USC coach Lincoln Riley watches a replay during the team’s 52-42 loss to Washington at Coliseum on Nov. 4. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) The toughest year of Lincoln Riley’s otherwise charmed coaching life felt, in a lot of ways, painfully similar to this one. It was 2011, his second season as East Carolina’s offensive coordinator and nothing seemed …
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Eastern Michigan football tops Akron in 2OT; Western Michigan shut out at Northern Illinois
Samson Evans accounted for three touchdowns to help Eastern Michigan beat Akron, 30-27, in double-overtime on Tuesday night in Ypsilanti. Evans opened the first overtime running up the middle for an 11-yard touchdown. Akron answered with Tahj Bullock’s 2-yard touchdown toss to Jake Newell followed by an Owen Wiley 36-yard field goal to begin the second OT. Austin Smith then …
Read More »Social media reacts to Georgia’s College Football Playoff ranking
The Georgia Bulldogs entered Saturday’s game ranked No. 2 in the country. After a dominant win ,over Ole Miss the Bulldogs have finally jumped to the top spot in the country. Georgia jumped the Ohio State Buckeyes for the first time in these College Football Rankings. The rest of the top eight remain the same. The Bulldogs have now added …
Read More »Everything the College Football Playoff committee said about Ohio State after latest rankings
We got a look at the third release of the College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2023 season, and this time Ohio State tumbled a spot from the top perch down to No. 2 behind the Georgia Bulldogs. It was thought to be trending that way with almost everyone in the media pointing towards UGA’s win over two top ten …
Read More »Akron vs. Eastern Michigan live stream, how to watch online, CBS Sports Network channel finder, odds
CBS Sports Network’s coverage of the 2023 college football season continues with five games in Week 12, including some pivotal matchups across the Mountain West. The MAC will be in the spotlight Tuesday when Eastern Michigan hosts Akron. Eastern Michigan is trying to reach a third-straight bowl game under coach Chris Creighton, but finds itself in the midst of a …
Read More »Oregon Ducks see Oregon State Beavers in hypothetical expanded CFP
One of the games that Oregon Duck fans look forward to each and every season is the final game of the year — an in-state rivalry against the Oregon State Beavers. It is among the oldest rivalries in the nation, and one that has given a ton of drama over the years. In a hypothetical expanded College Football Playoff — …
Read More »What does Michigan football’s QB of the future bring to the table?
Michigan ended their months long commitment drought with a pledge from 2025 quarterback Carter Smith out of Bishop Verot high school in Fort Myers, Florida. Smith holds a .9208 grade from the 247Sports consensus, which makes him the 213th player and the 14th QB nationally. Carter is a very exciting prospect, and should add diversity to the quarterback room when …
Read More »Ohio State football trending to flip Florida defensive end commit
Ohio State football hosted an extremely large group of prospects this past weekend, as they were on hand for the Buckeyes blowout night victory against Michigan State. There were recruits across multiple classes, but North Carolina defensive lineman Amaris Williams would fill a massive need for the Buckeyes 2024 recruiting class. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 270-pounder has been committed to the …
Read More »North Dakota Class 11A all-state team sees tons of Region 4 representation
Nov. 14—SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA — With three Region 4 teams earning berths in the Class 11A prep-football postseason, it could have been expected that there would be more than a few representatives from the region to the Class 11A All-State Football Team, and with the Dickinson Trinity Titans earning their first trip to the state finals since 2006 there was …
Read More »Class of 2025 QB Bekkem Kritza commits to Penn State
In the same week Penn State fired its offensive coordinator, the Nittany Lions have received a commitment from a quarterback in the Class of 2025. Bekkem Kritza of Boulder, Colorado announced and confirmed his commitment to the Nittany Lions in the Class of 2025 on Tuesday night. Kritza is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and the 247Sports composite …
Read More »Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. about to crash the Heisman party
The Heisman Trophy is intended to go to the best play in the country in college football. There are no rules about it can only be a quarterback or even that it has to be a player on the best team. Having said that, it never hurts to be either one. But this year, one of those rules is out …
Read More »Multiple Lowndes athletes sign with colleges
Nov. 14—VALDOSTA — Nov. 8th was national signing day for all Division 1 and Division II sports outside of football and basketball, with the signing period to proceed until Aug. 1 of the next year. Many Lowndes High School athletes were eager to sign with their future school, with six signing in the first week. Mia Strassburg, a highly respected …
Read More »Chip Kelly’s potential oust at UCLA could lead to major opportunity for Dan Lanning’s Ducks
A new report on Tuesday afternoon showed that the UCLA Bruins could be close to firing head coach Chip Kelly in the near future, potentially as soon as this week following the game against the rival USC Trojans. If you’ve been paying attention to college football this season, then that shouldn’t come as a major surprise. The Bruins have had …
Read More »Notre Dame football’s offensive line is named as a Joe Moore semi-finalist
Although Notre Dame football hasn’t had the season many of us expected, there is one unit that has done enough to impress nationally, the Irish offense line. The group has been named as a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award, given out annually to the top offensive line in the country. Led by All-American candidate Joe Alt and his tackle …
Read More »Does Tennessee have a chance to upset Georgia?
Georgia is peaking at the right time. There were concerns about the defense not being as good as years past, a quarterback in his first year as a starter and the offense’s ability when star TE Brock Bowers went down with an ankle injury. However, Georgia has been dominant week after week. This week should be no different as Georgia …
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