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Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

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Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

ORLANDO, Fla. — High school football is back in full swing as we enter week five of the season. For the first time this season, we had clear skies under the Friday night lights as teams battled it out on the gridiron. Photos: Albert Pujols hits 700th home run, joins baseball legends Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe RuthCheck out all the highlights from week four, including our McCoy Federal Credit Union game of the week featuring undefeated Edgewater playing Apopka High school. Read: College Football returns to WFTV Channel 9You can watch WFTV Football Friday Night presented by McCoy Federal Credit Union every Friday night after WFTV Tonight at 11:30 p.m.Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group

ORLANDO, Fla. — After a long off-season, high school football is back in full swing as we enter week four. Friday night was a wet one for teams across Central Florida, as teams battled it out on the gridiron. Photos: Roger Federer through the yearsCheck out all the highlights from week four, including our McCoy Federal Credit Union game of the week featuring undefeated Edgewater visiting Jones High school. Read: College Football returns to WFTV Channel 9You can watch WFTV Football Friday Night presented by McCoy Federal Credit Union every Friday night after WFTV Tonight at 11:30 p.m.Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group

Last year, Louisville knocked UCF starting quarterback out of the game. Friday night, the Cardinals did the same to the Seminoles' Jordan Travis.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend.

ORLANDO, Fla. — After a long off-season, high school football is back in full swing as we enter week three. While the battle of unbeatens lives up to the hype, at the end of the night, there can only be one winner. Read: Alcaraz stops Tiafoe’s US Open run for 1st Grand Slam finalCheck out all the highlights from week three, including our McCoy Federal Credit Union game of the week featuring Edgewater on the road at West Orange. Read: College Football returns to WFTV Channel 9You can watch WFTV Football Friday Night presented by McCoy Federal Credit Union every Friday night after WFTV Tonight at 11:30 p.m.Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group

The UCF Knights lost their pivotal match Friday evening against the Louisville Cardinals in a 20 - 14 upset.

CHICAGO — (AP) — The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The organization signed a purchase agreement last year for the tract of land that's about 30 miles northwest of Soldier Field. The Bears’ lease at Soldier Field, where the team has played since 1971, runs through 2033. The Bears said Tuesday they will not consider Soldier Field renovations or explore any other potential stadium sites while they are under contract for the property in Arlington Heights. The Bears did not mention what the seating capacity would be at a new stadium, nor potential costs to construct the stadium or develop the rest of the property.

The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released conceptual illustrations Tuesday of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The Bears said the project could include restaurants, office space, a hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas as well as “other improvements for the community to enjoy.”

If there’s a song that’s become the theme of 2022 in the sports world, it’s definitely “Narco.”

Shyheim Brown blocked LSU’s extra-point attempt with no time left to give Florida State a 24-23 victory Sunday night, spoiling Brian Kelly’s debut as Tigers coach.

Anthony Richardson ran for three scores in his second career start, including a 2-yard scamper with 1:25 remaining, and Florida upset seventh-ranked Utah 29-26 to get the Billy Napier era off to a rousing start.

ORLANDO, Fla. — College football may take the stage on Saturday, but Friday night is still all about high school football in Florida. Week one was good, but week two of the high school football season did not disappoint. Read: College Football Playoff plans to expand to 12 teams by the 2026 seasonCheck out all the highlights from week two, including our McCoy Federal Credit Union game of the week featuring two powerhouses, Seminole High School on the road at Osceola High. Read: College Football returns to WFTV Channel 9You can watch WFTV Football Friday Night presented by McCoy Federal Credit Union every Friday night after WFTV Tonight at 11:30 p.m.Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group

Most of these 15 rivalries date back not one but two centuries ago—to the 1890s.

First-year Florida football coach Billy Napier plans, plots and perfects every minute of each day.

