College Football

Dec. 9—Bronco Mendenhall said leaving New Mexico for Utah State after one year wasn’t on his “radar” during his introductory press conference Monday in Logan, Utah. Mendenhall was formally announced as the Aggies’ 31st head football coach on Friday. The 58-year-old Utah native led UNM to a 5-7 season in his first, and only, year with the program after signing …

South Carolina football edge rusher Kyle Kennard has won the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given each year to the nation’s best defender. The other finalists for the award were Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron, Penn State defensive end Adbul Carter and Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham. Kennard was given the award Monday night at the trophy banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina, held by the Football Writers …

Dec. 9—There’s always a local connection. And in the case of this year’s Isleta New Mexico Bowl, there’s a couple to choose from. With TCU and Louisiana-Lafayette set to square off in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 28, the Horned Frogs in particular will be rekindling a few local connections on their visit to Albuquerque. For instance, those of …

2025 USNAAB RTTD Series_Week Of Promos_06.jpg The 2025 Navy All-American Bowl will continue the Road to the Dome tour on Wednesday, December 11 at 8 p.m. ET on various social platforms across NBC Sports, honoring 12 Navy All-Americans. Navy All-Americans will be virtually presented with their exclusive Navy All-American jerseys provided by adidas. The nationwide Road to the Dome tour, …

Dec. 9—The NCAA transfer portal winter cycle officially opened on Monday and will run through Dec. 28. Washington State has already had a number of players enter their names. We’ll keep tabs on all the comings and goings throughout the month. Also worth noting is that last week, WSU coach Jake Dickert said he expected around 15-20 players to hit …

Dec. 9—MOSCOW, Idaho — When last seen, Montana State was trampling over the corpse of an injury-depleted Idaho in October, 38-7. Now the Bobcats and Vandals meet for a second time Friday, again in Bozeman, this time in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. And the Vandals feel they have some unfinished business. Idaho coach Jason Eck, in …

It’s been quite a year for Oregon linebacker Bryce Boettcher. He began in the spring with the baseball team playing centerfield where he was a big part of that team’s run to the Super Regional. Boettcher also won the collegiate Gold Glove award. But on the gridiron with the football team, Boettcher became a key cog to the defense that …

OXFORD – It might not be where No. 14 Ole Miss envisioned when its highly anticipated 2024 season began, but the Rebels are going bowling for the fifth straight year. Coming off the program’s first 11-win season, Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 SEC) entered 2024 with hopes of making it to the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff field. While a lot …

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is making major changes to his staff after the Cowboys’ 3–9 season (0–9 in the Big 12)—the worst of his 20 years in Stillwater—and a subsequently reworked contract. Todd Grantham is being hired as Gundy’s new defensive coordinator. Grantham was the defensive line coach with the New Orleans Saints before being moved to senior advisor …

The 12-team College Football Playoff is a welcomed change after decades of exclusionary practices among the sport’s elite. Even still, the bright, shiny machine remains deeply flawed. A world where legitimate top-five teams like Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State cannot obtain a first-round bye simply because they didn’t win a conference title (an impossibility for the Irish) …

The NCAA transfer portal officially opened for undergraduates Monday morning, but it didn’t take that long for Kansas State’s football roster to absorb its first postseason hits. The Wildcats (8-4), who will face Rutgers (7-5) in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26, will do so without at least two significant 2024 contributors who entered the portal over the …

After six seasons as the head coach of West Virginia football, Neal Brown was fired after a tenure that included a 37-35 overall record. The Mountaineers went to three bowls under Brown, with a fourth coming this season under interim West Virginia football coach Chad Scott, but WVU football was never ranked in either the AP Top 25 or the …

It is the week the Heisman Trophy is awarded. The drama behind the prestigious award is down to four players. The announcement will be Dec. 14 in NewYork. Colorado’s Travis Hunter is the favorite. However, the two-way star has some great challengers: Boise State’s Austin Jeanty. Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Cam Ward of Miami. This feels like a race between …

The 2024 Heisman Trophy finalists were announced on Monday, and the list features some of the best and brightest players from what was a dramatic college football season. Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Miami’s Cameron Ward head to New York, where one will be crowned as the 79th Heisman Trophy winner at 8 p.m. ET …

The College Football Playoff field is set and Indiana will play Notre Dame for the first time in more than 30 years on Dec. 20. It’ll be by far the most expensive first-round CFP game. According to StubHub, the cheapest ticket as of Monday night is $824. When you tack on fees, it’ll cost $1,115. The game in South Bend …