Category: Football (American)

A football town: River Falls Wildcats and Falcons reaching new heights

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It was a historic football weekend in River Falls. On Friday, the Wildcats high school team beat Oshkosh North 52-38 to secure the program’s first 11-win season and sectional title. River Falls will meet Notre Dame Academy in the Division-2 state semifinals Friday at 7 p.m. at D.C. Everest High School. Wildcats quarterback Tino Massa threw for 323 yards and four scores in the win over Oshkosh …

UConn Football Notes: Bryun Parham, Huskies’ defense comes up big in critical moments to beat Duke

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… EAST HARTFORD – Entering Saturday’s game, Duke was one of the most successful two-minute offensive teams in the country. Every time the Blue Devils got the ball with less than two minutes before the end of a half since their season-opener, they had scored. Not at Rentschler Field, where the largest UConn crowd since 2013 – 38,106 – created an environment unlike any other since coach Jim Mora …

FOOTBALL: Wilhite powers No. 9 Inola to first home playoff game since 2016

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Huston Wilhite made sure Inola’s long-awaited playoff homecoming became reality Thursday night. Wilhite turned just 5 carries into 148 yards and 2 touchdowns, averaging a staggering 29.6 yards per rush, and even added a 40-yard touchdown pass as the Class 3A No. 9 Longhorns rolled past Cleveland 35-13 to close the regular season. The win, combined with Cascia Hall’s victory over Berryhill, …

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 …