DUNLAP — Forget the hype — Mack Sutter is for real. The Dunlap junior showed off his abilities on both sides of the ball as he helped the Eagles cruise to a Week 1 home victory over Galesburg, 48-0. Sutter, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound tight end/linebacker, caught a touchdown pass, then returned an interception for a score as Dunlap (1-0) snapped …
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Michigan State football grades for MSU’s performance against Florida Atlantic
Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch grades Michigan State’s performance in a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on a scale of 1-10. OFFENSE: 3 MSU didn’t get to 300 yards of total offense, turned the ball over three times, twice in the red zone, converted 3 of 13 third-down tries and, other than a 63-yard touchdown run, the Spartans’ two …
Read More »Who had the best Friday night? Vote in the Marion Star Football Player of Week 2 Poll
MARION — It’s time for Marion Star readers and Marion-area high school football fans to cast their votes. Here are the top performers from Friday night’s Week 2 games. Voting continues at MarionStar.com and its app through early Tuesday morning. How did Elgin beat Ridgedale? ‘We had to pound them in the throat’: Elgin dominates first half of football on …
Read More »‘Amazing opportunity’: Ex-NFL kicker makes Illinois high school coaching debut against Pekin
Ex-Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould fires up his team in his high school football coaching debut Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 during a 28-14 loss to Pekin at Memorial Stadium. PEKIN — Robbie Gould had a reason for launching his high school football coaching career, and it wasn’t just for kicks. The former Chicago Bears and NFL kicker made his debut …
Read More »Is Indiana football’s season-opener at Memorial Stadium against FIU sold out?
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has issued 44,000 tickets for the team’s season-opener against FIU as of Thursday night, according to athletic director Scott Dolson. IU’s Memorial Stadium seats 52,626 fans. That’s a sharp increase from where that number was at comparable times in recent seasons. Dolson said the department had issued around 36,000 tickets during the week of the game in …
Read More »Tate football posts second shutout of season with dominant victory at Gulf Breeze
The Tate football team received contributions from all three phrases of its program in a dominant 41-0 victory over Gulf Breeze on Friday at Dolphin Stadium. “I’m really excited, it’s the first time in awhile that Tate has been 2-0 to start to the season,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said. “With the momentum of this team and the big …
Read More »What we learned from Week 2 of high school football: Record broken, SIAC upset and more
EVANSVILLE — How about that for a crazy night of high school football? Week 2 is in the books across Southwestern Indiana with a few notable results to discuss. Both West Side programs are 2-0. How about Central getting back in the win column? And what do we make of the No. 1 team in Class 3A leaving Kentucky with …
Read More »Watch Alan Haller give Jonathan Smith game ball for first win
Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith, left, shakes athletic director Alan Haller’s hand during an introductory press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Jonathan Smith opened his tenure as the head coach of Michigan State football with a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on Friday night. The win, the first in the Smith …
Read More »What channel is Georgia vs. Clemson on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 1 game
A preseason No. 1 ranked team in the coaches poll last lost its first game of the season 34 years ago. Georgia football, top-ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, is a 13 ½ point favorite Saturday against No. 14 Clemson. The Tigers will try to do what BYU did to No. 1 Miami in 1990 when it took down …
Read More »Jalil Farooq injury update: OU football receiver out 6-8 weeks with broken foot
NORMAN — OU football wide receiver Jalil Farooq broke his foot Friday vs. Temple and will undergo surgery and miss six to eight weeks, head coach Brent Venables said postgame. Farooq limped off the sideline into the locker room during the first quarter. Farooq caught a 47-yard pass from Jackson Arnold in the first quarter. Farooq was the second Sooners …
Read More »Cougars have ‘quiet confidence’ that they’ll exceed expectations in second season in the Big 12
BYU coach Kalani Sitake reacts on the sidelines during a game against Sam Houston State Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Provo, Utah. Sitake will lead his team into Year No. 2 in the Big 12 this fall. | Rick Bowmer, Associated Press During the dog days of preseason training camp, after his BYU football team had completed another practice in …
Read More »Alcoa football beats Bearden on field goal as time expires right after giving up lead
Alcoa football beat Bearden 24-22 on a 40-yard field goal as time expired by Kyrin Tyson on Friday. The Alcoa field goal was set up by a 43-yard kickoff return by quarterback Eli Graf, who made his way to Bearden’s 23-yard line with three seconds remaining. Before the kick return, Bearden (1-1) scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown and converted on …
Read More »Michael Hawkins Jr. makes OU football debut in Week 1 game vs Temple
Freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. made his OU football debut during a season opener against Temple on Friday. The former four-star prospect replaced starting quarterback Jackson Arnold as the Sooners held a 37-3 lead with 13:47 left in the fourth quarter. Arnold ended the day with 141 passing yards and four touchdowns on 17-for-25 passing. Hawkins was rated by ESPN …
Read More »The pick: Why Washington State will beat Portland State in season-opener
Aug. 30—PULLMAN — There is a reason why Washington State is projected to top FCS Portland State by multiple scores in Saturday’s game. To open the season, the Cougars are hosting a Vikings team that was picked to finish 10th of 12 teams in this year’s Big Sky Conference. A season ago, PSU won five games, and the Vikings lost …
Read More »ESPN’s Reece Davis explains what’s at stake for Texas A&M ahead of facing Notre Dame
Jan 1, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; From left: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, David Pollack and Kirk Herbsteit on the ESPN College Gameday set during the 2022 Rose Bowl at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Ahead of Texas A&M’s 2024 prime time season opener vs. No. 7 Notre Dame on Saturday night, ESPN’s College GameDay has descended upon …
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