Category: Football (American)

Gateway football wraps up season of ups, downs

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 9—The Gateway football team edged Latrobe, 27-24, in its Big East Conference finale Oct. 17. The Gators finished in a three-way tie for third place with Armstrong and Kiski Area at 3-3. A 42-35 loss to Class 6A Hempfield in what ended up being the team’s final game of the season set Gateway at 3-7 overall. Tiebreakers kept the Gators from grabbing one of the three automatic playoff berths …

Five things we learned in Miami Hurricanes’ needed win over Syracuse

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Miami Hurricanes bounced back from their disappointing loss to SMU with a four-touchdown win over a struggling Syracuse team, keeping their playoff hopes alive. Miami needed the win, and ultimately got the victory. Here are five things we learned from Saturday evening’s win: The offense started poorly . . . Hurricanes fans were getting restless in the first half of the game, as Miami’s …

Five things learned from UF loss at Kentucky: Trammel Jones Jr.’s time arrives as DJ Lagway, Gators’ D collapse

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Florida’s 38-7 loss at Kentucky was a collapse of epic, unexpected and historic proportions. UF was a four-point favorite facing a coach on the hot seat (Mark Stoops), but suffered its third consecutive loss in Lexington and fourth in five games in the series. The last time the Wildcats beat the Gators by more, Bear Bryant was Kentucky’s coach during a 40-6 win in 1950. Here are five things …

Griz survive Eagles, 29-24

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 9—MISSOULA — Saturday was a retelling of the classic, “Tortoise and the Hare,” if the tortoise turned turtle at the finish line. Eastern Washington, whch trailed 22-0 Saturday, was 5 yards from upsetting the No. 2 Montana Grizzlies at Washington-Grizzly Stadium when quarterback Jake Schakel mishandled a snap under center as the clock ticked under 5 seconds. The ball squirted loose and was …

College of Idaho tops Carroll in battle of ranked teams

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 9—HELENA — Rylie Byington rushed for 198 yards and two scores, leading the No. 15 College of Idaho over No. 8 Carroll College 36-13 on Saturday afternoon in a Frontier Conference showedown. Carroll (7-2, 4-1 in the West Division) got on the board first when Glacier High product Connor Sullivan returned a punt for a 62-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The Yotes (8-1, 5-0 in the West) …

EWU notebook: Eagle receivers finally crack 100 yards in a game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—MISSOULA — A full game with redshirt freshman Jake Schakel at quarterback led to big games for Eastern Washington’s receivers. In the Eagles’ 29-24 loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, redshirt juniors Miles Williams and Cole Pruett each had career days: Williams finished with 11 receptions for 136 yards, and Pruett had 10 catches for 133 yards …

Whitworth clinches playoff spot, at least a share of NWC title with win over Willamette

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—SALEM, Oregon — Whitworth clinched a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs and claimed at least a share of the Northwest Conference title with a lopsided win over Willamette. A dominant defensive performance headlined the Pirates’ 29-0 NWC victory. Whitworth (7-2, 6-0 NWC) allowed just 134 yards and seven first downs during Saturday’s game at McCulloch Stadium. The Pirates picked off …

Idaho's playoff hopes take blow with loss to No. 11 UC Davis 28-14

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—MOSCOW, Idaho — At 4-5, with three games remaining, all of them were do-or-die as Idaho sought to qualify for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the fourth straight year. Facing 11th-ranked University of California Davis, the Vandals made it clear they understood the magnitude of the stakes. They gambled throughout like they had found a pot of house money. Unfortunately, …

No. 2 Indiana rallies to beat Penn State on last-minute TD pass [updated]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Penn State stood toe-to-toe with the No. 2 team in the country Saturday, overcame a 13-point deficit and lost on an acrobatic touchdown catch in the final minute. The Nittany Lions’ gut-wrenching 27-24 loss, their sixth straight, left them wondering how and if they can stop their skid. “It’s tough,” quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer said. “I just feel for the guys, the seniors who …

Penn State Notebook: Nick Singleton’s strong performance is not enough

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Penn State football fans and Nick Singleton himself had been waiting for the kind of performance he gave Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Singleton gained 143 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns in a 27-24 loss to No. 2 Indiana. He caught a 19-yard touchdown pass that put the Nittany Lions ahead with 6:27 to go, but the Hoosiers mounted an 80-yard drive and scored the …