Category: James Madison Dukes

Grading College Football's New Head Coach Hires for 2026

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan grades and ranks all of college football’s new head coach hires for ’26.

Billy Napier and JMU flip 2026 QB Tanner Vibabul from Nebraska

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Las Vegas High three-star quarterback Tanner Vibabul has flipped his commitment from Nebraska to James Madison. Vibabul was a late addition to the Cornhuskers’ 2026 class, committing on Jan. 14. As this week’s National Signing Day came, however, the signal-caller was not announced as a part of Matt Rhule’s 2026 class. Rumors began to swirl […]

College Football Rankings: Athlon Sports Top 25 (After National Championship)

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Expert NCAAF rankings of college football’s Top 25 teams after the national championship in the 2025 season, prior to the AP Top 25.

James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III commits to transfer to UCF

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… James Madison Dukes quarterback Alonza Barnett III has committed to transfer to the UCF Knights, On3’s Pete Nakos confirms. This comes on the heels of Barnett taking James Madison to the College Football Playoff in 2025. Alonza Barnett III played his high school football at Grimsley in Greensboro, North Carolina. There, he was a three-star […]

James Madison RB Wayne Knights plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… James Madison running back Wayne Knight is entering the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. He spent four seasons with the program and will have one more year of eligibility. Knight set career highs for the Dukes in 2025. He ran 207 times for 1,373 yards, nine touchdowns and 6.6 yards per carry. He […]

James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. Barnett helped led the Dukes to the College Football Playoff in 2025. Barnett was QB1 all season for James Madison’s 12-2 finish to the season, which came to an end after losing to Oregon 51-34 in the College Football […]

College Football TV Ratings: ESPN, ABC draw strong viewership for CFP 1st round

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The second installment of the 12-team College Football Playoff brought more strong TV ratings for ESPN and ABC. All told, the first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, TNT and truTV. Alabama’s victory at Oklahoma led the charge with 14.9 million viewers on average in the Friday slot. That just beat out Saturday’s […]