Category: Football (American)

UConn receiver Skyler Bell named one of three finalists for Biletnikoff Award

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn wide receiver Skyler Bell was named one of three finalists for the 2025 Biletnikoff Award, as announced on Tuesday by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club. The first UConn player to ever become a finalist for one of college football’s top awards, Bell is firmly in the running for the nation’s top receiver alongside USC’s Makai Lemon and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith. The winner will be …

Plenty of goodies left on Illini's football plate

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 25—CHAMPAIGN — Two days later, the disappointment hadn’t faded much for the Bret Bielema. Underdog Wisconsin controlled the second half of a 27-10 victory against Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium. Not the Saturday night Bielema or his team had in mind. But … “As always, you learn more in moments of adversity than in moments of success,” Bielema said during his Monday press conference. …

Preview: USD football hosts Drake in first round of FCS playoffs

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 25—VERMILLION, S.D. — Winners in six of their final seven regular-season games, the No. 11-seeded University of South Dakota football team opens the FCS playoffs with a home rematch against Drake on Saturday. How to watch South Dakota vs. Drake and what to know about both programs: FCS First Round: No. 11 South Dakota Coyotes (8-4) vs. Drake Bulldogs (8-3) When: Noon, Saturday, Nov. 29 …

Preview: USD football hosts Drake in first round of FCS playoffs

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 25—VERMILLION, S.D. — Winners in six of their final seven regular-season games, the No. 11-seeded University of South Dakota football team opens the FCS playoffs with a home rematch against Drake on Saturday. How to watch South Dakota vs. Drake and what to know about both programs: FCS First Round: No. 11 South Dakota Coyotes (8-4) vs. Drake Bulldogs (8-3) When: Noon, Saturday, Nov. 29 …

SDSU football: Running game comes to life just in time

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 24—GRAND FORKS — There were several culprits in South Dakota State’s four-game losing streak. Freshmen quarterbacks Luke Marble and Jackson Henry struggled to replace starter Chase Mason. The defense seemed to disappear for stretches. Specials teams mistakes loomed large. The coaches seemed to be grasping for answers. But with everyone from coaches to fans to players to media trying to …

Oakdale grad Dom Nichols working to stand out for 18th-ranked Wolverines

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… COLLEGE PARK — At 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, Dom Nichols doesn’t stands out as much as he once did. At Oakdale High School, where he helped lead the Bears to a state title as the star defensive end/tight end in 2023, he was a man among boys, an athletic marvel. But now at the University of Michigan, where is a sophomore and in the defensive line rotation as a backup, a lot more people look and …

Cats rolled by Commodores but remain alive

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… NASHVILLE Following a dismal performance against No. 14 Vanderbilt, Kentucky’s bowl-game aspirations now hinge on the Wildcats’ last game of the season. UK, riding a three-game winning streak, fell behind 45-3 and never put up a fight in an eventual 45-17 loss at FirstBank Stadium. The loss dropped the Cats to 5-6 overall, meaning they’ll need to win their final contest — next week’s …

Gophers football: Texas Longhorns nab another U pledge

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program lost a second high school recruit to the Texas Longhorns on Sunday. Three-star running back Jett Walker from Georgetown, Texas, flipped his commitment from the U to an in-state SEC school. He followed Portage, Mich., tight end Charlie Jilek, who changed his mind from Minnesota to Texas last week. “Staying Home!!” Walker wrote on X after a visit to the Austin campus …

USD football set to face Drake in the opening round of FCS playoffs

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 23—VERMILLION, S.D. — After a full week of waiting to learn their postseason fate, the University of South Dakota football team has its FCS playoff path and a familiar opponent standing in the way. The No. 11-seeded Coyotes (8-4) will host Drake (8-3) for the second time this season in the first round, kicking off at noon on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes are hosting a …

How Oklahoma football is winning in ‘grimy’ ways toward playoff berth

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Brent Venables hardly gives out compliments. When he does, though, it’s a sign of how much he believes in his statement. After No. 8 Oklahoma football’s 17-6 win Saturday against No. 22 Missouri, OU coach Brent Venables called his team grimy. The win wasn’t all that clean — the Sooners were out-gained, again, with a struggling offense — but, it’s working. The way the Sooners have won the past …