By Burt Leeson   Rockets attempting to achieve a perfect record in league play for first time since 1971 11/24/2023   TOLEDO, Ohio – With a MAC West Division title already in hand, No. 23 Toledo travels to Central Michigan on Friday, Nov. 24 (Noon/ESPNU). […]

By Burt Leeson Rocket cornerback is second in nation in pass breakups 11/21/2023   TOLEDO, Ohio – Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell has received an official invitation to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. The game will be held Saturday, Feb. 3 at 12 noon CT (1:00 p.m. ET) […]

By Burt Leeson Junior QB led Rockets to comeback victory in Battle of I-75 11/20/2023   TOLEDO, Ohio – Junior quarterback Dequan Finn was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Finn completed 20-of-30 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns […]

By Burt Leeson Toledo cracks Top 25 for first time since 2015 11/19/2023   TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo moved into the Top 25 in the latest Associated Press college football poll released on Sunday, Nov. 19. The Rockets are No. 23 in the […]

By Burt Leeson SAN DIEGO — Brady Hoke, the 2011 Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year and four-time conference coach of the year, announced today that he is retiring as head football coach at San Diego State. Hoke will coach the Aztecs in the final […]

By Burt Leeson 11/19/2023 Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack has announced Dino Babers will conclude his tenure as head coach of the football program effective immediately. Coach Nunzio Campanile will coach against Wake Forest next week. A national search to identify Babers’ successor is now underway. “I […]

By Bane Rossi November 13, 2023 ADA – Ohio Northern University has announced that long-time Head Football Coach Dean Paul will be leaving his position with the University now that the 2023 season has concluded. According to ONU Director of Athletics Tom Simmons, Paul leaves a lasting […]

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By Burt Leeson 11/13/2023   With just two weekends remaining in the regular season, all 14 Big Ten teams will take the field this week. The action opens on Saturday at noon ET and features seven conference games and six divisional matchups. The complete schedule […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The Big Ten announced today the conference opponents that Minnesota will play in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. The 2024 season will be the first that will feature Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington as Big Ten members in the soon-to-be, 18-team […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The Big Ten announced today the game dates for the 2024 football schedule. The conference had previously announced the opponents, but now has revealed the dates each game will be played. Minnesota will host Big Ten foes Iowa, USC, Maryland and Penn […]

By Stretch Jenkinson Annual award is presented to the best kicker in college football University of Minnesota kicker Dragan Kesich was named one of 20 semifinalists today for the 2023 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, presented by the Orange Bowl. The announcement was made by the Palm […]

By Stretch Jenkinson P.J. Fleck Minnesota FTB coach On the 2023 Golden Gophers Team 7 2023.mp3   THE PJ FLECK FILE NOTABLE:  – Seventh year as head coach at Minnesota (11th year overall as head coach) – Has a 44-27 record at Minnesota and 74-49 overall – 2019 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Nov. 18, 2023 / 3 p.m. CT Site: Columbus, Ohio Stadium: Ohio Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 102,780 Series Overall: Minnesota Trails 7-46 Streak Overall: Minnesota Lost 12 Series at OSU: Minnesota Trails 3-23 Streak at OSU: Minnesota Lost 6 First Meeting: Minnesota Lost 27-0 in Columbus (10/15/1921) Last Meeting: Minnesota […]

By Danielle Daniels 11/13/2023   Michigan State interim head coach Harlon Barnett On playing three Top-10 team this season… “We’ve got a ways to go… You see what teams in the Top 10 look like and how they play. I look back and I know what […]

By Danielle Daniels 11/11/2023   GAME NOTES • Saturday’s game marked the first time Michigan State played a team ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Buckeyes have topped the first two CFP rankings and entered Saturday’s game ranked No. 3 in […]

By Danielle Daniels Coach Barnett gives an overall statement to open the press conference Harlan Barnett Michigan State Interim head coach Postgame Press Conference 11 11 2023 #1 #3 Ohio State 38 Michigan State 3 .mp3 11/11/2023   COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Michigan State football team […]

By Bane Rossi The controversy and embarrassment surrounding Michigan Football continued on Friday. The Wolverines football program fired linebackers coach Chris Partridge on Friday, when the school received new information from the NCAA investigation committee. The school didn’t explain while releasing an official statement on […]

By Burt Leeson November 16, 2023   ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference’s commitment to student-athletes, sportsmanship and the Commissioner’s duty to protect the integrity of competition will never waver. Today’s decision by the University of Michigan to withdraw its legal challenge against the Conference’s November […]