Oct 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano reacts against the Southern California Trojans in the second half at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football needed this bye week. Badly. The Scarlet Knights have lost four straight games. They’re banged up. They needed …
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Final power rankings: Unioto on top; other playoff teams follow
The regular season is over and five of our local teams are moving on to the playoffs. For the rest, it’s time to look toward building on successes for next season. Here are the final power rankings. More: Unioto, Waverly, Zane Trace, Piketon and Paint Valley playoff foes officially announced More: Vote now for the Chillicothe Gazette’s football player of …
Read More »Navy All-American Bowl to Honor Mater Dei High School Defensive Back Chuck McDonald III
Chuck McDonald.png The Navy All-American Bowl Road to the Dome tour will visit Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California, on November 1st to recognize Chuck McDonald III as a 2025 Navy All-American. Mater Dei High School will honor McDonald before classmates, teammates, family, and friends at the high school’s football game prior to kickoff. McDonald is verbally committed to …
Read More »Kyle Whittingham talks QB situation, Money Parks out for season, rivalry game and more
Utah quarterback Isaac Wilson (11) looks to pass against Houston during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Houston. | Michael Wyke Another week has brought about more questions surrounding the quarterback situation for Utah. When Kyle Whittingham met with reporters Tuesday during his lone media session of the bye week, the first …
Read More »Report: Texas Tech football’s Behren Morton practicing, expected to start this week
Texas Tech football quarterback Behren Morton is recovering well from injury and is expected to start on Saturday when the Red Raiders visit No. 11 Iowa State, according to a report by ESPN college football writer Pete Thamel. The report, which Thamel attributed to unnamed sources, said Morton “looked strong in practice on Tuesday.” Morton suffered an injury to his …
Read More »Iowa QB Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol, Brendan Sullivan will start against Wisconsin
NCAA Football: Northwestern at Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol and will not play Saturday against Wisconsin, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. Brendan Sullivan, who replaced McNamara in the second half against Northwestern last week, will take over as the starter. It was unclear when McNamara was injured. Ferentz said McNamara took …
Read More »Penn State notes: Kobe King admits Ohio State game carries more weight
Penn State football coach James Franklin has long had a philosophy of not looking past any game, no matter the opponent. He stresses treating each game the same and going 1-0 every week. But at least one of the third-ranked Nittany Lions admitted Tuesday that their game against No. 4 Ohio State Saturday at noon (TV-FOX) at Beaver Stadium carries …
Read More »Ohio State’s Ryan Day focuses on offensive line, run game before facing Penn State
The main topic Tuesday at Ohio State football coach Ryan Day’s weekly press conference was the injury-affected offensive line and its impact on the ground game. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes (3-1, 6-1) are searching for answers as they prepare to face No. 3 Penn State (4-0, 7-0) Saturday at noon (TV-FOX) at Beaver Stadium in a game with major implications on …
Read More »CU sweeps MSC Players of the Week honors
Oct. 29—Cumberland swept the Mid-South Conference weekly honors Monday as quarterback Luke Holloway earned Offensive Player of the Week, cornerback Kion Threalkill was named Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Jack Kantner garnered Special Teams Player of the Week, conference officials announced. Holloway earned his third OPW after leading the Phoenix to 49-points in a win over the Cumberlands. …
Read More »Who is Jeff Koonz? WVU Mountaineers’ new defensive coordinator was UC Bearcats assistant
West Virginia University Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown announced Tuesday that inside linebackers coach Jeff Koonz has replaced Jordan Lesley as defensive coordinator for the rest of the season. WVU’s move comes ahead of a Big 12 game Saturday against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium. Koonz was on UC’s coaching staff for three seasons, from 2014 to 2016. WVU …
Read More »Ryan Day previews Ohio State football’s matchup with Penn State
Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day prepares to take the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Ohio State has an extremely big game on tap for this Saturday when it travels to Happy Valley to take on Penn State at Noon ET Saturday. It’s …
Read More »New Mexico State football: Nunez falters, Rivers dominates in loss to Florida International
The more things changed at quarterback for New Mexico State, the more things have stayed the same. The Aggies (2-6, 1-4 CUSA) tried their fourth signal caller of the season against Florida International (3-6, 2-3 Conference USA) on Tuesday evening, as senior Brandon Nunez made his first start. He failed to deliver in a 34-13 loss to the Panthers despite …
Read More »What Penn State head coach James Franklin said about Ohio State leading up to the game
Jul 22, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin speaks to the media during Big 10 media days at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports It feels like last week’s performance against Nebraska kind of soured where things are for Ohio State, but in case you lost track of where things are, …
Read More »Why Pittsburgh vs. SMU ‘quietly’ has ‘massive’ CFP implications | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman look ahead to Saturday night’s battle between two ranked ACC teams battling to stay in the race for top spot in the conference. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The, …
Read More »Playoff rankings projections, Ohio State vs. Penn State preview & is USC cursed? | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman put on their CFP committee hats and give their take on the college football playoff rankings ahead of the official release next week. The trio agree that Oregon is their no.1 team, but there’s plenty of debate surrounding where programs like Texas A&M, Ohio …
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