College Football

Nov. 15—VERMILLION — It’s not often that someone outside the offensive backfield receives Joe Robbie MVP honors at the South Dakota high school football championships. But on Friday at the DakotaDome, Howard tight end/defensive end Luke Koepsell joined the elite club by placing his fingerprints all over the Tigers’ 38-30 victory over Wolsey-Wessington in the Class 9A title tilt. “This …

Nov. 15—VERMILLION — After a two-year hiatus, Winner is back on top in Class 11B. Tied entering the fourth quarter, a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Eli Vobr on the first play of the final frame stood up as the game-winning score, as the second-seeded Warriors earned a gritty 20-14 win over top-seeded Sioux Valley on Friday afternoon at the DakotaDome. …

VERMILLION — Thirty-six later, there was no magic comeback in the DakotaDome for Sioux Valley’s high school football team. Trailing 20-14, the top-seeded Cossacks began their final possession at their own 9-yard line with under 90 seconds and no timeouts remaining. Second-seeded Winner (12-0) kept the Cossacks at bay and held on for the six-point win as time expired in …

Nov. 15—EIGHT-MAN LARGE Who: No. 4 Mt. Ararat (8-2) vs. No. 2 Greely (8-1) When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: Veterans Memorial Field, Kennebunk Outlook: Greely returns to the state championship game after finishing as the runner-up to Mount Desert Island last year. Mt. Ararat is back for the first time since winning the inaugural eight-man state title in 2019. … …

Aug 5, 2024; Cleveland Browns advisor Mike Vrabel works with cornerback Myles Harden (26) during practice at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Three Cleveland Browns coaches were named as future head coach candidates by Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated publishes an exhaustive list of head coaching candidates every year. The list highlights the …

The postseason has arrived for Big Bend football teams as the race for a state championship starts Friday night. There are 11 area programs competing for a chance to end the season with some hardware. There are nine games this weekend, with Jefferson County the only local team not in action as the Tigers await the winner of No. 12 …

. No. 8 Notre Dame should roll over the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. So say the experts. Let’s start with The Athletic’s Pete Sampson, who has Notre Dame winning 35-14. “After two-plus seasons of searching, it feels like Freeman has found his groove on the sidelines. Mentions of his inexperience are down. Consistent performances are up. That reliability should carry through the …

TWINSBURG — Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy coach Nick Cook said at the season’s outset that he wanted his team play beyond Week 11. The Royals (10-2) have done just that, as they play a Division III, Region 9 semifinal vs. Gilmour Academy (11-1) Friday at Twinsburg’s Tiger Stadium. CVCA will look to advance to its first regional final in school …

September 27, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (2) breaks up a pass intended for Oregon State Beavers wide receiver Jordan Villamin (13) during the first half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Southern California Trojans safety Leon McQuay (22) would recover the ball. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports On Friday, USC announced …

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Tre Harris #9 of the Mississippi Rebels catches the ball for a touchdown against Major Burns #8 of the LSU Tigers during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Florida, LSU head coach Brian …

RUSSELL T.J. Maynard doesn’t mind getting emotional when talking about his players. The Russell coach showed that emotion after the Red Devils secured its first district title since 2018 at East Carter on Oct. 25. Russell has made strides all season, especially on offense, and it starts in the trenches with a senior group of offensive linemen. The road to …

As the leader of the Wisconsin football team, perhaps it’s appropriate that head coach Luke Fickell has received the most votes in our poll asking readers their No. 1 concern with the Badgers this season. Among 957 responses, 31% of readers (300 overall) voted Fickell as the No. 1 concern/problem with the Badgers. The head coach was followed closely by …

. The Oklahoma Sooners 2026 recruiting class is off to a nice start. They have three players committed to the class, all on the offensive side of the ball, including four-star quarterback Jaden O’Neal. O’Neal is scheduled to be in Norman next weekend when the Oklahoma Sooners host the Alabama Crimson Tide. But this week, he’ll head to Boulder to …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers tight end Trey’Dez Green (14) makes a catch just out of bounds against Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Bray Hubbard (18) at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU needs a win. Thanks to a bye week and two losses, LSU’s last win was almost a month ago. It was …

Friday is the 10th anniversary of Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon’s record-setting 408 rushing yards as the Badgers beat Nebraska 59-24 on Nov. 14, 2014, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Gordon played only three quarters and carried the ball 25 times, with four touchdowns, to top the NCAA Division I single-game record of 406 yards, in 43 carries, by …