As the Gordon football team set up for its team photo after winning the Class 1A Division I Championship game, the AT&T Stadium field crew was already hard at work on preparations for the first 11-man football game before the slated 7 p.m. kickoff. For those unaware of why there was a three-and-a-half-hour delay between the second and last games …
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Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter: ‘I feel I’m the best player in general’
Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen called Abdul Carter the best defensive player in the country. SMU coach Rhett Lashlee described Carter as the “best defensive player we’ve played in my time (with the Mustangs).” Carter, the Nittany Lions’ imposing defensive end, went one better the other day. “I still feel like I’m the best defensive player,” he said, “but …
Read More »Wisconsin gets help at inside linebacker from transfer portal as 4-star outside linebacker departs
MADISON – Antarron Turner has a nose for the ball. The Ocala, Florida, native racked up 104 tackles as a high school senior. When he earned the chance to be a regular on the Western Carolina defense this season, he tied for the team lead with 61 tackles. His next challenge will be to carve out a role for himself …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket picks 2024: Expert predicts surprising fates for Texas, Notre Dame, Georgia
Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also a force in the passing …
Read More »SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings is dynamic, dangerous and fearless
Penn State coaches and players have described SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings as dynamic, dangerous and special. He’s also fearless. He’s not afraid of the Nittany Lions’ nationally ranked defense. “They’re a very talented group,” Jennings said Wednesday. “They play hard. They have really good D-linemen. Their front seven is pretty great. “If we execute the way we’re supposed to execute …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Tennessee: Key advantages for each team in first-round College Football Playoff game
When No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2) meets No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) on Saturday night in the Shoe, it will look more like an old-school Big Ten game than you may expect given the skill on the field for Ohio State’s offense and the reputation Tennessee’s offense has under Josh Heupel, too. It will be cold and defenses should …
Read More »FSU football adding coaches with Florida ties offers recruiting advantages. Here’s why
Recruiting players across the state was never an issue for Florida State football. However, Mike Norvell’s addition of more coaches from the Sunshine State could give the Seminoles the upper hand when the assistants are on the recruiting trail. From South Florida to the Big Bend, Norvell now has a coaching staff who can cover enough ground based on their …
Read More »Notre Dame vs. Indiana odds, line, spread: 2024 College Football Playoff picks, prediction from proven model
The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers on Friday night in a state of Indiana College Football Playoff matchup few would have expected entering the 2024 college football season. Indiana is playing in its first College Football Playoff in program history while Notre Dame plays in its third CFP, but its …
Read More »Carney’s late TD lifts Muenster past Shiner in thrilling Class 2A Division II title game
Casen Carney couldn’t accept defeat. Not on Texas high school football’s grandest stage. Trailing Shiner with less than a minute remaining, Carney refused to go down at the 2-yard line, picked up an assist from offensive lineman Colt Walterscheid, and backpedaled into the end zone for what turned out to be the decisive score in a 36-29 victory for the …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Tennessee odds, line, spread: 2024 College Football Playoff picks, predictions from top model
The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) will try to avoid a disappointing first-round exit from the College Football Playoff when they host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) on Saturday night. Ohio State had its five-game winning streak snapped in a 13-10 loss to Michigan in its regular-season finale, despite entering as a 20.5-point favorite. Tennessee bounced …
Read More »ND NOTEBOOK: Leonard’s rise is a lot like his team’s evolution
Dec. 18—SOUTH BEND — Through six quarters of football at Notre Dame Stadium, Riley Leonard wasn’t winning over a sizable chunk of fans. From notoriously bitter fan forums and social media accounts to even a sizable chunk inside the stadium, the less-than-impressed football judges had declared Leonard unfit for the starting quarterback spot just four weeks into the season. Some …
Read More »Self-learning AI makes college football against the spread, money line, total picks for 2024-25 bowl games
The first year of the expanded College Football Playoff has arrived, with four first-round games set for this weekend. No. 7 seed Notre Dame host No. 10 seed Indiana in the lone game on Friday night, with the Fighting Irish favored by 7 points in the latest college football odds from SportsLine consensus. Notre Dame closed the regular season on …
Read More »Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss football land Alabama transfer receiver Caleb Odom
OXFORD — Ole Miss football has added yet another SEC transfer from the portal. Former Alabama wide receiver Caleb Odom committed to Ole Miss on the night of Dec. 18. On3 first reported the news. He is the seventh SEC player in Ole Miss’ ten-player transfer portal class. Odom, a true freshman for the Crimson Tide this year, was heavily …
Read More »College Football Playoff QB Power Rankings: Dillon Gabriel gives Oregon advantage with best quarterback in CFP
CBS Sports Graphic College football is different from the NFL in a lot of ways, but one of the bigger differences has always been that it’s nearly impossible to win a Super Bowl without a franchise quarterback, but college teams have been able to win national titles without superstars at the position plenty of times. Will that change in the …
Read More »Will Texas Longhorns appear in the SEC Netflix Documentary?
. Netflix Logo Netflix is tapping into the world of College Football. The media company announced on Wednesday that they will have a new series that will feature the 2024 season of the Southeastern Conference. The eight-episode series will offer viewers a 360-degree perspective on SEC football, taking them from the field to locker rooms, team buses, barbershops, and beyond. …
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