#State championship football

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American Football Day

In Willow Creek, a small town where football was more than just a game, November 5th was the most anticipated day of the year: American Football Day. It wasn’t just about the pros or college teams—it was about the local Wildcats, the heart of the community. Coach Danny Lawson had led the Willow Creek Wildcats for twenty years, and this year, the team had a chance to win the state championship.…

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Teamwork makes the champ dream work 💪🏼🏈

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I’ve started gow ragnarok and I’m trying to be very normal about Thor but I want to sleep on him like Totoro tbh. In the first game it’s all “wow Thor is such an asshole amiright fellas?” And now I’m 😳

doodles because I enjoy big fella.

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#OTD in 1922 – The IRA kidnaps more than forty loyalists activists and ‘B’ Specials.

In mid-January 1922 the Monaghan football team was arrested in the North on their way to play Derry in the final of the Ulster Championship. On 7 February the IRA responded by kidnapping forty-two prominent loyalists in Fermanagh and Tyrone and held them as hostages. A party of eighteen armed B-Specials, when travelling by train to Enniskillen, were stopped at Clones railway station in Co…

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Dec. 1, 2023 -- A mutilated, dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity on Friday, one day ahead of the Big 12 Championship Game between the Texas Longhorns and the OSU Cowboys. 

*Statement from OK State:

*Statement from Fraternity where the longhorn was found in their frontyard.

That's messed up, the pictures were pretty disgusting.

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i remember the year we got "all i do is win" for marching band and the plan was to play it in the 4th quarter whenever we were leading

we played that song ONCE that year

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Happy New Years to everyone except…

Christian Borle haters

people that use the wrong your

wattpad writers that don’t proofread/don’t capitalize

Ohio State fans (go dawgs)

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Ferris State: 2024 NCAA Division II Football National Champions

Ferris State joined an elite group of NCAA Division II football dynasties on Saturday, blasting Valdosta State, 49-14, for its third national championship in four seasons.

Trinidad Chambliss signaled the rout early with a nimble 43-yard run on the Bulldogs’ first play from scrimmage, then finished with 153 yards and three touchdowns passing and 78 yards (on 13 carries) and two touchdowns rushing as Ferris State hoisted the NCAA trophy at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, for the third time, following back-to-back titles in 2021-22.

Tony Annese’s group is just the fifth program (since Division II began in 1973) with at least three titles in four seasons, following Northwest Missouri State (2013, ’15, ’16), Grand Valley State (2002, ’03, ’05, ’06), North Alabama (1993, ’94, ’95) and North Dakota State (1983, ’85, ’86, ’88).

Trophy time for Ferris State The 2024 title comes after Ferris State lost its season opener, 19-3, to Pittsburg (Kan.) State. Since then, the Bulldogs have won 14 straight games, knocking off Division II's only remaining unbeaten team to get there.

Following chants from his players of “All day!” Annese received the trophy amid a sea of red and yellow confetti.

“This team just keeps on working," Annese said during the trophy presentation ceremony shown online by ESPN. "They’re definitely a team that knows what it takes to be great and pursue greatness every day. We lost our first game, we just kept on pursuing greatness and, at the end, this is what happens.”

Chambliss finished 11-for-20 passing, and his five total TDs gave him 51 on the season — 26 passing, 25 rushing.

"He’s such a great young man, so it’s awesome to coach him," Annese said. "I’m really tough on him. He said after he came off, the last thing was, ‘Man, love you coach, but you’re tough on me.’ So I, uh, expect perfection — he’s never gonna be perfect, but he’s close to it.”

During the trophy presentation, Chambliss shared credit with his teammates.

“Man, this team’s special, man," the Grand Rapids native said. "Ever since summer workouts, in August, and they doubted us. Vs. Pitt State — after Pitt State, everyone doubted us, and this team’s so special, I couldn’t be more proud of ’em.”

Chambliss shared the rushing load Saturday with Kannon Katzer. The former Washington State back rushed 14 times for 97 yards and added a touchdown catch for 30 yards.

“I got trust in these guys, they got trust in me," Chambliss said. "You know, this is the best team in the nation for a reason, they just work so hard in the offseason — any workout, they were there, man, so we just work hard and we’re a great team, so I’m just so proud.”

