Tag: college football

Former Iowa College Football Star Cody Ince ‘Unexpectedly’ Dies at 23

Cody Ince, a former offensive lineman for the University of Iowa, was found dead on July 15 at his home in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, according to his obituary. He was 23. In a statement posted to the Hawkeyes Football official Twitter page, the program’s head coach said the team was incredibly saddened to hear about Mr….


NC State Radio Voice Will Be Reinstated After Suspension Over ‘Illegal Aliens’ Comment

Gary Hahn, a long-time play-by-play radio voice for North Carolina State Athletics, will be reinstated next week after he was “suspended indefinitely” on Dec. 30 over an on-air comment about “illegal aliens down in El Paso” during a broadcast of the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Tammy Purves, vice president of Learfield Communications, said in a statement…


No. 4 USC Falls to Utah in Pac-12 , Damaging Playoff Hopes

LAS VEGAS—No. 12 Utah pounded a limping, bloodied Caleb Williams and roared past No. 4 Southern California 47-24 on Friday night to win the Pac-12 Championship and put USC’s College Football Playoff hopes in doubt. The loss by the Trojans (11-2) could open the way for Ohio State (11-1) to take their spot in the…


No. 4 TCU Rallies for Last-Second Win Over Baylor

Behind an inspired effort from Max Duggan and a last-second field goal by Griffin Kell, No. 4 TCU kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a dramatic 29–28 comeback win Saturday against host Baylor in Waco, Texas. Duggan passed for 327 yards and a touchdown and led the Horned Frogs (11–0) with 50 rushing…


No. 4 Michigan Rallies Without Hart to Pull Away at Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—No. 4 Michigan won Saturday with heart for Mike Hart. After the running game coordinator collapsed on the sideline in the first quarter, the Wolverines regrouped at halftime, returned to Wolverines football and performed like Hart wanted. Cornelius Johnson’s 29-yard touchdown reception early in the third quarter gave Michigan the lead and the jolt…


Backup QB Tate Rodemaker Leads Florida State Past Louisville

Backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Johnny Wilson as Florida State pulled out a 35–31 win over host Louisville to begin its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on Friday. Rodemaker was pressed into duty when starting quarterback Jordan Travis exited with a second-quarter injury. Rodemaker completed 6 of 10 passes for 109…


AP Top 25 Takeaways: College Football

Maybe Georgia was underrated. The defending national champions came into the season ranked No. 3 in the country and hardly overlooked behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State. But after losing 15 players to the NFL draft, including nearly half a defense in the first round, it seemed fair to bake in a…


College Football Playoff to Expand to 12 Teams by 2026 Season

After 14.5 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff (CFP) to 12 teams was finally approved Friday, setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season. What still needs to be determined is just how quickly the current four-team model can be…


NIL Turning Star College Football Players Into Millionaires

Glance around the parking lot of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at The Ohio State University this fall and you might come across a $200,000 palace on wheels, the kind of luxury ride more likely to be found in the garages of movie stars, music moguls and titans of business than on a college campus….


Alabama Gives Saban New 8-year, $93.6 Million Deal

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent mega-deal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart. The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee on Tuesday approved a one-year extension through February 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to…