Mike White made Illini football fun again

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 16—Loren Tate asked the perfect question Monday: If you dropped Mike White into modern-day college football, what would he become? Short answer, a star. Or perhaps the Illinois version of Nick Saban or Ryan Day. The leader of the last Illinois team to win its way to the Rose Bowl with a Big Ten title, Coach White made football a big deal again in Champaign-Urbana. He passed away Sunday at …

Who Will Take Their First-Round Match in the CFP?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Of the 136 FBS college football programs, only 12 remain in contention for a national title. The top four seeds will get a first-round bye in the playoffs, while the other eight duke it out for a chance to meet a top-four team in the next round. Last year, seeds five through eight won not […] The post Who Will Take Their First-Round Match in the CFP? appeared first on The Lead.

Blessed & Honored: Full Speed Ahead

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Iowa State Linebacker Decommits Iowa State linebacker Keian Kaiser has decommitted from Iowa State as of Monday: Several Iowa State players and recruits have already decided to follow Matt Campbell to Penn State. Kaiser could be the next one, especially with Penn State’s thinned out depth at linebacker in 2025. Iowa State Defensive Lineman Enters […]

Bianchi: Michigan, the dirtiest program in college football, has betrayed its players, fans and proud history

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Michigan’s interim coach Biff Poggi stood up at bowl news conference in Orlando Monday and said his players feel “betrayed.” He’s right. They should. But let’s be clear about who betrayed them — because it wasn’t just disgraced former coach Sherrone Moore, and it sure as hell wasn’t just last week. The betrayal at Michigan has been institutional, systemic and years in the making. What those …