Football

“Home opener.” Florida head football coach Dan Mullen kicked off his comments on the game this week with those two words. “It’s exciting for us to get back in The Swamp and get in front of our fans,” Mullen said ahead of Saturday’s home opener against the UT-Martin Skyhawks. Despite …

Florida football coach Dan Mullen and players talked about playing their first home game of the season this Saturday against Tennessee-Martin.  Much of the conversation revolved around the following: the Miami game, Week 1 practice, and preparing for UT Martin. The Gators come into the game following a drop in …

For the first time in five years, the Rebels will begin their season with a true road game. Ole Miss will head to Memphis to take on the Tigers. Both teams feature new offensive and defensive coordinators as well as a chunk of new starters. Head coach Matt Luke is …

With the quarterback position still up for grabs, the Vanderbilt Commodores are coming into Saturday’s contest against the third ranked Georgia Bulldogs looking to lean on its talented backfield. The Commodores return redshirt senior Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who was third in the SEC in rushing yards last season with 1,244 yards; …

Santa Fe coach Dock Pollard spoke to Sportscene host Steve Russell on Thursday about the Red Raiders’ matchup against Suwannee on Friday. Coach Pollard reflected on Santa Fe’s 1-0 start, first. “I absolutely like comin’ out 1-0,” he said on Santa Fe’s 22-7 win over Newberry, last week. “We had …

The Oakleaf Knights will host the Columbia Tigers in a non-conference football match on Friday at 7 p.m. Both teams are 1-0 and are looking to keep their engines going ahead of a long high school football season. Columbia Tigers The Tigers initiated their season by defending their home turf …

The Buchholz Bobcats (1-0) are riding high after opening their season with a clutch victory over the Eastside Rams (0-1). In the opening week of the season, Bobcats’ senior Damien Lewis came up with the clutch block on a Rams’ extra point attempt to seal the game for Buchholz. That …

Week 1 of college football will feature just one matchup between two ranked teams. Queue No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 16 Auburn. Two prestigious football programs will meet on Saturday night from AT&T Stadium as they face each other for the first time since the 2011 BCS Championship Game. On …

For many kids, football is a game. It is an excuse to avoid studying for a quiz to run around outside with the neighbors in the front yard. Sometimes, that youthful joy turns into a way to get to college and then for some into a career. But for Cornelius …

On Watch: Week 1 After an excruciating offseason, week 0 of college football has come and gone. Although, things will start to get interesting as Week 1 kicks off this weekend. One team, in particular, to keep an eye out for is the nationally-ranked Michigan State Spartans. They’ll open the …