NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 27—Bobby Kennedy, the freshly-minted head football coach of the Montana Grizzlies, had some highlight moments during a Thursday press conference ahead of the start of spring drills. One is that, yes, the Griz will run something other than the much-debated 3-3-5 defense this fall. “There will be significant changes,” Kennedy said. “Switching now, what that allows us to do is kind of …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Four players and two coaches from the area were selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association small-school all-star game. Penn Cambria quarterback Brady Jones and offensive lineman Dayne Summerville, Richland defensive tackle Brodie Hollis and outside linebacker Joe McAneny and coaches Ryan Donaldson (Meyersdale) and Lou McElwee (United Valley) will …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program on Thursday added to its 2027 recruiting class for the first time since June as Mississippi running back Greg Hargrow became the third overall pledge to the U’s class for next season. “100% Committed,” Hargrow wrote on X. Hargrow, who is listed at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, rushed for 1,294 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2025 for Rosa Fort High School in Tunica, Miss. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 19—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois’ new running backs coach, Tyrone Wheatley, had a brilliant career as a Michigan running back. From 1991-1994, he gained 4,187 rushing yards and left the school second on the career yardage list behind Jamie Morris. He still stands fifth at a school where running is a vital part of the DNA. He is fourth on the school’s career rushing touchdown list with 47. After …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… MONTESANO–Montesano High School has announced the hiring of Brian Hollatz as the next head coach of the Bulldogs football program, pending school-board approval. Hollatz, 51, was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Aberdeen Bobcats during their recent resurgence and was a longtime assistant coach for former head coach Terry Jensen from 2003-19, including 15 state-playoff …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 12—PULLMAN — Washington State’s first schedule in the rebuilt Pac-12 is here, and the Cougars’ lineup looks like none other in program history. WSU’s season-opener will be a road matchup against rival Washington on Sept. 5, which will be the third installment of a five-year nonconference extension of the Apple Cup. The Cougs will also visit Kansas State for the teams’ first meeting, and …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program is expected to hire Kansas State’s linebacker coach Steve Stanard as the U’s next rush ends coach, a source confirmed to Pioneer Press on Wednesday. Stanard replaces Bobby April III, who was hired after the Gophers’ overtime win in the Rate Bowl but soon left to join the Buffalo Bills’ new coaching staff. April was stepping in for CJ Robbins, who was promoted to …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 11—*** I have covered a college football game at Detroit’s Ford Field. One of Ron Zook’s Illinois teams played Western Michigan there one year. It was a lot of fun. But I always figured I would be back someday to cover the Motor City Bowl (or whatever it was called). Eventually, Illinois would get an invite and I’d spend Christmastime in Detroit. No such luck. On Tuesday, Ford Field …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 10—VERMILLION, S.D. — When Matt Vitzthum graduated from his small-town Iowa high school 21 years ago, Marty Wadle saw a senior heading off to college and had one prevailing thought about his team captain. That’s a natural leader, Wadle thought. The University of South Dakota agreed, making Vitzthum the school’s head football coach on Feb. 6 after former head coach Travis Johansen took the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Feb. 10—ROCHESTER — Jeremiah Molina is the John Marshall football team’s resident Renaissance man. And a big one at that — 6-foot-5, 360 pounds. It seems there are two Jeremiah Molinas who show up. There is that rough-and-tumble football offensive lineman who likes nothing more than dominating the guy across from him. “Once he gets his hands on you, it’s over with,” is how JM coach Kyle …