Category: Football (American)

Big Sky notebook: Eastern Washington may start fourth-string QB; Montana schools meet to decide conference title

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—In nearly three decades at Eastern Washington, Aaron Best can’t recall another time where the Eagles have turned to their fourth quarterback. But it’s trending that way heading into Eastern’s season finale Saturday at Cal Poly. “Right now it’d be Kaden Rolfsness,” the head coach Best said during media availability Tuesday when asked about his team’s starting quarterback. Best kept open …

'We won't bat 1.000': Will WSU be able to retain key players this offseason? That's where the team's culture might come in

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—PULLMAN — Across the last few years, as NIL and the transfer portal have tightened their grip on the college football ecosystem, Washington State has operated in a liminal space in between. The Cougars are trying to succeed on two fronts at the same time. They’re trying to play catch-up on the NIL front, rallying donors and waking up alumni to the way those funds can directly impact …

UCF offensive tackle Paul Rubelt set to wind down career with Senior Day

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Paul Rubelt stood staring at the blank whiteboard, pen in hand, and immediately knew he was in trouble. As a freshman offensive lineman, Rubelt was asked by his UCF coaches to diagram the differences between an even and odd front. For someone born and raised in Germany, who didn’t grow up playing American football until his teens, it was all new to him. “I was standing there thinking: I’m not …

Langdon Area-Munich's Jax Johnson highlights area's 14 selections to Class A all-state team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—GRAND FORKS — Langdon Area-Munich quarterback Jax Johnson finished off an undefeated season with a big performance in the North Dakota Class A state championship game. He’s also added the title of Class A Outstanding Senior Athlete. Johnson was one of four Langdon Area-Munich honorees and 14 total from the area honored with all-state honors at the Class A level by the North Dakota High …

Cole Holden, Landon Ruesink collect first-team all-GPAC honors for DWU football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—SIOUX CITY, Iowa. — First-team performers Cole Holden and Landon Ruesink highlighted four all-conference picks for Dakota Wesleyan University football, as the Great Plains Athletic Conference announced its postseason honors on Wednesday. Holden and Ruesink, both seniors for the Tigers, earned all-GPAC first-team distinction, while Gavin Pischke and Cody Winslow were named to the second …

Homegrown Botner to get a big taste of Brawl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—Whitefish product Dillon Botner was thinking he was done with football after last season, then was persuaded to stay on and now has a starting spot on the University of Montana Grizzlies’ offensive line. Saturday will mark his first extensive playing time in the annual Cat-Griz game. “I’m excited,” said the 280-pound senior this week. “I haven’t got to play much in this game, …

COUGAR NOTES: Ellison no longer part of WSU football team; Schlimgen rising up for Cougars

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—Junior college transfer wide receiver Devin Ellison is no longer with the Cougar football team, Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers confirmed on Monday. Ellison, a native of Canton, Ga., and a transfer from Monterey Peninsula College (Calif.), came to Pullman after a juco season where, through 10 games, he racked up 837 yards and 16 touchdowns. The junior chose WSU over offers from …

COUGAR NOTES: Ellison no longer part of WSU football team; Schlimgen rising up for Cougars

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—Junior college transfer wide receiver Devin Ellison is no longer with the Cougar football team, Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers confirmed on Monday. Ellison, a native of Canton, Ga., and a transfer from Monterey Peninsula College (Calif.), came to Pullman after a juco season where, through 10 games, he racked up 837 yards and 16 touchdowns. The junior chose WSU over offers from …

How No. 13 Hurricanes can still make playoffs — and even win ACC title

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The third set of College Football Playoff rankings came out Tuesday evening, setting off another firestorm of debate about the logic the playoff selection committee uses to rank the nation’s top teams. Miami is No. 13 in this week’s rankings, inching up from No. 15 last week. The current projected bracket shows the Hurricanes in the playoffs as the No. 11 seed, but that is effectively a …

Dom Amore: Finally, Yale and Harvard are playing for a season that can go beyond ‘The Game’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… NEW HAVEN — Yale and Harvard have been football rivals since 1875, playing 140 times. And nearly always, except for a few scheduling quirks early on, “The Game” has always been The End. There was no championship except the Ivy League’s regular-season title to play for, and there was no postseason to consider. “The Game,” as the rivalry has always been called, has been an end and a championship …