College Football

COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 27: Ohio State Buckeyes fans tailgate in a parking lot outside Ohio Stadium before their game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on September 27, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) First-round College Football Playoff games will be contested Dec. 20-21. No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) will host No. 9 …

The 2024 Celebration Bowl, which hosts the champion of the SWAC and the MEAC each year, features the Jackson State Tigers (11-2) matching up against the South Carolina State Bulldogs (9-2) on Saturday. The Tigers enter on a nine-game win streak. On Dec. 7, they blew out the Southern Jaguars 41-13 to win the SWAC Championship Game. Meanwhile, South Carolina …

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 28: Parker Brailsford #72 of the Alabama Crimson Tide prepares to snap the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) A year ago, the Alabama Crimson Tide were the most-watched team in college football. This year, that title belongs …

Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Eight years since Rashaan Salaam died by suicide in Colorado, his girlfriend still feels the pain of his loss. “Not one day goes by” that she doesn’t, said Salaam’s girlfriend, Shelley Martin. But she …

Jan 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Georgia Bulldogs co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Glenn Schumann talks to media on media day before the 2023 CFP National Championship game at Los Angeles Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Georgia Bulldogs have the second-biggest football assistant coach pay allotment of any school in the country at $10.3 million. …

AUBURN, AL – April 06, 2024 – Auburn Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers Coach DJ Durkin during the A-Day Spring Game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL. Photo by Austin Perryman Despite the Auburn Tigers’ 5-7 finish to the 2024 season, the team showed bright spots, especially on defense. In its first year led by defensive coordinator DJ Durkin, Auburn limited …

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren was officially recognized as the best at his position on Thursday night. Warren was named the winner of this year’s Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top tight end in college football by the Nassau County Sports Commission. Warren was an easy pick for this year’s tight-end award. Warren has been rewriting …

Teddy Bridgewater has had a legendary year, and now he is one win from adding another trophy to his collection. In September, the former Louisville quarterback was inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. In October, the Cardinals honored his jersey at L&N Stadium. In his first year as a high school head coach, the former NFL quarterback has …

Nov 16, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) prepares to throw during warmups prior to a game against Mercer Bears at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images Even despite missing out on the College Football Playoff, the 2024 season is not quite yet over for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Yes, that is because, even …

CHAPEL HILL — UNC football is making a big-time investment in Bill Belichick, who was introduced on Thursday as the Tar Heels’ next head coach. Shortly after Belichick participated in his first press conference at Kenan Stadium, details of the 72-year-old coach’s contract were released by the university. The term sheet shows North Carolina’s commitment to spending money that puts …

NEW YORK – Cam Ward’s mentality on the football field is relative to his confidence: he takes a backseat to no one. There is not a play the star quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes does not think he can make. Aggressive throws. Throws with velocity. Throws off script and out of the pocket. The desire to create ‘wow’ plays can …

Penn State football senior offensive lineman Nick Dawkins has earned college football’s prestigious community service award. The Nittany Lion starting center won the annual Wuerffel Trophy during Thursday evening’s annual Home Depot College Football awards show in Atlanta. It’s given to the outstanding player who mixes on-field success and sportsmanship with community service and giving back. Dawkins was a finalist …

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Andy Ludwig watches players during warmups as Utah and Baylor prepare to play at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Earlier this week, USA Today published a database of how much money all of the college football assistant coaches at public universities in the …

He wasn’t a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Travis Hunter has now won two others. The Colorado two/way superstar is the recipient of both the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Fred Biletnikoff Award. That makes him both the best defensive player in college football, and the best receiver in college football. Bednarik was one of the NFL’s last true …

BYU receiver Darius Lassiter crosses the goal line, giving the Cougars the lead as BYU and Oklahoma State play in Provo at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Friday Oct. 18, 2024. BYU won 38-35. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Perhaps the best way to sum up BYU’s 2024 football season — with only a bowl game left on the schedule …