NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jones edge rusher Fred Ards, the No. 1 player in the Sentinel’s 2027 Central Florida Super60, has committed to play for Texas A&M. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive end picked the Aggies over South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Florida State, which were his top five schools out of more than 30 FBS offers. He said he was relieved to complete the process and is ready to finish what Jones has …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 2—*** The 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday and two of the players under consideration — Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks Robert Griffin III (Baylor) and Cam Newton (Auburn) will receive plenty of attention. Both deserve spots in the Hall sooner rather than later. Of course, my focus is on a pair of Illinois greats, Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice, who are …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Sean McDonnell, who coached the University of New Hampshire football team from 1999-2021, has been named to the 2027 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot. This is McDonnell’s first time appearing on the ballot, which features 39 coaches and 99 players from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There are also 80 players and nine coaches from the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 1—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois football program already has had 18 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Two former Illini standouts will try to join that elite group later this year. Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy are once again on the 2027 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, hoping to join former Illini like Moe Gardner and Dana Howard among recent former Illinois …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers football program picked up seven commitments during its Summer Splash official visit weekend. Sunday’s new additions in the 2027 class included two defensive backs, two offensive linemen, two defensive linemen and one receiver. Jordan Walley of D’lberville, Miss., pledged first in the morning. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound defensive back is the younger brother of former Gopher corner …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF football added another commitment to its 2027 recruiting class after three-star Lake Wales High School receiver Kaneilius Purdy pledged to the Knights on Sunday. He committed during the Knights’ first official visit weekend of the summer. In his first three seasons with the Highlanders, the 6-foot, 190-pound Purdy accounted for 2,493 receiving yards on 130 catches with 31 touchdowns in 35 …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — As pressure mounts from nearly every corner of college athletics, Greg Sankey is in no hurry to move. The deliberate, measured SEC commissioner spent last week’s conference Spring Meetings on Florida’s Panhandle in a familiar position: standing firm while others pushed for change. Amid College Football Playoff expansion, conference realignment, governance issues that have reached …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 30—CHAMPAIGN — The first time Morton High School football coach Adam O’Neill saw Soren Fifer, he did not immediately think “future Big Ten offensive lineman.” The then-freshman Fifer checked in at 6 feet, 1 inches, and 195 pounds. “He was an athlete and he played lots of sports growing up,” O’Neill said. “He looks pretty good with a basketball in his hand.” Soon, a growth spurt. By that …
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 …
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, …