Category: Football (American)

Game time: TV info, odds, keys to No. 10 Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana in title game

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… National championship: No. 10 Miami vs. No. 1 Indiana When: Monday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens TV: ESPN Coaches: Mario Cristobal 35-18 at UM, (97-78 overall); Curt Cignetti 26-2 at Indiana (145-37 overall) Line: Indiana is favored by 7.5 points Weather: 62 degrees, 0 percent chance of precipitation Quick slant: Neither of these teams were likely national champions at the …

WSU secures commitments from West Georgia WR Jordan Dees and three defenders

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 17—PULLMAN — Some final reinforcements from the transfer portal are headed Washington State’s way. On Friday, the Cougars picked up two more commitments, one from West Georgia wide receiver Jordan Dees and one from Eastern Washington transfer Jirah Leaupepetele. Then on Saturday, WSU picked up two more players, both cornerbacks: junior college transfer Elmo Wartson and Texas State …

Stratford players honored with all-district awards

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STRATFORD — Four Stratford High School football players earned top honors on the All-District A1-2 team following the 2025 season. Lincoln Hall was named the District A1-2 Running Back of the Year, Braxton Bear was named an A1-2 First Team Running Back, Gavin Green was named a First Team Defensive Lineman and Kelyn Dickerson was named a First Team Inside Linebacker. “This is an awesome group …

Hurricanes’ cornerback depth will be tested in title game vs. Hoosiers

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MIAMI BEACH — Miami is tasked with stopping Indiana’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza in Monday night’s national title game. Mendoza has a pair of All-Big 10 wide receivers to throw to. It is not a good time for the Hurricanes to be missing multiple key cornerbacks. But that is a challenge Miami will have to deal with. Due to injuries and suspensions, UM’s cornerback corps …

Penn State has 5 returning starters, but plenty of experience from portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The NCAA transfer portal for football closed Friday night, dramatically changing teams across the country. None more than Penn State, where 50 players from the 2025 roster put their names in the portal and where 39 transfers committed to the Nittany Lions, who released their 102-man roster Friday afternoon. Penn State will have a lot of new faces and might as well be nicknamed the Cyclones. …

Dave Hyde: How Fernando Mendoza rose from unwanted to college’s top player

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In June 2021, at the University of Alabama’s football camp in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Alex Mortensen was struck by the fluid form and accurate arm of a quarterback he didn’t know. As an Alabama offensive analyst, Mortensen studied plenty of top high school arms — many, in fact, were invitees to this very camp. But who was this kid? “I remember thinking, ‘Is this my …

UPDATED JAN. 16: Cowboys' portal class ranked No. 6, up to 51 additions

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Note: This story was updated at 4:21 p.m. Jan 16. The transfer portal opened Jan. 2, and the action has been heating up for Oklahoma State and head coach Eric Morris. The Cowboys are up to a nation-leading 51 portal additions so far, headlined by five-star North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker, the nation’s leading passer and one of the top players in the portal. OSU’s transfer portal class …

WVU beefs up secondary, adding two defensive backs, including from LSU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 16—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia isn’t quite done yet. The Mountaineers have gone quiet in the transfer portal, but added two additions on the day the portal is set to close. Kent State cornerback Jaire Rawlison announced through “JPGCFB ” on social media, and he later confirmed that he has committed to WVU. A couple of hours later, WVU hit again, landing LSU transfer safety Jacob Bradford, …

Duke star quarterback Darian Mensah will enter transfer portal. Miami is an ‘early favorite’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes’ quarterback for 2026 may have just entered the transfer portal. Duke star Darian Mensah is planning to enter the transfer portal shortly before the deadline to submit a transfer request, he wrote on social media on Friday afternoon. Miami is an “early favorite” for the quarterback, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and other reports. “I’m forever grateful for Duke and the …

College football transfer portal tracker: DB Xavier Scott will return to Illinois for the 2026 season

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The college football transfer portal window opened Jan. 2 and will stay open until Friday. The Tribune is tracking some of the key portal moves for local teams and players. Want the latest news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our free sports newsletter. Thursday Illinois announced defensive back Xavier Scott will return for the 2026 season. What it means: …