College Football

By Melville Van Buren IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Monday (June 5) the names for the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, which includes a pair of Indiana All-Americans in running back Vaughn Dunbar (1990-91) and quarterback Antwaan Randle El (1998-01). Dunbar was a unanimous…

By Melville Van Buren ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced times and television networks on Wednesday (May 31) for the first three weekends of the 2023 season along with the time for the Indiana football homecoming game. The conference office announced the following for the Hoosiers: Saturday, Sept. 2 | Ohio State at…

  Kirk Ferentz Iowa Football HC 2023 Big Ten Football Media Days July 2023.mp3 The Iowa Hawkeyes have always had a defensive-minded football team. Their offense was always at least adequate enough to do its share to win games, But 2022 was not the case on that side of the ball. Brian Ferentz, Kirk’s son…

By Lydia Jane Allison SALT LAKE CITY – The first football game of the 2023 season includes some other built-in firsts, as far as the University of Florida program is concerned. Well, maybe not all true “firsts,” but certainly some long-time-coming circumstances. * Florida’s opener Thursday night at 14th-ranked Utah will mark the program’s first true non-conference…

By Lydia Jane Allison THE GAME The No. 14 University of Utah Football team will take on the Florida Gators under the lights on Thursday, Aug. 31, opening the season at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game is set for a 6 p.m. MT kick on ESPN. FOLLOW ALONG Fans can get behind the scenes views and…

By Lady Williamson RANK SCHOOL POINTS 1 Georgia (60) 1,572 2 Michigan (2) 1,490 3 Ohio State (1) 1,400 4 Alabama 1,398 5 LSU 1,276 6 Southern California 1,245 7 Penn State 1,177 8 Florida State 1,147 9 Clemson 1,032 10 Washington 977 11 Texas 882 12 Tennessee 868 13 Notre Dame 863 14 Utah…

By Lady Williamson Thursday, Aug. 31 No. 14 Utah vs. Florida | 8 p.m. | ESPN Saturday, Sept. 2 No. 1 Georgia vs. UT Martin | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+ No. 2 Michigan vs. East Carolina | 12 p.m. | Peacock No. 3 Ohio State at Indiana | 3:30 p.m. | CBS No. 4 Alabama…

James Franklin Penn State HC 2023 Big Ten Football Media Days July 2023.mp3 GETTING TO KNOW THE 2023 PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM *They have not won a Big Ten East title since 2016. *On paper, this looks like Coach Franklin’s best teams. *They have to replace a 4-year starter at QB in Sean Clifford, who…

By Melville Van Buren BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The most versatile player in major college football is honored with the Paul Hornung Award and Indiana football sophomore Jaylin Lucas is a part of the preseason watch list for the award. A first-team All-America selection as a true freshman, Lucas was the first Hoosier in program history and first freshman…

By Melville Van Buren BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Junior punter James Evans was selected for the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list, the Augusta Sports Council announced on Wednesday (August 2). Evans currently holds the program’s all-time punting average mark at 43.1 yards after he finished No. 2 on the single-season punt average charts (44.3) in 2022, tied with Jim…

By Melville Van Buren BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Patrick Mannelly Award is built for the unsung hero: long snappers. Indiana football long snapper Sean Wracher, one of the nation’s best at the position, is part of the 25-person preseason watch list for the award. The Patrick Mannelly Award is presented to the overall best long snapper at…

By Melville Van Buren BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU Football will soon have a football-only weight facility in Memorial Stadium’s North End Zone facility. The new dedicated football-only weight facility, which was made possible following a major gift from IU alumnus Jay Wilkinson, will be part of the W. Jay and Nancy Wilkinson Performance Center in Memorial Stadium.…

By Stretch Jenkinson JACKSONVILLE – On a blazing afternoon in arguably the most significant game in Jacksonville State University’s vaunted football history, the Gamecocks dug deep and won when things looked bleak in their first game as a Football Bowl Subdivision member. Veteran safety Jeremiah Harris picked off a UTEP pass at the Jax State 22 with 1:15…

By Stretch Jenkinson August 26, 2023   LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The University of Massachusetts football team scored 31 second half points to secure a 41-30 win over New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening. In his UMass debut, quarterback Taisun Phommachanh threw for 192 yards on 10-for-17 passing, while rushing for 96 yards on…

By Lady Williamson College football is finally back. Week 0/1 of the 2023 season is here, as No. 6 USC and No. 13 Notre Dame both played games on Saturday, Aug. 26. Notre Dame’s game against Navy in Ireland was the first game of the season. The Irish won big, 42-3. Follow along right here…

By Lydia Jane Allison Week 0 Saturday, Aug. 26 No. 13 Notre Dame vs. Navy (Dublin, Ireland) | 2:30 p.m. | NBC Mercer vs. North Alabama (Montgomery, Alabama) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN Jacksonville State vs. UTEP | 5:30 p.m. | CBSSN New Mexico State vs. UMass | 7 p.m. | ESPN San Diego State…

  Tom Allen Indiana FTB coach 2023 Big 10 Football Media Days 7 27 2023.mp3   LOOKING AT THE HOOSIERS *Tom Allen is 30-40 in 6+ years in Bloomington. But only 6-18 the past 2 seasons *Co-Offensive Coordinators: Walt Bell, Anthony Tucker *Co-Defensive Coordinators: Matt Guerrieri, Chad Wilt *Plays at Memorial Stadium, 52,929 *Feeling is…

By Lady Williamson Mon, Aug 21   CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois head coach Bret Bielema named Luke Altmyer the Fighting Illini’s starting quarterback, Bielema announced at his press conference Monday. Altmyer will take over at quarterback when Illinois opens the 2023 season on Sept. 2 against Toledo at Memorial Stadium. Altmyer transferred to Illinois in January after two seasons at Ole Miss. He played…

By Lady Williamson Aug. 21, 2023 | Complete Release IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior defensive back Cooper DeJean and senior punter Tory Taylor have both been named to the first team Associated Press Preseason All-America team. The announcement was made Monday by The Associated Press.  DeJean (6-foot-1, 209 pounds) was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and second team by…

By Lady Williamson Mon, Aug 21. 2023   ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Athletic Department today (August 21) announced that it is self-imposing sanctions in an ongoing NCAA matter related to its football program.   Included in the self-imposed sanctions is a three-game suspension for Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, to be served during…