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Back in the Big Ten, Pat Fitzgerald says he and Michigan State have ‘a bag of chips on our shoulder’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Pat Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage at Big Ten football media days for the first time in three years Wednesday, but the Michigan State coach said he felt like he was never really out of the game. Fitzgerald told a ballroom full of reporters at the Hilton Chicago that he hadn’t just been playing golf and sitting on the beach “sipping something strong” since Northwestern fired him in July 2023. …

Big Ten media days: Illinois’ Bret Bielema says SEC wants to live in 2005; Tony Petitti talks CFP expansion

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — The Big Ten kicked off its three-day football media event Tuesday at the Chicago Hilton with a news conference from commissioner Tony Petitti. One-third of the Big Ten’s 18 coaches, including Illinois’ Bret Bielema, also held news conferences, and players from their schools met with reporters. The remaining coaches and players will speak Wednesday and Thursday. As the Big Ten gets …

Transfers decimate Orlando Christian Prep roster; Warriors drop to 8-man football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Football practice for high schools around the state officially began Monday, but Guerschom Demosthenes and the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors were not on the field. After an offseason that saw a falling out between coaches, coaches leaving, then players transferring, Demosthenes is left with a gutted roster of 15 players. The solution? OCP is playing 8-man football this year. Demosthenes is …

Loaded Jones defensive line looks so good it’s unfair, plus commits | Football Insider

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It’s almost unfair to see the the defensive front that Jones High will put on the football field this season. The Tigers, Class 4A state runners-up in each of the past two seasons, have been formidable with four-star defensive end Fred Ards and his friends. But in addition to Ards, who is committed to Texas A&M, Jones has added three new friends. Noah Robinson (from Ocala Vanguard), Dajour …

Breaking down the 2026 UConn football schedule: An inside look at all 12 games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… College football season is right around the corner and it is an exciting time for UConn with the Jason Candle era ready to begin. Will the Huskies be able to sustain success despite a new coaching staff, an overhauled roster and a more difficult schedule? There are so many questions with training camp opening on Aug. 5, but one thing is for sure: There will be no shortage of entertaining …

Bianchi: SEC boss Greg Sankey just told Congress: Our way or the highway!

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Greg Sankey insists the Southeastern Conference isn’t trying to use the threat of a breakaway as leverage. Maybe not. But when the commissioner of college football’s most powerful conference publicly acknowledged Monday at SEC Media Days in Tampa that league presidents are having “real” conversations about leaving the rest of college athletics if Congress doesn’t fix the Protect College Sports …

Mountain West unveils football season’s new look with Vegas flair

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… LAS VEGAS — For the Mountain West, being dumped never appeared to feel so good. Two weeks after five schools officially seceded, the Mountain West was host to a two-day bash to celebrate the coming football season. What happens in Vegas … was shared and reposted on social media. Under the guise of “media days,” the conference invited the head coach and four players from each of the 10 member …

Everything you need to know about UConn in EA College Football 27

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn football fans will get to experience the inaugural season of the Jason Candle era when it starts the first weekend of September at Rentschler Field against Lafayette. But they can get an early look at the Huskies – the virtual version – in the EA Sports College Football 27 video game, which was released earlier this month. UConn’s new-look roster was rated a 71 overall, balanced with the …

UH President Hensel named to CFP board

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel has been selected to represent the Mountain West Conference on the College Football Playoff Board of Managers, according to a release from the university Tuesday. Hensel joins university presidents and chancellors representing the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and Notre Dame. They oversee the governance and long-term direction of the CFP. …

Stephen Tsai: Mountain West one-upping new Pac-12 in PR battle

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It was supposed to be an all-in showdown on the Ninth Island. No, not the McGregor-Holloway fight, although that one at least had a moment of action before being decided to the satisfaction of no one. But the battle of public relations between the Mountain West and the Pac-12 never materialized. No mas? No show. The Pac-12 did not even put in an ante. Here’s the back story: Two years ago, 10 …