The Boise State Broncos play the UNLV Rebels in the Mountain West championship game on Friday, Dec. 6 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks and predictions for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. MST and can be seen on FOX (stream with this free trial from …
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Griz notebook: Montana was too special for TSU
Dec. 1—MISSOULA — Tennessee State football coach Eddie George has played and seen a lot of football, and he had the Montana Grizzlies pretty well scouted coming into their first-round FCS playoff game Saturday. Yet three things stood out in Montana’s 41-27 win, besides the Tigers’ ball-hawking: Eli Gillman, the loudness of a stadium that was less than 50 percent …
Read More »Ohio State Athletic Director Ross Bjork responds to Ryan Day status as head coach
Aug 30, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day and athletic director Ross Bjork attend the unveiling of a statue for former Buckeyes running back Archie Griffin outside Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State football program has now lost four-straight games to arch-rival Michigan, and if you thought the seat was hot for Ryan Day according to …
Read More »Iowa star declares for 2025 NFL draft
Following a record-setting season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, junior running back Kaleb Johnson announced that he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. Johnson authored a truly memorable 2024 season. The 6-foot, 225 pound running back set Iowa single-season records in points (138), total touchdowns (23) and rushing scores (21). Johnson ends his 2024 season with 240 carries for 1,537 …
Read More »Penn State’s Nick Singleton, Dani Dennis-Sutton return to form at right time
Two juniors who have been slowed by injuries this season are returning to form as No. 3 Penn State prepares to face No. 1 Oregon in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis. Running back Nick Singleton accounted for 170 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ 44-7 shellacking of Maryland Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Defensive end Dani …
Read More »Penn State players are shocked, excited about their golden opportunity [opinion]
Jaylen Reed had plans to go to New York City Sunday, but he was glad to scrap them. Instead, Reed and his Penn State football teammates practiced in preparation for the Big Ten championship game against No. 1 Oregon. The thank you notes are on their way from Lasch Building to Schembechler Hall in Ann Arbor, Mich. Coupled with Michigan’s …
Read More »Relive Michigan football beating Ohio State with new Fox Sports mini-movie
Photo: Isaiah Hole For the fourth straight year, Michigan football fans are going to want to eat up as many highlights from The Game, as the Wolverines shocked the college football world by going into Columbus as three-score underdogs and upset No. 2 Ohio State. While there was much more on the line for the maize and blue in each …
Read More »Latest US LBM Coaches Poll as regular season closes
With “Rivalry Week” highlighting the final week of the college football regular season, numerous upsets on Friday and Saturday caused chaos within the updated US LBM Coaches Poll. Starting with Friday night’s Pioneer Heroes Classic between Iowa and Nebraska, the Hawkeyes’ hard-nosed and rugged physicality proved pivotal as Iowa won 13-10 on a game-winning 53-yard field goal from Drew Stevens …
Read More »Big Ten issues statement, penalties to Michigan football and Ohio State for postgame brawl
Photo: Isaiah Hole At the conclusion of the Michigan football upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State, the Wolverines did exactly as they did in 2022 by taking the Michigan flag and planting it at midfield at Ohio Stadium. But unlike in 2022, the Buckeyes weren’t having it, as they rushed the collected Wolverines, starting a series of postgame scuffles, …
Read More »Paul Sullivan: Wildly successful Big Ten regular season ends with a shocker in ‘The Game’ and frozen tundra at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — The Big Ten expanded from 14 to 18 teams this year, watched Curt Cignetti revive an Indiana program that’s been underground for more than half a century, and arguably established itself as the nation’s dominant college football conference with three of the top four-ranked College Football Playoff teams entering the final weekend of the regular season. Everything was …
Read More »Mike Bianchi: Now that Gus Malzahn has bailed out, will UCF fans be patient with next coach?
Gus Malzahn just gave UCF’s administration and its fan base the best early Christmas present he could ever give them. On this just-completed Thanksgiving weekend, I believe Knight Nation owes Malzahn a huge debt of gratitude. He voluntarily resigned as the head football coach on Saturday, apparently forfeited most of the $12 million in contract buyout money he could have …
Read More »Ryan Day receives vote of confidence from Ohio State AD after fourth Michigan loss: ‘He’s our coach’
Ohio State coach Ryan Day has the Buckeyes on the precipice of a return to the College Football Playoff, but following a fourth straight loss to rival Michigan on Saturday — the latest coming with OSU falling 13-10 to UM despite entering as a 20-point favorite — plenty of questions have arisen about his future leading one of the sport’s …
Read More »8 names to consider for UND head football coach
Dec. 1—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program has a head football coaching opening for the first time since 2013. On Saturday, UND announced head coach Bubba Schweigert was stepping down for an athletic department role at the university. Here’s a look at candidates to consider. The list is in alphabetical order. Beau Baldwin, Calgary Stampede quarterbacks coach: UND athletic …
Read More »Oregon flips Washington 4-star OT Zac Stacausky after blowing out Huskies
The Oregon Ducks picked up a big win over the Washington Huskies on Saturday night, blowing out their rival 49-21 and getting their first victory in the series since 2021. On Sunday, they continued to beat Washington, this time on the recruiting board. 4-star offensive tackle Zac Stacausky announced that he was flipping his commitment from Washington to Oregon, joining …
Read More »USA TODAY Sports analyst makes case for Alabama to make College Football Playoff
Nov 16, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer gestures during a timeout in the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images When it comes to potentially making the College Football Playoff, it’s now fully wait-and-see mode for the Alabama Crimson Tide. At 9-3 overall, as well as 5-3 in conference play, Alabama …
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