College Football

Five thoughts and observations on Rutgers football during a much-needed bye week

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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