Plenty of misdirection early Chambliss, who finished third in voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy (D-II’s version of the Heisman Trophy), ignited the Ferris State attack with a 43-yard run up the left sideline after faking a pass to the far right side. The Bulldogs used the threat of the pass frequently to set up the run and had few issues moving the ball on the ground in the first quarter, racking up 86 yards on 10 runs in their first 11 plays.

Then, with a little under four minutes left in the first quarter, Ferris flipped the script. After a pair of RPO handoffs to sprinting slot receiver Emari O’Brien picked up 15 yards, the Bulldogs used their third play of the drive on another wide receiver run, as Chambliss handed off to wideout Brady Rose. Except this time, the former high school quarterback (at Muskegon Mona Shores) ran to the right side, planted his feet and lofted a deep ball that Cam Underwood was able to run underneath and rumble into the end zone for a 61-yard score.

On Ferris’ next drive, the Bulldogs again used the run to set up the pass, as an apparent option run by Chambliss to the left became a short lob pass to running back Kannon Katzer — the lead blocker on the play — for a 30-yard TD to give the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead with 12:39 left in the first half.Costly penalties After the Bulldogs grabbed their early lead, the Blazers regrouped with a pair of stops, sandwiched around a touchdown drive aided by an offsides call on Ferris State defensive lineman Deron Irving-Bey (formerly of Michigan and Central Michigan) on fourth-and-1.

Valdosta State returned the favor on the final drive of the first half, extending the Bulldogs’ run with an offsides wiping out a punt and then a facemask grab for 15 yards on an apparent third-down stop. Four plays later, on fourth-and-5 with 15 seconds left, Chambliss found O’Brien uncovered on the left side on a crossing route, and the Detroit native went 30 yards untouched to the end zone as time expired, for a 28-7 Ferris lead.

Familiar faces Saturday’s victory was also Ferris’ second title win against Valdosta State, with the Bulldogs topping the Blazers, 58-17, in the 2021 title game. That followed a 49-47 Valdosta win (featuring a failed 2-point conversion by Ferris State late) in the 2018 championship.

Ferris State has won nine straight postseason games with Annese on the sidelines. The Bulldogs' only NCAA playoff loss in the past four seasons came last year, a first-round defeat at the hands of rival Grand Valley State in which Annese was suspended by the NCAA for the Bulldogs' cigar-smoking celebration following their 2022 title game win over Colorado School of Mines in McKinney.

Contact Ryan Ford atrford@freepress.com. Follow him on X at@theford or on Bluesky at @theford.bsky.social .

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Grimsley Completes Perfect Season, Wins 4A State Championship Over Rolesville 35-23

Full StatsCHAPEL HILL – The Grimsley Whirlies completed a perfect season and claimed their second North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football State Championship with a 35-23 win against the Rolesville Rams on Friday night at Kenan Stadium. The Whirlies struck first as Faizon Brandon connected with Khyan Battle for a 20-yard touchdown pass with four minutes left in the first quarter.…

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The Jackson State Tigers have won their first Celebration Bowl in program history and are now HBCU National Champions.

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Nick Rolovich Joins Cal Coaching Staff After Departure Over Vaccine Mandate

Nick Rolovich, a name familiar to college football fans, has made his return to coaching after a three-year hiatus. He is now joining the University of California, Berkeley, as a senior offensive assistant on head coach Justin Wilcox’s staff. Rolovich previously served as the head coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Washington State University (WSU), where he made notable contributions with…

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Oregon outlasts Penn State to remain unbeaten, win Big Ten

Dan Lanning stood outside Oregon's locker room Saturday night, hugging and slapping hands with every player, coach and staff member leaving the confetti-filled field at Lucas Oil Stadium.

When Oregon was preparing for its first season in the Big Ten, Lanning had challenged his team to become the "keystone species," a new organism that can define its ecosystem. The Ducks were joining a conference that included defending national champion Michigan and historic powers Ohio State and Penn State.

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INDIANAPOLIS — In what was one of the most exciting first halves in Big Ten Championship history, Oregon and Penn State set a new scoring record on Saturday night. The two teams combined for 55 points, breaking the previous record of 52 set by Nebraska and Wisconsin in 2012. By halftime, Oregon led 31-24 in a thrilling contest that showcased high-flying offenses and a remarkable pace that left fans in disbelief.

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Oregon vs. Penn State live stream, where to watch, TV channel, Big Ten Championship Game odds, pick

No. 1 Oregon and No. 3 Penn State will meet at Lucas Oil Stadium in a Big Ten Championship Game matchup few could have predicted this season.

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