Tag: college football

Former Star Quarterback of South Carolina Gamecocks Phil Petty Dead at 43

Phil Petty, a former University of South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback, died last week after suffering from an unspecified illness, according to multiple reports. He was 43. Petty played for the Gamecocks from 1999 to 2001 and “made a huge impact” on the football program, the school said in a news release, offering condolences to the…


Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh Is AP Coach of the Year, Fickell 2nd

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Wolverines to their first Big Ten title in 17 years and a berth in the College Football Playoff. Harbaugh is the first Michigan coach to win the AP Coach of the Year Award presented by Regions Bank, and the…


Florida Gators Fires Football Coach Dan Mullen

One bad season at Florida was one too many for Dan Mullen. The standard for success when it comes to coaching the Gators is about as high as it can get in college football. Florida fired Mullen on Sunday, a day after his sixth loss in nine games, two months after the Gators went toe-to-toe…


O’Connell, Bell Help Purdue Take Down No. 5 Spartans 40–29

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue coach Jeff Brohm already had a reputation for running trick plays—and for leading his unranked team to upsets of top-5 opponents. His Boilermakers added to that legacy on Saturday. Aidan O’Connell matched his career high by throwing three touchdown passes—including one on a reverse, flea-flicker screen pass to Jackson Anthrop—and Purdue toppled…


QB Daniels Returns as No. 1 Georgia Dominates Missouri, 43–6

ATHENS, Ga.—With Missouri gearing its defense to stop the run, No. 1 Georgia relied on big plays in a passing game that was boosted by the return of quarterback JT Daniels. Stetson Bennett passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to Daniels, the former starter, leading the Bulldogs to a 43–6 win…


Six-Time Pro Bowl DT Roger Brown Dies at 84

Roger Brown, a six-team Pro Bowl selection in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 84. His cause of death was not announced. Brown, born in Virginia, played collegiately at Maryland-Eastern Shore before being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1960 draft. He played seven seasons with the Lions (1960-66), followed…


Legendary UCLA Football Coach Dies in Newport Beach Home

The most successful coach in University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) football history, Terry Donahue, has died. The 77-year-old sports legend died in his Newport Beach home July 4 following a two-year battle with cancer. Donahue was the winningest football coach in UCLA and Pacific 12 Conference history with a historic 151 game wins, which includes the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Freedom Bowl,…


EWU QB Eric Barriere Highlights AP FCS All-America Team

Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere, Sacred Heart running back Julius Chestnut, and VMI receiver Jakob Herres are among the Walter Payton Award finalists highlighting The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday. The Championship Subdivision’s spring season, pushed back nearly six months because of the pandemic, will conclude Sunday with the national title game between…