College Football Facts College Football FactsThe Associated Press has released its 2022 preseason Top 25 College Football Poll and a familiar team is atop the ranking. Ohio State University was second in the poll, with the University of Georgia named third, Clemson fourth and Notre Dame coming in fifth. Alabama tops the preseason AP Top 25 for the 9th time but there are familiar foes lurking in the top five. See the whole poll presented by @RegionsBank: https://t.co/7dTTUiSC1j pic.twitter.com/XOimkiHXuj — AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 15, 2022According to The Associated Press, the news organization began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The first batch of college football games for the 2022 season begins on Aug. 27.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 05 UCLA at Arizona State TEMPE, AZ - DECEMBER 05: A UCLA Bruins helmet during the college football game between the UCLA Bruins and the Arizona State Sun Devils on December 5, 2020 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Under Armour is set to pay UCLA about $67.5 million in a settlement to resolve the Bruins' lawsuit against them , according to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg . UCLA and Under Armour agreed to the settlement in May, which will require Under Armour to pay the school $67,491,275 to end the lawsuit UCLA filed against the apparel company after it ended their massive sponsorship deal in 2020. Under Armour struck a 15-year, $280 million sponsorship deal with UCLA in 2016, which set an NCAA record for the largest in history when it was first signed. So, UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour in August 2020 for more than $200 million.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 02 Big 10 Championship Game - Ohio State v Wisconsin INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett signed with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted in 2018 following an illustrious four-year career at Ohio State. Barrett went 38-6 in four years at Ohio State. Burrow eventually transferred to LSU in 2018 and went on to lead the Tigers College Football Playoff title in 2020 and asw picked No.

Jimbo Fisher closed out 2022's version of SEC Media Days by speaking roughly as many words in his allotted half hour as the previous 13 head coaches had during theirs, combined. One possible solution: a nine-game conference schedule, with three permanent opponents and six rotating conference opponents. The eight-game conference schedule would feature one permanent rival and a rotating schedule of seven opponents; the SEC has played an eight-game schedule since 1992. "I think that's the one thing we're trying to do in college football. To me it makes college football special, the rivalries of college football, trying to keep as many traditions as you can with the expanding world."

(Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Enjoy retirement, turnover chain. Miami coach Mario Cristobal confirmed Thursday at his ACC media days appearance that Miami would no longer be breaking out the iconic jewelry after forcing a turnover. The turnover chain was introduced in 2017 and its various iterations have been a big part of the Miami program for the past five seasons. But the turnover chain era is now over, just like Diaz’s tenure as Miami head coach. And Cristobal really didn't seem too inclined to talk a lot about the chain being put out to pasture on Thursday.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SEP 14 Oklahoma at UCLA PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: A UCLA helmet on the sidelines during the college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the UCLA Bruins on September 14, 2019, at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. UCLA offensive lineman Thomas Cole has announced his retirement from football on Saturday, and in the process revealed he survived a suicide attempt at the beginning of 2022. This is because at the start of 2022 I made an attempt to take my own life. Everyone I interacted with at UCLA, from coaches to teachers, tutors and more thank you so much! Thomas ColeCole joined the UCLA football program as a Rivals three-star recruit out of San Luis Obispo in the Class of 2021.

The UCF Athletic Association has come to a naming rights agreement for the Knights’ home football stadium.

The UCF Athletic Association has come to a naming rights agreement for the Knights’ home football stadium.

The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team was not publicizing the interview, said both sides are gauging interest. Minnesota hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as general manager Wednesday night and is searching for a coach. Michigan's coach might be a good fit, and he might be ready to leave his alma mater. The Vikings fired general manager Rick Spielman and coach Mike Zimmer after a second straight absence from the playoffs. ___More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Those Georgia Bulldogs aren't the only ones having a devil of a time beating fellow Southeastern Conference powerhouse Alabama. When the powerhouses met about two months later in the BCS championship game at New Orleans, Alabama smothered the unbeaten Tigers 21-0. “We got hit pretty hard.”Rematches are rare in college football, but it's common n the NFL where division foes meet twice a year. Florida earned another crack at its Sunshine State rival by beating Alabama in the SEC championship game. ___Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pnewberry1963 and find his work at https://apnews.com/search/paulnewberry___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

A mere 37 days after they last played, Alabama faces Georgia again with a national football championship on the line.

Chris Rodriguez ran for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:48 to play, and No. 25 Kentucky rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 17 Iowa 20-17 in the Citrus Bowl.

The breakthrough Bearcats held up pretty well despite Ridder's offense going nowhere for long stretches Friday while the Alabama running game overwhelmed them in a 27-6 loss that ended an undefeated season. 4 in The Associated Press and CFP rankings) were held without a touchdown for the first time since a 42-0 loss to Ohio State in the second game of 2019. Alabama had 302 yards at halftime when the Bearcats came in allowing 305 per game. The Bearcats settled for the first of two field goals — their only scoring — before three consecutive three-and-outs. With the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter, the Bearcats failed again on fourth down.

A preview of this year's VRBO Citrus Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats.

This year marked somewhat of a return to normalcy in the sports world.

