Category: Football (American)

Rick Armstrong’s 4 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin area and state quarterfinal predictions

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Batavia, Burlington Central, Maine South and Brother Rice are picks to click for the state quarterfinals. Oswego (9-2) at Maine South (10-1) Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday. Matchup breakdown: Teams from two programs with a ton of playoff experience meet for the first time in this Class 8A quarterfinal matchup, and both are led by a pair of junior quarterbacks. Drew Kleinhans, who has thrown for …

Football season ends in sectional championship games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The high school football season for area teams came to an end Friday in the sectional championship round. Lawrenceburg 41, Greensburg 3 Host Greensburg took a 3-0 lead on a 22-yard Ethan Smith field goal, but the No. 5 Tigers of Lawrenceburg scored 41 unanswered points en route to a 41-3 victory to claim the sectional championship. Lawrenceburg’s defense held the Pirates to 25 yards passing …

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin could be Steve Spurrier 2.0 if he chooses Gators

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — If Gator Nation gets its wish, Florida’s next football coach will wear a visor and light up scoreboards, needle opponents and troll fan bases along the way. Sound familiar? Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin could be Steve Spurrier 2.0. The Gators’ top candidate and man atop every UF fan’s wish list to replace Billy Napier has a life-changing decision ahead. If he chooses to leave …

Newton football takes record-setting offense into matchup with No. 1 Saints

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 12—The Newton football team has a proud history. The Cardinals won state championships in 1952 and 1980 and finished second in 1977, 1988 and 1990. Chad Guthrie owns around 10 individual records as maybe the best running back in the history of the school. Dan Malone and Ryan Maki also set multiple records in the 1990s, Brian Rose has plenty of passing records from 2011 and Matt Easley set …

ECU racks up 509 yards but can’t rally past Henderson State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The East Central University football team piled up over 500 yards of total offense but couldn’t dig itself out of a three-touchdown deficit in a 45-35 loss to Henderson State Saturday afternoon in a Great American Conference matchup at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium. The Tigers fell to 6-4 on the year, while Henderson State improved to 7-3. East Central wraps up the regular …

UConn quarterback named Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn’s Joe Fagnano was named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced Wednesday. Fagnano, who was also listed No. 1 in CBS Sports’ quarterback power rankings on Wednesday, became the first quarterback since LSU’s Joe Burrow in 2019 to throw for at least 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in five-consecutive games as …

Kasson-Mantorville, Goodhue face tough battles at The Bank

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 12—A look at local teams playing in the high school football state semifinals this week at U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings: What: Class 4A state semifinal Who: Kasson-Mantorville (10-1) vs. Grand Rapids (10-1) When: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at U.S. Bank Stadium. About Grand Rapids: The Section 7-4A champion Thunderhawks have the most high-powered offense in the …

How Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey is becoming clutch

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey has orchestrated four game-tying or game-winning drives in the fourth quarter of Big Ten games this season. Not bad for a redshirt freshman. Lindsey led two such drives against Michigan State and one apiece versus Rutgers and Purdue. His leadership in those clutch wins has made Minnesota bowl eligible at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play going into Friday …

You can now vote for UConn’s Joe Fagnano to win the Heisman Trophy

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… There’s a social media post going around that splits college football teams into two categories. It asks the question: Have you thrown an interception yet this season? “Of course, it’s Week 12” is one answer, with the logo of every FBS team other than UConn underneath. “No, we have Joe Fagnano” is the other, with the Husky logo staring back. It’s just one way of visualizing the incredible …

Penn State players, coaches describe unknown as nerve-wracking [opinion]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Interim head football coach Terry Smith described Ethan Grunkemeyer as Penn State’s quarterback of the future this week. That might be true, but Grunkemeyer could just as easily wind up at another school after the season ends. It all depends on what the next Nittany Lions coach thinks of him or if he brings in a hand-picked quarterback. To describe the emotions and the tension inside the Lasch …