During the early signing period, Gabriel Winowich signed with Rutgers football, giving the Big Ten program a versatile and talented athlete with strong measurables. The former Notre Dame prospect signed with the Scarlet Knights after receiving offers from Marshall and Maryland. The Lawrenceville, New Jersey native recorded 1,161 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 10.1 yards per catch for the …

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is not ready to say who his starting quarterback will be next week against the Seahawks. After Mason Rudolph led the Steelers to a win over the Bengals on Saturday, Tomlin got this question from a reporter: “I guess this is early to ask, but will you be sticking with Mason in Seattle?” Tomlin answered: “You’re …

CHOCTAW — Night had fallen over Bill Jensen Field as an introspective visitor sat on the turf in solitude. With a major decision looming, Choctaw edge rusher Will Smith needed a quiet space for thinking. So, at about 9:30 on an autumn evening, the high school senior found solace in a familiar locale: his hometown football stadium. He ruminated on …

Samadrae Hawkins FLORIDA TODAY Defensive Football Player of the Year In a year when there were several defensive stars around Brevard County, including a few at Cocoa High, one graduating state champion stood out. Samadrae Hawkins was again everywhere for the Tigers, and, just like last year, his production rose in the biggest games. In a repeat of last season, …

Baker Mayfield’s football life was touch and go heading into the season. The former No. 1 overall pick had left Cleveland, got benched in Carolina and had some pep in his step from a brief Rams tenure. When he signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Buccaneers in March to succeed Tom Brady, it was make or break. Right …

Michigan football standouts Will Johnson and Semaj Morgan both stopped short of pinching themselves last Sunday afternoon, but it wouldn’t have been a surprise if they’d needed to. With Christmas lights strung around their necks and Johnson’s branded signature “turnover Buffs” resting on the bridge of their noses, U-M’s underclassman duo posed for pictures and signed autographs for fans at …

The Pensacola area continued to make plenty of noise in the final season of the Metro/Suburban era. For the third-straight year, a local team put the plays and pieces together to make a state push. Following in the footsteps of Pine Forest in 2021 and Northview in 2022, Pensacola Catholic ended a 13-year drought by capturing the Region 1-2S title. (Top left …

To round out the fall sports season, it’s time to recognize the most explosive offensive players from Volusia-Flagler’s 16 high school football teams. These are the athletes that light up the scoreboard every Friday night, after creating many sleepless hours for those trying to game-plan against them — quarterbacks with rocket arms and game-breaking speed, running backs that are almost …

The Bills are in a fight for their playoff lives, and on Saturday night they played a Chargers team that just fired its coach after an ugly loss. It should have been an easy win. Instead, the Bills needed a last-minute field goal to escape 24-22. But Bills quarterback Josh Allen says however they do it, they just need to …

Early signing day came and went at Arkansas, largely without the hullabaloo that accompanied seasons previous. The Razorbacks’ class, on the whole, was no better or worse than normal as coach Sam Pittman and crew hauled in a top-30 class again. The difference, though, is the realization among fans – finally – and some of the more pro-Arkansas media that …

The South Alabama Jaguars will attempt to break a streak of postseason futility Saturday when they meet the Eastern Michigan Eagles in the 68 Ventures Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET from Hancock Whitney Stadium, South Alabama’s home venue. The Jaguars are 0-3 all-time in bowl games, the longest winless stream among FBS programs. They will look to …

Darren Grainger threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more, Freddie Brock rushed for a school-record 276 yards and a score, and Georgia State rolled past Utah State 45-22 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday. Georgia State (7-6), which had lost five of six entering the game, scored 31 straight points to break it …

Texas landed UTSA transfer Trey Moore, On3’s No. 1-rated edge rusher in the portal, on Saturday. He’s the third transfer player whom Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has landed, along with Houston receiver Matthew Golden and Clemson safety Andrew Mukuba. Moore, who was originally an unrated recruit coming out of Smithson Valley High School, recorded 45 tackles, 17½ tackles for …

The 2023 Hawaii Bowl features the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-5) and the San Jose State Spartans (7-5) colliding on Saturday. This is the first ever matchup between these programs. San Jose State enters this contest on a six-game winning streak, covering five games during that span. The Chanticleers finished the season on a two-game losing streak and didn’t cover in …

TAMPA — UCF hoped to continue its recent dominance at Raymond James Stadium as the Knights took on Georgia Tech in Friday’s Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. The program had won five straight games in Tampa since 2018, and the announced crowd of 30,281 fans hoped to add another victory in its second ‘hometown.’ But the Yellow Jackets had other …