12/1/2021 Jones, McCaskill highlighted league recognition HOUSTON – Houston Football’s Marcus Jones has been named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year and Alton McCaskill has been tabbed the league’s rookie of the year, highlighting all-conference accolades, announced Wednesday. Jones is the third Cougar to receive the honor, […]
College Football
Houston Cougars News: Football wraps up regular season with win over UConn, 45-17
11/27/2021 Cougars take 45-17 over Huskies; finish regular season with 11-1 record Clayton Tune threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as No. 19 Houston completed its regular season with a 45-17 win over UConn in cold and windy conditions. Nathaniel Dell caught two touchdowns and Jake […]
Kentucky gives football coach Mark Stoops well deserved contract extension
11/30/2021 Contract to be Extended Through June 2028, Features Amended Terms LEXINGTON, Ky. – Mark Stoops, who has coached the University of Kentucky football team to one of the most successful eras in school history, has agreed in principle to a contract extension with amended terms, […]
Virginia Tech welcomes back Brent Pry as its new head football coach
11/30/2021 Penn State defensive coordinator served as defensive graduate assistant for Tech in 1990s under Frank Beamer, Bud Foster; J.C. Price to serve as associate head coach/defensive line coach on Pry’s staff BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced on Tuesday […]
Duke University, football coach David Cutcliffe agree to part ways
11/28/2021 DURHAM – Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced on Sunday the school and head football coach David Cutcliffe have reached a mutual agreement for separation. “After some detailed and amiable discussions with Nina King, we’ve mutually decided that it is the right time for change in […]
Brian Kelly emerges as the new football coach at LSU; surprisingly left Notre Dame his dream job
BATON ROUGE – The search for LSU Football’s next championship head coach is over. Brian Kelly, who has more victories than any active coach in major college football, has been hired as the head football coach at LSU, LSU Director of Athletics Scott Woodward announced on Tuesday. […]
Florida Gators get their man, Louisiana’s Billy Napier
November 28, 2021 Napier will become the 28th head coach in Florida Football history GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators have selected Billy Napier as the 28th head coach in program history, University of Florida Athletics Director Scott Stricklin announced Sunday. Napier, who spent the last four seasons […]
OKlahoma Athletics Statement: Thanks, Lincoln Riley; Welcomes back Bob Stoops to run football program
November 28, 2021 STATEMENT FROM OU PRESIDENT JOSEPH HARROZ, JR.:“We’re grateful to Lincoln Riley for his leadership as head coach of our football program these past five seasons, and we wish him the best at USC. As Sooners we know that our better days are always ahead […]
In a shocking move, Lincoln Riley leaves Oklahoma and heads to Los Angeles to rebuild USC
November 28, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Lincoln Riley, one of college football’s most successful young coaches who won 85 percent of his games in five seasons at Oklahoma and led the Sooners to four Big 12 titles and four New Year’s Six bowls with three College Football […]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football News: Head coach Dave Clawson, Athletics agree on multi-year contract extension
11/26/2021 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson has signed a long-term contract extension to remain the head coach of the Demon Deacons, director of athletics John Currie announced today. “Catherine, Courtney, Eric and I love Wake Forest and Winston-Salem, and it’s a privilege to be the […]
Oregon State Beavers Football News: Head coach Johnathan Smith, Oregon Athletics agree to new contract
November 26, 2021 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State head football Jonathan Smith has agreed on a new contract that takes him through the 2027 season, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes announced Friday. “Coach Smith has led the resurgence of our football program in a way that […]
Michigan Wolverines Football News: PK Jake Moody a Lou Groza Award Finalist
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Senior kicker Jake Moody of the University of Michigan football program has been selected as one of three finalists for the 30th Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl, it was announced on Tuesday (Nov. 23) by the Palm Beach […]
First time since 2019, #2 Buckeyes and #6 Wolverines take battle in Ann Arbor today at 12 Noon on FOX
Game 12 vs. Ohio State Michigan Senior Day #6/#6 Michigan (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) vs. #2/#3 Ohio State (10-1, 8-0 Big Ten) Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Mich.Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 • 12:14 p.m.Television: FoxRadio: Learfield Michigan Sports Network WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game […]
UT San Antonio stays undefeated with Week 12 squeeker, 34-31 win over UAB; wins C-USA West title
SAN ANTONIO — Oscar Cardenas caught a touchdown pass from Frank Harris with three seconds left to lift No. 15 UTSA to a 34-31 victory over UAB, clinching the Conference USA West Division title on Saturday in front of a season-high 35,147 at the Alamodome. Trailing by four points with one […]
College Football for Week 13: Saturday, November 27, 2021
Saturday, Nov. 27 No. 1 Georgia at Georgia Tech | 12 p.m. | ABC No. 2 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX No. 3 Alabama at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | CBS No. 6 Notre Dame at Stanford | 8 […]
Despite rumors he was leaving Penn State, Football coach James Franklin signs 10-year deal saying “This felt like home”
11/23/2021 Nittany Lion football coach will remain at Penn State through 2031 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s James Franklin has agreed to the terms of a new 10-year contract to remain as the head football coach of the Nittany Lions through 2031. The terms were approved by […]
Michigan State locks up Football coach Mel Tucker with 10-year deal; Spartans have rapidly shown improvement in just 2 years
11/24/2021 Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker has signed a 10-year contract, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. “The Board of Trustees fully supports a new contract for Coach Tucker,” said Dianne Byrum, chairperson of the MSU Board of Trustees. “We are very happy with his […]
Dangerous and Improved East Carolina hosts #4 UC Bearcats on Senior Day today at 3:45 p.m. on National TV
November 24, 2021 GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina will try to extend its American Athletic Conference winning streak to five in a row – the Pirates’ longest run of single-season success in membership history (2014-21) – and produce the program’s first-ever 4-0 AAC home record when […]
One of the best kickers in the AAC, East Carolina’s Owen Daffer repeats as this week’s Specialist of the Week
November 22, 2021 IRVING, Texas – For the second-straight week, East Carolina freshman Owen Daffer has been named the American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player-of-the-Week, while junior Holton Ahlers was selected to the Honor Roll according to an announcement by the league office Monday. Daffer earned his second consecutive honor after […]
East Carolina Pirates having a good year at 7-4 after winning at Navy last week, 38-35
November 20, 2021 Game Book | ECU Notes | Photo Gallery ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In a season filled with high drama, down-to-the-wire finishes and seemingly improbable comebacks, East Carolina etched yet another chapter Saturday, this time against a long-time nemesis on a cold afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Freshman Owen […]