Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz revealed Monday that running back Ahmad Hardy, who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in May, has been medically cleared to prepare for the upcoming season and used the occasion to offer a comment about gun violence in America. “Not criticizing the police or the right to bear arms, … Read more
The buck stops here — even if Warde Manuel preferred it didn’t. See, he either never learned or forgot what President Harry S. Truman knew about making hard decisions and accepting the fault of his subordinates. Everything is your fault when you are the man in charge. For Manuel, that means losing the job he loves … Read more
New Virginia Tech coach James Franklin knows the Hokies’ proud history going back to the Frank Beamer era. Annual bowl bids. A trip to the national championship game. Special teams play so reliably good that it spawned the name “Beamer Ball,” and the beaten-up metal lunch pail symbolizing a blue-collar defensive ethic. “You guys all … Read more
As you probably know by now, diving into regular-season win totals for college football might be one of my favorite pastimes. And I believe where I’ve landed recently could get us a return on our investment when it comes to one squad’s Under. I also believe that my Oregon Ducks and last year’s championship runner-up, … Read more
The Miami Hurricanes are back on the national scene in college football in large part due to the acquisition of two high-profile transfer quarterbacks the past two years. They’re counting on a third, Darian Mensah from Duke, to keep them in the conversation. The junior redshirt quarterback said Wednesday he made the move to Miami … Read more
SMU has launched a Heisman Trophy campaign for senior quarterback Kevin Jennings, and also is putting his name on a new recovery center in the school’s football complex. The third-year hometown starting quarterback, who led the Mustangs to the College Football Playoff two seasons ago, is believed to be the first player to have an … Read more
The Atlantic Coast Conference is revamping the tiebreaker format for its football championship game following a controversial finish last season that allowed a five-loss Duke team to get in over then-No. 10-ranked Miami — a situation that put the Hurricanes at risk of missing the expanded College Football Playoff. Miami, which had been the ACC’s … Read more
Somehow, yes, it’s true: for the first time in World Cup history, the four remaining teams are also the top four teams in FIFA’s rankings. The tournament has been around since 1930, and even with an expanded 48-team field designed to create more unpredictability, the final four is as chalk as it gets. No. 1 … Read more
New Wisconsin athletic director Shawn Eichorst, who spent the last eight years at Texas, believes his new and old schools have much in common. Both are well-regarded research universities in state capitals that belong to major conferences and have relatively similar enrollments. He also pointed out one difference. “There’s swag at Texas, right?” Eichorst said … Read more
The largest turnover of Big 12 head coaches in seven seasons includes two first-timers at their alma maters, a national championship winner and another who last season almost got a Group of Five team into the College Football Playoff. “I grew up a Big 12 kid,” new Kansas State coach Collin Klein said Wednesday. “And … Read more