NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Friendship Christian sophomore defensive end Gideon Knox broke Nashville Christian’s monopoly on the Middle Region major football awards by being named co-Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, it was released late last week. Knox led the Commanders with 88 tackles (a statistic which normally goes to the middle linebacker in coordinator Duane Lowe’s defense) and nine sacks. …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has won the Bronko Nagurski Award given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Rodriguez received the award at a banquet Monday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. Rodriguez, known for his dark mustache that is now copied by Texas Tech football fans, has 114 tackles this season, along …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded annually to the best in the Big Ten since 1924, predates the Heisman Trophy by 11 years. Red Grange of Illinois was the first recipient and Jay Berwanger of Chicago won it in 1935, the year he was named the inaugural Heisman winner. In the current voting format, each Big Ten head coach votes for his first and second choice — worth two points and one …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 5—BRANDON, S.D. — For the first time in the 40-year history of the award, South Dakota’s Gatorade football player of the year is a repeat winner. Brandon Valley senior offensive lineman Hudson Parliament was named the award winner for the second time on Friday following the Lynx’s Class 11AAA championship season. A 6-foot-4, 325-pound offensive guard, Parliament is a four-star recruit who …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UConn star wide receiver Skyler Bell received an invitation to participate in the Panini Senior Bowl on January 31, 2026 in Mobile, Alabama. The Senior Bowl is a prestigious college all-star game that has been held in Mobile for over 76 years. It bills itself as the first step in the NFL Draft process. 106 Senior Bowl players were chosen in last year’s draft, according to a release, more than …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 2—New Mexico head coach Jason Eck was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. In his first year with the Lobos, Eck led the program to a 9-3 overall record, the most regular season wins for the program since 1997. UNM tied for first in the Mountain West at 6-2, but were not selected to play in the league title game. The Lobos notably beat UCLA 35-10 and …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Pat Fitzgerald may be on the verge of returning to coaching college football. The Detroit Free Press and Lansing State Journal reported Sunday that Michigan State plans to hire Fitzgerald as its new coach after firing Jonathan Smith. Fitzgerald, who went 110-101 with 10 bowl appearances in 17 seasons as Northwestern’s coach, hadn’t signed a contract as of midday Sunday, the outlets reported. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 28—FREEMAN, S.D. — Riley Tschetter is Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football. And, to a large extent, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football is Riley Tschetter. As a new program in 2022, the Phoenix looked to a freshman Tschetter as its Day 1 starter at quarterback. From the ashes, Tschetter helped guide a meteoric four-year rise, culminating with a blaze-of-glory exit as the Phoenix …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… In the game of football, there have been many notable individuals who have gone on to productive careers in the NFL as either kickers or punters — the most notable of which include Morten Andersen, Jan Stenerud and Ray Guy, the lone three individuals to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame solely on their kicking (Andersen, Stenerud) or punting (Guy) abilities. Without question, …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Bedford High School senior Brody Helton is the winner of the 2025 Joe Yukica Player of the Year Award, the Joe Yukica/New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation announced Friday. The Yukica Award represents the most outstanding NHIAA football player each year and is voted on by NHIAA head coaches and a panel of media members. Nashua South quarterback/defensive back Cody Jackson …