Category: Football (American)

Penn State stops losing streak with convincing victory over Michigan State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… EAST LANSING, Mich. – As the final seconds ticked off the clock Saturday, offensive linemen Vega Ioane and Anthony Donkoh lifted interim coach Terry Smith onto their shoulders to celebrate Penn State’s first win in 63 days. The relief on the sideline in the final moments and afterwards was quite clear. “It’s big for us,” defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton said. “We’ve been on a six-game losing …

Penn State Notebook: Kaytron Allen rushes for 181 yards, 2 TDs in victory

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… EAST LANSING, Mich. – Kaytron Allen didn’t plan to do too much celebrating after Penn State’s flight returned to State College. Allen’s coach and teammates, though, were reveling in his performance in the Nittany Lions’ 28-10 win over Michigan State Saturday at Spartan Stadium. He carried 25 times for a career-high 181 yards and two touchdowns and played a leading role in Penn State snapping a …

Three takeaways from New Mexico's closer-than-expected win over Colorado State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 15—New Mexico leaned on its defense in a 20-17 win over Colorado State in front of an announced crowd of 27,526 on Saturday at University Stadium. UNM (7-3, 4-2) led 10-0 at the half before one of running back Damon Bankston’s two third-quarter fumbles set up Colorado State’s first score of the day, a 3-yard touchdown catch by tight end Rocky Beers. The Rams (2-8, 1-5) tied it two drives …

Prep football: Favorites (mostly) fare well in Saturday playoff games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 15—The Class 5A state football semifinals didn’t entirely go as planned, at least according to the seed lines. While No. 1 Artesia cruised past Highland and No. 4 Lovington doubled up Goddard on Saturday, it was No. 6 Gadsden who crashed the semifinal party as the Panthers went up to No. 3 Los Alamos and handed the Hilltoppers (11-1) their first loss of the season in a 31-13 quarterfinal …

Paul Sullivan: A Michigan takeover at Wrigley Field ends in a wild 24-22 comeback win over Northwestern

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Big-game atmosphere arrived at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon when Northwestern played host to Michigan in a Big Ten affair, complete with a big-game announcer in Fox Sports’ Gus Johnson. Everything was in place for a great day of football, and perhaps an advertisement for a future bowl game at Wrigley Field, a long-held dream of Chicago Cubs owners. The weather resembled a …

Hurricanes close out home schedule with dominant win over N.C. State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MIAMI GARDENS — N.C. State has made a habit of taking down the top teams in the ACC this season. The Wolfpack previously beat Virginia (in what was technically scheduled as a non-conference game) and Georgia Tech. The No. 15 Hurricanes made sure they would not be the third upset on the Wolfpack’s resume. Miami (8-2, 4-2 ACC) rolled to a 41-7 win over N.C. State at Hard Rock Stadium on …

Northwestern’s David Braun emotional after last-second loss to No. 18 Michigan at Wrigley: ‘Just a gut-punch’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Between the Wrigley Field scoreboard listing Big Ten games and the Budweiser video board flashing purple, a section of Northwestern fans jumped and waved as Dominic Zvada lined up for his field-goal attempt toward Sheffield Avenue. For much of the second half Saturday, in front of a heavily pro-Michigan crowd, Northwestern had given its pockets of fans hopes that a rare upset of the No. 18 …

PHOTO GALLERY | WATCH VIDEO | Big-play capability leads Westinghouse past Meyersdale in PIAA playoff

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MEYERSDALE, Pa. – Twelve Meyersdale Area senior football players huddled around coach Ryan Donaldson moments after the Red Raiders’ season ended Friday night in the PIAA Class 1A playoffs. The lights unexpectedly had gone out moments after District 8 powerhouse Westinghouse closed a 44-0 victory over host Meyersdale, but the darkness didn’t diminish the impact of a memorable season by the …

Column: A Michigan takeover at Wrigley Field ends in a wild 24-22 comeback win over Northwestern

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Big-game atmosphere arrived at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon when Northwestern played host to Michigan in a Big Ten affair, complete with a big-game announcer in Fox Sports’ Gus Johnson. Everything was in place for a great day of football, and perhaps an advertisement for a future bowl game at Wrigley Field, a long-held dream of Chicago Cubs owners. The weather resembled a Cubs-Cardinals …

PIAA FOOTBALL: Hollidaysburg rallies past Delaware Valley in wild Class 5A first-round game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… DANVILLE – Hollidaysburg had a few more big plays and just enough stops to advance in the PIAA Class 5A football playoffs. Carter Muth, a shifty running back, had 283 yards and five touchdowns, and senior quarterback Cole Delattre threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns and added 145 yards rushing and a touchdown in a wild back-and-forth 56-42 win over Delaware Valley on Friday night at …