This year's Cheez-It Bowl features the Clemson Tigers and the Iowa State Cyclones.

The Miami Hurricanes’ plans to play in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 appear to be uncertain at best, after the school announced its football program has entered COVID-19 protocols.

Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami.

Tributes to the four slain students were all over Michigan and the Big Ten championship game on Saturday.

It will be the third meeting ever between Florida (6-6) and Central Florida (8-4), with the Gators winning both previous meetings.

Michigan football will play Georgia with a shot to get to the national championship game on the line.

Anthony Richardson came off the bench and led Florida to a 24-21 victory over rival Florida State on Saturday that made the Gators bowl eligible a week after firing coach Dan Mullen.

Tyler Van Dyke threw for three touchdowns and 381 yards and Miami wrapped up the regular season by winning for the fifth time in its last six games, beating Duke 47-10.

Tre’mon Morris-Brash sacked Timmy McClain on the final play of the game and UCF held off South Florida 17-13 in an American Athletic Conference finale.

AccuWeather's Jessica Pash has the latest forecast for this week's Thanksgiving showdowns, as well as some of the biggest matchups later in the week.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Tyler Van Dyke passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 55-yarder to Mike Harley with 10:39 remaining that helped Miami hold off Virginia Tech 38-26.

Freshman Mikey Keene threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and Johnny Richardson rushed for 147 yards and a TD as UCF cruised to a 49-17 victory over Connecticut.

Connor Bazelak threw a 2-point conversion pass to Daniel Parker Jr. to lift Missouri to a 24-23 overtime victory over Florida on Saturday.

Jordan Travis threw for three touchdowns and 251 yards and Florida State stopped Boston College in its own territory in the final two minutes for a 26-23 victory on Saturday.

Tua Tagovailoa made a good impression in his first extensive action since the trade deadline passed and speculation about his future intensified.

Jordan Travis completed a fourth-and-14 pass to Andrew Parchment and two plays later ran it in from 1 yard out with 26 seconds to go as Florida State defeated Miami 31-28 on Saturday.

Tanner Mordecai threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns and Tre Siggers ran for three scores as SMU crushed Central Florida 55-28.

Emory Jones accounted for 550 yards and seven touchdowns, delivering a career performance in Florida’s come-from-behind, 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford.

Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Jason Brown threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns in his FBS starting debut and South Carolina's defense shut down Florida's potent attack to hand the Gators their first three-game losing three since 2017 in a 40-17 rout Saturday night.

Devin Leary threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns as North Carolina State jumped ahead of Florida State early and held off the Seminoles for a 28-14 win on Saturday.

Tyler Van Dyke threw three touchdown passes, Charleston Rambo had 210 receiving yards to nearly break the Miami single-game record and the Hurricanes continued their second-half surge with a 33-30 win over Georgia Tech. Van Dyke completed 22 of 34 passes for 389 yards.

Georgia Florida Football Georgia Bulldogs running back Zamir White (3) eludes Florida Gators safety Mordecai McDaniel (32) on this 4th quarter touchdown run during the second half of the annual NCCA Georgia vs Florida game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Oct. 30, 2021. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Bob Andres)DALLAS — (AP) — The administrators in charge of the College Football Playoff plan to meet again on Dec. 1 to continue expansion talks, which need to reach a consensus by the end of the year if a new postseason format is to be implemented for the 2024 season. ___AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP—Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25.

All of a sudden, the roof has caved in and coach Dan Mullen is starting to feel some serious heat from outraged fans.

Will Shipley ran for two touchdowns, including the game-winning 21-yard score with 2:53 left, as Clemson rallied past Florida State 30-20 for its 32nd straight victory at Death Valley.

No_ 1 Georgia and its top-ranked defense dominated Florida in the annual rivalry known as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party."

Miami freshman Tyler Van Dyke threw for 426 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes beat No. 17 Pittsburgh 38-34.

Attending a major sporting event can be overwhelming: You might have to fly or embark on a road trip just to get there, depending on the location of course, and consider your accommodations and where you’ll stay, eat and how you’ll get around.

The Florida Gators will play against No. 1 Georgia at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

College football trophies have a tendency to be quirky, whether it’s the Old Brass Spittoon, the Little Brown Jug, the Iron Skillet, the Bronze Boot or the Golden Egg.

Tyler Van Dyke passed for 325 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to Charleston Rambo, and Miami knocked off No. 18 N.

