NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Indiana State was among 17 grant recipients for NCAA member schools receiving Accelerating Academic Success Program grants totaling more than $1.6 million to support student-athlete academic achievement for the 2026-27 academic year, according to an announcement Thursday. The NCAA AASP grant program was created in 2012 to provide targeted resources to historically under-resourced Division I …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The watch list for the Joe Yukica Player of the Year Award was announced on Thursday by the Joe Yukica/New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation. The award represents the top NHIAA football player each season and was presented for the first time in 2023. Souhegan High School’s J.J. Bright was the inaugural winner, Campbell High School’s Scott Hershberger won the award in 2024 …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Walter Camp Football Foundation on Monday named University of Hawaii quarterback Micah Alejado to the preseason watch list for its 2026 Player of the Year award. The sophomore was one of 50 players named to the Walter Camp award watch list. Twenty-two of those named Monday are signal-callers, with 19 more coming from the offensive side of the ball and nine from defense. In all, 38 schools …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Two Lobos landed on a pair of watch lists Tuesday. New Mexico linebacker Jaxton Eck and defensive lineman Brian Booker were named to preseason watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy, respectively, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Tuesday. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the national collegiate defensive player of the year. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jul. 8—College football is right around the corner, and it’s that time of the year when Big Sky media members and beat writers across the league are voting on the preseason all-conference team, including this Idaho beat writer. In this commentary, I will be taking a look at some of the best talent in the Big Sky Conference and include some of the top players that will be on my voting ballot …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jul. 4—Former Washington State football coach Jim Walden, who in 1981 led the Cougars to their first bowl appearance in 50 years, died Thursday in Coeur d’Alene, the school announced. He was 88. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of Coach Walden,” WSU athletic director Jon Haarlow said in a release. “He will forever be remembered as a great Coug who deeply loved Washington State. Our …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jul. 3—Former Washington State football coach Jim Walden, who in 1981 led the Cougars to their first bowl appearance in 50 years, died Thursday in Coeur d’Alene, the school announced. He was 88. “We are saddened to learn of the passing of Coach Walden,” WSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Jon Haarlow said in a release. “He will forever be remembered as a great Coug who deeply loved …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… As the sun was setting Tuesday there were plenty of Owensboro High School football players, their families, friends and their fans still taking pictures in groups around the field at Rash Stadium. The players had been awarded their rings for the 2025 Class 5A football state championship won in December, and on a mid-May evening with graduation later this week, they were all enjoying the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… OXFORD – A pair of Ole Miss football players from yesteryear are joining Pete Golding’s first coaching staff. The Rebels announced the hirings of Marcus Woodson and Terrence Metcalf as co-defensive coordinator and assistant offensive coach/offensive line assistant, respectively, Thursday morning. Woodson, who was hired as Kansas State’s co-defensive coordinator in December and served as …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 5—Two of the most impactful football coaches in the history of the WPIAL, Tom Loughran and Terry Smith, will be celebrated in May as part of the Class of 2026 into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame. They will join five other coaching greats to be enshrined during a ceremony May 24 at the Cumberland Valley High School Performing Arts Center. …