Lynn Burke’s geographical area for his tome stretches beyond South Hampton Roads and the Peninsula, south to Courtland, north to the Eastern Shore, up to the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck

The series between Illinois and Rutgers didn't start heating up until the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten. There were only two meetings before then. Illinois has only played Rutgers nine times in the history of the two programs, with the Illini currently controlling the series 6-3.

The game at Ohio Stadium represents a homecoming for Ethan Grunkemeyer, Penn State's new starting quarterback, who has replaced Drew Allar after the quarterback had season-ending ankle surgery. Grunkemeyer played high school football in the Columbus area with the Olentangy Braves before committing to play football at Penn State.

The governor expressed his frustration over a range of bad decisions but singled out Athletics Director Scott Woodward for Brian Kelly's contract.

Saturday at TowneBank Stadium, the inaugural team will receive well-deserved recognition. Two of its players will serve as honorary captains for the coin toss prior to CNU’s 1 p.m. game against

The Linfield Wildcats football team is one win from extending its consecutive winning season streak - already the longest in college football history.

Regardless of some of the understandable hurdles, at the end of the day, Napier’s wins and losses will be how his tenure will be remembered.

Paul Benson, of Granite Falls, Minnesota, was among members of the national champion Gophers football team that celebrated the 65th anniversary of the feat.

Even for Louisiana, a place with a history of jarring political acts and unusual public behavior, Gov. Jeff Landry’s unfurling this week has been a bizarre jolt. But the state's politics have long been uncomfortably intertwined with LSU football.