Category: Mass Media

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. …

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 …

Dates, times and TV released for Orange Bowl and Boca Raton Bowl

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… As it has since 1935, South Florida will be bowling again this year. The Orange Bowl returns to Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 14, 2027, at 7:30 p.m., with the game shown on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. This season, Miami Gardens will play host to a College Football Playoff semifinal after holding a quarterfinal last year — before Hard Rock eventually hosted the main event. South Florida rang in 2026 …

Kickoff times, TV revealed for handful of UCF football games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF football will host at least four games under the lights this season, three of which will be broadcast on national television. Kickoff times and television schedules were released for a select number of games, including the Knights’ three non-conference showdowns and a pair of home Big 12 contests. UCF opens the season by hosting Bethune-Cookman at Acrisure Bounce House Stadium on Thursday, …

Can't Wait For Saturday TV pickings a bit on the slim side early in '26 season

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 17—*** I love writing about college football and one of my favorite non-sports activities is watching TV. Thanks to The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, I get to combine both. Late in the week, Mandel delivered a thorough primer of potential TV pairings early in the season. He points out that in Week 1 there aren’t an overwhelming number of watchable games. Beauty, of course, is often in the eye …

Paul Sullivan: Notre Dame is justified in taking a stand against the College Football Playoff farce

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — The great farce that’s playing out in the College Football Playoff is likely to do lasting damage to Notre Dame’s relationship with the rest of the world. But not everyone liked “Rudy” to begin with, so the idea that everyone would agree Notre Dame was unfairly bounced from the playoff field when the CFP committee changed its mind at the last minute was far-fetched to begin with. …

Game time: TV info, odds, keys to Gators vs. No. 20 Tennessee

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Gators vs. No. 20 Tennessee Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Coaches: Josh Heupel is 44-18 at Tennessee, 72-26 overall; Billy Gonzales is 0-3 at UF. Latest line: Tennessee is favored by 4.5 points Weather: 67 degrees, 15% rain chance Quick slant: UF has sold out the Swamp 17 straight games, going 11-5 during the previous 16 — including a 29-16 win …

Game time: Fast facts, odds, keys to UCF Knights vs. Oklahoma State

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Oklahoma State at UCF Where: Acrisure Bounce House Stadium When: Saturday, 4 p.m. TV: ESPN+ Coaches: Scott Frost is 23-13 at UCF, 39-44 overall; Doug Meacham is 0-7 at Oklahoma State, 0-7 overall. Latest line: UCF by 14.5 points Weather: 82 degrees with 0 percent chance of precipitation Quick slant: This is the second meeting in the series between the two programs and the first since 2023, …

Full Count: Not even mad; just disappointed

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 20—It would have been cool. The ESPN College GameDay program that airs each Saturday morning during football season seemed like it would be in Missoula this week. A source who had a source said ESPN had reserved a block of hotel rooms in the Garden City; the combined 20-2 record of the Bobcats and Grizzlies made the 124th Brawl of the Wild, set for Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, …