College Football

By Marie Reader The Liberty Flames, winners of Conference USA and owner of a perfect 13-0 record, will face No. 8 Oregon in the 2023 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Monday, January 1 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Liberty captured its first-ever FBS conference championship, Friday night, with a 49-35 win over New Mexico…

By Vickie Sellers   GAMEDAY & BROADCAST INFO   Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes Kickoff: Monday, Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. Location: Orlando, Fla. Venue: Camping World Stadium (65,000) TV: ABC Local Radio: Vol Network (FM 107.7 in Knoxville) Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (Ch. 138 or 191) Live Stats: UTSports.com #21 TENNESSEE (8-4 | 4-4 SEC) Game Notes Roster Schedule Stats Record Book #17 IOWA (10-3 | 7-2 BIG TEN)…

By Vickie Sellers IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 17th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face No. 21 Tennessee in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for noon (CT) from Camping World Stadium and the game will be televised on ABC. IOWA IN POSTSEASON; AT THE CITRUS BOWL…

By Sanderson “Snuffy” Smith BATON ROUGE – LSU will ring in the New Year in Tampa as the 13th-ranked Tigers will face Wisconsin in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Day at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff for the fifth all-time meeting between LSU and Wisconsin is set for Monday, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m.…

By Sanderson “Snuffy” Smith The Wisconsin Badgers will meet the No. 13 LSU Tigers in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT and will be televised live from Raymond James Stadium on ESPN2. For full ticket and travel details, view the information below. Among Big Ten teams,…

By Annie Walker LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Dec. 21,  2023) –  For the third consecutive season the Wyoming Cowboys will be playing in a bowl game, which is the first time that has happened in Wyoming school history.  The Cowboys have accepted an invitation to the 2023 Bartstool Sports Arizona Bowl, marking the second consecutive year the Pokes will…

By Brenda June Temple COMPLETE GAME NOTES https://georgiadogs.com/documents/2023/12/20/23FB_MediaGuide_Postseason.pdf   GAME NOTES INDEX https://georgiadogs.com/sports/2022/8/29/football-game-notes   Game & Broadcast Info Kickoff: Dec. 30, 2023 – 4:00 p.m. EST (ESPN) Location: Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Fla. 2023 Records: Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) vs. Florida State Seminoles (13-0) 2023 Rankings: Georgia #6, Florida State #5 TV: ESPN – Joe Tessitore-Play-by-Play, Jesse Palmer-Analyst, Katie…

By Brenda June Temple TALLAHASSEE – Despite improving to 13-0 with an ACC Championship Game win Saturday night, Florida State slipped to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings and will face No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on December 30 at 4:00 p.m. Behind a dominant defensive effort that included a season-high seven…

By Mariana Smithfield GAME PROGRAM https://files.provationsgroupcdn.com/publications/2023-Transperfect-Music-City-Bowl-Guide/index.html   AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn will play the Maryland Terrapins of the Big Ten Conference in the 26th edition of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl this December 30 at 1 p.m. CST, bowl officials announced. The highly anticipated matchup will take place inside Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville and will…

By Bert Leeson OLE MISS BOWL GUIDE https://olemisssports.com/documents/2023/12/15/23OM_FBNotes_PeachBowl_Web.pdf   PENN STATE BOWL GUIDE https://olemisssports.com/documents/2023/12/26/2023_Penn_State_Peach_Bowl_Guide.pdf   GAMEDAY PROGRAM https://digitalprograms.learfield.com/olemiss/football/3172   WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Ole Miss is making its fourth straight bowl appearance under Lane Kiffin. • At 10-2, the 2023 Rebels are looking to become the first 11-win team in the 129-season history of Ole…

By Bert Leeson PENN STATE PEACH BOWL GUIDE https://gopsusports.com/documents/2023/12/24/2023_Penn_State_Peach_Bowl_Guide.pdf   OLE MISS PEACH BOWL GUIDE https://gopsusports.com/documents/2023/12/24/23OM_FBNotes_PeachBowl_Web.pdf   BIG TEN NOTES https://gopsusports.com/documents/2023/12/24/Big_Ten_Bowl_Notes.pdf   ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 10 Penn State meets No. 11 Ole Miss in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, December 30. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. PEACH…

By Chris Garvin 12/18/2023   Senior Point Guard Averaged 17.7 Points Per Game as Lancers Go 3-0   FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood men’s basketball point guard Walyn Napper was named the Big South Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced. Napper helped Longwood go 3-0 on the week and run the team’s win streak…

By Chris Garvin Lancer Men’s Basketball Game Against Radford Flexed for Big South ESPNU Wildcard   FARMVILLE Va. – January 11, Longwood men’s basketball and the Joan Perry Brock Center will be in prime time when ESPNU heads to Farmville, Virginia. ESPNU has picked the Longwood vs. Radford game as its first Big South Wildcard broadcast…

By Marie Reader COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri defensive lineman Darius Robinson was named to the Southeastern Conference Football Community Service Team, the league office at the end of November. The SEC names a Community Service Team for each of its 21-league sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to…

By Marie Reader   ATLANTA – University of Missouri junior quarterback Brady Cook is the Southeastern Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year by a vote of the league’s head coaches, the league office at the end of November. Cook earned his bachelor’s degree from Missouri as a magna cum laude graduate in December 2022 and is currently pursuing a…

By Marie Reader BENTONVILLE, Ark. – University of Missouri running back Cody Schrader was named the fourteenth winner of the Burlsworth Trophy at a ceremony held at Crystal Bridges Museum on Monday, December 4, 2023. The award is given to the nation’s most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on. On hand to make the announcement…

By Marie Reader Drinkwitz Named Coach of the Year; Five First-Teamers Tied For Most In League   COLUMBIA, Mo. – Seven University of Missouri football student-athletes earned Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference honors and Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz was named the league’s coach of the year, AP announced in early December. CB Kris Abrams-Draine, WR Luther Burden III, T Javon Foster, DE Darius Robinson and…

By Marie Reader   COLUMBIA, Mo. – Seven University of Missouri football student-athletes earned All-Southeastern Conference honors by the conference’s coaches, the league announced in early December. CB Kris Abrams-Draine, WR Luther Burden III, T Javon Foster, DE Darius Robinson and RB Cody Schrader were first-team selections while LB Ty’Ron Hopper and K Harrison Mevis were second-team honorees. MU’s five first-team players was second only to Alabama’s…

By Marie Reader   WACO, Texas – University of Missouri football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz was named Region 2 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. Drinkwitz was honored by the AFCA for the first time. He is one of 12 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award and was named the…

By Marie Reader COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four University of Missouri football student-athletes earned All-America honors from CBS Sports / 247 Sports, the outlets announced Wednesday. RB Cody Schrader was a first-team choice while CB Kris Abrams-Draine, WR Luther Burden III and OL Javon Foster were second-team honorees. The Tigers put together a spectacular regular season, going 10-2, the school’s first double-digit win season since…