BOISE, Idaho – The Tulane University football team (6-6) fell to Nevada, 38-27, on Tuesday in the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Albertsons Stadium. The postseason matchup marked Tulane’s third consecutive and 14th bowl appearance in program history. Freshman quarterback Michael Pratt completed a pair of passing […]
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Nevada Wolf Pack Football signs 19 during Early Signing Period
Signing Day: Nevada football class of 2021 2021 NEVADA FOOTBALL CLASS Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School)Jacques Badolato-Birdsell RB 5-11 200 Fr. HS Camas, Wash. (Camas HS)Jeremiah Bodwin DE 6-4 210 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal HS)Carlton Brown TE 6-6 215 Fr. HS San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mission Prep HS)Zion Burns DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS San Tan Valley, Ariz. (Poston Butte HS)Ty Collins RB 5-11 200 Fr. HS Forney, Texas (North Forney HS)Chace Davis DE 6-5 265 Jr. TR Whittier, Calif. […]
Nevada QB Carson Strong named Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year
Sophomore QB one of record 15 Pack players honored in All-MW awards RENO, Nev. – The Nevada football team placed a school-record 15 players on the 2020 All-Mountain West team, led by sophomore quarterback Carson Strong earning Offensive Player of the Year honors, the league announced Tuesday. Strong […]
2020 Famous Idaho Bowl: Nevada escapes Tulane, 38-27
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Carson Strong threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns, Devonte Lee and Toa Taua each rushed for over 100 yards, and Nevada beat Tulane 38-27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday. Nevada (7-2) finished 2020 the same way it started the year — by playing […]
Awards keep pouring in for Mean Green WR Jaelon Darden; PFF First Team All-American
DENTON – North Texas senior receiver Jaelon Darden was named a first team All-America selection by Pro Football Focus, the site announced Monday. Darden, the Conference USA MVP, and Biletnikoff Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist, is among the nation’s leaders in all of the major […]
North Texas WR Jaelon Darden named Conference USA MVP
DALLAS – North Texas senior receiver Jaelon Darden was named Conference USA’s Most Valuable Player, the league office announced Tuesday. The award was voted on by the conference’s head coaches. Darden becomes the first UNT player to be named league MVP since the Mean Green moved to […]
North Texas Mean Green Myrtle Beach Postgame Notes; loses 56-28 to Appalachian State
QUICK HITS Appalachian State now has a 1-0 all-time series advantage over the Mean Green in their first-ever meeting. The Mean Green played in their fourth bowl in five seasons under head coach Seth Littrell but have to yet to claim a bowl victory under Littrell. The […]
Appalachian State Football: Neuzil, Jean-Charles Named 2020 PFF All-Americans
BOONE, N.C. — For the second straight year, App State has at least two All-Americans at the highest level of college football. Senior cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles and senior left guard Ryan Neuzil were named second-team All-Americans by PFF College this week. Last year, cornerback Shaun Jolly and outside linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither were on the […]
Appalchian State Mountaineers Myrtle Beach Bowl Postgame Notes
App State 56, North Texas 28 With its dominant victory in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl, App State improved to 6-0 in six consecutive bowl games since becoming bowl eligible in 2015. It is the only program with no losses or ties in at least […]
Bowl season opens with 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl: Appalachian State runs over North Texas, 56-28; Improves Bowl Record to 6-0
CONWAY, S.C. — A flag for a penalty well behind the play wiped out Marcus Williams Jr.’s 79-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of App State’s bowl matchup with North Texas. No worries. Camerun Peoples rushed for a 76-yard gain on the very next snap, setting up his fourth of […]
Gus Malzahn, 68-35, 1 SEC title not enough at Auburn to satisfy fanbase, administration
AUBURN, Ala. -Auburn Director of Athletics Allen Greene announced Sunday a leadership change for Auburn football as Gus Malzahn will no longer direct the program. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will serve as interim head coach. In eight years, Malzahn compiled a 68-35 record including a 39-27 mark in Southeastern Conference play. He led […]
Arkansas State hires ex-Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Tennessee football coach Butch Jones to head their program
JONESBORO, Ark. (12/12/20) – Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir announced Saturday that Butch Jones has been named the Red Wolves’ 31st all-time head football coach. Jones not only brings 11 years of head-coaching experience at the NCAA FBS level with him to Jonesboro after […]
Blake Anderson resigns as head football coach at Arkansas State
JONESBORO, Ark. (12/10/20) – Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir announced Thursday that head football coach Blake Anderson has resigned to accept the same position at another FBS program. Arkansas State assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf has been named interim head coach, and a national search to […]
Vanderbilt hires former Commodore football player Clark Lea as its new head coach; knows challenges the school faces
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Clark Lea has never stopped being a Commodore. Now, nearly 15 years after leaving Vanderbilt with two degrees, the former Vandy fullback will use his vast experiences to lead the black and gold as the University’s new head football coach. VUCommodores.com reached out […]
Championship Saturday: American Athletic Conference has surprising #24 Tulsa up against #9 Cincinnati
GAME 8: TULSA (6-1, 6-0 AAC) vs. CINCINNATI (8-0, 6-0 AAC)AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. (CT) / 8:00 p.m. (ET) Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium (40,000) TULSA – Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95), 6th yearCINCINNATI – Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97), 4th year ABC TV Joe Tessitore (pxp), […]
UC’s Nippert Stadium capacity will be 1,500 for American Athletic Conference title game
Nippert Stadium By Ben Levin – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https commons.wikimedia.org. CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics will make a limited number of tickets available to students and UCATS donors for the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game against Tulsa on […]
Championship Saturday: American Athletic Conference pits two great offenses and defenses against each other, #24 Tulsa at #9 Cincinnati tonight at 8
TULSA at CINCINNATISaturday, Dec. 19• 8 p.m. ET • ABCNippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55-M)Cincinnati, Ohio TelevisionABCJoe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Holly Rowe Satellite RadioSiriusXM 108/203/966 (Tulsa)SiriusXM 206/202/965 (Cincinnati) Tulsa RadioKXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship) Cincinnati RadioWLW-AM 700 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday’s game will be the 35th meeting between Cincinnati and […]
Championship Saturday: Mountain West Conference up for grabs, as Boise State tackles #24 San Jose State today at 4:15
No. 25 San José State (6-0) will face perennial conference powerhouse Boise State (5-1) in the Mountain West championship game Saturday in Las Vegas. The game is usually held on the higher seed’s home field but it is being played at Sam Boyd Stadium after […]
Championship Saturday: SEC title game has #1 Alabama taking on #7 Florida tonight at 8
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE NOTES Alabama and Florida will meet for the 10th time in the SEC Championship Game and the 42nd time overall when the two teams square off on Saturday. The Crimson Tide holds a 27-14 (26-14 NCAA) advantage in the series, including a […]
Championship Saturday: ACC title matches #3 Clemson against #2 Notre Dame today at 4:00 PM
The long-awaited rematch of the year will happen this afternoon! No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson square off Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game rife with hype and expectations. When the two teams played on Nov. 7 in South Bend, Ind., […]