College Football

To little surprise, the NFL games played on Saturday afternoon easily beat the college football competition. Still, it’s somewhat amazing the margin wasn’t bigger. The Texans-Chiefs game at 1:00 p.m. ET on NBC averaged 15.5 million viewers, and Steelers-Ravens attracted 15.4 million for the late game that started at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox. The SMU-Penn State CFP game, which …

MADISON – Will Pauling left the Wisconsin football program for a greener pasture. The redshirt junior receiver announced on social media Tuesday his commitment to Notre Dame. He has one year of eligibility remaining. The announcement comes one week after he announced his plan to transfer and makes the Chicago native’s landing spot the highest profile of the 24 players …

Photo: Isaiah Hole In 2023, as Michigan football was gearing up for what ended up being a national championship season, then-head coach Jim Harbaugh mused at what the starting offensive line would look like. Noting the two transfers who had come in to be offensive tackles (LaDarius Henderson and Myles Hinton), along with the incumbent linemen and fellow transfer, center …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Football teams often have to deal with sudden change, but going from Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum to Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards to Kalel Mullings and Donovan Edwards to (question mark) means that there’s little known production at the running back position for Michigan football entering 2025. Though Ben Hall and Jordan Marshall are anticipated to …

Mount Union football fans will have to wait until 2025 to see the Purple Raiders in action again. Mount Union advanced to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl last weekend by beating Johns Hopkins 45-37 in Alliance. That win propelled the Purple Raiders to their 23rd NCAA Football Division III title game. The Purple Raiders went 10-0 in the regular season …

. LSU will likely miss on one of its top transfer portal targets, according to a recent social media post from On3. According to Pete Nakos, Tennessee is the favorite to land former Northwestern offensive lineman Josh Thompson. Thompson is one of the top-ranked offensive lineman in the transfer portal. He’s versatile and brings power conference experience at guard and …

The Gophers football program has added a second receiver commitment in two days via the NCAA transfer portal. Nebraska transfer Malachi Coleman pledged to Minnesota on Tuesday and will have three years of eligibility at the U. “Let’s rock,” he posted on social media. Coleman was a top 70 recruit in the nation out of Lincoln (Neb.) East in the …

Nov 23, 2024; Berkeley, California, USA; California Golden Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) drops back to pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the second quarter at California Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images California Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza has announced his commitment to the Indiana Hoosiers via social media. Mendoza is considered a four-star transfer prospect. Mendoza committed to …

Recruiting Notre Dame football has seen multiple players win awards in their respective states, and it happened again on Tuesday. Noah Grubbs, the Irish’s 2026 quarterback commit, was named as the Florida 7A Player of the Year. While his team fell just short of winning a state title, the 6-foot, 4-inch and 188-pound future star had a huge season. The …

Gadsden City football standout defensive back Zyan Gibson has made his collegiate decision. Gibson committed to Alabama football during a ceremony Tuesday, which was live streamed on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Gibson was debating among Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee and Miami. He also held offers from Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU and Michigan. Gibson is a four-star …

. After a few decommitments in recent weeks left the program with no current commits for the 2026 recruiting cycle, the Alabama Crimson Tide officially got back on the board Tuesday afternoon by securing the commitment of one of the top in-state prospects in the class, Zyan Gibson. Gibson announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Christmas Eve, Dec. …

Dec. 24—Wyoming Area senior running back Lidge Kellum has been selected as one of 55 winners of the 2024 Mini Max High School Award for the state of Pennsylvania. The players selected by the Maxwell Football Club were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2024 season and were evaluated based on criteria that includes football performance, academics and community service. …

The NFL continued to prove that it is king with a strong showing in the ratings department for its two Saturday afternoon games that went up against competition from the College Football Playoff. There were 15.4 million viewers for the Baltimore Ravens win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on FOX and 15.5 million viewers on NBC for the late afternoon matchup …

Alabama head coach Ray Perkins attempts to get his team going in their homecoming game with Vanderbilt at home on Sept. 29, 1984. When most people think of Alabama football and bowl games, they think of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. That’s certainly when Alabama has played most of its postseason games over the years. No SEC team …

The first round of the College Football Playoffs produced no surprises late last week, as Texas, Ohio State, Penn State and Notre Dame all defeated lower seeds to advance to the quarterfinals, which will take place on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2025. Texas, the fifth seed, put away Clemson, the Atlantic Coast Conference champion, 38-24, before a crowd of …