COLLEGEVILLE — The St. John’s football program is entering the 2024 season without one of its longtime coaches. Defensive coordinator Jerry Haugen announced Thursday he was retiring after 48 seasons with the team. Haugen has also managed the SJU baseball team for 47 years and had previous roles on the hockey and basketball teams. He plans to continue with the …
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VOTE: South Bend Tribune High School Football Player of the Week, Aug. 23
The first week of the high school football season did not disappoint in the South Bend area. Now, it’s time to vote which player was the best of the best. Seven players are nominated below for their week one performances. The poll will stay open until midnight ET Thursday, Aug. 29. You can vote as many times as you want …
Read More »Vote: What do you think Missouri football’s record will be in 2024 season?
How confident are you in these Tigers? Missouri football’s 2024 season is right around the corner. MU coach Eli Drinkwitz’s team will kick off their new campaign against Murray State at 7 p.m. Thursday on Faurot Field in Columbia. The game will air on SEC Network, and tickets are still available to catch the Tigers live at Memorial Stadium. Mizzou …
Read More »Who will win the college football national championship? Journal Star makes its picks
The College Football Playoffs will have a drastic new look this season when the postseason expands from four to 12 teams, opening the door for programs that have never come close to qualifying for the exclusive bracket. Here is a look at our College Football Playoff predictions, including the entire field by seed and each of our picks from the …
Read More »Will BYU struggle, or prove the doubters wrong?
BYU head coach Kalani Sitake looks on during the Cougars’ first full scrimmage of fall camp in Provo, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo Welcome to the last of 40 straight weekends of speculation. The questions that have been kicked around since the fumble that ended BYU’s 2023 season are about to be answered — one way …
Read More »TSSAA football: Brentwood Academy vs. CPA game stream, live coverage
Brentwood Academy and CPA open the TSSAA football season with a rare Saturday night game (7 p.m. CT) between programs with high expectations. Watch the live stream above, via the Eagles Sports Broadcasting Network and Brentwood Academy, or here via the ESBN YouTube page. Brentwood Academy and first-year coach Paul Wade will be working to reverse last season’s 2-10 record. …
Read More »‘He was made of the right stuff’: Inside John Mateer’s winding path to becoming WSU’s QB1
Aug. 24—PULLMAN — Eric Morris saw the future one sunny afternoon in the Bay Area. It was late in Washington State’s blowout win over Stanford in 2022, when Morris was the Cougars’ offensive coordinator, so he put heads together with head coach Jake Dickert and gave starting quarterback Cam Ward the rest of the game off. In came John Mateer, …
Read More »Florida State football’s defense fails on the fundamentals in upset loss to Georgia Tech
Florida State football entered the 2024 season with optimism that its defense could be better than the 2023 version. While that statement may yet read true, the No. 10 ranked Seminoles’ 24-21 upset loss to Georgia Tech Saturday in Ireland challenged that belief. The Seminoles surrendered 336 yards of total offense, 190 rushing. The Yellow Jackets scored three rushing touchdowns …
Read More »Southeast Missouri State wins the 10th annual FCS Kickoff over North Alabama
Cramton Bowl – The College football season kicked off in the River Region as Southeast Missouri State defeated North Alabama 27-15 in the FCS Kickoff Classic. SEMO marched down the field scoring on its first offensive drives and forced two early turnovers from North Alabama. However, starting quarterback Paxton Delaurent was sidelined for a shoulder injury after taking a massive …
Read More »567 yards to Montana State? UNM defense found lacking
Aug. 24—Passes will be dropped. Field goals will be missed. Decisions will backfire. What does one say, though, about 567 yards total offense and 362 yards rushing, given up to a Football Championship Subdivision team — even a good one? Former University of New Mexico Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez’s parting gift to the University of New Mexico, it could be …
Read More »5-star safety Jonah Williams announces college commitment
One of the very best players in the 2025 recruiting class came off the board on Saturday, with 5-star safety Jonah Williams announcing his college commitment. Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, they were not chosen as the destination. Williams ended up committing to the Texas Longhorns, choosing them over Oregon, Texas A&M, LSU, and USC. Williams is rated by 247Sports …
Read More »Russell Wilson, Justin Fields both lead TD drives in first quarter of preseason finale
The Steelers’ quarterback competition has still not been settled, and both Russell Wilson and Justin Fields looked good in limited action in the first quarter of the preseason finale at Detroit. Wilson got the start and led the Steelers on a five-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. Wilson went 2-for-2 passing for 26 yards on a drive that ended with a Cordarrelle …
Read More »Position breakdown: Penn State football defensive line guns for even greater rewards
Penn State football may have the most experienced defensive tackle group in the nation. And one of the most dynamic sets of edge rushers. It all makes for what should be another stellar defensive line in 2024 − one that may be somewhat undervalued leading up to Saturday’s season-opener at West Virginia. One that just may be even better than …
Read More »Deshaun Watson will not play Saturday
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski came into this week with a plan to play quarterback Deshaun Watson in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Seahawks, but that plan changed over the last few days. The Browns announced on Saturday afternoon that Watson will not play in Seattle. Watson was limited in practice on Wednesday because of what Stefanski called “general arm …
Read More »Melrose football’s Jamarion Morrow sidelined, but offense works out win over Memphis East
It wasn’t flashy and didn’t include the much-awaited debut of its star, but Melrose football started its new era exactly how it wanted with a 20-7 victory over rival Memphis East at Halle Stadium on Saturday. The game was the first for co-coaches Gerald and Jarrett Morrow, who are Melrose alums and twins. Jarrett’s son, four-star Missouri running back commit …
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