College Football

It is Christmas Eve so first and foremost – a very Merry Christmas to you and your family. It’s not a day that you usually think too long or hard about football but 15 years ago today Notre Dame was putting a bow on the 2008 season with an appearance in the Hawaii Bowl. The game came after a disappointing …

First-year Florida wide receiver Eugene “Tre” Wilson was named to Pro Football Focus’ 2023 All-Freshman team on Christmas Eve. Wilson started the season coming off the bench, but he eventually took over a starting role on the team. With Ricky Pearsall leaving Gainesville for the NFL draft and Caleb Douglas headed to Texas Tech via the transfer portal, Wilson should …

This weekend has really been something else in regards to college football and social media. Upon opening Twitter (now X) Sunday morning I saw “Brian Kelly” trending stopped me in my tracks. What did he do now? Did something happen at LSU? So I clicked on his name and found the rumor that set part of the college football section …

The North Carolina Tar Heels have been active early on in the transfer portal, seeing a handful of departures while adding a few other players. While they still have one more game to go this year, the future of the program in terms of the roster is starting to take shape. And as the Tar Heels prepare to face off …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football’s transfer portal class just transformed from noteworthy to fearsome. Walter Nolen, a Texas A&M transfer and the top-ranked player in the portal according to 247Sports, committed on Sunday to play for the Rebels, according to his post on social media. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Nolen was a versatile asset for the Aggies last season along the …

Georgia’s football team has added a player from the transfer portal that should make an impact as a primary ball carrier for the Bulldogs. Former Florida running back Trevor Etienne provides SEC experience to a backfield that could be losing its top two rushers and wasn’t deep this past season. The 5-foot-9, 205-pounder was the Gators’ second-leading rusher with 753 …

Getty Images Tensions ran high following South Alabama’s 59-10 win over Eastern Michigan the 68 Ventures Bowl Saturday when a postgame fight erupted after a sucker punch was thrown.  Eastern Michigan defensive back Korey Hernandez rushed to South Alabama’s side of the field while the team was facing the marching band and singing the school’s alma mater. To the shock …

Alex Grinch is no longer employed by USC. He will not coach another game at USC, including the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Louisville. He no longer has anything to do with USC football, and yet his overall Trojan track record took one last night on Saturday night. Even though Grinch wasn’t coaching on Saturday night — he might have been …

The Florida Gators have lost one of its best offensive weapons to its most bitter in-conference rival. Former UF running back Trevor Etienne announced his commitment to the University of Georgia on Christmas Eve through On3 Sports’ Hayes Fawcett. Rumors of Etienne picking Florida’s most-hated SEC rival began almost immediately after he hit the portal, but there was some hope …

The Utah Utes were playing shorthanded all season long, primarily at quarterback. Cam Rising never took the field for Kyle Whittingham’s team, leaving Bryson Barnes and Nate Johnson — mostly Barnes — to handle the offense. One of the things which attracted USC to new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn is that when Lynn’s UCLA defense went up against Utah’s limited …

Dec. 24—Parity reigned on the area football scene this fall. More than in recent memory. But a familiar program — Unity — tops The News-Gazette’s final Top 10 poll of the 2023 season. Sports Editor Matt Daniels with the full breakdown: 1. Unity Record: * 9-3 What worked: Some midseason adjustments propelled the Rockets to a strong finish and a …

The Sugar Bowl is just over a week away, and we still have plenty of questions about the matchup. It is perhaps the most unpredictable game Texas will have played since the Oklahoma game which stands as cause for concern. 365 Sports has questions of its own about the matchup. Host Paul Catalina addressed some of the questions that will …

Dec. 24—Why Ryan Jefferson is the Coach of the Year Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond didn’t take a step back following the graduation of current Illinois running back Kaden Feagin. Rather, the Knights improved upon 2022’s 8-3 mark and claimed their first undefeated regular season since 2004, when it competed as Arthur-Lovington. Jefferson’s Knights won the 10-team Lincoln Prairie Conference championship thanks in part …

Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the fourth quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 Saturday night in the Las Vegas Bowl. Bryant went 22 for 34 with two touchdowns as Northwestern (8-5) closed out its season with a fourth straight win. The Wildcats limited Utah (8-5) to …

We all have had some fun watching former Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly struggle in his time at LSU, and adding insult to injury with the Irish stealing back his offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock. All of this is probably giving Kelly some regrets about leaving South Bend, and now there is a rumor that he could be heading back …