College Football

Former Wisconsin star running back Brian Calhoun was named head coach at Oak Creek High School on Tuesday. Calhoun, who graduated from Oak Creek in 2002, will lead his alma mater for the first head coaching responsibility of his coaching career. He takes the reigns after serving on the Oak Creek staff before former head coach Joel Parr’s retirement. Before …

Teams looking to end their season on a positive note square off when the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers take on the James Madison Dukes in the 2024 Boca Raton Bowl on Wednesday. Both teams enter Wednesday’s tilt with an 8-4 record. WKU reached the C-USA Championship Game but ultimately fell 52-12 against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The Dukes, meanwhile, limp into …

Nov 5, 2022; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver Dane Key (6) dives past Missouri Tigers defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine (14) into the end zone for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports The Georgia Bulldogs will have holes to fill at wide receiver with Arian Smith, Dominic …

The state of Florida will host eight FBS bowl games, with the first, the 2024 Boca Raton Bowl, taking place on Wednesday. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-5) are seeking their fourth straight bowl victory as they face the James Madison Dukes (8-4), who are looking for their first bowl win since joining FBS in 2022. WKU finished as runner-up in …

L’Damian Washington has been named the new receivers coach at Kentucky, Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops announced Tuesday. Washington, 33, replaces former receivers coach Daikiel Shorts, who left this offseason to join the staff at Nebraska. “We are very excited to add L’Damian to our staff,” Stoops said. “I’ve known about him for a few years as he coached my …

Moments after Nixa football came back to defeat Lee’s Summit North in a Class 6 state quarterfinal, Jackson Cantwell wore a cheesy grin. Moments before, the five-star left tackle, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2026 class, helped sophomore quarterback Adam McKnight lead the Eagles down the field for a game-winning touchdown pass with 10 seconds left. Without …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team had an unofficial media day to preview the College Football Playoff on Tuesday night. The Hoosiers (11-1) had eight players (four from the offense and four from the defense) speak to reporters about their first-round matchup against Notre Dame on Friday night. Here’s one moment that stood out from every player that stepped up to …

SOUTH BEND ― Howard Cross recalls the last time Notre Dame football played in a cold game fondly. Late in the 2022 season, the Fighting Irish were hosting Boston College. Snow was in the forecast, but it wasn’t sure when it’d arrive. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, blizzard-line conditions came over Notre Dame Stadium. The green turf became a snowy, …

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter and tight end Tyler Warren were named Tuesday to the Football Writers Association of America All-America first team. Carter, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has been selected to three other All-America first teams: The Associated Press, Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association. Warren’s selection to the FWAA first team is …

We’re going to be releasing our lohud football all-stars and all-county teams in the coming days. There will be a one noticeable change. We’re going to name a player of the year from a Section 1 program in Westchester and Putnam, a player of the year from a Section 1 program in Rockland and a player of the year from …

Half of the teams in this year’s College Football Playoff are starting a transfer quarterback, including both teams in Friday night’s playoff opener between Indiana and Notre Dame. The pervasiveness of the transfer portal and the team and individual success produced by these new quarterbacks has erased the stigma that was long attached to transfers across all positions. Last year’s …

Dec. 17—PULLMAN — The punches keep coming for Washington State. In the past two days, the Cougars have lost two more starters to the transfer portal. Linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah made his announcement on Tuesday, and right tackle Fa’alili Fa’amoe was reported to have entered the portal Monday. That’s on top of losing the biggest player of all, quarterback John Mateer, …

Students hold and shake a large banner just before kickoff as BYU and Kansas play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The BYU Cougars football program landed its second legacy commit in as many tries for its 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday, and this one has NFL pedigree. On …

The College Football Playoff bracket is set as 12 teams begin a path that ends with two meeting in the championship Jan. 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Texas football could not secure a first-round bye because the Longhorns lost 22-19 to Georgia in the SEC championship. Since the Longhorns must play in the CFP first round, the path …

MADISON – It was assumed that when Wisconsin hired a new offensive coordinator that the team’s quarterback room would have a different look. It turns out the receiver corps will feature a lot of different players, too. That was the word after news spread of Will Pauling’s and C.J. Williams’ entrance into the transfer portal Tuesday. Pauling led the Badgers …