College Football

Michigan football is going to see a familiar face across the field on Saturday as Josh Gattis calls plays for the Maryland Terrapins in College Park. The Wolverine offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2021, Gattis left the Wolverines to coach at Miami, where he spent the 2022 season before he was fired. He has since headed back to the Big …

Michigan finally played a “good team” in Week 11, beating then-No. 10 Penn State 24-15 in University Park, Pennyslvania to secure its first ranked win of the season. In the eyes of myriad Wolverines fans, focus now turns to the season finale against No. 1 Ohio State (10-, 7-0 in Big Ten play), which will decide whether Michigan (10-0, 7-0) …

The Big Ten has a rich history in bowl games, and the expectations are it will continue in 2023 — we think. Here at Buckeyes Wire, we keep the tradition going and look at where we think all of the teams in the conference will end up when the dust settles on the season. We reevaluate after each week’s games and predict …

TOPEKA — There isn’t a single place that brings BJ Canady happiness like the football field. The Topeka High defensive lineman announced his commitment to the University of California-Berkeley in early October. The local product explained that through the hard workouts and early morning practice, the gridiron is where he finds his inner peace.“I have played sports my whole life …

Patience isn’t something many are afforded in high school football. However, as it pertained to the development of Shelby’s promising, yet inexperienced sophomore quarterback Lan Farmer, the Golden Lions’ braintrust was willing this summer to take its time. “We believe he has the tools to be special for us, but we also know it will take some time,” said Shelby …

As the coaching corpses began piling up this week, Billy Napier was asked what it’s like to run a college football program. Especially when a program is, to borrow a phrase, “stuck in neutral.” “You don’t just flip a coin and decide to be the head coach at the Florida Gators,” Napier said. “For me, you go into it with …

NAPPANEE – A little smile came over Nate Andrews’ face Monday when he was asked about the type of talent that will be on the field for Friday’s IHSAA Class 4A football semistate championship game between his NorthWood Panthers and Leo Lions. “I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be an absolute show,” Andrews remarked. Plenty of future Division-I players …

Accountability for Josh Bellamy Jr. has been a sturdy pillar for the junior Lakeland Christian football running back all his life. That foundation built pushed the Lakeland Christian Vikings (7-3) to the No. 2 seed in the Class 1S regional semifinals, which starts 7:30 p.m. Friday at No. 1 seed Cardinal Mooney High School. Bellamy on the season has racked …

It looks like the Rutgers football class of 2024 will have a very healthy number of early enrollees. Over half the class is currently trending towards being on campus in January. That’s good news for Rutgers as they continue to try and fill their pipeline of talent and replace key players this offseason. Rutgers currently has the No. 35 recruiting …

The Ohio State Buckeyes fell one spot to No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night. >>Ohio State stays No. 3 in latest AP Top 25 poll after Saturday’s home win over Michigan State The Georgia Bulldogs took over as No. 1 following a 52-17 win over Ole Miss on Saturday. The Buckeyes routed Michigan State, …

On Tuesday, Rutgers 2024 three-star recruit Sam Pilof was named to Wisconsin’s All-State Team. Pilof was among five middle linebackers to receive this prestigious honor. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound middle linebacker finished his senior season with 100 tackles and helped the Cardinals capture a 9-2 record with the No. 2 spot in the Big Eight standings. Also, he is a John …

This fall marks 30 years since the movie “Rudy” hit theaters and a nation learned of a pesky try-hard kid from Joliet, Ill. who worked to walk-on to the Notre Dame football team. I loved the movie when my parents took me and my sister to see it that fall and still love it today. It’s not perfect, in fact …

Georgia running back Kendall Milton runs for a touchdown against Mississippi. (John Bazemore / Associated Press) Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four. Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, had maybe its most impressive performance …

Akron running back Lorenzo Lingard, running the ball last month at Bowling Green, scored a touchdown for the Zips on Tuesday. YPSILANTI, Mich. — Samson Evans accounted for three touchdowns to help Eastern Michigan beat Akron 30-27 in double-overtime on Tuesday night. Akron (2-9, 1-6 Mid-American Conference) has lost three games in overtime this season, as the Zips have lost …

It seems the College Football Playoff committee is starting to warm up to the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ brand of football. After a shutout win over Rutgers where the Hawkeyes surrendered just 127 yards of offense to the Scarlet Knights, Iowa made a big move up the Week 12 College Football Playoff Rankings board. After making their CFP season debut last week …