College Football

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke announced in late December 2020 that veteran NFL and college coach Jedd Fisch is the next head coach of the Arizona Football program subject to final approval from the Arizona Board of Regents. Fisch comes to Arizona after eight years of coaching at the collegiate level,…

TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke announced on December 12, the day after Arizona State defeated the Wildcats 70-7, that Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Defensive Coordinator Paul Rhoads will serve as the Interim Head Coach. Sumlin finishes his three-year tenure at UArizona with an overall…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 13, 2021 Follow Zips Football on Twitter (@ZipsFB), Facebook and Instagram AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron football has unveiled its schedule for the upcoming 2021 campaign, one that includes road tests at perennial powers Auburn and Ohio State, as well as six home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field.  Akron is scheduled to open its…

POSITION WR HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 175 CLASS Senior HOMETOWN Amite, La. HIGH SCHOOL Amite Senior (2020) Returned for his senior season, providing the Crimson Tide offense with one of the top big-play threats in all of college football … one of three Heisman Trophy winners in Alabama history, joining Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) in holding the prestigious honor…

3 OHIO STATE (7-0) VS. 1 ALABAMA (12-0)Monday, January 11 • 8 p.m. • Miami, Fla. • Hard Rock Stadium • ESPN THE BASICS* Ohio State and Alabama meet in the 2021College Football Playoff National Championshipgame Monday, Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium inMiami. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. (EST) on ESPN.* Ohio State…

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin has named Steve Sarkisian, currently offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide, head coach of the Longhorn football team. He replaces Tom Herman, who was released earlier today. Sarkisian has a strong track record as both an offensive coordinator and head coach in both Division I…

Back in late December, the Texas Longhorns said that they had their football coach in Tom Herman, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced December 19 that Herman will remain UT’s coach for 2021. “There has been a lot of speculation about the future of our football coach,” Del Conte said in a statement. “My…

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl January 1, 2021 – Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State Pregame Notes Sweet AppearancesOhio State is making its sixth Sugar Bowl appearance and Clemson is making just its third appearance. The seven combined appearances are the least by a…

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Honors John Lewis’ Legacy with Scholarship $7.5 million Endowed Scholarship Program will benefit students from the communities he served. Georgia and Cincinnati to receive $100,000 contributions to endowments. ATLANTA (Dec. 31, 2020) – A $7.5 million endowed scholarship program operated by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is being renamed in honor of the late…

Officials for the 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Today’s officials are from the Atlantic Coast Conference Referee Jeff Flanagan Umpire Tom Laverty Head Linesman Tracy Lynch Side Judge Mike McCarthy Line Judge Steve Matarante Field Judge Milton Britton Back Judge Michael Griffith Center Judge Larry Saunders Instant Replay Rusty Acree Communicator Jack McElwee Alternate Official Brian…

LOS ANGELES — Donte Williams, USC’s cornerbacks coach/defensive pass game coordinator, has added the title of associate head coach, Trojan head coach Clay Helton announced today (Dec. 31). “This promotion reflects the immediate impact that Donte has made and the respect he has earned since joining our program,” said Helton. “We have seen that impact both with the improved…

Postseason accolades continue to roll in for the CCU head coach CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey Chadwell was voted by the fans as The Premier Coach of College Football, it was announced by Premier Players, Inc. The Premier Coach Award is presented to the head coach that fans voted as the best in his or…

Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott is out for the Sugar Bowl Playoff semifinal matchup with No. 3 Ohio State this Friday due to COVID-19 protocol according to head coach Dabo Swinney. After getting off the plane when Clemson arrived in New Orleans, Coach Swinney said Elliott is feeling fine after the positive test. Elliott has been on Swinney’s…

The Nagurski Trophy honors the nation’s top defensive player CHARLOTTE, N.C. –– Capping an outstanding junior season, Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins has won the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors college football’s national defensive player of the year, it was announced today by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. In 2016, Collins was…

TULSA, Okla.  –– The University of Tulsa’s Tyler Smith earned Freshman All-America honors by The Athletic, it was announced by the publication earlier this week. Smith, a 6’5″, 332-pound redshirt freshman from Fort Worth, Texas, started all eight games at left tackle for the Golden Hurricane this season. He played every offensive snap in six games to help power 22nd-ranked…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.  –– The University of Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins was named today as one of 3 finalists for the 26th Chuck Bednarik Award given to the nation’s Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced by Maxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert. Joining Collins as a 2020 Chuck Bednarik Award finalist is Notre Dame senior linebacker Jeremiah…

FORT WORTH, Texas –– The nation’s 22nd-ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane will face the SEC’s Mississippi Bulldogs in the 18th edition of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, it was announced today. The game will be played at TCU’s Amon G. Carter Stadium on Thursday, December 31, at 11:00 a.m. (CT). This is the third…

POSITION Running Back HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 215 CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Tulsa, Okla. HIGHSCHOOL Holland Hall/Air Force Prep TULSA – A three-year letterwinner … has played in 31 career games and has one career start … has totaled 1,490 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns … has five career 100-yard rushing games … received a medical hardship in 2017 after playing in…