College Football

The USC Trojans and quarterback Miller Moss face the Louisville Cardinals in the 2023 Holiday Bowl on Wednesday. It’s a tough matchup for Moss, which could set him up for failure. Yet, that’s just the way it should be for Moss. It wouldn’t really mean much for Moss if he went up against an opponent with a pillow-soft defense, such …

New Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has continued to utilize the transfer portal throughout the month of December, landing seven players, including former Kansas State cornerback Will Lee Jr., who is a plug and player going into the 2024 season. While nearly every position on defense has been addressed, the defensive tackle spot has seen vast attrition due to …

As a public service announcement, we are obligated to clarify that there is no boxing scheduled on Boxing Day. There is, however, football. After a brief holiday timeout, the college bowl season continues Tuesday with a trio of games, all on the four-letter network. There’s no real overarching theme for the day. The three games feature representatives from six different …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Avery Johnson’s true freshman regular season with the Kansas State football team was supposed to serve as an apprenticeship for a bright future as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback. He appeared in seven games as senior Will Howard’s understudy and even helped lead the team to a memorable come-from-behind victory at Texas Tech. But then Howard threw his …

Oregon State and Notre Dame meet on Friday in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in front of a nationally-televised audience on noon. The game will be aired on CBS. Oregon State will be the visiting team and Notre Dame will be the home team. Here is a look at some players to watch on both teams that could have …

It was a memorable high school football season in the Greater Savannah area as four teams advanced to the GHSA state semifinals with Savannah Christian, Calvary Day, Benedictine and Bryan County making deep runs, and SCPS advancing to the GHSA state title game. In SCISA action, Bethesda capped off an undefeated season with a stirring comeback to beat Williamsburg Academy …

UNC football started the 2023 season with a statement win against South Carolina in Charlotte. The Tar Heels (8-4) will end the year against West Virginia (8-4) in Charlotte on Wednesday, Dec. 27 (5:30 p.m., ESPN), aiming to salvage their season with another positive experience at Bank of America Stadium. It’ll be the third meeting between UNC and the Mountaineers. …

The chance to play in a bowl game was already meaningful for Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt. Getting to play that bowl game at Yankee Stadium? That adds some extra significance. “I love baseball,” said Wimsatt, who pitched, played third base and centerfield growing up through high school. “I would say baseball was probably my first love. Which is surprising.” But …

Louisiana football signed 15 players during the early signing period on Dec. 20. Ragin’ Cajuns coach Michael Desormeaux and his staff welcomed a mix of offensive and defensive players, but the majority are on the defensive side. UL landed four transfers out of that 15, headlined by Missouri transfer and Monroe native Carmycah Glass and Zachary native Ashley Williams Jr., …

Dec. 25—Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** Merry Christmas, P.J. Fleck. Fleck and his Minnesota Gophers …

Dec. 24—Ollie Gordon will return to Oklahoma State for his junior season, the running back announced on social media. The announcement should have been unnecessary, but in this modern era of college athletics, universities and fans question whether or not their star players will enter the transfer portal. Earlier this month, Gordon said he wanted to make his decision on …

New Mexico State interior defensive lineman Dion Wilson Jr. was offered by Rutgers football on Christmas Day. Wilson was offered by the Big Ten program out of the transfer portal. And Wilson would be the ideal defensive tackle for Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano to complete his holiday shopping. Stocking stuffer? Wilson is a premium run stuffer. Last season, …

The Iowa Hawkeyes have a history of morphing walk-ons into bonafide playmakers and, in many instances, NFL talent. Just this season, former walk-on Quinn Schulte has authored another fantastic season for the Hawkeyes at free safety. The fifth-year defensive back has accumulated 60 tackles, five passes defensed, 2.5 tackles for loss and one interception thus far in 2023. Sophomore kicker …

We are now just seven days out from Wisconsin getting a New Year’s Day bowl matchup against LSU. The Badgers and Tigers may be without some key contributors, most notably LSU missing their Heisman quarterback Jayden Daniels. He announced he would be opting out of the game earlier this month after winning the Heisman and continuing to prepare for the …

Wisconsin and head coach Luke Fickell just completed his first full cycle of recruiting in Madison, and the Badgers finished with a consensus top 25 group in the nation. In fact, On3’s recruiting rankings had the Badgers at No. 23 after 20 players signed with Wisconsin on early signing day last week. The Badgers have overall landed 8 four-star talents …