NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… When Andrew Rappleyea was deciding whether to stay at Penn State or transfer after last season, he received a message from new Nittany Lions offensive line coach Ryan Clanton. “Coach Clanton sent me a picture of one of our formations,” Rappleyea recalled. “It was 14 personnel (one running back and four tight ends). He said, ‘We need you here.’ It was pretty funny. They use tight ends a lot. …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Thursday Featured games —> Highland 35, Rio Grande 6 At Milne, junior running back William Anchondo gained nearly 200 yards with three touchdowns, and the Hornets opened with a solid victory over the Ravens. Jasper Groves and Andres Acosta also reached the end zone for Highland, and Acosta added two, 2-point conversions. —> St. Pius vs. West Mesa, at Community, postponed The game at Community …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 22—While construction crews worked to finish up the track around Roos Field, the Eastern Washington football team conducted its last preseason scrimmage on Friday afternoon on the back practice fields in 100-degree heat. Just one week from their season opener, a number of starters did not play in the scrimmage, leaving opportunities for players like Drew Carlson, who made four catches for …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Here’s how Chicagoland high school football teams fared in Week 1 of play. Want the latest high school sports news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our Chicago sports newsletter. Providence 28, St. Rita 21 Providence’s Brayden McKay is a throwback talent with a single-minded purpose. And the senior running back has a knack for making plays in every conceivable …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Here’s how Chicagoland high school football teams fared in Week 1 of play. Want the latest high school sports news? Subscribe to the Chicago Tribune to read it all — and sign up for our Chicago sports newsletter. Providence 28, St. Rita 21 Providence’s Brayden McKay is a throwback talent with a single-minded purpose. And the senior running back has a knack for making plays in every conceivable …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… WHEELERSBURG — In their run to the 2025 OHSAA Division V State Championship Game, the Wheelersburg Pirates’ defense was, in a word, opportunistic with the amount of takeaways that it forced en route to its first state championship appearance in eight years, owning as large as a plus-25 margin in takeaways following its state semifinal victory over Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. So it was only …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… HOLLYWOOD — Jacksonville Mandarin quarterback Knox Annis has been a member of the Hurricanes’ 2028 recruiting class since April, and he wants his star receiver to join him. That receiver, five-star Brysen Wright, is the No. 1 player in the 2028 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. Annis is working hard to get Wright to commit to the Hurricanes. “Every day,” Annis said on Friday …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 22—*** For the bulk of his near-decade long stint on the Clemson defensive staff, Brent Venables seemed ready to be the next sideline star. Considered a can’t miss future head coach. In 2022, Oklahoma pulled the trigger, picking their one-time assistant as Lincoln’ Riley’s replacement. The first year at Oklahoma did not go well for Venables, who finished 6-7 in 2022. The worst day was a …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 22—CHAMPAIGN — Maika Matelau has made a strong impression on his Illinois football teammates and coaches the past eight months. Not so much for what he’s said. The sophomore offensive lineman admits he’s “not much of a talker.” What Matelau has done on the football field locking down his starting spot at left guard, though, speaks volumes. Does all the talking for the 6-foot-3, 305-pound …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — After spending some time talking with Florida State athletic director Michael Alford this week, one thing became abundantly clear: There are no more excuses. Not for Florida State football. Not for Mike Norvell. And, increasingly, not for an athletic department that has spent years fighting, fundraising and investing to acquire the financial firepower it says it needs to …