STILLWATER — Mike Gundy opened all the gifts under the Transfer Tree and found that Portal Santa had delivered quite a haul for his Oklahoma State football team. With his rebuilt coaching staff in place, Gundy and the Cowboys are up to 16 transfer portal additions this offseason, plus a few more from the junior college ranks and a late …
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Texas A&M-USC football history: Series record between Aggies, Trojans
The 2024 college football bowl season continues to gift fans with rare matchups. One such game will feature Texas A&M football (8-4) taking on USC (6-6) in the Las Vegas Bowl on Friday. This will be the fourth-ever meeting between the programs, and the first since 1977. Following a 7-1 start to the season and a chance to compete for …
Read More »Georgia RB suffers injury ahead of Sugar Bowl
Georgia running back Roderick Robinson II (0) breaks away for a big gain during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Ole Miss in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Georgia won 52-17.Syndication: Online Athens Georgia Bulldogs running back Roderick Robinson has reportedly suffered a lower body injury ahead of the Sugar Bowl. Robinson suffered the …
Read More »Notre Dame football is in position to land multiple 2026 blue-chip prospects
. While Notre Dame football prepares to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, it doesn’t mean they aren’t doing its job recruiting. The Irish are off to a great start in its 2026 class, with six commitments already. There is still room for plenty of other players to join them and in a …
Read More »Former Wisconsin offensive linemen accepts invite to postseason all-star game
Former Wisconsin and current Indiana offensive tackle Trey Wedig accepted an invitation to play in the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday. The UW alumnus, who last played in Indiana’s College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame, is among nearly 100 of college football’s most prolific upperclassmen to accept an invitation to the contest. In 2024, Wedig proved to be one …
Read More »Bowl game schedule today: Breaking down the five college football bowl games on Dec. 27
The college football bowl season kicks into high gear over the next couple of days as the new year approaches. The Friday lineup features five contests with the so-called power four leagues well represented. The slate includes one Top 25 squad, although that one could be involved in one of the day’s biggest mismatches. The action today is primarily in …
Read More »Who is Drew Cronic? What to know about Navy football’s OC ahead of Armed Forces Bowl
When Navy football coach Brian Newberry announced a change at offensive coordinator after the 2023 college football season, the Midshipmen’s coach was looking for a new voice and spark for his offense. He seems to have found one in first-year offensive coordinator Drew Cronic. Cronic — a college football journeyman, who has served in various roles throughout all levels of …
Read More »Oklahoma, Brent Venables go all-in with transfer quarterback John Mateer. Will it work?
He was in the transfer portal for 24 hours, and it didn’t take long to choose a new home and underscore the reality of today’s college football. That was John Mateer last week in an Instagram post from 1Oklahoma, staring in the camera while the graphic asked, “Sooner Nation, what are you asking Santa for this season?” The No. 1 …
Read More »Meet The Ledger’s Defensive Players of the Year along with 2024 All-County Defense
LAKELAND — On the first play of the game, a Lakeland defensive player was streaking toward the end zone after picking off a pass near the line of scrimmage to give the Dreadnaughts a quick 7-0 lead in less than a minute into its regional final game against Tampa Bay Tech. Who was that player? It’s hardly a difficult guess …
Read More »No ‘crank call’: La. Tech reels in 6th Radiance Technologies I-Bowl slot; faces Army
When several senior members of the Louisiana Tech football team received a phone call from their position coach a few days ago asking if they’d be available to play in a bowl game, the question was met with skepticism. “The seniors thought it was a crank phone call,” Tech coach Sonny Cumbie said recently. “They were in disbelief. But they …
Read More »What Rutgers football’s future looks like after disappointing Rate Bowl loss
PHOENIX – They walked back toward the locker room in the bowels of Chase Field with stunned looks on their faces. Members of Rutgers football team left frustrated and disappointed after a Rate Bowl victory slipped right through their grasp. Up 17 points in the second half, only for Kansas State to stage a comeback that ended with a 44-41 …
Read More »Projecting Colorado’s starting lineup in the Alamo Bowl
BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 26: Jimmy Horn Jr. #5 of the Colorado Buffaloes is tackled by Derrick Canteen #10 of the Cincinnati Bearcats in the first quarter at Folsom Field on October 26, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) For the most part, Colorado football’s starting lineup in Saturday’s Alamo Bowl likely won’t differ much compared to …
Read More »Kansas State football report card: Grading the Wildcats comeback win vs Rutgers in Rate Bowl
Kansas State football came back from a 17-point deficit with a dominating second-half effort to rally for a 44-41 Rate Bowl victory over Rutgers at Chase Field in Phoenix on Thursday. The Wildcats (9-4) trailed 27-17 at halftime, and Rutgers scored early in the second to grab its biggest lead. But K-State chipped away and went in front with 4:15 …
Read More »NCAA ruling on junior college athletes allows some Eastern Washington football players to return
Dec. 26—Eastern Washington’s football team formally said goodbye to two dozen seniors in November, and earlier this month it said the same to more players who decided to enter the transfer portal. But last week’s NCAA ruling, in regards to the case of a Vanderbilt quarterback, opened the door for a few of those seniors to come back to the …
Read More »The pick: Why Syracuse will beat Washington State in the Holiday Bowl
Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — In some alternate reality, where Washington State has a full squad for Friday’s Holiday Bowl matchup against No. 22 Syracuse, the Cougars wouldn’t just be in the fight. They might even be favored. Quarterback John Mateer would be ready to throw the ball and scramble for yards. Running back Wayshawn Parker might break a long rush …
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