Category: National Collegiate Athletic Association Sports

Bielema planning for the present, future

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 11—CHAMPAIGN — What did you do on your week off? Early Christmas shopping? Winterize the car (too late)? Catch up on your favorite Netflix show? For Illinois football coach Bret Bielema, the answer was none of the above. Instead, he went recruiting. And took program general manager Pat Embleton with him. How did it go? Check back in a year or two. But open week recruiting by the head …

A football town: River Falls Wildcats and Falcons reaching new heights

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… It was a historic football weekend in River Falls. On Friday, the Wildcats high school team beat Oshkosh North 52-38 to secure the program’s first 11-win season and sectional title. River Falls will meet Notre Dame Academy in the Division-2 state semifinals Friday at 7 p.m. at D.C. Everest High School. Wildcats quarterback Tino Massa threw for 323 yards and four scores in the win over Oshkosh …

No. 2 Indiana rallies to beat Penn State on last-minute TD pass [updated]

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Penn State stood toe-to-toe with the No. 2 team in the country Saturday, overcame a 13-point deficit and lost on an acrobatic touchdown catch in the final minute. The Nittany Lions’ gut-wrenching 27-24 loss, their sixth straight, left them wondering how and if they can stop their skid. “It’s tough,” quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer said. “I just feel for the guys, the seniors who …

Jacob Thorpe: Why this bye week comes with greater importance for WSU football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 8—Welcome to a bye week, the only type of weekend this football season where you can be fairly certain how it will go for Washington State. For teams, these Saturdays often provide a chance to do a lot while doing little. Rest and recuperation are paramount, of course. Young players get a few more snaps during practice. Perhaps an opportunity to install some new plays or test someone at a …

Things to watch: Former EWU utility man Michael Wortham taking off with No. 2 Montana

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 7—MISSOULA — If there is one Big Sky football team outside of Montana that knows Michael Wortham well, it is the Eastern Washington Eagles. Once a star quarterback in the California junior college ranks, Wortham grew into an All-America returner during his two seasons in Cheney. He holds Eastern’s single-season record for kickoff return yards (1,093 in 2024) and amassed 582 rushing yards …

UNM football mailbag: What bowls could the Lobos play in?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 6—For the first time in nearly a decade, New Mexico is going bowling. But there are still questions about this program — albeit different ones from what Lobo fans are normally accustomed to, at least at this time of year. Here’s my attempt to answer some of them, with answers including (but not limited to) UNM’s recruiting efforts, Mountain West Championship scenarios and more in this UNM …

Penn State football: A look at coaching search and who should be top choice

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The leading candidates to become Penn State’s next head football coach have changed frequently since James Franklin was fired Oct. 12. First, there were Matt Rhule (Nebraska) and Curt Cignetti (Indiana), who have since signed contract extensions with their respective schools. Then the hot names became Lane Kiffin and, perhaps the most preposterous of all, Urban Meyer. Even now, less than four …

Asa Johnson, whose father played basketball, gets assist from dad in picking NIU football. ‘Work even harder.’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Football is king for Aurora Christian’s Asa Johnson, with basketball a close second. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior quarterback plays forward for the Eagles in in the winter. Basketball topped the list for his dad, Matthew, in his playing days. “He’s a big dude, 6-8,” Asa said. “He was a shooter.” That may be true, but father Matthew apparently has some point guard skills, too. He picked up a …

Dom Amore: UConn football gets back in the bowl business, but this time it’s business as usual

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… EAST HARTFORD — The clock ran out, and the UConn football team walked off its home turf with win No. 6. Two things worth noting Saturday at Rentschler Field. The Huskies bounced back off their disappointing loss at Rice to put forth one of their best all-around efforts of the season, and win No. 6 is no longer the magic number it once was for UConn football. “I’m not going to lie, UConn just …