College Football
Tough year for Navy, but Midshipmen are always ready for America’s Game against Army; 122nd Edition
Opening Kick• Army and Navy meet for the 122nd time in series history and for the fifth time in New Jersey when the two square off on Saturday afternoon (3:00 pm) at MetLife Stadium (82,500). The Army-Navy Game presented by USAA is the eighth-most played rivalry in the Football Bowl Subdivision.• Navy leads the all-time…
Read MoreAmerica’s Game is this afternoon at 3:00! Army vs. Navy at MetLife Stadium (Army Game Notes)
WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the 122nd time, the Army Black Knights will face off with service academy rival Navy when the two teams meet at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. EST. America’s Game, presented by USAA, will be broadcasted on CBS with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie…
Read MoreMichigan’s Jim Harbaugh named 2021 AP Football Coach of the Year
12/10/2021 NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Associated Press announced Friday (Dec. 10) that University of Michigan J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh has been named the organization’s coach of the year. Harbaugh becomes the first Michigan head coach to win the award. Harbaugh has guided Michigan to the College Football Playoff National Semifinal…
Read MoreNCAA FCS Playoffs: Villanova hosts South Dakota State this afternoon at 2:00; (Wildcats Game Notes)
VILLANOVA, Pa.—The quarterfinal round of the Division I Football Championship is next up for No. 6 Villanova (10-2) as the fifth-seeded Wildcats host No. 11 South Dakota State (10-3) for a 2 p.m. kickoff on Saturday afternoon. Tickets are available for the game and can be purchased via the link in this release. The game…
Read MoreNCAA FCS Playoffs: Today at 2:00 p.m., South Dakota State travels to Philadelphia facing Villanova (Jackrabbits Game Notes)
The South Dakota State University football team continues its attempt for another deep run in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by traveling Saturday to fifth-seeded Villanova in quarterfinal action. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Central) at Villanova Stadium in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania. Television coverage of the game…
Read MoreNCAA FCS Playoffs: Always-tough at home North Dakota State hosts explosive East Tennessee State (Bison Game Notes)
12/4/2021 FARGO, N.D. – No. 2 seed North Dakota State (11-1) will host seventh-seeded East Tennessee State (11-1) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The game will be played before a national television audience on ESPN. This will…
Read MoreNCAA FCS Playoffs: Today at 12 Noon, East Tennessee State visits North Dakota State; Both teams 11-1 (Buccaneers Game Notes)
FARGO, N.D. (Dec. 10, 2021) – The stage is set for another Buccaneer playoff game as the 7th-seeded Bucs travel to Fargo, N.D. to square off against FCS powerhouse and 2nd-seeded Bison of North Dakota State. ETSU and NDSU will kick off at noon (ET) on ESPN inside the Fargodome. SATURDAY SHOWDOWNDate: Saturday, Dec. 11 @…
Read MoreNCAA FCS Playoffs: James Madison dominates Montana in 28-6 win
12/10/2021 HARRISONBURG, Va. – #2 James Madison used big contributions both in the pass game and run game while making key defensive stops to blow by #5 Montana, 28-6 in the FCS quarterfinals on Friday night at Bridgeforth Stadium. The Dukes improve to 12-1 on the year, advancing to the national semifinals for the third straight season,…
Read MoreBYU pleased with football program, signs head coach Kalani Sitake to new deal
10 Dec 2021 PROVO, Utah – BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe today announced head coach Kalani Sitake has agreed to a new, unprecedented contract that runs through the 2027 season. “In recent days and weeks there has been a lot of movement among college football head coaches,” Holmoe said. “Today, I’m thrilled to know…
Read MoreHue Jackson, veteran NFL coach, selected to run Grambling Tigers Football Program
12/10/2021 Jackson becomes 14th head coach GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University President Richard J. Gallot, Jr. and Vice President of Intercollegiate of Athletics Dr. Trayvean Scott introduced on Friday morning Hue Jackson as the 14th head football coach in Tiger history. Jackson comes to Grambling State after spending the past year as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at…
Read MoreSooners’ Venables names coordinators, will retain four coaches from Lincoln Riley staff
