College Football

By Packy Moore   Other receiving votes: Texas A&M 97, Boston College 49, Boise St. 47, Iowa St. 32, Memphis 27, Nebraska 27, SMU 23, Washington 20, Liberty 12, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 8, Tulane 4, North Carolina 4, UTSA 3, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 2, West Virginia 2, Arkansas 2, UNLV 1, Colorado 1.…

By Packy Moore Week 0 Saturday, Aug. 24 Georgia Tech 24, No. 10 Florida State 21 (Dublin, Ireland) Tarleton State 26, McNeese 23 Montana State 35, New Mexico 31 Southeast Missouri State 37, North Alabama 15 (in Montgomery, Alabama) Florida A&M 24, Norfolk State 23 (in Atlanta, Georgia) SMU 29, Nevada 24 Hawai’i 35, Delaware State 14 Week 1 Thursday,…

By Packy Moore Saturday, Sept. 7 Arkansas at No. 16 Oklahoma State | 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+ No. 3 Texas at No. 10 Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX Rhode Island at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | Peacock Bowling Green at No. 8 Penn State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network Akron at Rutgers…

By Packy Moore Week 2 Thursday, Sept. 5 Michigan Tech 52, South Dakota Mines 50 (4OT) Central State (Ohio) at Grand Valley State 58, Central State (Ohio) 0 Friday, Sept. 6 Western Illinois at Indiana | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network BYU at SMU | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 Mass Maritime at SUNY Maritime…

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By Packy Moore     GAME NOTES FIRST-AND-10 » Boston College football begins a new era under first-year head coach Bill O’Brien, the 37th coach in program history, with a Labor Day night game at Florida State. » The game will be broadcast on ESPN. BC alum Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) and Louis Riddick (analyst) are in the booth with Kris Budden (reporter)…

By Bert Lunay   Curt Cignetti Indiana head coach 2024 Outlook Big Ten Football Media Days July 2024.mp3 INDIANA FOOTBALL NOTES: *Curt Cignetti comes from James Madison, where he was 52-9 from 2019-2023. Helped the program move from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Sun Belt Conference. His record is 120-53 in his 14th season.…

By Quincy Burns September 1, 2024   ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Pioneer Football League announced its Players of the Week following opening action across the league. Butler quarterback Reagan Andrew was responsible for four touchdowns in a debut victory against Upper Iowa to claim the league’s offensive award. San Diego defensive back Matt Ballentine…

By StephanieLee Elliott LSU ROSTER https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/   GAME NOTES https://lsusports.net/gamenotes/   All eyes will be on two of college football’s most iconic brands on Sunday night in Las Vegas as No. 13 LSU and No. 23 USC face off at Allegiant Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:44 p.m. CT on ABC and the LSU Sports…

By StephanieLee Elliott GAME NOTES https://usctrojans.com/documents/2024/8/27/usc-trojans-football-lsu-tigers-vegas-kickoff-classic-game-notes.pdf   THE BEACH VERSUS THE BAYOU *USC begins the 2024 season with an electric start as the Trojans challenge the LSU Tigers in the Vegas Kickoff Classic on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. *The game, featuring two powerhouse programs, will be shown live nationally on…

By Packy Moore TOWSON GAME NOTES https://towsontigers.com/documents/2024/8/28/2024_Towson_FB_Game_Notes__Cincinnati_.pdf   The Game: Towson (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Cincinnati (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) When: Sat., Aug. 31 – 2:30 p.m. Where: Carson Field at Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio Online Broadcast: Big 12 Now/ESPN+ —-Broadcasters: Eric Rothman (PxP), Jerod Cherry (analyst) Audio Broadcast: Towsontigers.com —-Broadcasters: Spiro Morekas (PxP), Gordy Combs (Analyst) Series: First Meeting CINCINNATI – The…

By Danielle Daniels AKRON GAME NOTES AT OHIO STATE https://gozips.com/documents/2024/8/30/GM1_vsOhio_State_83124.pdf   WHAT’S AHEAD The University of Akron football opens the season on national television at Ohio Stadium against the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Aug. 31. CBS will broadcast the game live at 3:30 p.m. with Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson calling…

By Packy Moore Saturday, Aug. 31 No. 14 Clemson vs. No. 1 Georgia (in Atlanta, Georgia) | 12 p.m. | ABC Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt (in Nashville, Tennessee) | 12 p.m. | ESPN Illinois State at No. 25 Iowa | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network Austin Peay at Louisville | 12 p.m. | ACC…

By Packy Moore       *Georgia Tech upsets Florida State in Dublin, Ireland, 24-21   *Tarleton State surprises McNeese State 26-23   *Montana State upsets New Mexico 35-31   *Southeast Missouri State over North Alabama 37-15   *FAMU beats Norfolk State 24-23   *SMU comes back from 11 points down to beat Nevada 29-24…

By Packy Moore   Friday, Aug. 30 Lehigh at Army | 6 p.m. | CBSSN Temple at No. 16 Oklahoma | 7 p.m. | ESPN Florida Atlantic at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network Colgate at Maine | 7 p.m. | FloSports Elon at Duke | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network Western…

By Packy Moore Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 29 Rutgers 44, Howard 7  Villanova 24, Youngstown State 17  Morehead State 17, Central State (Ohio) 10 Carson-Newman 50, Reinhardt 7 Minnesota Duluth 35, Northern Michigan 7  Wake Forest 45, North Carolina A&T 13 UCF 57, New Hampshire 3 No. 24 NC State 38, Western Carolina 21 Buffalo 30, Lafayette 13  Bowling Green 41, Fordham 17  Central Michigan…

By Packy Moore       Sherrone Moore Michigan Football coach 2024 Team 145 Outlook July 2024.mp3     *Michigan opens at home Saturday against Fresno State. *Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) at No. 8/9 Michigan (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Saturday, August 31, 2024 | 4:30 p.m. PT | NBC | Michigan Stadium (107,601) | Ann Arbor, Mich.…

By Danielle Daniels   2024 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST RELEASE DALLAS, Texas – The Football Writers Association of America released its 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, including University of Akron senior defensive lineman CJ Nullally IV (Douglasville, Ga.). The FWAA selected 75 defensive standouts from 56 schools in nine Division I FBS conferences plus Independents as contenders for the…

By Danielle Daniels     AKRON, Ohio – Six University of Akron football players have been named to Phil Steele’s 2024 preseason All-Mid-American Conference teams, the magazine announced this week. Earning preseason first-team All-MAC honors were senior DL CJ Nunnally, IV (Douglasville, Ga.) and junior LB Bryan McCoy (Chicago, Ill.). Named to the preseason second-team All-MAC was senior LB Antavious…

By Danielle Daniels   Thursday, August 29th All times listed are Eastern. Howard vs Rutgers  6:00pm  Big Ten Network North Carolina A&T vs Wake Forest  7:00pm  ESPN+ and ACC Network Western Carolina vs No. 24 NC State  7:00pm  ACC Network New Hampshire vs UCF  7:00pm  ESPN+ Jackson State vs UL Monroe  7:00pm ESPN+ Lafayette vs…