 11-seeded South Dakota and No. 3 Montana at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. With contrasting styles, elite playmakers, and two of the nation’s most productive quarterbacks headlining the afternoon at 2:30 p.m. …

UConn football lands first recruit under Jason Candle as 2026 QB flips from Toledo

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The UConn football program landed its first commitment in the Jason Candle era. Bo Polston, a three-star quarterback in the 2026 class who was previously committed to Toledo, announced his pledge to follow Candle to Storrs on Wednesday night. Polston, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, is a two-time state champion who’s thrown for more than 5,500 career passing yards at Decatur Central in Indianapolis. …