Category: General Sports

Morgantown, University headline Class AAAA All-State football team after historic seasons

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 13—By Nick Henthorn For the WVSWA CHARLESTON—After leading his team on a dream run that culminated in a state championship, Morgantown High sophomore quarterback Maddox Twigg earned Class AAAA first-team All-State honors on Saturday. Twigg, a sophomore, passed for 2, 239 yards and 26 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 1, 084 yards and 18 touchdowns. Senior lineman Brayden Parks joined him …

Division V All-Ohio: Woodward named Co-COY; 21 named All-Ohio

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… COLUMBUS — Scioto County was again well-represented on the Division V All-Ohio list earlier this week, as a total of 21 individuals were named as All-Ohio honorees by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association (OPSMA) this past week with Wheelersburg head coach Rob Woodward obtaining Division V All-Ohio Co-Coach of the Year honors. Woodward, the winningest coach in the history of the Wheelersburg …

UConn football lands first recruit under Jason Candle as 2026 QB flips from Toledo

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The UConn football program landed its first commitment in the Jason Candle era. Bo Polston, a three-star quarterback in the 2026 class who was previously committed to Toledo, announced his pledge to follow Candle to Storrs on Wednesday night. Polston, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, is a two-time state champion who’s thrown for more than 5,500 career passing yards at Decatur Central in Indianapolis. …

Here's what Pete Golding will make as Ole Miss' head football coach

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OXFORD – Ole Miss’ Pete Golding is scheduled to make a base salary of $6.8 million in his first season as head coach, according to a term sheet obtained by the Daily Journal. Golding, who was recently promoted from defensive coordinator following Lane Kiffin’s departure to LSU, will receive a base-salary raise of $100,000 per year for five years, culminating in a base salary of $7.2 million in …

UConn football lands first recruit under Jason Candle as 2026 QB flips from Toledo

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The UConn football program landed its first commitment in the Jason Candle era. Bo Polston, a three-star quarterback in the 2026 class who was previously committed to Toledo, announced his pledge to follow Candle to Storrs on Wednesday night. Polston, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, is a two-time state champion who’s thrown for more than 5,500 career passing yards at Decatur Central in Indianapolis. …

WVU's Rich Rodriguez wants calendar change regarding National Signing Day

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—MORGANTOWN — The college football calendar has issues, especially towards the end of the season. This year, it was on full display. After Ole Miss’s last game of the season, beating Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the Rebels punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff, with an 11-1 record, and their lone loss being against Georgia. Just two days later, the Rebels’ head …

'I'd be interested': Longtime coach Rick Neuheisel says he's open to WSU job

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — As Washington State continues its coaching search, looking for someone to replace Jimmy Rogers, few names have bubbled to the surface. The Cougars themselves certainly aren’t releasing any candidates they’re interviewing. But one name has emerged as a possibility for WSU: Rick Neuheisel. Currently a college football analyst for CBS Sports, Neuheisel said on a KJR radio segment …

WSU president Elizabeth Cantwell says Cougars' next coach should have 'contemporary' and 'demonstrated' success

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — The criteria Washington State is using to narrow down its head coaching search is beginning to look a little clearer. On a KJR radio segment with Ian Furness on Tuesday afternoon, WSU president Elizabeth Cantwell said the Cougars’ next head coach will have “demonstrated success, let’s call it, in the contemporary college football game.” “We need a builder who has that fire in …

Notre Dame’s AD on the CFP’s ‘musical chairs,’ a ‘strained’ relationship with the ACC and opting out of bowls

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua held a news conference Tuesday to address the Irish’s omission from the College Football Playoff and his issues with how the ACC handled the lead-up to the bracket release. Here are five takeaways from his session with reporters: 1. Bevacqua believes the CFP committee should have better defined metrics for its weekly rankings — or else …

Florida Gators Podcast: Jon Sumrall hits ground running, did CFP committee stumble? (Ep. 415)

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… New Florida football coach Jon Sumrall didn’t waste any time making his two biggest staff hires, culminating with Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. Sumrall made the moves while also coaching Tulane to the AAC title to earn a CFP bid and overseeing two recruiting classes. Sumrall’s multi-tasking and expediency is a change of pace to Billy Napier’s measured approach. The CFP …