Category: Team Sports

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 …

UCF football lands 2027 commitment from 3-star Nease safety

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… UCF football continues to build on its 2027 recruiting class with the commitment of three-star Nease High School safety Kash Kolbow. The 6-foot, 180-pound Kolbow spent two varsity seasons with the Golden Panthers, accounting for 95 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss, with 5 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 34 passes defended in 22 games as a sophomore and junior, …

Spring roundup | DeLand nips TFA; Ending generates playoff atmosphere

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… DeLand and The First Academy delivered an exciting, playoff-like atmosphere Friday night in Central Florida’s final spring football game at TFA. After TFA had taken a 35-28 lead with 2:14 remaining, DeLand quarterback Gardner Nordman engineered a perfect scoring drive, capping it with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Taijh Moore. Trailing 35-34, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, …