College Football

Jan. 4—Stratford senior Taylor Arriaga was named the Inside Linebacker of the Year when District A-1 coaches released their All-District teams for the 2024 season. Arriaga piled up 117 total tackles and had two quarterback sacks during his stellar senior campaign. Four other Bulldogs earned 1st Team All-District honors. Cale Stevens of Stratford was named 1st team offensive lineman. Stevens …

SOUTH BEND — Tyler Warren, Penn State football’s beast of a tight end, isn’t the only “44” Notre Dame must deal with in this College Football Playoff semifinal matchup. There’s also the need to somehow negate Penn State’s 44 1/2-hour advantage in preparation time between the quarterfinal round and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens on Jan. 9. The sixth-seeded …

UCF has added a veteran coach to its football staff, hiring former Appalachian State coach Shawn Clark as its new offensive line coach. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the move, which the Orlando Sentinel confirmed. Clark, 49, spent nine seasons at his alma mater, first as offensive line coach and then head coach, guiding the Mountaineers to a 40-24 overall …

SOUTH BEND — Tyler Warren, Penn State football’s beast of a tight end, isn’t the only “44” Notre Dame must deal with in this College Football Playoff semifinal matchup. There’s also the need to somehow negate Penn State’s 44 1/2-hour advantage in preparation time between the quarterfinal round and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens on Jan. 9. The sixth-seeded …

Two of the most recognizable programs in college sports will face off soon in North Texas. Texas football versus Ohio State football will not only be a clash of blue bloods, but it’s a national-title game qualifier. The College Football Playoff semifinal decides one spot in the Football Bowl Subdivision championship game later this month. The other finalist will be …

Skyler Bell came to UConn for a chance to be “the guy,” the No. 1 option on a competitive team. After a year becoming just that, the Huskies’ star wide receiver tested the transfer portal waters and seemed to be taking the path of UConn’s other recent top receivers as schools like Michigan, the 2024 national champion, reportedly expressed interest. …

Syndication: USA TODAY Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to start Thursday against sixth-seeded Penn State, enabling the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and their trademark ground game to operate at — or near — full capacity in the first College Football Playoff semifinal. Love re-injured his ailing right knee late in the third quarter of Notre Dame’s 23-10 Sugar …

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has added to his case to win a third MVP award. Jackson has become the first quarterback in NFL history to record 4,000 passing yards and 900 rushing yards in the same season. He’s also the first QB to have 4,000, 900, and 40 touchdown passes in a single year. Jackson got to 4,000 passing yards …

NCAA Football: Fiesta Bowl-Penn State at Boise State STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It’s still too early to determine if Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter will be available when the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions (13-2) play seventh-seeded Notre Dame (13-1) in their College Football Playoff semifinal, but his teammates and coaches are optimistic. The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year …

SOUTH BEND —Notre Dame football, Orange Bowl-bound and set to face Penn State for the first time in 17 seasons, won’t have to search very long to find star power in Happy Valley. From the Mackey Award winner in tight end Tyler Warren to the Big Ten defensive player of the year in Abdul Carter, the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions have …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Happiness was all over the faces of members of the Gophers football program on the field at Bank of America Stadium after its 24-10 win over Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday night. This was outside of the hype toward coach P.J. Fleck’s mayonnaise bath, which went viral with celeb rapper Flavor Flav lending …

A centerpiece of the Alabama football defense will be back in Tuscaloosa in 2025 Deontae Lawson, a redshirt junior linebacker out of Mobile, announced Saturday he would return to the Crimson Tide in 2025, joining linebacker Justin Jefferson and defensive lineman LT Overton. “This program and the staff have been like a second home to me,” Lawson wrote in a …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Ty Lockwood (89) warms up before the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images The departures continue for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide as TE Ty Lockwood announced today that he intends to enter the transfer portal. Senior Josh Cuevas …

When Nick Singleton committed to Penn State over Notre Dame in 2021, he never thought he’d play against the Fighting Irish. But that will happen when the Nittany Lions (13-2) meet Notre Dame (13-1) in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl Thursday night at 7:30 in South Florida. “Notre Dame was obviously a good visit,” Singleton said …

Make that three transfer quarterbacks for Purdue football this offseason. Already with Malachi Singleton (Arkansas) and EJ Colson (UCF) in the fold, the Boilermakers landed a commitment from Washington State’s Evans Chuba on Saturday. Chuba, a native of Montreal, redshirted this season for the Cougars and was ranked No. 1,175 prospect in the 247Sports Composite and No. 65 QB in …