December 10, 2021 NORMAN — Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables announced his first two assistant coaching hires Friday, naming Jeff Lebby as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Ted Roof as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Venables also announced that he is retaining Cale Gundy, Bill Bedenbaugh, DeMarco Murray and Joe Jon Finley on the Sooners’ coaching staff. Interim head coach…
Read MoreOklahoma hires for Bob Stoops staff member Brent Venables as new football coach
December 05, 2021 NORMAN — A former 13-year University of Oklahoma assistant coach who won a national championship with the Sooners and two more with Clemson University during a highly successful 10-year stint as defensive coordinator, Brent Venables has been named OU’s 23rd head football coach, President Joseph Harroz Jr. and Vice President and Director of…
Read MoreDuke Blue Devils hire Mike Elko as new head football coach; was DC/safeties coach at Texas A&M
12/10/2021 DURHAM – Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced Friday that Mike Elko has been named Duke University’s 22nd head football coach. Details regarding Elko’s introductory press conference will be forthcoming. The defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Texas A&M University for the past four seasons, Elko succeeds David Cutcliffe, who held the position for 14 years.…
Read MoreSouthern Jaguars Eric Dooley named 2021 AFCA FCS Regional Coach of the Year; for work at Prairie View A&M
12/10/2021 BATON ROUGE, LA—Newly named Head Football Coach, Eric Dooley named 2021 AFCA FCS Regional Coach of the Year for his efforts in leading the Prairie View A&M Football program during the 2021 season. Coach Dooley most recently led Prairie View to the 2021 SWAC Championship game and won the SWAC Western Division Championship, finishing with an 7-5(6-2…
Read MoreEric Dooley not out of job long; hired to lead Southern Jaguars Football Program
12/7/2021 BATON ROUGE, LA—Southern University Athletics formally announces Eric Dooley as the 20th Head Coach of the Jaguar Football program on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at a press conference held inside A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse. Coach Dooley is no stranger to Southern as he was on legendary Coach Pete Richardson staff at SU from 1997-2010. As a part of that…
Read MoreNevada Wolf Pack picks a coach they know well to head football program, Oregon Co-DC/LB coach Ken Wilson
December 10, 2021 RENO, Nev. – Ken Wilson, with over two decades experience on the Nevada coaching staff and in administration, has been named Nevada Football’s 27th head coach, Nevada Director of Athletics Doug Knuth announced Friday. Nevada Athletics will hold a press conference for members of the media and invited guests introducing Wilson Friday at 3 p.m. at…
Read MoreVirginia Cavaliers name Clemson OC Tony Elliott as new head football coach
December 10, 2021 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia athletics director Carla Williams announced today the hiring of Tony Elliott as the University of Virginia’s Fralin Family Head Football Coach. Elliott becomes the 41st head football coach in the program’s history. Elliott has spent the last 11 seasons as an assistant on Dabo Swinney’s staff at Clemson. In January…
Read MorePrairie View A&M football coach Eric Dooley resigns
12/6/2021 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 6, 2021) – Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Head Football Coach, Eric Dooley has submitted his resignation. He is expected to take up the position of head coach at Southern University in January 2022, when his PVAMU contract ends. Assistant Head Coach, Bubba McDowell will take over leadership of the PV football program on…
Read MoreOklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles a Finalist for Broyles Award and wins it
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is one of five finalists for the 2021 Broyles Award, it was announced Monday by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation. The Broyles Award was created in 1996 and honors college football’s top assistant coach each season. Knowles, now in his fourth year at Oklahoma State, has put together a…
Read MoreFormer LSU star Nose Guard Glenn Dorsey Enshrined into College Football Hall of Fame
DECEMBER 6, 2021 BATON ROUGE – LSU will add its 10th player to the College Football Hall of Fame Tuesday as Glenn Dorsey – the most decorated defensive player in school history – will officially be enshrined during the 63rd annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner in Las Vegas. This year’s NFF Awards Dinner will honor both…
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