Will Brooks. Tennessee Volunteers football wearing Summitt Blue versus UConn Huskies at Neyland Stadium on November 4, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 6 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will host Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5 SEC) on Saturday in Week 11. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 7 p.m. …
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Kirk Ferentz comments on Iowa’s big bounce back since Michigan State loss
During his Tuesday media availability, Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke on the many lessons the team has learned since their Week 8 32-20 loss vs. Michigan State from East Lansing, Michigan. Ferentz mentioned that losses like the one against the Spartans are all about learning and becoming a better team as a whole through exploited flaws. “Yeah, it’s …
Read More »Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin area and second-round playoff predictions
Oswego, Maine South, Batavia, Mount Carmel and Geneva are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. York (8-2) at Oswego (10-0) Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Senior quarterback Bruno Massel, a track sprinter and three-time state qualifier, leads York in this Class 8A second-round game. Massel ran for 172 yards and four touchdowns and completed 11 …
Read More »Florida athletic director: ‘Billy Napier will continue as head football coach’
Billy Napier’s job as Florida’s football coach is secure for the foreseeable future. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement Thursday that Napier “will continue as head football coach of the Florida Gators.” Napier’s future had been a source of constant speculation this season as Florida failed to finish above .500 in his first two seasons with the …
Read More »The Program: How Wagner handles the juggling act
Nov. 7—ST. JOSEPH — Traveling the country is part of the deal when high-major college football programs offer promising high school prospects a scholarship. Like Cameron Wagner. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound sophomore offensive lineman at St. Joseph-Ogden understands that part of recruiting. “I like to travel,” he said. “My family has always been really big travelers. We camp, and we go …
Read More »LSU tight end Mason Taylor semifinalist for Mackey award
Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; LSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. LSU tight end Mason Taylor is putting together a strong junior campaign and on Tuesday, he was named a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, …
Read More »SEC Live: This week in recruiting
Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman compiles all the news, notes and analysis of the recruiting trail this week in the SEC. RELATED: ACC Live | Big 12 Live | Big Ten Live MORE SEC LIVE: News and analysis of last weekend’s visits CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …
Read More »Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and second-round playoff predictions
Lincoln-Way East, St. Laurence, Loyola and Mount Carmel are picks to click for second round of the state playoffs. Lincoln-Way East (10-0) at Minooka (8-2) Kickoff: 6 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Griffins and Minooka are meeting for the third time in the last four years, with all three games coming in …
Read More »Will DJ Lagway return at QB? Swampcast talks Florida football two-step into No. 5 Texas
Florida football is facing Texas for the first time since 1940, and the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) will enter their matchup with the No. 5 Longhorns on Saturday at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 21,5-point underdogs (per BetMGM). In this week’s Swampcast, the Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss whether Florida can regroup from a loss to …
Read More »What to watch: Week 11 college football viewing guide
The SEC is the headliner once again in Week 11. The only two games featuring ranked teams both come in the SEC and also serve as elimination games for both the SEC championship and the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Georgia visits No. 16 Ole Miss in the afternoon before No. 11 Alabama takes on No. 14 LSU. Of the …
Read More »What Lane Kiffin said about facing Georgia
ATHENS, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks with head coach Lane Kiffin of the Mississippi Rebels following the Bulldogs 52-17 victory at Sanford Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin has had Saturday’s matchup with the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs …
Read More »Did loss to Houston impact Kansas State football’s bowl outlook? Check out these projections
Last week’s upset loss at Houston may not have eliminated Kansas State football from the College Football Playoff picture, but it certainly made for a much steeper climb. What’s more, it had some media experts dropping the No. 21-ranked Wildcats (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) down the Big 12-affiliated bowl pecking order. That said if K-State wins out to end the …
Read More »Oregon football’s 3 keys to victory vs. Maryland in Big Ten matchup
The Oregon football team will put its consensus No. 1 ranking in the country to the test once again on Saturday against an unranked Maryland team fighting for bowl eligibility. The Ducks (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) will play the Terrapins (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) at 4 p.m. in Autzen Stadium. Here are three keys to a successful outing for Oregon …
Read More »Where is ‘College GameDay’ this week? Location, schedule, guest picker for Week 11 on ESPN
For the second time in three weeks, a member of ESPN’s “College GameDay” is returning to his former stomping grounds as a coach. With “College GameDay” headed to Lafayette, Louisiana, for a matchup between No. 7 Alabama and No. 13 LSU, former Crimson Tide and Tigers coach Nick Saban is back in familiar territory. The SEC matchup between the two …
Read More »How Jayden Maiava remained ready to seize the USC quarterback job
USC quarterback Jayden Maiava gets set to pass during a game against Utah State in September. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) The competition was close. Closer than anyone expected it to be in late August, at least. Close enough that Jayden Maiava, the insurgent transfer from Nevada Las Vegas, believed at the time that he’d done enough to be …
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