KAHUKU, Hawaii – Day 2 of the Polynesian Bowl moved the operation up to the North Shore and Kahuku High School as the teams continued preparations for Friday night’s game. There were some special guests on hand for Tuesday’s practice with Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado two-way star and 2022 Polynesian Bowl MVP Travis Hunter on hand in addition to former …
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Area family among the biggest Ohio State fans around
Jan. 15—One of Jeff and Leesa Good’s grandchildren, Aaron, knows the words to the Ohio State University fight song even though he’s only 4 years old and likes to march around the house singing. Most of their six grandchildren — all grandsons — know the tradition of chanting O-H-I-O and forming their letters with their arms even though they’re all …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: Visits keeping 2026, 2027 prospects busy
Nick Lucero/Rivals.com After junior days got going and a lot of trips are coming up, there is no better time for a second Recruiting Rumor Mill this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE: Transfer QBs finding success at the highest levels CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …
Read More »COUGAR NOTES: Rogers, Washington State football building staff, roster
Jan. 15—More than a dozen cars, many of them with North Dakota license plates and some with belongings still packed into the backseats, lined the Gesa Field concourse on Thursday during Jimmy Rogers’ hiring ceremony in Pullman. Rogers, Washington State’s new head football coach, has hired over a dozen assistant coaches and staff members from South Dakota State and added …
Read More »Breaking down the biggest impact transfer for each SEC program
© James Snook-Imagn Images With the winter transfer window in the books, each college football fan can sit back and take stock of the new names dotting their team’s roster. Take a look at which new transfer will make the biggest impact for each team in the SEC next season. THIS SERIES: Breaking down the biggest impact transfer for each …
Read More »Texas A&M football 2024 awards: Did Marcel Reed, Nic Scourton win honors?
A once-promising Texas A&M’s football season came to a disappointing end. A 7-1 start ended with a three-game losing streak, including a 35-31 loss to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl to end Mike Elko’s first season as head coach. Had the Aggies upset the Texas Longhorns in the Lone Star Showdown the final week of the regular season, the …
Read More »Smith’s Predictions: Kansas’ 2026 class, USC decommit, 2025 team rankings
Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has three predictions on Kansas’ 2026 class, a future USC decommitment and the finish to the 2025 team rankings. MORE PREDICTIONS: NFL carousel, Ohio State-Notre Dame, Jordan Campbell CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: …
Read More »2025 CFP National Championship game odds, Notre Dame vs. Ohio State expert picks: Parlay returns nearly +300
The College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 this season and now an exciting postseason will culminate with the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State cruised to victories of 14 points or more over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas to make the title game, while Notre Dame beat Indiana, …
Read More »What channel is OU basketball vs Texas on tonight? Sooners-Longhorns time, TV schedule
The Oklahoma men’s basketball team will continue SEC play with a home game against Texas at 9 p.m. Wednesday. OU (13-3, 0-3 SEC) is still searching for its first conference win following a 72-62 road loss to Georgia on Saturday. Texas (11-5, 0-3 SEC) is in the same position following its 74-70 home loss to then-No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday. …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Notre Dame odds, computer prediction: 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship picks
The inaugural 12-team field is down to two and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 20 between the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) and No. 7 Notre Dame (14-1). Ohio State breezed past Tennessee and Oregon in the CFP bracket before grinding out a 28-14 win over Texas in the semifinals thanks in large part …
Read More »Is Marcus Freeman a Chicago Bears candidate? Looking at Notre Dame coach’s rumors to NFL
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman has done one of the best jobs in college football this season, leading the Fighting Irish to the national championship game in his third season at the helm. With such success, comes interest from a multitude of other teams. REQUIRED READING: ‘Trust your doctors,’ Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman says after Riley Leonard scare Among …
Read More »Why Oklahoma State football LB Bryan McCoy sees Cowboys as perfect fit for final season
STILLWATER — Though he lived his entire childhood on Chicago’s South Side, Bryan McCoy’s family has some country roots, too. That’s why the former Akron linebacker sees Stillwater as an ideal location for his final year of college football. Enough of a city feel to meet his needs, but also easy access to the country for his downtime hobbies. “I …
Read More »How late Colorado coach Bill McCartney faced his own mortality
On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, I made an appointment to meet with former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney at a Starbucks inside a Safeway supermarket near Denver. I was a reporter with USA TODAY, same as now, and wanted to interview him about his life and health after being diagnosed with late-onset dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. McCartney, then 77 years old, agreed …
Read More »Don’t believe what you hear: Georgia wanted quarterback Carson Beck to return in 2025
It’s all Carson Beck’s fault. He’s selfish, wasn’t a good teammate, wasn’t the same, dependable player after signing an NIL deal and driving a Lamborghini around Athens. There, feel good, Georgia fan? Now, some harsh truth: when Beck, the former Georgia quarterback, decided last week to enter the transfer portal after initially declaring for the NFL draft, the first team …
Read More »‘A football junkie like me’: Chuck Martin not surprised by Tommy Rees’ coaching ascension
It didn’t take long after Tommy Rees arrived at the University of Notre Dame for Chuck Martin to realize that the quarterback understood the game of football at a higher level than most. “Probably about 30 seconds after you start a conversation with him,” Martin, now the head coach at Miami of Ohio, recalled to the Beacon Journal. “It wasn’t …
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