Rashad Amos scored two touchdowns and Graham Nicholson kicked three field goals to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 23-14 victory over No. 23 Toledo in the Mid-American Conference championship game on Saturday. This was the RedHawks’ first MAC title win since 2019 and their 11th win in a single season since 2003. Miami’s defense and …
SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings had a rough start in his first career conference championship game. But his poise and performance helped lead No. 25 SMU to a 26-14 victory over No. 17 Tulane in the American Athletic Conference title game on Saturday. After an early fumble, Jennings received encouragement from Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee, who …
Rice quarterback JT Daniels, a former top recruit who transferred three times in his college career, is retiring from football due to multiple concussions, he told ESPN on Friday. Daniels plans to pursue a coaching career, he added. Daniels sustained a concussion against SMU on Nov. 4 and doctors advised him not to play again, …
A dispute between DirecTV and Tegna, the owner of several NBC and CBS affiliates, has left many fans unable to watch the SEC Championship Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. The disagreement stems from the rate Tegna wants DirecTV to pay to carry its channels. Tegna denied DirecTV permission to …
Pac-12 Football Conference Takes Last Breath Last Night of Pac-12 Football Las Vegas was the location of the final night for Pac-12 football. A thrilling game between Washington and Oregon, witnessed by over 65,000 attendees with millions more watching from home, marked the end of a 108-year-old football conference in a sea of purple and …
The College Football Playoff selection committee and the entire college football community will have their eyes on Florida State on Saturday night. What they will witness is a Seminoles defense that continues to show remarkable improvement, reaching No. 6 nationally in stop rate. “Stop rate” measures the percentage of a defense’s drives that culminate in …
Deion Sanders gave a powerful speech to boost the Colorado football team before their season finale at Utah. The team had started strong, but hit a rough patch with six losses in a row and eight losses in their last nine games. This unfortunate turn came after Sanders had gained fame as the head coach. …
Colorado’s Corey Phillips, the player personnel director, recently took to social media in order to reassure fans of the Buffaloes who have been feeling concerned following the loss of commitments from two quarterbacks, Danny O’Neil and Antwann Hill, as well as one running back, Jamarice Wilder. Despite the headline losses of prospects for the Classes …
Georgia defensive backs coach Fran Brown has emerged as a top target for Syracuse’s head-coaching vacancy, program sources confirmed Monday. Here’s what you need to know: The New Jersey native has spent the past two seasons on the Bulldogs’ staff. Brown was Rutgers’ secondary coach from 2020 to 2021. The Western Carolina grad also previously …
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