Category: General Sports

From the Fiesta to Fenway: A look at UConn football’s bowl history

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In the late 1990s, UConn embarked on the world of top-level college football, a decision that has brought highs and lows. One of the rewards was the chance to play in a bowl game, which, before the playoff system was adopted and began expanding, was the ultimate destination. After a transitional period of two seasons as an independent, coach Randy Edsall led the Huskies into the Big East, …

Former Minnesota Mr. Football, LOLP star finds new college home

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 23—Le ROY, Minn. — After one season at NCAA Division II power Minnesota State University, Mankato, a former LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli star and a former Minnesota Mr. Football award winner has found a new college home. Camden Hungerholt, who quarterbacked the L-O/LP Cardinals to a 12-1 record and the 9-Player state semifinals in 2024, will now play college football at Upper Iowa …

Three Eagles named to Class A All-State football team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Line Mountain seniors Kaiden Maurer, Dalton Schadel and Bryce Smeltz all earned all-state honors from the Pennsylvania Sports Writers on Tuesday morning. The football writers are releasing three all-state teams on Tuesday and three more on Wednesday. The Class A, 3A and 5A teams are due Tuesday. The rest will be announced on Wednesday. Maurer, Schadel and Smeltz all earned honors in Class A …

Four locals on 3A all-state football team

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… District 4 champion Mifflinburg put three players on the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 3A All-State football team, released Wednesday morning. Quarterback Chad Martin, receiver Landen Murray and defensive back Jackson Griffith were recognized by the state’s football writers. Mount Carmel defensive lineman Max Karycki, a junior, was also named to the team. Martin, a senior, threw for 2,739 …

Game-themed pop-up bar, Citrus Bowl Lodge, debuts Friday for Bowl Week

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… A milestone moment in college football history has inspired an inception-like celebration in Orlando’s Thornton Park neighborhood. Debuting Friday at 4 p.m., the Citrus Bowl Lodge, what may be the nation’s first bowl-themed bar, is popping up inside the Reindeer Room, as it wraps its second year as the neighborhood’s twinkly holiday pop-up bar. It’s the latest in a string of celebrations by …

Notre Dame — with 96-game rivalry series vs. USC now on pause — announces home-and-home with BYU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Notre Dame football announced a home-and-home series with BYU over the next two seasons after pausing its longtime rivalry series with USC on Monday. The Irish will travel to Provo, Utah, in 2026 and then will host the Cougars in 2027. That announcement came in the wake of Notre Dame failing to come to an agreement with USC to extend its annual series. Yahoo Sports reported the …

Mike Bianchi: College Football Playoff has arrived but sport’s soul is gone

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? The other day on our radio show, we asked a simple poll question: “What’s your excitement level for …

With honors: 14 local football players land on All-State list

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 20—Every year local football players deliver remarkable seasons on the gridiron, and every year a select few are honored receiving spots on the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State football teams. This year 14 players from The Decatur Daily’s coverage area made it onto the All-State team, with another five receiving honorable mentions. Hartselle led the way with four All-State …

Fletcher carries Hurricanes to win at Texas A&M in College Football Playoff debut

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Neither Miami nor Texas A&M could muster much offense in their College Football Playoff debuts. The combination of a strong wind and excellent defense kept both teams out of the end zone — until running back Mark Fletcher Jr. put the team on his back. The junior running back notched a massive, 56-yard run that set up an 11-yard pop pass from Carson Beck to Malachi …

Bianchi: College Football Playoff has arrived but sport’s soul is gone

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? The other day on our radio show, we asked a simple poll question: “What’s your excitement level for this year’s …