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Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 3 Cincinnati roll past UCF 56-21.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Mark-Antony Richards' 1-yard touchdown smash with 23 seconds left to play helped carry Central Florida to a 20-16 win over East Carolina.

Playoff Expansion Football FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, the trophy for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA college football game is displayed along Ocean Drive, in Miami Beach, Fla. “We have time,” CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said Tuesday after a four-hour meeting with the management committee. Something this significant, for a sport as popular as college football, should be handled in a deliberate and thorough manner and that is exactly what’s happening," he said. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.appodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Playoff Expansion Football FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, the trophy for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA college football game is displayed along Ocean Drive, in Miami Beach, Fla. “We have time,” CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said Tuesday after a four-hour meeting with the management committee. Especially one that had been worked on by a conference commissioner who was also secretly planning to pull two important programs for another Power Five league. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.appodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Playoff Expansion Football FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, the trophy for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA college football game is displayed along Ocean Drive, in Miami Beach, Fla. During that time the subcommittee was working on expansion, three Power Five conferences — the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 — hired new commissioners. “As we said in June when the 12-team playoff was proposed, that was the first step in a long process," Hancock said. __Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.appodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Clemson Georgia Football Georgia players celebrate a victory over Clemson in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)Georgia jumped three spots to No. POLL POINTSAlabama and Georgia finished 1-2 in the Top 25 in 2017, when the Tide beat the Bulldogs in overtime in the an all-SEC College Football Playoff game. The Huskies became just the fifth ranked team to lose to an FCS team in the history of the AP Top 25. Listen at http://www.APpodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP's college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25___More on Regions Bank: www.regions.comCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

ORLANDO, Fla — College football is back on WFTV this Saturday and Sunday. Labor Day weekend and no need to labor, just sit back and watch some of the best college football on WFTV this weekend. 14 Miami | 3:30 p.m. Saturday on WFTV Channel 9There will be a new look for Alabama in 2021 after the team had a record-tying six players selected in the NFL Draft first round. 3 Clemson | 7:30 p.m. Saturday on WFTV Channel 9Nationally, the biggest top 25 match-up of the weekend, No. 9 Notre Dame at Florida State | 7:30 p.m. Sunday on WFTV Channel 9Many in Florida might argue that Florida State verses No.

Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll released Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Lynne Sladky)The preseason AP Top 25 college football is out and Alabama will pick up where it left off last season as No. On the latest episodes of the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Rece Davis of ESPN's "College GameDay" joins AP's Ralph Russo to review the preseason rankings and how he voted. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://APpodcasts.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25___Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll released Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Lynne Sladky)Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for fourth time in the past six seasons. Since the AP started the preseason poll in 1950, only 11 teams that started No.

Playoff Expansion Football Clemson University President Jim Clements listens to a reporters question after the College Football Playoff presidents group meeting Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Grapevine, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (LM Otero)DALLAS — (AP) — The 11 university presidents and chancellors who oversee the College Football Playoff authorized a continued evaluation of a proposed 12-team playoff on Tuesday that, if eventually adopted, could still be another five years away. “The four-team playoff has been a great success and I’m confident it will remain a success," said Mark Keenum, the Mississippi State president and CFP board chairman. “I would temper my expectations, and never say never, but we’ve got an opportunity to dig deeper as a group,” Sankey said. ___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

The College Football Playoff semifinal game scheduled for January 1 is being moved from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced Saturday night. The decision was made due to rising COVID-19 cases in Southern California, according to College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock. "We are very grateful to Rose Bowl officials and the City of Pasadena," Hancock said in a statement. The College Football Playoff selection committee announced Sunday that Notre Dame would be playing in the game despite a loss on Saturday, facing off against Alabama. "Why can't it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?"

The College Football Playoff semifinal game scheduled for January 1 is being moved from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced Saturday night. "We are very grateful to Rose Bowl officials and the City of Pasadena," Hancock said in a statement. The Rose Bowl asked the state to grant an exception for the annual game, but the request was denied twice. "Why can't it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?" If the name is changed, it would mark the first time in over a century that the Rose Bowl would not be played.

Ohio State still tops the AP Poll with Baylor TCU, Utah and Clemson rounding out the top five. All eyes will be on college stations, Texas as number 9, the undefeated Texas A and M Agggies take on number 10, the Alabama Crimson Tide. It’s a game with major playoff implications. CBS Sports studio analyst, Brian Jones joins “CBS This Morning.”