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Jimmy Rogers follows Iowa State’s greatest football era and seeks to avoid return to bad old days
Iowa State running back Aiden Flora speaks to reporters at the team’s NCAA college football media day, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Olson) ERIC OLSON | Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Coming off the best 10-year period in its football history, Iowa State is starting over under Jimmy Rogers after Matt Campbell left for Penn… Continue reading
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NCAA finalizes new start dates for FBS, FCS seasons
Zach Barnett | Football ScoopThe NCAA published its 2026-27 Division I Manual on Monday, which is normally a day that passes unmarked, except this year it put into writing the new mechanisms by which the organization will determine when its football seasons begin. As was formally approved by the Division I Cabinet back in June,… Continue reading
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ESPN features Iowa football among 31 teams that can reach CFP
Josh Helmer | Hawkeyes Wire The Iowa Hawkeyes are among 31 teams that ESPN feels could make the College Football Playoff. For Iowa, it would represent a first-time trip to the CFP if the Hawkeyes can pull it off. The Hawkeyes would also need to do so with a new starting quarterback. Mark Gronowski has moved on and Iowa is… Continue reading
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Ohio State, Oregon atop college football preseason coaches’ poll
Mark Schlabach | ESPN Big Ten teams won each of the past three College Football Playoff national championships, and Ohio State will start the 2026 season as the No. 1 team in the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes, who will be led by a pair of Heisman Trophy contenders in quarterback Julian Sayin and receiver Jeremiah Smith, received 38 of… Continue reading
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Big Ten believes its reputation as a top-heavy league is unfair as it claims conference supremacy
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti reacts during the second half of the College Football Playoff bational championship game against Miami, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Martha Lavindier) STEVE MEGARGEE | Associated Press In the debate over which college football conference is strongest, the Southeastern Conference argues its superior depth makes up for… Continue reading
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Big Ten seeking clarity on playoff expansion before addressing its nonconference scheduling policy
Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during an news conference at the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 26, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) STEVE MEGARGEE | Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten appears to be in no hurry to change its status… Continue reading
