College Football

By Lady Williamson The South Carolina Gamecocks have added graduate transfer Drew Tuazama to their 2023 football roster, it was announced today. Tuazama, a 6-5, 275-pound EDGE rusher, spent the 2022 season at UAB where he earned honorable mention All-Conference USA honors. Raised in Raleigh, N.C., Tuazama began his collegiate career at Syracuse. He logged…

By Lydia Jane Allison   Aug. 15, 2023   IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Nick Jackson has been named to the 2023 Lombardi Award Watch List. Former Hawkeyes Tyler Linderbaum and Adrian Clayborn were finalists for the Lombardi Award in 2021 and 2010, respectively. Six other former Hawkeyes have been semifinalists for the honor: Jack Campbell (2022), Brandon Scherff (2014), Robert Gallery (2003), Jared DeVries (1998), Mike…

By Bane Rossi Aug. 11, 2023 IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa’s home football game versus Rutgers scheduled for Nov. 11 (game time TBA), at Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, is sold out. The announcement was made Friday by the UI Athletics Department.    It is the sixth Hawkeye home contest in 2023 that has reached sellout status, joining games against Utah State (Sept. 2, 11…

By Lydia Jane Allison David Braun Northwestern FTB coach 2023 Big Ten Football Media Days 7 26 2023.mp3 EVANSTON, Ill. – Two-time national champion defensive coordinator David Braun has been named Northwestern University’s interim head football coach for the upcoming 2023 season, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Dr. Derrick Gragg announced Friday. “The opportunity to…

By Lydia Jane Allison EVANSTON, Ill. — Select 2023 football kickoff times and television designations were announced on Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference and its broadcast partners. Northwestern will open its 2023 campaign on Sunday, September 3 at 11 am CT against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, New Jersey, in a game broadcast on…

By Lydia Jane Allison ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the opponents for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons, coinciding with the inclusion of UCLA and USC into the conference. The 2024 season will mark the conference’s expansion to 16 teams and the elimination of the divisional format. The “Flex Protect Plus” model…

By Lydia Jane Allison 8/3/2023   EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern football Interim Head Coach David Braun has announced the addition of veteran head coach Skip Holtz as Special Assistant to the Head Coach on Thursday. At Northwestern, Holtz will assist in a myriad of responsibilities including game preparation, day-to-day operations of the program and advising Coach Braun. The…

By Lady Williamson The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee met this week in preparation for the upcoming season. “It is always good to get our group together before the season starts to review our procedures in detail,” said Boo Corrigan, Athletics Director at NC State, who will be returning for his second year as…

By Rick Jabot Big Ten Football Media Days 2023 Jim Harbaugh Michigan head coach On Team Outlook July 2023.mp3 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES NOTES FOR 2023 *Jim Harbaugh in 8 years is 74-25; 103-46 overall in 12 years *Returning starters 15, 8 offense, 7 defense *Strengths are J.J. McCarthy as finally the main QB; Running game is…

By Lydia Jane Allison   COLUMBIA, S.C. (August 7, 2023) – University of South Carolina wide receiver Antwane “Juice” Wells Jr. is one of 49 players named to the 2023 preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list, the Tallahassee Quarterbacks Club (TQC) Foundation Inc. announced today. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS…

By Lydia Jane Allison   (August 7, 2023)   Biletnikoff Award honors nation’s top receiver UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt senior wide receiver Dante Cephas was selected for the Biletnikoff Award watch list, announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, on Monday. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes college football’s outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide…

By Lydia Jane Allison   8/6/2023   Dear Flames Nation, It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd. Tajh joined our Liberty Football family as recently as January and his impact on the program will be felt for years to come. When you come…

July 24, 2023 The process took months of trial and error, but the Illinois football program knew what it was looking for when it came time to design new uniforms ahead of the 2023 season. The list of priorities was fairly straightforward: The uniforms needed to incorporate orange, blue, and white on the jerseys and…

  July 25, 2023   CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jim Leonhard was named Senior Football Analyst for the Illinois football program, head coach Bret Bielema announced. Leonhard joins the Illini from Wisconsin, where he spent the last seven seasons on staff, including serving as interim head coach for seven games in 2022. Leonhard spent six seasons as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator…

July 26, 2023   CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Momentum around the Illinois football program continues to build heading into the 2023 season, with the Fighting Illini surpassing 9,500 new season tickets sold, the most on record since 2008. Illini fans are encouraged to act quickly to secure season tickets for access to the best seats at the…

  July 26, 2023   CHAMPAIGN, Ill — Illinois junior defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton earned Big Ten Preseason Honors, the conference announced on Wednesday morning. Newton is one of 10 conference student-athletes to achieve the accolade, and he is one of five players on the list from the Big Ten West. Newton earned consensus All-Big Ten first-team honors…

  July 19, 2023   https://scarletknights.com/tags/2023-rutgers-football-awards-honors   PISCATAWAY, N.J. – DL Aaron Lewis represents Rutgers football as a preseason First Team All-Big Ten selection by Pro Football Focus. The picks are based on PFF’s grades and advanced statistics. Lewis emerged on the defensive line with 55 tackles with eight for loss in 2022. He posted a career high with…

Spartan football season ticket holders can purchase comparable tickets at Ford Field for $50 through July EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State football season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase $50 tickets for Spartan football at Ford Field during an exclusive Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Presale July 11-16 (with $50 pricing extending through…