College Football

With the eyes of the world turned to Autzen Stadium on Saturday afternoon for a marquee matchup against the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes, the No. 11 Oregon Ducks are going to be looking crisp and clean for the occasion. On Wednesday evening, the Ducks unveiled that they will be rocking a bold green and black uniform combination vs. the Buffaloes …

Florida football will be thin on the offensive line at the start of its game Saturday at The Swamp against Charlotte. In addition to being without starting tackle Dameion George Jr. and starting guard Micah Mazzccua for a half due to suspension, the Florida Gators will be without center Kingsley Eguakun, who is out with a lower body injury, Eguakun …

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck issued a challenge to his offensive staff in the offseason. He changed his team’s definition of explosive plays, increasing the yardage needed to gain from 20 yards to 25 in order to fall into that category. “You talk about it in the summer, and we met as a staff on it. ‘You can get 25 …

Sep. 20—Palestine Wildcats 2-2 The Palestine Wildcats have been rolling the last two weeks, outscoring opponents 98-42, and bringing their record back to even for the season at 2-2. After blasting Livingston in week three 42-7, the Wildcats handled business for homecoming last week, downing Prosper Walnut Grove 56-35. The Wildcats begin district play this week, with their first game …

Sep. 20—Gonzaga is back in the final four — that is, the final four of Asa Newell, a five-star recruit who named the Bulldogs as one of four potential college destinations on Wednesday afternoon. A top-10 recruit in the recruiting class of 2024, Newell narrowed a long list of colleges down to Gonzaga, Texas, Georgia and Alabama, revealing his finalists …

At the halfway point of the Greater Cincinnati high school football season, multiple teams have surprised fans with winning records and standout performances. Many high school coaches preach “we over me” and playing for the name on the front of the jersey instead of the name on the back. But sometimes, the individuals should be applauded for their efforts, because …

Sep. 20—SOUTH BEND — The hype hasn’t quite reached this high in a long time for a Notre Dame football game. The big message the college football world has consistently sent to the Irish is that it’s a respectable 9, 10, 11-win team each season, but no title contender. Even when the Irish have made the postseason, both in 2018 …

Sep. 20—Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz tried his best this week to keep the Hawkeyes’ 2021 home game against Penn State in the past. He tried to whitewash history several days before traveling to State College for the Nittany Lions’ annual White Out Game Saturday night at Beaver Stadium. “Not really,” Ferentz replied Tuesday when asked if he was expecting …

Sep. 20—Penn State sophomore running back Nick Singleton is one of nine college football stars who have signed a NIL deal with 7-Eleven that will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. Singleton, the Gov. Mifflin product, and the other eight players will participate in the first Cleat Deal program. They will team with renowned designer The Shoe Surgeon to create cleats …

Everyone, your writer here included, expected Michigan football to come out in 2023 and blow away the nonconference competition to start the season. While the Wolverines have been dominant, they perhaps haven’t been stylistically dominant. There have been some potential growing pains. The offense has looked efficient and incredible for the first half of the first two games, but haven’t …

Texas A&M‘s Evan Stewart continues to rise in the ranks of all-time Aggie wide receiver accolades, but he already boasts a top-five ranking in one category off the field. In a recent name, image, and likeness licensing valuation ranking, the Aggie wideout was ranked top five among college football athletes. Stewart’s valuation is behind the likes of Colorado’s Shedeuer Sanders, …

Sep. 20—MORGANTOWN — Without starting quarterback Garrett Greene last Saturday, just about every one of the 61, 000 people inside Milan Puskar Stadium knew what West Virginia was going to do with the football—hand it off to CJ Donaldson. The powerful sophomore running back carried the ball 18 times in the Mountaineers’ 17-6 victory. He averaged 5.7 yards per carry …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football’s defense has been phenomenal to start the year, leading the country in scoring defense and coming in at No. 8 in pass defense. But a little secret? We ain’t seen nothing yet. The Wolverines have fielded the bulk of its starting defense through the first three games, but three major players have been notably absent …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The level of competition for the Michigan football team is about to rise. With nonconference now in the rearview mirror, the Wolverines begin Big Ten play, beginning with currently undefeated Rutgers. While that’s usually more of a defensive battle, Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter noted on Wednesday all of the difficulties the Scarlet Knights pose given their …

BIXBY — Danny Okoye was thrown a curveball ahead of his commitment ceremony Wednesday. Things had been going well for the Tulsa Noah star defensive end. But Okoye had a mishap before heading to Core Society to make the biggest announcement of his life so far. “It started off like any other day,” Okoye said. “And then when I was …