College Football

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 …

The early signing period, particularly the first day is an exciting day for high school football prospects as they get to sign with their college of choice. But the day is also exciting for coaches. FSU quarterbacks coach Tony Tokarz could not stop smiling when he talked to local media Wednesday after the Seminoles announced their 2024 recruiting class. Tokarz …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. To the editor: As a proud Syracuse graduate and die-hard sports fan, I want to thank Ryan Day for buckling under the pressure of being the OSU football coach and losing to Michigan. As one of the worst teams in the ACC, the Syracuse Orange just …

The early signing period has come and gone and the Ohio State football program put together another fantastic class, what almost all recruiting services have as the top-rated class in the Big Ten. But the Buckeyes weren’t the only Big Ten program to bring in some really good prospects. Oregon had a very fine day, as did Penn State, and …

Now that the early signing period has come and gone, the Iowa Hawkeyes have inked their 2024 class in large part. There might be a final name or two to add to the Hawkeyes’ current list of 21 signees in the spring, but, for now, Iowa’s 2024 class is more or less in tow. After months and in many cases years …

STILLWATER — When LD Brown met his new running backs coach, he had a natural bit of skepticism. Brown had just arrived at Oklahoma State for his freshman season when he was introduced to running backs coach John Wozniak, who had been hired to replace Marcus Arroyo — the coach who recruited Brown out of DeSoto, Texas. “What am I …

The Oklahoma Sooners released the depth chart for the 2023 Valero Alamo Bowl matchup with the Arizona Wildcats. The depth chart is one of the more intriguing storylines, considering the opt-outs and the transfer departures, in particular on the offensive side of the ball. Oklahoma will be breaking in a new starting quarterback and multiple offensive linemen when they take …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is ending the year as possibly the most followed and famous college coach in America in 2023, as judged by all the attention he got from his games, commercials, social media accounts, magazine covers and documentary series on Amazon Prime Video. But even Sanders just wants to be alone sometimes, away from all of those …

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck, who recently announced that he would be returning for the 2024 college football season, has signed a big name, image and likeness deal. Beck’s most recent name, image and likeness deal is with Associated Credit Union (ACU). Beck’s return for his senior season provides a big boost to the Georgia offense. The Bulldogs got outstanding …

Saturday’s matchup between Georgia State and Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl features two teams hoping to finish the season over .500 and head into the offseason on a high note. Georgia State seemed poised to make a run at the Sun Belt title after winning six of its first seven games. However, what seemed like a dream season came to screeching …

During the early signing period, Gabriel Winowich signed with Rutgers football, giving the Big Ten program a versatile and talented athlete with strong measurables. The former Notre Dame prospect signed with the Scarlet Knights after receiving offers from Marshall and Maryland. The Lawrenceville, New Jersey native recorded 1,161 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 10.1 yards per catch for the …

CHOCTAW — Night had fallen over Bill Jensen Field as an introspective visitor sat on the turf in solitude. With a major decision looming, Choctaw edge rusher Will Smith needed a quiet space for thinking. So, at about 9:30 on an autumn evening, the high school senior found solace in a familiar locale: his hometown football stadium. He ruminated on …