College Football

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — Here is what to watch for when Washington State takes on No. 22 Syracuse in Friday’s Holiday Bowl, set for 5 p.m. on Fox. When Syracuse has the ball … The name to know is Kyle McCord, the Orange’s veteran quarterback who led the country with 4,326 passing yards, plus 29 touchdown passes, tied for No. …

Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — The year was 2016 and Washington State was in town for a Holiday Bowl game that was expected to be a snooze. One team was a double-digit underdog, playing without a handful of key players. For much of the run-up to the game there was uncertainty if there would even be enough players to make it …

PHOENIX, Ariz. — After being down 17 points in the second half, Kansas State was able to mount a comeback and defeat Rutgers in the Rate Bowl on Thursday. Rutgers scored the first touchdown of the game on an Antwan Raymond two yard run to go up 7-3 early in the first quarter. It was the first of three touchdowns …

While it isn’t a College Football Playoff game, Georgia Tech’s bowl game in Birmingham on Friday afternoon is a chance to continue their run of crazy, good momentum. When we last left the Yellow Jackets back on November 29th, they were exhaustedly walking off the field at Georgia’s Sanford Stadium after losing to the Bulldogs in 8 overtime periods. [DOWNLOAD: …

KState_Rutgers.jpg Kansas State faced a daunting task when DJ Giddens, one of the top running backs in the Big 12, opted out of the Rate Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. Dylan Edwards showed the Wildcats and their fans they had nothing to worry about. Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run …

The Kansas State Wildcats pulled off a 44-41 comeback win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Rate Bowl at the Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field in Phoenix on Thursday. The underdog Scarlet Knights had a 27-17 halftime lead, and pushed the advantage to 34-17 at 8:57 of the third quarter. The Wildcats stormed back on the strength of several chunk …