American Fork’s Madsen leads the way ahead of top-five showdown
Maddux “Mad Dog” Madsen is the nation’s leader in passing yards and touchdowns through five weeks and has No. 4 American Fork at a perfect 5-0.
Mitchell RB, Phillips, breaks one record on his way to breaking another
Parker Phillips is on pace to have a record-breaking season as the Mitchell Kernels look to make a SDHSAA state title run.
Charlotte, No. 12 UNC game canceled due to 49ers quarantine
This weekend’s game between No. 12 North Carolina and Charlotte has been canceled after the 49ers announced contact tracing had depleted their offensive line with several players placed into quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte announced the cancellation Thursday morning, two days before the Conference USA program that moved to the Bowl Subdivision ranks in […]
Proposal would reduce FCS playoff field from 24 to 16 teams
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Council has proposed a framework to conduct a season in the Football Championship Subdivision, with teams allowed to play up to 11 games from this fall into next spring and a playoff bracket reduced from 24 to 16 teams. The regular season would span 13 weeks through April […]
Big Ten teams start sprint toward unusual football season
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Now that the Big Ten has a rescheduled kickoff weekend, coaches and players can start the sprint to opening day. Expect a wild ride. After canceling spring football, limiting and sometimes pausing offseason workouts, shutting down full-contact practices and eventually postponing the season, the league’s 14 university presidents and chancellors have given […]
Virus-caused disruptions get blame for special teams follies
Blocked kicks, missed kicks, snaps sailing through punters’ hands, confusion in simply getting lined up. The first 29 games of the college football season exposed the toll coronavirus restrictions have taken on special teams’ play. The so-called third phase of the game got short shrift at a lot of schools before the season. Few teams […]
Big Ten’s cardiac registry aims to study effects of COVID-19
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Big Ten’s plan to play football this fall includes trying to save lives in the future. The conference, which reversed course and announced Wednesday it would have a fall football season, is setting up a cardiac registry to study the effects COVID-19 has on athletes’ hearts. “It will help […]
College Football Picks: AAC tries to plant flag in P5 turf
Last week was the Sun Belt’s time to shine. This week, the American Athletic Conference gets its chance to plant its flag. The conference that prides itself on being “Power Six” will get only a few opportunities to prove it this season. The Power Five conferences have decided to play mostly league games as a […]
Skyridge’s talent, balance make for one of Utah’s best teams
Skyridge High School has reached a perfect 5-0 mark behind an explosive offense and physical defense that has them ranked as a top-three team in Utah.
Burrow, Bengals hit road vs Browns on NFL’s 100th birthday
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow’s childhood was pretty much the same as every other boy raised in football-obsessed Ohio, the NFL’s birthplace. He learned his ABCs and multiplication tables in school. Outside, Burrow got lessons on Paul Brown, Jim Brown, Boomer Esiason, Bernie Kosar, The Ickey Shuffle and Dawg Pound. On Thursday night, Burrow connects […]