Category: Sports and Recreation

UCF to honor seniors in final game at Bounce House: ‘I owe UCF my life’

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… As UCF takes the field at Acrisure Bounce House Stadium for the final time on Saturday, it will be a bittersweet moment for a small group of Knights on the roster. It’s Senior Day and the Knights are expected to honor 25 players before the start of their game against Oklahoma State. It’s the final time these players will step out of the tunnel at the Bounce House in front of the home crowd. …

'We won't bat 1.000': Will WSU be able to retain key players this offseason? That's where the team's culture might come in

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 19—PULLMAN — Across the last few years, as NIL and the transfer portal have tightened their grip on the college football ecosystem, Washington State has operated in a liminal space in between. The Cougars are trying to succeed on two fronts at the same time. They’re trying to play catch-up on the NIL front, rallying donors and waking up alumni to the way those funds can directly impact …

Paul Sullivan: A Michigan takeover at Wrigley Field ends in a wild 24-22 comeback win over Northwestern

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHICAGO — Big-game atmosphere arrived at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon when Northwestern played host to Michigan in a Big Ten affair, complete with a big-game announcer in Fox Sports’ Gus Johnson. Everything was in place for a great day of football, and perhaps an advertisement for a future bowl game at Wrigley Field, a long-held dream of Chicago Cubs owners. The weather resembled a …

Column: A Michigan takeover at Wrigley Field ends in a wild 24-22 comeback win over Northwestern

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Big-game atmosphere arrived at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon when Northwestern played host to Michigan in a Big Ten affair, complete with a big-game announcer in Fox Sports’ Gus Johnson. Everything was in place for a great day of football, and perhaps an advertisement for a future bowl game at Wrigley Field, a long-held dream of Chicago Cubs owners. The weather resembled a Cubs-Cardinals …

Dear Lobos fans: Here's your moment to show how much you love football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Hey, Lobos fans. We know how much you love your beloved cherry and silver — well, at least when it comes to the basketball court. Now is the time to show how much you love football. And seriously, you really need to love football. Yeah, the University of New Mexico secured a bowl bid with its inspiring win over UNLV on Nov. 1, but the bar has been raised. You can thank head coach Jason Eck for …

Gateway football wraps up season of ups, downs

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 9—The Gateway football team edged Latrobe, 27-24, in its Big East Conference finale Oct. 17. The Gators finished in a three-way tie for third place with Armstrong and Kiski Area at 3-3. A 42-35 loss to Class 6A Hempfield in what ended up being the team’s final game of the season set Gateway at 3-7 overall. Tiebreakers kept the Gators from grabbing one of the three automatic playoff berths …

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 …

Dave Hyde: Miami buried by self-inflicted miscues in loss to SMU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Inexplicable. Infuriating. Incomprehensible. The “U” is unacceptably back. Back like no one wanted. Back to its frustrating football of recent decades. Back again with step-on-the-rake mistakes and self-inflicted pain in Saturday’s 26-20 loss at Southern Methodist University that takes big-picture ideas like the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff off the table. Lose once like …

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 …

Dave Hyde: UM’s ends in self-inflicted miscues in loss to SMU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Inexplicable. Inacceptable. Incomprehensible. The “U” is infuriatingly back. Back like no one wanted. Back to its frustrating football of recent decades. Back again with step-on-the-rake mistakes and self-inflicted pain in Saturday’s 26-20 loss at Southern Methodist that takes big-picture ideas like the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff off the table. Lose once like this to …