College Football

CHATTANOOGA – The first day of the TSSAA BlueCross Bowl state championship games are over. Here is how the top Power 5 college prospects fared after Thursday Division II title games. Amari Jefferson, Baylor, Sr.: The Mr. Football finalist and Alabama commit finished two yards shy of tying a state championship record for most receiving yards in a title game when he …

Nov. 30—While it understandably may still linger in some players’ minds, no one in the Wyomissing locker room is talking about it. A year ago, the Spartans fell to Neumann-Goretti 20-17 in heartbreaking fashion on a touchdown with eight seconds left in the PIAA Class 3A football semifinals, missing out on a third-straight appearance in the state championship game. However, …

CHATTANOOGA — Baylor wide receiver Amari Jefferson popped up off the artificial turf at Finley Stadium and pointed the ball forward, thinking he had a crucial first-down catch on a fourth-and-12 late in the game. Instead, Jefferson watched in disbelief when the official spotted the ball one yard short, allowing McCallie to take over and end the game in a …

Nov. 30—Navarro Football accepted an invitation Tuesday to represent the Southwest Junior College Football Conference as the host team for the TIPS-C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart Of Texas Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Memorial Stadium on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus. Coach Ryan Taylor’s SWJCFC runner-up Navarro Bulldogs (6-4) will face coach Glenn Davis’ Copiah-Lincoln Wolves (9-2) from Wesson, Ms., in a …

Nov. 30—Penn State is expected to hire Kansas assistant coach Andy Kotelnicki as its new offensive coordinator, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic reported Thursday. Kotelnicki has worked for Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold since 2013, first at Division III power Wisconsin-Whitewater and then at Buffalo before he joined the Kansas staff when Leipold was hired in 2021. He replaces Mike Yurcich, …

CHATTANOOGA — Jay St. Hilaire and Whit Muschamp recently rode in a car for two hours together to visit Vanderbilt’s football program. They’re buddies whose Chattanooga private schools are nine miles apart from each other. But Thursday was an exception. The 2024 Vanderbilt quarterback commitments combined for 567 yards passing and six touchdowns while playing against each other in the …

The college football regular season is complete. This week, it’s time to decide the FBS conference champions, and college football fans don’t have to wait long for one of the best title matchups of the weekend. The No. 3 Washington Huskies (12-0) face off against the No. 5 Oregon Ducks (11-1) for their final Pac-12 championship. Washington won 12 games …

Colorado dominated the college football headlines last offseason after NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders took over the program fresh off a successful run at Jackson State. Early on, it looked like the Buffaloes — fresh off an unprecedented roster overhaul — had a chance to meet the astronomical hype that proceeded them. A 3-0 start coupled with an ascent …

CHATTANOOGA – Nelson McKnight acknowledged his fatigue. He was on the verge of a TSSAA football state championship record as well as a making a defensive score. The Baylor senior wasn’t going to stop now. McKnight yanked the football from McCallie quarterback Jay St. Hilaire’s arms and returned it a state championship record 98 yards for a touchdown Thursday night …

UC coach Scott Satterfield and offensive guard Luke Kandra embrace after the Bearcats started with a win over EKU Sept. 2. In a week that saw more than 20 University of Cincinnati football players hit the transfer portal, the Bearcats had several key performers announce their intentions to return for 2024. UC football Deshawn Pace says leaving UC football team …

Jalen Milroe had been benched. They’re saying it out loud now at Alabama, referring to that Week 3 near-disaster at South Florida. The Crimson Tide’s now-star quarterback had thrown two interceptions the previous week in a loss to Texas and looked bad doing it. The 34-24 defeat was Alabama’s worst in a nonconference home game in 19 years. Nick Saban …

CHATTANOOGA – McCallie slowed Baylor’s high-octane offense just enough Thursday night at Finley Stadium. And in the process, the Blue Tornado powered up its own in the Division II-AAA BlueCross Bowl. The result? The Blue Tornado claimed its fourth TSSAA football championship in five years and fifth overall with a 34-28 win against Chattanooga rival Baylor. All five — dating …

FOXBORO — Tor Maas admitted he didn’t have any expectations at the outset of his junior season. But here he stood at the end of it, on the turf at Gillette Stadium. Surely he was disappointed in the Marshfield High football team’s 42-14 loss to unbeaten King Philip — last year’s runner-up — in the Division 2 Super Bowl Thursday night, …

Nov. 30—Six Ohio State verbal commitments will be in action this weekend as football state championships are decided in Canton, and five of them will be in games that include local teams. Future Buckeyes will be on both sides Friday night when Springfield takes on Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I championship game. Aaron Scott Jr. will suit up …

Nov. 30—Like many Ohio State alumni these days, Kirk Herbstreit has some advice for Ryan Day. Want to snap a three-game losing streak to Michigan? The fifth-year head coach of the Buckeyes could try putting more effort into stocking his roster with more natives of the Buckeye State. “If you look at the Ohio State roster, there are not a …