College Football

University of Pittsburgh v University of Notre Dame Since the turnstile of injuries at left tackle in 2021, Notre Dame has enjoyed rather astounding offensive line health. Only one start was missed by a starter in 2022 and not a single one has been missed in 2023 through 10 games. But junior right guard Rocco Spindler will be sidelined for …

Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson announced Monday that he is stepping down, effective immediately. The 69-year-old Anderson, who took over the Sun Devils job in 2014, will stay with the university as a professor and senior advisor in the law school. James Lund, a senior vice president for outreach and student services, will serve as interim athletic director while …

With only two weeks remaining in the ACC’s regular season, this much is certain – Florida State will play for the ACC title for the first time since 2014. The Seminoles’ opponent in the Dec. 2 ACC Championship Game will be either Louisville or North Carolina, with the Cardinals controlling their fate. Win at Miami on Saturday and Louisville is …

November 3rd was a big day for Vanguard football. It was senior night and a rivalry game against Forest High School. It was a typical game day until the coaching staff flipped it on its head. The senior class reported to Booster Stadium at 8 a.m., where a fleet would convoy them to start a day of bonding. By 9 …

The high school football playoffs continue this weekend with state semifinal games for all five public-school sections, plus Non-Public A. The winners of this week’s public-school semifinals will compete in the state title games at Rutgers, scheduled for Nov. 26 and 29. The Non-Public A semifinal winners will compete for a state title on Nov. 28 at MetLife Stadium. (The …

South Bend Riley senior running back Dominick Jolley and Glenn senior quarterback Chase Miller were named co-Most Valuable Players for the Northern Indiana Conference North-South football team while Penn senior quarterback Nolan McCullough and New Prairie senior QB Marshall Kmiecik are co-MVPs of the East-West squad.  Dominick Jolley Riley’s Darrick Lee was named the North-South Coach of the Year and …

Prospective UCLA football recruits from a high school in Riverside County, California, have been identified as suspects in the alleged theft of jewelry and cash from the Colorado locker room at the Rose Bowl, police confirmed in Pasadena. No arrests have been made, but the case has been turned over to the juvenile division of the local district attorney’s office, …

Nov. 13—OXFORD — Coming off just their second loss of the season, Ole Miss is ready to turn the page. The Rebels (8-2, 5-2 SEC) entered last weekend’s matchup at two-time defending national champion Georgia ranked No. 9 in the College Football Playoff poll. While Ole Miss is likely to fall in Tuesday’s rankings, head coach Lane Kiffin knows his …

With the conclusion of the 2023 season, Rutgers football three-star 2024 recruit Sam Pilof finished his senior season with 100 tackles for the Middleton High School (Wisconsin) Cardinals and was named to the Wisconsin All-Region Team. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound outside linebacker finished his senior season with 20 solo and 80 assisted tackles in 11 games. The John Anderson Award Semi-finalist …

Nov. 13—PULLMAN — Here is a first look at Washington State’s home matchup with Colorado on Friday night. What is it? Washington State, trying to erase a six-game losing streak, will host Colorado in its final home game as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Where is it? Gesa Field in Pullman. When is it? Kickoff is set for 7:30 …

On Sunday, Nov. 12, Texas A&M Athletic Director Ross Bjork made one of the most significant decisions in his career at the helm, as he and the Board of Regents readily decided to fire head football coach Jimbo Fisher after five full seasons, as three games (including a bowl game) remain in the 2023 campaign. Almost immediately after the announcement, …

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning greets quarterback Bo Nix before the game Saturday as the No. 6 Oregon Ducks host the USC Trojans. Fear not Oregon football fans, Dan Lanning said he’s not interested in the job opening at Texas A&M. The second-year coach of the Ducks was emphatic Monday night during his weekly press conference when asked to address …

The NCAA’s ongoing probe into advanced scouting by Michigan has thrown a curveball into the Wolverines’ pursuit of another Big Ten title and College Football Playoff berth. It culminated with the Big Ten, on Nov. 10, suspending coach Jim Harbaugh for the team’s final three games of the regular season on the basis of Michigan violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy. …

Nov. 13—As it played out, John Carroll’s Division III playoff hopes were already on life support at about 4 p.m. Sept. 2. The Blue Streaks might have felt it at the time but couldn’t have known for sure. Despite a strength of schedule rating that ranked inside the top 50 nationally, taking on D-III power Wisconsin-Whitewater in its only nonconference …

Nov. 13—Drew Allar’s relationship with Mike Yurcich goes back to when he was a high school junior at Medina High School in Ohio. Yurcich, who was then the offensive coordinator at Texas, was the first assistant from a Power Five school to recruit Allar. So when Penn State football coach James Franklin fired Yurcich as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach …