Category: General Sports

Illinois offensive line recruit wasn't always a big man on campus

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 30—CHAMPAIGN — The first time Morton High School football coach Adam O’Neill saw Soren Fifer, he did not immediately think “future Big Ten offensive lineman.” The then-freshman Fifer checked in at 6 feet, 1 inches, and 195 pounds. “He was an athlete and he played lots of sports growing up,” O’Neill said. “He looks pretty good with a basketball in his hand.” Soon, a growth spurt. By that …

Can't Wait For Saturday Texas football feud seems unwinnable for Longhorns

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 29—*** Maybe some folks in college football are unhappy with the way Texas Tech built its roster last year. They shouldn’t be. The brain trust in Lubbock used the system to its advantage to reach the College Football Playoff. Ambition in college sports is usually praised, not frowned upon. But if there is a philosophical battle between the Red Raiders and the big school in Austin, most of …

Florida coach Jon Sumrall brings candor, charisma to SEC spring meetings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN, Fla. — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of …

Oct. 31 USD-SDSU football game picked for national TV for third-straight year

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 27—BROOKINGS — For the third consecutive season, the South Dakota-South Dakota State regular-season football game will air on an ESPN network. ESPN announced it has selected the USD at SDSU game for Oct. 31 as one of its two Missouri Valley Football Conference television selections for the 2026 season. Network and game times for the SDSU-USD game will be announced later. Two seasons ago, …

UConn football announces kickoff times for 2026 home games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The UConn football program announced kickoff times for six home games at Rentschler Field that will air on CBS Sports Network, along with its season-opener against Lafayette. The Huskies’ season, the first under new head coach Jason Candle, will begin at Noon on Sept. 5 with a matchup against FCS opponent Lafayette that will air on WFSB Channel 3 throughout Connecticut as well as UConn+. The …

Gators’ Jon Sumrall brings candor, charisma to SEC Spring Meetings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of Billy …

‘Think globally, act locally’: Jason Candle shares vision for guiding UConn football into the future

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — The smell of wet paint was apparent as one walked through the halls of the UConn football headquarters this week. “Notice anything?” new coach Jason Candle said. “White. Brightens things up.” His first season as coach is three months away, and while it is clear Candle, who came from a long, successful tenure at Toledo to replace Jim Mora, will apply his own shades to the Huskies’ …

Can't Wait For Saturday Third bowl in a row for Illinois? So says the prognosticators at Athlon Sports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 24—*** I was looking for some reading material Saturday to help fill the holiday weekend. Like everyone else in Champaign-Urbana, I zipped over to Barnes & Noble. There in the magazine section I found it: Athlon Sports’ 2026 college football preview. I told you earlier in this space that Illinois is picked to finish ninth in the loaded Big Ten. When I cracked open the 220 pages — including …

Bianchi: Step aside, SEC, because the Big Ten now has the trophies, money and power

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… For the first time, the Big Ten formally invited reporters inside its annual spring meetings earlier this week in Southern California, and make no mistake, this wasn’t about transparency. This was a flex. A flex of money, muscle and momentum. This was the Big Ten standing in the middle of the ballroom, loosening its tie, puffing out its chest and letting the SEC know something it hasn’t wanted …

Penn Hills beginning search for new football coach

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 22—The Penn Hills School District is beginning the search for a new football coach in the wake of Charles Morris’ resignation. In a letter from Dr. Bernard Taylor Jr., principal at Penn Hills High School, sent Thursday, the district stressed that it is doing its best to provide the players in the football program with proper offseason conditioning and workout opportunities while continuing …