NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… PHOENIX — A part of Brian Urlacher must have appreciated the defensive rock fight the Rate Bowl turned into on Friday at Chase Field. But the outstanding ex-New Mexico and Chicago Bears linebacker, who was on the Lobos’ sideline, wanted a better outcome. The Gophers edged New Mexico 20-17 in overtime, with quarterback Drake Lindsey throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Smith on the last …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes desperately needed a stop. The Aggies were driving toward the end zone, and now only 5 yards separated them from tying the game in the final seconds of the College Football Playoff first-round game against Miami last weekend. Enter Bryce Fitzgerald. The freshman safety intercepted Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed once earlier in the game. Fitzgerald watched Aggies tight end …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… BOSTON — Bowl games, for so long the goal of every college football player and coach, for so long an impossible dream for UConn, are becoming an awkward, ambivalent rite of the holiday season, at least to the onlooker. After so many years of struggling to get here, UConn has been preparing for its second straight trip to the Fenway Bowl with, shall we say, a lot going on. “It’s been honestly …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… There are college football victories and they are program-defining college football victories. Western Kentucky experienced the latter on Tuesday night — rallying past Southern Miss 27-16 in the New Orleans Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. It was the eighth FBS bowl victory for the irrepressible Hilltoppers since 2014, lifting WKU into rarefied air with Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia on that …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… With the NCAA transfer portal window set to open in less than two weeks, new Kentucky football head coach Will Stein has been hard at work building his roster for the future — but he’s far from finalizing the Wildcats’ players for 2026. Stein, who’s still serving as Oregon’s offensive coordinator through the Ducks’ run in the College Football Playoff, wasted little time getting to work despite …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Deion Barnes, who had been on the Penn State football coaching staff since 2020, resigned earlier this week to become the defensive line coach at South Carolina. A Philadelphia native, Barnes is a former Penn State defensive end who played from 2012-14 and was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2012. He joined James Franklin’s staff as a graduate assistant in 2020 and was promoted to …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes secured a trip to the Cotton Bowl with a statement victory over Texas A&M last weekend. Their reward? They get to face the No. 2 seed, Ohio State, which was ranked first in most polls for most of the season. Only a three-point loss to the current No. 1 seed, Indiana, in the Big Ten Championship Game unseated the Buckeyes. Ohio State is a 9.5-point favorite in the Cotton Bowl, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO What: Rate Bowl When: 3:30 p.m. CDT Friday Where: Chase Stadium, Phoenix TV: ESPN Radio: KFAN-FM 100.3 Betting spread: Minnesota minus-2.5 Records: Minnesota (7-5) is bowl eligible for the sixth time in eight non-pandemic seasons under P.J. Fleck. New Mexico (9-3) is bowling for the first time since 2016. History: This is the first matchup between the two programs and …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… PHOENIX — The Rate Bowl no longer has the word “Guaranteed” in its name, and the concept of bowl games as a whole are no longer as promised. The expected expansion of the College Football Playoff from its current 12-team format up to 16, or perhaps 24, in upcoming years will mean fewer teams available for bowls. When Notre Dame was left out of this year’s playoff, the Fighting Irish’s decision …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OXFORD – Ole Miss’ lone blemish in the 2025 season still doesn’t sit quite right. But as fate would have it, the Rebels will get their chance at redemption. The No. 6 Rebels (12-1) will face No. 3 Georgia (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. It is a rematch of their Oct. 18 contest in Athens, Georgia, a game the Bulldogs won 43-35. Ole Miss led the game by nine heading into the fourth …