Tag: college football
A Year in Review; the Valley News 2023 Top 10 local sports moments and...
Another busy year came to an end, and for those affiliated with sports in southwest Riverside County, the Valley News Sports Department reflects back...
Area alumni take the field as College Bowl Games fill the holidays
As the Andy Williams Christmas song goes, “It's the most wonderful time of year.” Especially for football fans. The holiday season means college football...
Temecula native Easton Gibbs named Mountain West preseason defensive player of the year
Wyoming linebacker Easton Gibbs has two years of eligibility left, but according to the former Temecula Valley High School standout, this will likely be...
TCU’s improbable season comes at perfect time for Big 12
By RALPH D. RUSSO
-- LOS ANGELES (AP) — TCU’s unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship has come at a most fortuitous time...
Former area standouts help No. 15 Oregon rally past North Carolina in Holiday Bowl
SAN DIEGO — Bo Nix threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Cota on fourth down with 19 seconds left and Camden Lewis’ PAT...
Former Murrieta Valley alum part of Pac-12 football championship
The 11th-ranked Utah Utes, down two scores early to the USC Trojans, defended their Pac-12 title with a 47-24 win over USC this past...
Heading into CFP rankings, 14 teams with championship hopes
By RALPH D. RUSSO
Even before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season are unveiled Tuesday night, it is clear which teams still...
What to watch: No. 9 faces No. 10 Oregon in Kelly’s return
By JOHN MARSHALL
UCLA coach Chip Kelly is facing his former school this weekend.
Never have the stakes been this high.
No. 9 UCLA plays at No....
AP Top 25 College Football Poll
UGA back at No. 1, Alabama slips to 3 behind OSU
The official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since...
PICK SIX: Freshmen with high expectations to watch in 2022
By HANK KURZ Jr. --
Travis Hunter was likely the most talked about recruit in the 2022 class, if not before signing day, certainly after...