College Football

Last December, after a long day of player meetings and bowl preparations, Thomas Hammock began to drive home with a terrible realization. He’s leaving. He is Antario Brown, the Northern Illinois all-conference running back who’d fielded enough high-dollar offers that he met with Hammock earlier that day and informed the Huskies’ head coach he would be transferring to one of …

BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 16: Quarterback Shedeur Sanders #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes scrambles against defensive back Jack Howell #17 of the Colorado State Rams in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field on September 16, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) While rivalry games should always be considered must-win, Colorado football is facing added pressure to beat …

Head Coach Mike Locksley and the Maryland Terrapins are riding a three-year bowl streak. They opened the season with a smackdown of hapless UCONN 50-7 before losing a 27-24 heartbreaker to Michigan State on a 37-yard field goal as time expired last weekend. The Terps struggled to generate movement up front, rushing for just 2.8 YPC as Maryland was outgained …

Kenny Yoder, a beloved longtime assistant football coach at East Forsyth High School, died Sunday. Yoder was the special teams coach at East Forsyth and helped the Eagles win state championships in 2018 and 2019. Current East Forsyth Head Coach Todd Willert said that he and numerous players, especially the kickers, punters and special teams players, had a special bond …

The first official Georgia football injury report — officially termed by the SEC as an “availability report” — was released Wednesday night ahead of Saturday’s game at Kentucky. The list includes five players ranging from out to questionable. Additional reports will be submitted by schools and released on Thursday and Friday and another at least 90 minutes prior to kickoff …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Lincoln Riley’s USC offense did not seem to use the tight end position with great frequency under Caleb Williams, but that has changed with Miller Moss. Riley spoke after the win over Utah State about this. If you watched the game, you would have seen tight ends Lake McRee, Kade Eldridge and Walker Lyons in 12 personnel, …

The Pac-12 is mobilizing its long-discussed plan to rebuild the league with additions from the Mountain West, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The two-team conference of Washington State and Oregon State is targeting Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State as new additions in a reimagined Pac-12. Those schools are expected to soon apply or have already applied …

Sep. 11—MORGANTOWN — When it was announced Pitt running back Rodney Hammond was declared ineligible for the entire 2024 season, it appeared the Panthers had lost an important offensive weapon. Little did anyone know, the Panthers had a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Pitt went in a completely different direction with its offense for this season, bringing in offensive …

Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) slips a tackle by Baylor Bears safety Devin Lemear (20) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News All of Rice-Eccles Stadium, from the fans in the stands to Baylor’s coaches and players, knew what was …

Sep. 11—SOUTH BEND — The offensive concerns are not going away anytime soon for Notre Dame. After offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, quarterback Riley Leonard and a handful of receivers joined the Irish in the offseason, the belief that Notre Dame’s past offensive struggles would take a sharp dive in September became to be more realistic through fall camp. A win …

Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) runs the ball against the McNeese State Cowboys during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Just three days before Texas A&M (1-1) takes on the Florida Gators (1-1) in the swamp, Aggies head coach Mike Elko discussed several topics during his …

HILLSDALE COUNTY — This week’s Reader’s choice football player of the week voting poll features players that helped their teams earn their first wins of the 2024 season. More: 8-player check in: Camden-Frontier football shows improvement ahead of Waldron matchup Last week’s football reader’s choice winner was Kaiden Conroy of Camden-Frontier. Seven football players are up for this week’s award. …

Florida football incumbent starting Graham Mertz is back from concussion protocol. But Florida Gators coach Billy Napier didn’t tip his hand whether Mertz or freshman quarterback DJ Lagway will start for UF on Saturday in its SEC opener against Texas A&M (3:30 p.m., ABC). With availability reports now required for SEC games, Napier said Florida will no longer release depth …

Purdue student Zach Spangler is being rightfully rewarded for his halftime efforts. Spangler kicked a 40-yard field goal at halftime of Purdue’s home-opener against Indiana State on Aug. 31. He was a part of a contest sponsored by the Rohrman Automotive Group and was set to get $250 and a two-year lease on a car from the dealer for making …

Sep. 11—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program, ranked No. 10 in the latest FCS Top 25 poll, faces Idaho State on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Potato Bowl at the Alerus Center. Here are eight things to know about the Bengals from Pocatello. Idaho State is coached by Cody Hawkins, who’s in his second season as the head …