College Football

Auburn’s first football season under head coach Hugh Freeze was deemed successful, as the Tigers are headed to a bowl game. Part of the Tigers’ success is due to the efforts of two freshmen, kicker Alex McPherson and defensive lineman Keldric Faulk. Their impact on the season has caught the attention of the national media. The Athletic has released its …

Florida football fans got some gut-wrenching news on Thursday when sophomore running back Trevor Etienne announced that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The news shook the Gator Nation to the core as the younger brother of NFL star running back Travis showed glimpses of potential that the elder has shown throughout his career on the gridiron. The 5-foot-9-inch, …

The 2023-24 college football bowl season kicks off on Dec. 16, and the New Orleans Bowl is one of the most intriguing matchups of the day. It pits Jacksonville State, which is in its first bowl game in its first year in the FBS, against Louisiana. The Ragin’ Cajuns are gunning for history as a victory would give them a …

With the commitment of Dylan Harper on Wednesday, Rutgers now has two players in their 2024 recruiting class ranked as five-star prospects. Considering that Rutgers has never had one commit ranked as a five-star, this is certainly some rarified air for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers and Duke are the only two teams in the country to each have two players …

Alabama’s 2023 season is not yet complete but that doesn’t mean it is too early to be looking ahead to the 2024 NFL draft. After all, nobody has funneled more players into the NFL than Nick Saban during his tenure with the Crimson Tide. Each year it seems like Coach Saban and Alabama have several players who have tough decisions …

Dec. 8—The Kendrick High School football team has been the model of consistency over the past three years. The Tigers have won 25 straight games dating back to the 21-22 season and have collected three consecutive Idaho Class 1A Division II state titles. Most recently, Kendrick downed Camas County 68-0 in the 1A DII championship on Nov. 16. The Tigers’ …

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said last week that a good quarterback in the transfer portal goes for $1 million to $2 million these days. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck agreed Thursday, adding, “That’s almost any position.” Fleck was speaking in a video news conference previewing the Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl, and he didn’t hold back describing the runaway trains of …

The Army Black Knights (5-6) will take on the Navy Midshipmen (5-6) in America’s Game on Saturday and this contest between two of the nation’s service academies will take its place as the only game on the Division I schedule this week. Army can win its 10th Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy with a victory while, a Navy win would mean a three-way …

America’s Game is taking a detour to celebrate America’s founding. The 124th edition of the Army-Navy Game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the NFL’s New England Patriots. It marks only the third time in a series dating back to 1890 that the contest will be played outside the mid-Atlantic region: Chicago’s Soldier Field hosted …

LSU’s recruiting staff has taken a trip back to Duncanville, Texas, to offer another great athlete from Duncanville High School. This time it is a four-star athlete in the 2026 recruiting class. Zachery Turner is a four-star, 6-foot-3, 210-pound athlete from Duncanville, Texas where he plays for Duncanville High School. The Duncanville Panthers are currently 12-1 this season and they …

Controversy aside, this is one heck of a College Football Playoff field: Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama. How did we get here? The regular season saw the just-in-time return of the Pac-12 as a national player, scandals galore involving the Wolverines alone, one of the most unpredictable races for the top four of the playoff era, Georgia’s quest for college …

The end of the college football season is here and the coaching carousel is once again getting fired up. This season saw two early head coaching changes within the Big Ten to get an early jump on things, but more coaching changes are popping up as we close in on the end of another regular season around the nation. We’ll …

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: apgarcia@freepress.com On this episode: After hours of debate, snubs, upsets, and near upsets, the College Football Playoff is set, and the Michigan Wolverines are the No. 1 overall seed. Their …

American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco is retiring from his position on May 31, 2024, after more than a decade. Aresco has presided over the conference since its final season as the Big East in 2012. As just the Big East’s fourth commissioner, Aresco was tasked with overseeing a period of heavy transition. After several key schools left for power …

MANSFIELD — When their teams needed them the most, they were always in the right spot at the right time. That is why they earned special awards from the Mansfield News Journal for their stellar defensive play during the 2023 season. Let’s introduce our top defensive honorees. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker Maurice Bradley II is the Mansfield News Journal co-Defensive …