College Football

By Marie Reader COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz earned Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year honors as voted on by the league’s coaches, the SEC announced in early December. Drinkwitz is one of 12 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award, was named the SEC Coach of the…

By Marie Reader   COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri CB Kris Abrams-Draine and RB Cody Schrader were named Walter Camp Second-Team All-America selections Friday, the WCFF announced on the ESPN College Football Awards. This is the 134th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. The Tigers put together a spectacular regular season, going…

By Marie Reader   COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri RB Cody Schrader earned First-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press while CB Kris Abrams-Draine and WR Luther Burden III claimed second-team accolades while OL Javon Foster was named third-team in early December. Schrader is Mizzou’s first AP first-team selection since Michael Sam in 2013. The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of…

By Marie Reader COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Southeastern Conference announced 2024 schedule dates for University of Missouri football Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The Tigers will welcome Arkansas, Auburn, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt to Columbia in 2024 while traveling to Alabama, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Texas A&M. The 2024 season marks the first year of league competition…

By Marie Reader   9 Missouri (10-2) vs. 7 Ohio State (11-1) Game 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Date/Time Friday, Dec. 29 | 7 p.m. CT Location Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium) TV ESPN | Online | Command Center | Skycast Gameday Information CottonBowl.com Radio Central Bank Tiger Radio Network | Listen | SiriusXM 119 or 190 Live Stats MizzouStats.com Game Notes Game Notes Shop MU…

By Uncle Tom George   MEMPHIS GAME NOTES https://gotigersgo.com/documents/2023/12/21/Memphis_Liberty_Bowl_Guide.pdf   IOWA STATE GAME NOTES https://gotigersgo.com/documents/2023/12/21/Gm13_Memphis_12-29-23.pdf   MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis football team will face Iowa State in the 65th AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 29. The game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and will…

By Uncle Tom George AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State football team (7-5, 6-3 Big 12) has accepted an invitation to play in the 65th AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be the sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons and the 18th bowl appearance in school history. Iowa State will face Memphis (9-3,…

By Marisol Nicholson DECEMBER 27, 2023   SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Mike Denbrock, a 36-year coaching veteran and most recently the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at LSU, is returning to the University of Notre Dame football program as the John and Bobbie Arlotta Family Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach. It will mark the…

By Marisol Nicholson   CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State football head coach Trent Bray announced the appointment of Keith Heyward as the Beavers’ defensive coordinator on Thursday. Heyward, an Oregon State alum and letterwinner, returns to Corvallis after one season as a defensive quality control coach with the Las Vegas Raiders. “Keith Heyward is a Beaver and I’m excited…

By Marisol Nicholson The University of Notre Dame football team (9-3) will conclude the 2023 season in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Oregon State (8-4) in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, December 29 at 2 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on CBS. The game will mark the 42nd bowl appearance…

By Marisol Nicholson OREGON STATE GAME NOTES https://osubeavers.com/documents/2023/12/24/231229_Oregon_State_FB_Notes_vs_Notre_Dame.pdf   GAME 13: OREGON STATE VS. NOTRE DAME Dec. 29, 2023 • El Paso, Texas • Sun Bowl Stadium • 11:00 a.m. PT • CBS TV/Radio/Internet Television: CBS Play-By-Play: Brad Nessler Analyst: Gary Danielson Sideline: Jenny Dell OSU Radio: Beaver Sports Network, Varsity Network (Oregon State) Play-By-Play:…

By Chris Coopersmith   CLEMSON, S.C. — Head Coach Dabo Swinney announced at the end of the regular season that Lemanski Hall and Thomas Austin will not return to Clemson’s coaching staff in 2024. STATEMENT FROM DABO SWINNEY ON LEMANSKI HALL: “Lemanski Hall and I met and had a great conversation about his future and…

By Chris Coopersmith Kentucky vs. Clemson | When: Fri., Dec. 29, 12 p.m. ET | Where: Everbank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla. | TV: ESPN | Radio: UK Sports Network PREVIEW Kentucky closes its 2023 season on Friday, facing No. 22 Clemson in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville (ESPN, Noon ET). The Cats finished the regular season with a 38-31…

By Chris Coopersmith GAME NOTES https://clemsontigers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-13-Kentucky.pdf   MEDIA GUIDE https://data.clemsontigers.com/pdf/football/2023-24/MediaGuide.pdf   PREVIEW Clemson will make its 10th all-time Gator Bowl appearance, its most of any bowl in school history. Clemson’s Gator Bowl tradition dates to the Tigers’ perfect 11-0 season in 1948, as Southern Conference champion Clemson completed its undefeated season with a 24-23 win…

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2023 NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Those practice reports are estimations. Practice Report   DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE   Monday T Duane Brown (back), CB Justin Hardee (foot), QB Aaron…

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt   Extensive stadium renovations planned as historic football series will continue to be played on neutral site of annual State Fair of Texas in Dallas NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma and University of Texas have agreed to a contract extension that will keep the historic Allstate Red River Rivalry football game at…

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt THE BOBBY DODD TROPHY https://chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/news/2023/12/18/the-dodd-trophy-presented-by-pnc-dodd-trophy-announces-2023-finalists.aspx   COACH FISCH’S BIO https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jedd-fisch/5754   TUCSON, Ariz. – Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. have announced that Arizona Football Head Coach Jedd Fisch is among the five finalists for the 2023 Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank. Finalists include the nation’s…

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   GAME NOTES https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2023/12/18/Alamo_Bowl_Media_Guide.pdf   TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9-3, 7-2) are set to square off against the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2, 7-2) in the 2023 Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Thursday, Dec. 28. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. MST. The game…

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt VALERO ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   OKLAHOMA BOWL HISTORY https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/14/208798504   NORMAN — Oklahoma will make its 57th bowl appearance — and school-record 25th in a row — when it faces Arizona in the 31st Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28, in San Antonio, Texas. OU’s bowl destination was announced Sunday afternoon. The…

By Annie Walker December 28, 2023     ADA — The Ohio Northern football team won three of its final four games in 2023 to enter the offseason with positive momentum. The Polar Bears won 27-17 at Muskingum before taking a narrow 21-17 defeat to Marietta and defeating Otterbein 49-6 and Wilmington 38-14 to end…