Jan. 19—Centerville football’s new coach is John Puckett. The school announced Saturday that Puckett has been hired to replace Brent Ullery, who stepped down in December after leading the Elks to the state semifinals. “Since I joined Centerville in 2010, becoming the head football coach has been my dream,” Puckett said in a news release. “We have an ideal combination …

Jan. 19—Who: No. 8 seed Ohio State vs. No. 7 seed Notre Dame When: 7:45 p.m., Monday Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. TV/Radio: ESPN/1410 Series history: Ohio State leads 6-2 with six consecutive wins. The Fighting Irish won the first two games in the 1930s, but the Buckeyes won a home-and-home series in the mid-90s, beat ND in the 2006 …

Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Gophers finished their 2024 season with a somewhat underwhelming 8-5 record. They won a fifth-straight bowl game, thanks to a top 15 defense and revamped pass-first offense, but couldn’t get all pistons firing harmoniously enough to be a factor in a now 18-team Big Ten. But since the regular season ended, PJ Fleck & …

ATLANTA — They bought into everything. And everybody. One week into the 2024 regular season, Notre Dame football did what it absolutely couldn’t do after opening with a win at Texas A&M. It listened to everything that everyone said about them. It accepted every handshake and high-five and back slap across campus. Noie: Normal doesn’t work for Notre Dame football …

Where do you even begin with this Ohio State team? Do you start with its unwavering resilience? Maybe the determined leadership of a senior class who returned to the squad to chase something greater than personal goals? Or perhaps the best starting point is to focus on the brotherhood—one that has carried through every win or loss to bring the …

Comedian Shane Gillis was barely a year old when Notre Dame football last won a national championship. The 37-year-old Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, native prayed for a Fighting Irish win on Monday against Ohio State in a recent social media video. “Hey, God. It’s me Shane. I know I haven’t been here in a while, but I have a pretty big prayer …