College Football

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – To provide Fighting Irish football fans with more flexibility to experience game days at Notre Dame Stadium, the Notre Dame Athletic Department has announced three new ticket packages for the 2022 home season. In addition to the traditional season ticket, the dynamic Shamrock Pass allows fans the opportunity to experience Notre Dame…

Tue, Aug 16, 2022 COURTESY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMUNICATIONS

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Mon, Aug 1, 2022 ST. LOUIS –Davidson College, which won a share of the last two Pioneer Football League titles, is the choice to win the league’s 2022 title in the league’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll, voted by each of the league’s head coaches. The PFL will present its 2022 Preseason All-PFL Teams, Tuesday.          Davidson,…

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 28th Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. University of South Carolina redshirt junior defensive back Cam Smith is one of 90 players on the award’s preseason list. Smith, a 6-0, 188-pounder redshirt junior…

August 1, 2022  IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell and senior defensive back Riley Moss have been named to the 2022 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, which is presented to the most outstanding defensive player in college football by the Maxwell Football Club.  Daviyon Nixon is Iowa’s most recent semifinalist for the Bednarik Award in 2020. The…

University of South Carolina “Super Senior” Sherrod Greene is one of 51 candidates named to the 38th annual Butkus Award Watch List, it was announced today. The Butkus Award honors the nation’s best linebacker. The 51 candidates mirrors the legendary “51” pro jersey associated with the award’s namesake, Dick Butkus, who was recognized by NFL…

July 25, 2022 IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa linebackers Seth Benson (senior), Jack Campbell (senior) and Jestin Jacobs (junior) have been named to the Butkus Award preseason watch list.  Senior defensive back Riley Moss was named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award watch list.    Presented annually the Butkus Award goes to the nation’s most outstanding linebacker. Iowa is the only school with…

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 IRVING, Texas – Only one point separates the top two teams in the 2022 American Athletic Conference preseason media poll as the Houston Cougars edged the Cincinnati Bearcats as The American’s preseason favorite. Houston received seven of a possible 24 first-place votes to finish with 243 points in the poll, while Cincinnati…

Wed, Jul 20, 2022 IOWA CITY, Iowa – – TheUniversity of Iowa’s home football contests against Iowa State (Sept. 10) and Michigan (Oct. 1), scheduled at Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, are sold out. The announcement was made Wednesday by the UI Athletics Department. The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game versus Iowa State will start…

Statement from Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens, head football coach Dan Lanning, and the Oregon football program on the loss of Spencer Webb:  “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Spencer Webb. Our hearts go out to his family, teammates, and friends at such a difficult time. We will miss Spencer greatly.” THE SPENCER WEBB FILE…

COURTESY SOUTH CAROLINA ATHLETICS

June 10, 2022 Eight Badger coaches have contracts extended MADISON, Wis. — The UW Athletic Board met Friday afternoon and approved the following recommendations of the UW Department of Athletics regarding contracts for various sports head coaches: Women’s rowing coach Bebe Bryans’ three-year agreement was extended through June 30, 2025 Men’s rowing coach Chris Clark’s three-year…

Former Green Bay Packer has 12 years of experience as a defensive coordinator June 10, 2022 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst announced Friday that the Badgers have hired Mark D’Onofrio, a former defensive coordinator at Temple, Miami and Houston, to coach inside linebackers. D’Onofrio, a former second-round pick of the Green Bay Packers, has…

05.26.2022 HONOLULU – Four University of Hawai’i football games – one home and three away – will be televised nationally for the upcoming 2022 season. UH’s season- and home-opener against Vanderbilt, Aug. 27, will air on CBS Sports Network at 4:30 p.m. HT, which is one of two games picked up by the network. Hawai’i’s…

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i football team will play a home-and-home series with Sam Houston State in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The teams are scheduled to meet Sept. 14, 2024 in Huntsville, Texas and Sept. 6, 2025 in Honolulu. The games will be the first between the programs. The Bearkats are currently in…

The entire Hawaii Rainbows fanbase and community are mourning the loss of former Hawaii player and head coach Jimmy Asato, who died at the age of 94. Asato was a star running back with the Rainbow Warriors from 1949 to 1951, earning co-captain honors and was twice named team MVP. He was one of the…

May 20, 2022 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced Friday that beginning with the 2023 season, the league will eliminate its two-division format. The two teams with the highest Conference winning percentage will compete in the championship game. The enhanced structure will ensure the top two teams meet in the championship game and put…

April 29, 2022 IRVING, Texas – Ten American Athletic Conference players have been chosen through the first three rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft, marking the best showing through the draft’s first two days in the league’s nine-year history. The American’s 10 selections through the first three rounds rank third among all college football conferences, behind…