College Football

EAST PEORIA — A dozen years ago, Sam Durley was an NCAA record-setting college quarterback. Now, the first-year East Peoria coach is taking his program to new heights, guiding the Raiders to their first 3-0 start in 10 years. East Peoria beat Limestone, 47-28, to open Mid-Illini Conference play Friday night at Corwin Clatt Field. “This is exactly what we …

CENTERBURG — Northmor remains the lone undefeated team in the Marion area, but it wasn’t easy staying that way Friday night in Week 4 of high school football. The Golden Knights (4-0, 1-) led 21-6 in the first quarter, but Centerburg (2-2, 0-1) rallied for 20 unanswered points to take a 26-21 lead in the third period. Northmor ended with …

The visiting Tygers of Mansfield Senior could not get out of their own way, making a slew of mistakes in every facet of the game and the Knights took advantage of most of the miscues in posting a 33-7 triumph over the Tygers in Ohio Cardinal Conference action Friday at West Holmes. “We’re a young, inexperienced team, man, and we …

It’s been a quite a while since Wisconsin has hosted a nonconference game with this kind of cachet. The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide visits Camp Randall Saturday. It’s likely the biggest nonconference game for the Badgers since UW upset No. 5 LSU, 16-14, at Lambeau Field in 2016. If the Badgers were to pull off a similar surprise, it …

SHELBY — The Shelby Whippets offensive line answered the challenge. During a 33-14 win over Marion Harding on Friday night, the Whippets piled up 284 yards rushing and saw two players run for more than 125 yards as Shelby kicked off its Mid-Ohio Athletic title defense in fashion. The Whippets piled up 392 yards of total offense on their way …

Junior receiver Walter Jones spent much of Friday night begging St. Rita’s coaches to call a deep pass to him. Jones said he asked enough that it started to be annoying. But when the game was on the line, the coaches dialed up the deep shot and Jones delivered. “In the beginning of the game, I was telling (offensive coordinator …

MUSTANG — Here are three takeaways from Class 6A-I fifth-ranked Mustang’s 49-48 overtime victory against No. 9 Broken Arrow on Friday at Bronco Stadium. More: Prolific offenses, good memories all part of Casady’s Ty Prestidge’s 50 years of coaching Mustang 49, Broken Arrow 48 (OT) Player of the game: Trajan Williamson. The Mustang senior quarterback had five touchdowns, four rushing …

Florida State football is still searching for a win in 2024. Perhaps coach Mike Norvell can pick it up against a familiar face in Memphis. Before coming to FSU, Norvell spent 2016-19 turning Memphis into a genuine contender, reaching a bowl game in all four seasons. The coach has done a similar rebuild at Florida State, getting the Seminoles to …

Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko leaves the field following a 52-10 win against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Ahead of the Texas A&M football team’s SEC opener on Saturday afternoon at Florida, head coach Mike Elko appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show and explained …

MANHATTAN — No. 15-ranked Kansas State backed up a shaky victory last week at Tulane with a dominating performance against No. 18 Arizona on Friday night, knocking off the other Wildcats, 31-7, at sold-out Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State racked up 391 yards total offense to 324 for Arizona and outscored the Big 12 newcomers 17-0 in the second half. Here …

Despite now being Big 12 opponents, Friday’s Top 25 matchup between Arizona and Kansas State was a non-conference tilt. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) In future seasons, Arizona versus Kansas State could be a thrilling Big 12 intra-conference clash. For this year and next, however, this will be a non-conference matchup as the home-and-home series was scheduled before Arizona joined …

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Kansas football lost 23-20 on Friday at home against UNLV, as it tried to bounce back from a loss last week. Here’s a look at how Kansas (1-2) graded out from its loss against the Rebels (3-0): Offense: Kansas football’s turnover issue persists Redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels threw two more interceptions, and both set up scoring …

Sep. 13—PULLMAN — Here is what to watch for when Washington State squares off against rival Washington in Saturday afternoon’s Apple Cup. When Washington has the ball … How will WSU’s front line stack up against UW’s offensive line, a new unit? The Huskies’ front five has allowed one sack in two games, which went against center D’Angalo Titialii. Tackle …

Sep. 13—PULLMAN — In recent days, Washington State coach Jake Dickert has been effusive in his praise for his team’s new starting quarterback, the way John Mateer has responded to mistakes. Mateer may have endured a couple of slow starts in WSU’s 2-0 start to the season, but that’s part of the process, Dickert said. What he liked about Mateer’s …

One of Central Texas’ top running backs is foregoing his senior season to stay healthy and enroll early for his college career. DJ Dugar, a three-star running back, transferred from Glenn to Weiss this year and was poised to be part of one of the the Austin area’s most talented teams. Weiss was ranked No. 4 in our preseason area …