College Football

TALLAHASSEE – It wasn’t pretty, but it’ll put rings on a lot of fingers. Cocoa High won its sixth FHSAA Class 2S state football championship on Friday at Bragg Memorial Stadium on the campus of Florida A&M, 20-6, after spotting Bradford the first touchdown. “We didn’t play great. I kind of called some crappy calls and put us in some …

Alabama football five-star commit Jaylen Mbakwe has been playing quarterback for Clay-Chalkville but is committed to come to the Crimson Tide as a defensive back. It was a decision with which Clay-Chalkville’s coach came to Mbakwe at the end of last season, and Mbakwe accepted quickly. He has shined at quarterback, going 9 of 17 for 152 yards and a …

Alabama football picked up another commitment for its 2025 class late Friday night. Javion Hilson, a four-star edge rusher out of Cocoa High School in Florida, committed to the Crimson Tide over the likes of Georgia, LSU, Ohio State and Texas, among others. He announced his commitment to Alabama following Cocoa’s 20-6 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2S State …

Mission Viejo running back Hinesward Lilomaiava is pursued by De La Salle linebacker Drew Cunningham during the CIF Division 1-AA state championship bowl game on Friday night at Saddleback College. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Up against the winningest program in state bowl history, Mission Viejo added to its own legacy Friday night at Saddleback College, pulling away from …

USATSI Any suspense over the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner should be left in the dust. Sort of like what Jayden Daniels did to defenders. LSU’s star quarterback will become the latest Heisman Trophy winner, based on a straw poll of Heisman voters conducted by CBS Sports. Daniels was listed by all 20 Heisman voters who were granted anonymity in exchange …

Rutgers football is set to play Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in late December. The Pinstripe Bowl dates back to 2010and has a history of being a good game. For Rutgers, this will be their twelfth bowl appearance in program history with an all-time mark of 6-5. The last time the Scarlet Knights appeared in a bowl …

Texas A&M v LSU LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels continued to collect postseason awards when the honors were handed out Friday night. Daniels, named The Associated Press player of the year on Thursday, won the Davey O’Brien Award as the top quarterback in college football, and Payton Wilson of North Carolina State won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive …

The 2023 season was unforgettable for Florida State. The Seminoles finally capitalized on years of potential with a 13-0 season and ACC championship — both firsts since 2014. Bookending the perfect record was a three-touchdown win over LSU and likely Heisman winner Jayden Daniels in the season opener and a pair of end-of-season victories without star quarterback Jordan Travis.  That …

Furman came up short in its upset bid at Montana Friday night, falling to the Grizzlies 35-28 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on a snowy, freezing night at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana. Furman forced overtime with 13 seconds remaining when quarterback Tyler Huff found a leaping Mason Pline in the back of the …

Getty Images USC wide receiver Brenden Rice, the son of Hall of Fame NFL receiver Jerry Rice, has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft in a video posted to social media. Rice caught for 791 yards and a team-leading 12 touchdowns during the 2023 regular season, both of which were career highs. Rice, who joined USC ahead of the 2022 season …

Despite Friday night’s AHSAA Class 6A state championship game not going in Saraland’s favor, five-star Alabama commit Ryan Williams got a taste of what it is like to play in his future home at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In Saraland’s 31-28 loss to Clay-Chalkville, the No. 1 recruit in Alabama’s class of 2025 had quite the performance. The junior wideout put up …

The Oklahoma Sooners got some great news on Friday when Billy Bowman announced he’s returning to OU for the 2024 season. In Bowman, the Sooners get a key piece to their defensive improvement back. He was second in the nation in interceptions and led the nation in interceptions returned for a touchdown. He really broke out over the second half …

USATSI More than 20 different trophies were handed out Friday, recognizing college football’s top lineman, specialists, skill positions, quarterbacks and coaches ahead of Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and NC State linebacker Payton Wilson were the two biggest winners of the evening and were the only individuals to capture multiple awards. Daniels started the night edging out …

Westlake Colton Vasek, 91, reaches out to tackle Lake Travis Kadyn Leon, 12, for no gain, during the second half of UIL high school football action held at Westlake High School, FridaySept., 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Westlake defeated Lake Travis 35-20. The state semifinals of the UIL football playoffs kicked off Friday night and will continue Saturday with a …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 08 Heisman Trophy Ceremony NEW YORK — This year’s Heisman Trophy ceremony will be an ode to the new era of college sports, transformed by the transfer portal and NIL. Three of the four Heisman finalists are quarterbacks who blossomed into stars at their second schools and were having so much fun in college that they decided …