#28 Excel H Sports Ranked Indiana Bowls over Northwestern to remain unbeaten By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports     The #28 Excel H Sports Ranked Indiana Hoosiers are 6-0 for the first time since 1967 and became the first team [More]

Broncos Hold Off Ball State 45 to 42 written by: Steven Stremming, Excel H Sports/Football Writers Association of America photos by: Bobby Ellis/Ball State University/Excel H Sports On a sunny, warm afternoon in Muncie, Indiana at Scheumann Stadium, the home-standing [More]

Iowa State Picked Second in Preseason Poll, Crooks Garners Preseason Honors AMES, Iowa – Coming off a runner-up finish at the 2024 Big 12 Championships, Iowa State has been picked to finish second in the Big 12 for the 2024-25 [More]

Big Ten Network Announces On-Air Basketball Talent For 2024-25 Season All 36 basketball programs to be featured across, BTN, B1G+ and the FOX Sports App   CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten Network today announced its on-air talent and programming [More]

Purdue’s Braden Smith Named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Boilermaker guard leads 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team ROSEMONT, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2024) – Purdue junior guard Braden Smith has been named the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of [More]

Lou Groza Award “Stars of the Week” for Week 5 Oct. 1, 2024 (WEST PALM BEACH) – College football’s top kicking award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl recognizes three of [More]

DALLAS (FWAA) – Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter was an unwanted nemesis in the Illinois backfield last Saturday, logging a career-high four tackles for loss as well as two sacks as the Nittany Lions won their Big Ten Conference opener, 21-7. For his [More]

NOTRE DAME’S CROSS IS OUTLAND TROPHY NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK DALLAS (FWAA) – Notre Dame defensive tackle Howard Cross III helped contain Louisville’s high-powered offense and was the nation’s top-graded interior lineman as the Fighting Irish improved to 4-1 with a 31-24 [More]

Each week during the 2024 season the Maxwell Football Club will recognize an outstanding performance by a college freshman with the Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week award. The Shaun Alexander Player of the Week will be recognized for [More]

TOUCHDOWN SNAG EARNS MINNESOTA POP-TARTS CRAZY GOOD PLAY OF THE WEEKDALLAS (FWAA) – Florida Citrus Sports and Pop-Tarts have teamed up to present the Pop-Tarts ‘Crazy Good’ Play of the Week during the 2024-25 college football season, with each week’s play selected in conjunction with the Football [More]

Huskers Win Flag Fest at Purdue Late by: Steven Stremming, Excel H Sports/Football Writers Association photos by: Eric Theiszen and Greg Flint/Excel H Sports The day after Hurricane Helene made a dash through Indiana causing damage from the Ohio River  [More]

ALABAMA IS CHEEZ-IT NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEKDALLAS (FWAA) – The Alabama Crimson Tide was electric at the start and the finish in toppling No. 2 Georgia, 41-34, in a prime-time SEC classic in Tuscaloosa last Saturday. For ending Georgia’s 42-game regular-season and 28-game [More]

Below you will find our Excel H Sports College Football rankings of the season. Our preseason rankings were released July 17, 2024. Strength of schedule plays a significant role in our rankings. Name Record Last Week 1 Texas 5,0 1 [More]