NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… For weeks leading up to the College Football Playoff bracket reveal, Notre Dame looked like it was in good position to make its second straight appearance. The Irish had done everything they could after an 0-2 start to reposition themselves for a berth. They won 10 straight and were ranked ninth or 10th in every weekly ranking. On Sunday — after sitting idle Saturday while other teams played …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Illinois and Northwestern each accepted bowl bids Sunday afternoon, among 12 Big Ten teams playing in the postseason. In addition to playoff participants Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon, also headed to bowl games are Washington (LA Bowl vs. Boise State), Minnesota (Rate Bowl vs. New Mexico), Penn State (Pinstripe Bowl vs. Clemson), USC (Alamo Bowl vs. TCU), Iowa (ReliaQuest Bowl vs. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers’ defensive line room is in flux. Head coach P.J. Fleck fired D-line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter on Friday after one year in the role; incoming transfer players at the position disappointed overall in 2025; and the depth chart for 2026 is on the verge of an overhaul. “Coach Dott is a tremendous football coach and is a really good person,” Fleck said in a conference call for Minnesota …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Here’s the good news: The Miami Hurricanes got in the College Football Playoff and faces at Texas A&M in the first round. Here’s the better news: We don’t have to spend the next eight months debating what happened, listening to conspiracy theories about the CFP committee, leveling favorite-son charges against Notre Dame and the Southeastern Conference and agreeing how everyone in the whole …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The UConn football program announced Jason Candle as its next head coach on Saturday morning. The former Toledo head coach, who recently completed his fifth-consecutive winning season and his ninth in 10 years with the Rockets, was in Storrs over the weekend to work out a six-year deal through 2031. Candle, 46, will be tasked with continuing the program’s momentum, which has been steadily …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 4—PULLMAN — Washington State might play its bowl game on the moon. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but as bowl season approaches and the Cougars wonder about which one they’ll head to, the options seem boundless. Like all traditional Pac-12 teams, WSU (6-6) is still associated with the conference’s bowl tie-ins, which narrows down the list a decent amount. Here’s where things stand: Oregon …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Penn State has shifted the focus of its search for a new football coach Thursday to Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, according to multiple reports. The 46-year-old Campbell has guided the Cyclones to a 72-55 record in 10 seasons, including 50-40 in the Big 12 and 8-4 this season. The Nittany Lions and director of athletics Pat Kraft have had a prolonged search to replace James Franklin, who Kraft …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 4—GRAND FORKS — The UND football team faces Tarleton State at noon Saturday in the second round of the FCS Playoffs in Stephenville, Texas. Here are eight things to know about the Texans. Tarleton State’s offense runs a unique style, known as slow-mesh RPO, which was popularized most recently by Wake Forest. The Texans run a twist on the traditional RPO, which means run-pass option. UND’s …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… With the Gophers’ high school recruiting class solidified Wednesday, more attention will turn to the NCAA’s transfer portal. Minnesota already has seen a handful of players announce their intentions to leave the program. Over the last two years, the Gophers have had one of the highest retention levels in the country, losing only a few key players each season via the portal. The amount of this …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Stillwater High students packed the east stands of the Fieldhouse Gym to watch four of their classmates sign up for their college athletics futures. On Wednesday afternoon, Stillwater High held its College Commitment Celebration, where football player Nehemiah Kolone, swimmer Elias Mendez and wrestlers Eric Casula and Luke Hamiti signed their National Letters of Intent on early signing day. …