College Football

JEROMESVILLE − With most things in life, things change. Some might even say they evolve. In the case of football, this conversation settles around how offensive philosophies and styles have shifted over the last 20 years on every level of the game. Once upon a time, we lived in a world where running backs ruled the sport. In the present …

The Illinois high school football season has a couple of weeks remaining, but plenty of Peoria-area players have proven their worth on the field. Now is your chance to let us know which player is the most valuable so far. So, who will it be? Here are 10 Peoria-area MVP candidates so far for the 2024 high school football season. …

Iconic Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler never beat Alabama on the field, but his son could play an important part in knocking off the Crimson Tide. Navy Shuler, a fifth-year senior, is playing the role of Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe on the scout team in practice this week. Redshirt freshman Ryan Damron is also standing in for a few snaps. Neither …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football’s offense took a step back in its last two games, and now the Scarlet Knights need to figure out how to get it back on track ahead of its upcoming game against UCLA. One of the issues that has afflicted Kirk Ciarrocca’s unit? Costly drops by receivers, stalling out the offense and eliminating potential big third-down …

Travis Hunter BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes are expected to have banged-up receivers Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. available at Arizona. It wasn’t all positive news on the injury front for Colorado’s deep corps of wideouts. While coach Deion Sanders said at his weekly news conference that Hunter (shoulder) and Horn (knee) “should play for certain,” Omarion Miller …

Mike Washington stood on the sidelines, anxious to get back on the field. A few days before New Mexico State’s game against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday evening, the junior running back was late to a team meeting. It was only by one minute, but head coach Tony Sanchez believed he couldn’t tolerate it and suspended him for the first quarter. …

Oct. 15—HILLDALE — The Hilldale Hornets were known as a team that likes to run the ball heading into their showdown with the Ada Cougars in a Week 6 matchup. However, junior quarterback Dawson Fields — in his second game back from a season-long injury — threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns to lead Hilldale to a wild 47-35 …

Oregon’s late illegal substitution penalty on Ohio State’s final drive Saturday night could result in a rare in-season rule correction, according to Yahoo Sports. After speaking with NCAA secretary rules editor Steve Shaw on Tuesday, Yahoo Sports reported that the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively “engaged” in examining the play. “We’ve had good dialogue on this play,” Shaw …

New Mexico State (2-5, 1-3 Conference USA) defeated Louisiana Tech (2-4, 1-2 CUSA) 33-30 in double overtime on Wednesday at home. The win snapped the Aggies’ five-game losing streak after defeating Southeast Missouri to begin the season. Follow along here for live scoring updates: NM State 33, LA Tech 30 (2nd overtime) Running back Mike Washington finds the front corner …

Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) is tackled by Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III (3) in the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC) will travel to Starkville (MS) on Saturday afternoon for another SEC road test against Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3 …

ESPN’s “College GameDay” is returning to Austin for Texas football’s top-five showdown against No. 4 Georgia. The “College GameDay” crew of Rece Davis, former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit will set up shop on the South Mall of Texas’ campus to preview the Longhorns’ SEC showdown with the Bulldogs. The show …

Penn State received some positive recruiting news to kick off its bye week on Monday afternoon when three-star 2025 Ironton (Ohio) defensive back Josh Johnson announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions. Johnson committed initially to Louisville this summer but reopened his recruitment following an official visit to Penn State in June. The six-foot-three defensive back had visited State College …

Florida State football (1-5, 1-4 ACC) continues to shuffle the offensive line, identifying the best front five. As FSU prepares for a Friday night lights ACC matchup against the Duke Blue Devils (5-1, 1-1), the offensive line will have its sixth lineup change, with Andre’ Otto and Jaylen Early as the starting guards, according to this week’s depth chart, which …

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Eddie Jackson (4) celebrates his punt return for a 79yd touchdown against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fourth quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports A widely recognizable broadcast crew will be in Knoxville for this year’s Third Saturday in October showdown between the Alabama …

Northbridge quarterback Joel LaChapelle runs the ball against West Boylston. With the sixth week of high school football in the books, Rich Garven takes a look at some of the top performances. Congratulations to Quaboag’s Brason Sauriol, who won a close race in last week’s poll, garnering 18,788 votes (43.98 percent) to edge Tantasqua’s Brandon Denham (13,849) for the honor …