NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — A little more than four years ago, Joe Echevarria — then a senior adviser to the University of Miami President Julio Frenk — was one of the people tasked with hiring the university’s new football coach. They settled on one candidate: then-Oregon coach Mario Cristobal. “We said, ‘Who should we get to coach?’ Echevarria said. “And (we) said, ‘Mario (is the) right person for …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — Carson Beck had to make a decision: test the NFL draft waters or pick a transfer portal destination. He chose the latter, and he settled on the Hurricanes. “Almost exactly a year ago, I made a decision to come to this university,” Beck said after Miami beat Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl. “I remember me and coach (Mario) Cristobal talking on the phone for the first time. I was …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 9—*** I would like to celebrate the demise of the SEC in this year’s College Football Playoff. I would love to remind everyone that the league’s skid is now up to three years, with Georgia taking the last CFP title for the SEC in 2023. But alas, I can’t. Because I was with SEC school Mississippi on Thursday, hoping it could knock off Miami and play for the national title. Oh so close. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CUMBERLAND — A hard-hitter with a nose for the football, Allegany linebacker Khiante Bible was the heart and soul of the Campers’ defense. Bible racked up 140 tackles, nearly twice as many as his next-closest teammate, and was the key piece on a defense that held five of its final seven opponents to 21 or fewer points. Allegany returned to the state playoffs for the first time since 2009, and …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GAINESVILLE — New Gators’ coach Jon Sumrall inherited a four-win team with a roster in need of a massive overhaul. The transfer portal, which opened Friday, allows programs to accelerate the rebuilding process and replace departing players — more than 20 in Florida’s case. After signing a 2026 recruiting class ranked 16th nationally while he still coached the Green Wave to CFP berth, Sumrall …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… By JOHN MARSHALL GLENDALE — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi 31-27 in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. The 10th-ranked Hurricanes (13-2) had their vaunted defense picked apart by the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… GLENDALE, Arizona — For the first time since 2003, the Hurricanes will play for a national title. No. 10 Miami (13-2) beat No. 6 Ole Miss (13-2) 31-27 at the Fiesta Bowl — which doubled as the College Football Playoff semifinals — at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, punching the program’s ticket to the championship game at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19. Miami will play the winner of …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Usually, when you look up names of players who have recently committed to Washington State’s football program, you’ll get the same types of results: a link to their high school stats page, to their highlight tapes, to their profiles on a variety of recruiting services. When you look up Nathaniel Salmon, who announced his commitment to WSU on Wednesday night, you get a thorough …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Next season, Washington State’s running back corps should be in good shape. On Thursday morning, running back Leo Pulalasi announced he’s returning to the Cougars, reversing course from his decision to enter the transfer portal. It’s a massive retention for WSU, whose running back rotation next season will also include starter Kirby Vorhees and key backup Maxwell Woods, both …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Matchup: No. 6 Ole Miss (13-1) vs. No. 10 Miami (12-2) Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (63,400) TV: ESPN, 6:30 p.m. Thursday Series: Ole Miss leads 2-1 Coaches – Ole Miss: Pete Golding, 2-0 at Ole Miss (first year) and overall. Miami: Mario Cristobal, 34-18 at Miami (fourth year) and 96-78 overall (14th year). Notes: Ole Miss has never played in the Fiesta Bowl. Miami is 0-4 …