College Football

Aug. 28—SOUTH BEND — Under the looming warnings of excessive heat, Notre Dame’s third year head coach Marcus Freeman refused to dread the incoming heat wave, instead, singing a different tune. “[I] appreciate the good Lord almighty bringing the heat here,” Freeman said Monday. “What else would you want being here at Notre Dame? Our Mother on top of the …

Sep 9, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Miller Moss (7) throws the ball against the Stanford Cardinal in the second half at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The battle between Miller Moss and Garrett Nussmeier will go a long way toward deciding the outcome of the showdown …

Photo: Isaiah Hole The thing about being a top-tier college football program is that your resources are close to unlimited. That’s why we see ballooning staffs in the power conferences these days. Now that analysts are able to coach players on-field, making the right decisions on hiring off-field staffers has become that much more crucially important. And it appears that …

Nov 24, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; The Michigan State Spartans walk down the tunnel before the game against Penn State at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports For years, when Michigan State football took the field in Spartan Stadium, they would do so to AC/DC’s classic song ‘Thunderstruck.’ That changed under the last regime, but in a video …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There are few players who have gotten more hype for Michigan football in and around Ann Arbor than second-year defensive tackle Enow Etta. Etta was the talk of spring and those accolades behind the scenes have continued into fall camp. Once an edge rusher, Etta bulked up and prepared to move inside this season, …

Aug. 28—EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks Senior High football team featured 2023 senior Drew Carpenter at quarterback for the previous three seasons. The Polk County West football team, a co-op between East Grand Forks Sacred Heart and Climax-Fisher, has had an 11-year run with the Gapp family as a standout, most recently workhorse running back Mike Gapp, …

The Oregon Ducks are doing Oregon Duck things for the week one matchup against the Idaho Vandals on Saturday afternoon inside Auzen Stadium. On Wednesday evening, Oregon unveiled the uniforms that they will be wearing for the matchup, breaking out their new ‘Gang Green’ kits from the Generation O line, which was unveiled this summer. However, the Ducks put a …

April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver David Adolph (82) is defended by safety Ryan Rudzinski (46) and defensive end Aaron Scott Jr. (5) of the grey team during the first half of the LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Aaron Scott is one of the key five star recruits that Ohio State …

Aug. 28—Illinois Last year: 5-7 overall, 3-6 Big Ten Coach: Bret Bielema (18-19 at Illinois, 115-77 overall) Returning starters: 11 (5 offense, 5 defense, punter) Players to watch: QB Luke Altmyer, OT J.C. Davis, WR Pat Bryant, RB Kaden Feagin, LB Seth Coleman, LB Gabe Jacas, CB Terrance Brooks, S Matthew Bailey The big questions: Can quarterback Luke Altmyer, who …

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA – OCTOBER 29: Logan Kopp #43 of the North Dakota State Bison celebrates a tackle against the Illinois State Redbirds at FARGODOME on October 29, 2022 in Fargo, North Dakota. (Photo by Sean Arbaut/Getty Images) Nearly everyone has critiqued the Colorado Buffaloes for scheduling Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse North Dakota State in their season opener, including CU …

After the 2023 season, Penn State made it a priority to work in the offseason to find ways to get more out of its wide receivers in 2024. Despite losing some players to the transfer portal, including the team’s leading receiver, Penn State hired a new offensive coordinator and added a key transfer as part of a plan to revamp …

Aug. 28—It doesn’t matter where you’re from — big city or small town — you have a following in the bleachers on Friday nights cheering your name as you take the football field. You have a group of peers who may be your best friends, or maybe they aren’t, but they are a part of a brotherhood you get to …

Alabamna A&M head coach Connell Maynor against Alabama State University at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., during the Magic City Classic on Saturday October 27, 2018. Magic13 The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are excited to face the Auburn Tigers this Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Bulldogs head coach Connell Maynor says his players feel they can play with the likes of Auburn …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football may be set to kick off on Saturday but the NFL opens up its 2024 season the following week. And there was a lot of movement on Wednesday as NFL franchises finalized their rosters. Some players found themselves on the bad end of things. Recently traded to Seattle, linebacker Michael Barrett was cut from a …

Nov 25, 2022; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz watches his team play the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports The new Big Ten football landscape, with 18 schools and USC being a part of the action, is a wondrous and fascinating place. How the West Coast schools will affect the …