Category: Team Sports

Big 12 throws its weight behind 24-team College Football Playoff model

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… While the debate over the expansion of the College Football Playoff rages on, the Big 12 made it clear that it favors a 24-team model. The league is joining the Big Ten and ACC, fellow Power Four conferences, in throwing its support behind doubling the current 12-team format. However, the SEC isn’t sold on the idea, instead pushing a 16-team playoff. “I can’t speak to what others are saying or …

Can't Wait For Saturday Early opener gives Illinois extra prep time for pivotal Duke matchup

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 28—*** Certainly, someone at the Big Ten office or within the Illinois athletic department ran the idea of opening the football season on Thursday past sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, right? Not that he would have objected. Bielema likes extra time to get his team ready for an opponent and by playing UAB on Sept. 3, Illinois will have a two-day head start on the second oppnent Duke, …

Florida coach Jon Sumrall brings candor, charisma to SEC spring meetings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN, Fla. — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of …

Oct. 31 USD-SDSU football game picked for national TV for third-straight year

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 27—BROOKINGS — For the third consecutive season, the South Dakota-South Dakota State regular-season football game will air on an ESPN network. ESPN announced it has selected the USD at SDSU game for Oct. 31 as one of its two Missouri Valley Football Conference television selections for the 2026 season. Network and game times for the SDSU-USD game will be announced later. Two seasons ago, …

Kickoff times, TV revealed for handful of UCF football games

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF football will host at least four games under the lights this season, three of which will be broadcast on national television. Kickoff times and television schedules were released for a select number of games, including the Knights’ three non-conference showdowns and a pair of home Big 12 contests. UCF opens the season by hosting Bethune-Cookman at Acrisure Bounce House Stadium on Thursday, …

Gators’ Jon Sumrall brings candor, charisma to SEC Spring Meetings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — The Jon Sumrall tour arrived at the Florida Panhandle, where Florida’s football coach continued to share opinions and anecdotes in his energetic, entertaining style. Sumrall’s authenticity has endeared him to college football fans. His willingness to deliver unvarnished opinions, often sprinkled with sarcasm or humor, has been refreshing for Gator Nation after four seasons of Billy …

Can't Wait For Saturday The more the SEC squawks about expanded playoff field, the better I like the Big Ten stance

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 27—*** During Tuesday’s SEC media event in Florida, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum — aka the “Mount of the South” — actually said of the 24-team College Football Playoff proposal “This is one of the worst decisions, if it happens, in the history of college football.” He followed that line with “I know that sounds hyperbolic.” You think? I’m sure if we pondered it a second or two, we could come up …

Can't Wait For Saturday Kiffin makes a wise move bringing Coach O back to LSU

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 25—*** I am not convinced Ed Orgeron is a great college football coach. He struggled big time while in charge at Mississippi, going 10-25 in three losing seasons. A year as interim coach at Southern California, where he replaced fired Lane Kiffin, upped his profile with a 6-2 record. Three years later, at LSU, Orgeron again jumped into the hot seat, replacing fired Les Miles first as …

‘Think globally, act locally’: Jason Candle shares vision for guiding UConn football into the future

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — The smell of wet paint was apparent as one walked through the halls of the UConn football headquarters this week. “Notice anything?” new coach Jason Candle said. “White. Brightens things up.” His first season as coach is three months away, and while it is clear Candle, who came from a long, successful tenure at Toledo to replace Jim Mora, will apply his own shades to the Huskies’ …

Can't Wait For Saturday Third bowl in a row for Illinois? So says the prognosticators at Athlon Sports

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 24—*** I was looking for some reading material Saturday to help fill the holiday weekend. Like everyone else in Champaign-Urbana, I zipped over to Barnes & Noble. There in the magazine section I found it: Athlon Sports’ 2026 college football preview. I told you earlier in this space that Illinois is picked to finish ninth in the loaded Big Ten. When I cracked open the 220 pages — including …