College Football

LAFAYETTE ― McCutcheon senior offensive lineman Alex Luna knows his left and right sides are covered when tight end Colten Freeman enters the game. The two share a bond off the field as well, with Freeman’s family taking in the senior captain who has overcome hardship and is producing major results for the Mavericks. “Colten has been there for me …

Sep. 6—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is in need of a pick-me-up. Last week’s disappointing 34-12 loss to Penn State has put a damper on the beginning of the season and has some fans wavering on their belief in the Mountaineers this year. “My message to our fans is I wouldn’t lose faith after one game, ” head coach Neal Brown …

Sally Alston didn’t know what she was getting herself into on her first date with Bobby Alston. “He told me he worked for the school,” said Sally Alston, now Bobby’s wife for more than four decades. “And then, he starts giving me directions to the school, and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, I thought he said he was available!” “Anyways, …

Sep. 6—BEMIDJI — Bemidji State and Minnesota State have been two of the best football programs in the NSIC in recent years, consistently in the running for conference titles late into the season. Unsurprisingly, that’s made for some instant classics when the two teams face off. Last year, the Mavericks entered Chet Anderson Stadium on homecoming for a top-ten clash …

Sep. 6—PULLMAN — Here is what to watch for when Washington State hosts Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. When Texas Tech has the ball… The only question mark in the Red Raiders’ offense has to do with running back Tahj Brooks, who is quite literally questionable with an arm injury, according to the team’s injury report at the …

When Nick Saban, arguably the greatest college football coach of all time, praises your coaching ability, you’re probably in a good place. Just ask Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. Saban went on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN and said that Freeman’s personality is a big part of why the Irish are already garnering attention as a College Football …

Hello, and welcome to Week 2 of the Michigan high school football season! Here are the scores and results from the second week of prep football in the Mitten State: CONTROVERSY IN THE PSL: Detroit Mumford athletic director insists: Connor Stalions is not our acting head coach Thursday’s scores Advanced Tech 46, CMA 0 Allendale 20, Hopkins 12 Brown City 56, Memphis …

College football is back and it may be better than ever. If you’ve already rolled your eyes at that (possible) overreaction, that’s fair. But you may have missed Nick Saban cussing on College GameDay, playoff scenarios making headlines after Week 1, and the general volatility of Florida’s major programs. The offseason was crazy, but 2024 is off to a crazy-good …

Sep. 6—MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan football will vie for a new piece of hardware on Saturday. The Tigers open their Great Plains Athletic Conference calendar facing off against Mount Marty for their home opener in the inaugural Dakota Railroad Rivalry game. DWU also looks to bounce back following a road loss on opening week, and give Alex Kretzschmar his first …

Sep. 6—MITCHELL — When the opportunity came along to lead a defense again, Chris Bessler couldn’t pass it up. Bessler was brought in to be Dakota Wesleyan football’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach back in January following a long coaching tenure at his alma mater Doane University (Neb.). He served as the defensive coordinator at Doane from 2007 to 2017 …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Not many are giving Michigan football much of a chance to compete against Texas in Week 2, despite having won the national championship last year. And much of that is due to the personnel losses mixed with how the offense looked in Week 1. But Fox Sports analyst Brady Quinn doesn’t think it’s …

Sep. 6—Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck coached at Western Michigan. So did Jack Harbaugh, father of Jim and John Harbaugh. So did Elliot Uzelac, whose job as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator went up in flames when star running back Robert Smith sat out the 1991 season because of a conflict with Uzelac. And so did Tim Lester, who took over for …

Sep. 6—As the time to hang up his high school cleats nears, senior linebacker and running back Drayton Pouncil looks to work hard and be a leader for his team in his last year wearing black and gold. Pouncil began playing football in third grade and remembers falling in love with the game. He explained that since he was young, …

Sep. 6—It was a typical first week of college football as there was only one upset and all the other ranked teams handled business against nonranked opponents. Some ranked teams may have had a scare, but ultimately they all came out on top, except Florida State. Which, shame on me for not picking Boston College to come out on top. …

No. 1 Michigan Wolverines will host No. 3 Texas Longhorns during week two of the NCAA football season. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Defending national champs the Michigan Wolverines and the No. 3 Texas Longhorns both won their first games of the season last week, and the two will meet this weekend in Ann Arbor for Week 2 of NCAA football. …