NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Hurricanes’ first-ever College Football Playoff game is an 11 a.m. local-time kickoff in College Station, Texas. Plenty of Miami fans are happy to make the trip. UM received more than 10,000 ticket requests for their first-round showdown with Texas A&M, a Miami spokesperson said. That number far exceeds the allocation of about 3,500 tickets that visiting teams are provided for road playoff …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The jubilation from simply making the College Football Playoff is easing up, and now the Hurricanes are focusing on their opponent in their first-ever playoff game: Texas A&M. Like UM, the Aggies are in the playoff for the first time in their history. After starting the year 11-0, Texas A&M fell to archrival Texas in their regular-season finale, costing it a first-round bye and a shot at the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 10—*** Based on all the grumbling I’ve been hearing this week. I wonder if anyone other than me is even going to watch the bowls. If you do decide to tune in, The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman has come up with a handy guide for what to watch. In a story published Tuesday, the author ranked the Top 10 postseason games outside the CFP. We’re going to assume most of you think those games …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 10—JOHNSTON — Strom Thurmond head football coach Andrew Webb knew he had something special in a freshman defensive back who hadn’t yet set foot on campus. Webb took his team to the University of South Carolina for some summer 7-on-7 work, a prime opportunity to watch his players compete before beginning his first season as their coach. One player in particular stood out to him, a rising …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has won the Bronko Nagurski Award given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Rodriguez received the award at a banquet Monday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. Rodriguez, known for his dark mustache that is now copied by Texas Tech football fans, has 114 tackles this season, along …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Friendship Christian sophomore defensive end Gideon Knox broke Nashville Christian’s monopoly on the Middle Region major football awards by being named co-Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, it was released late last week. Knox led the Commanders with 88 tackles (a statistic which normally goes to the middle linebacker in coordinator Duane Lowe’s defense) and nine sacks. …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—MORGANTOWN — The college football calendar has issues, especially towards the end of the season. This year, it was on full display. After Ole Miss’s last game of the season, beating Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, the Rebels punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff, with an 11-1 record, and their lone loss being against Georgia. Just two days later, the Rebels’ head …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — As Washington State continues its coaching search, looking for someone to replace Jimmy Rogers, few names have bubbled to the surface. The Cougars themselves certainly aren’t releasing any candidates they’re interviewing. But one name has emerged as a possibility for WSU: Rick Neuheisel. Currently a college football analyst for CBS Sports, Neuheisel said on a KJR radio segment …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — The criteria Washington State is using to narrow down its head coaching search is beginning to look a little clearer. On a KJR radio segment with Ian Furness on Tuesday afternoon, WSU president Elizabeth Cantwell said the Cougars’ next head coach will have “demonstrated success, let’s call it, in the contemporary college football game.” “We need a builder who has that fire in …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 9—PULLMAN — At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it’s transfer portal season. For the second straight year, the Cougars are in the same position, getting ready for a bowl game without a head coach in place. Former coach Jimmy Rogers left for Iowa State on Dec. 5, and defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit is taking over as interim coach, even though he may be joining …