The campaign to get Bo Nix to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony began in August when a billboard of the Ducks’ quarterback went up in midtown Manhattan — a move reminiscent of the 2001 effort for former Oregon star Joey Harrington. That media blitz for Harrington — coupled with his success on the field with a team that went …
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Social media slams Jedd Fisch’s Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year award snub: ‘Ridiculous’
Did the Arizona Wildcats’ Jedd Fisch deserve to win Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year? Some people think he was ‘robbed’ for the award. The Pac-12 announced its awards for the 2023 college football season Tuesday and some people are not happy with the conference’s choice for Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year. The award went to Washington’s Kalen DeBoer, …
Read More »Washington State’s Jackson, Moscow’s Elliss nab All-Pac-12 honors
Dec. 6—One player tore it up on the Palouse as a high school football player and the other just finished up his six-year career with Washington State. Both were menaces for opposing quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this season. Edge rushers Jonah Elliss of Utah, via Moscow High School, and Brennan Jackson of WSU garnered All-Pac-12 honors when the all-conference teams …
Read More »Ohio State now underdog vs. Missouri in 2023 Cotton Bowl after Kyle McCord transfer
The Ohio State vs. Missouri Cotton Bowl spread continues to move after a slew of Buckeyes entered the transfer portal. And as Ohio State prepare to begin bowl practice, the Buckeyes will do so as underdogs. According to many major sportsbooks, Ohio State is at least a 1-point underdog in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri. The Buckeyes opened as 6.5-point …
Read More »FSU needs to leave ACC; playoff committee caved to pressure
Former Florida State President John Thrasher believes the Seminoles’ exclusion from the College Football Playoff shows the school needs to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference. Thrasher also believes the CFP committee caved in to pressure from ESPN and the Southeastern Conference when it announced its four playoff teams Sunday. Undefeated ACC Champion FSU (13-0) was the odd team out of …
Read More »Vandals to play another top-tier defense in Albany
Dec. 6—It’s early December, and the Idaho football team is still in action. The fourth-seeded Vandals kept their season alive with a 20-17 decision over Southern Illinois in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs last Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. Idaho’s senior kicker Ricardo Chavez converted a 28-yard field goal in overtime to advance its season. …
Read More »LSU receives new prediction for 4-star defensive lineman, recent Texas A&M decommit
On Sunday, Gabriel Reliford, a four-star defensive lineman from Shreveport, Louisiana, decommitted from Texas A&M and reopened his recruitment. Reliford has since been projected by On3 to commit to LSU. Reliford is 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, and a star player for Evangel Christian Academy. The Evangel Christian Eagles finished the 2023 season 7-5 with a loss in the second round of …
Read More »The downfall of college football
Dec. 6—Sports give that enviable opportunity where every team starts out on an even playing field, with the one goal of competing for the championship. There’s always the chance that the best team doesn’t win the whole thing, but they at least had a shot at it. Unless, you’re the 13-0 Florida State Seminoles. By now, I’m sure most fans …
Read More »SEC Championship dominates college football TV ratings on championship weekend
We have reached the point of the college football season where we are in a bit of a lull awaiting the upcoming bowl matchups and the College Football Playoff. This past weekend was a wild one for fans of the sport as championship weekend took place and the controversial final CFP rankings were released. As you can imagine, fans from …
Read More »Which college has won the most Heisman trophies? It’s a four-way tie.
There are only a few more days until we find out who will take the 2023 Heisman Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in college football. Quarterbacks dominate the finalists for the 2023 award – LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Oregon quarterback Bo Nix and Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. Quarterbacks have won 19 of the 22 …
Read More »Wish list to replace Texas co-defensive coordinator Jeff Choate
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is now hiring for a new linebacker’s coach and potential co-defensive coordinator alongside Pete Kwiatkowski. Given the talent present on the roster and the Longhorns’ involvement in the College Football Playoff, the role should be highly sought after in the coaching profession. Texas fans want Gary Patterson after seeing how much the Texas defense improved …
Read More »Why Jackson State football needs to pluck Texas Southern QB Andrew Body from transfer portal
Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor is in a precarious position. Taylor is in the second year of a three-year contract. In other words, no man’s land when it comes to recruiting and building the football program. With no more than year left on his deal, Taylor can’t tell recruits he will be in Jackson for four more years. With …
Read More »College football rankings: Michigan returns to No. 1 spot, Florida State at No. 3 in CBS Sports 133
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports While the debate rages on over the College Football Playoff Selection Committee selecting Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama as its top four teams in the final rankings, respectively, our college football rankings show a different order. The CBS Sports 133, which ranks every FBS team thanks to ballots submitted by CBS Sports and 247Sports experts, agrees …
Read More »Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel to transfer
Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel threw for over 3,600 yards and tossed 30 TDs in 2023. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) (Brian Bahr via Getty Images) For a complete list of this year’s transfers, follow Rivals.com. Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel is looking for a new school. The two-year starter for the Sooners has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. …
Read More »NorthWood’s Tuggle named 2023 South Bend Tribune Football Player of the Year
After it seemed like he was going to play his senior year in Florida, NiTareon Tuggle announced the day before practices began that he’d be returning to the NorthWood football team. The decision proved to be huge for the Panthers, as Tuggle would go on to lead the state of Indiana in receiving yards, putting on a dazzling display every …
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