SYRACUSE – A recap of Saturday’s athletic events for Wawasee.

SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame running back Tarean Folston is out for the season due to a knee injury.

SOUTH BEND – No. 11 Notre Dame crushes Texas 38-3 Saturday night in the season opener.

MIDDLEBURY – A recap with quotes and photos from Northridge’s 21-0 win over Wawasee.

WARSAW – When it came down to crunch time, Plymouth showed why it is regarded as one of the top football teams in the state. Trailing 14-6 at the half, Plymouth outscored Warsaw 29-7 in the second half to pull together a 35-21 victory Friday night at Fisher Field.

DENVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team notched its first win of the season Friday night.

The final scores from local high school football games Friday night.

Weekly picks of local prep football games and college matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

MUNCIE – A recap from Ball State’s win on the gridiron over VMI.

SYRACUSE – Recap from Wawasee athletic events for Thursday, Sept. 3

AKRON – A recap of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School sports.

NEW YORK — After nearly nine months, the NFL scandal that would not go away is finally over. Tom Brady has been cleared of the charges set against him about “Deflategate,” and his four-game suspension has been overturned.

The Warsaw and Wawasee football teams will find out right away come Friday night where the pair stack up in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers and the Warriors face huge tests in league openers for both squads. Warsaw, coming off a 34-23 road loss to East Noble, will host Class 4-A No. 2 Plymouth. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of teams from the Northern Lakes Conference, Plymouth and Northridge, check in among the Class 4-A football rankings this week. The Rockies are No. 2 in the weekly Associated Press poll, while the Raiders sit at No. 6. Penn is No. 3 in Class 6-A with Misahwaka at No. 5 in …read more.

ELKHART – Nathan Palmer, a former standout at Elkhart Central High School, was waived by the Denver Broncos on Tuesday. Wide receiver Palmer, who spent most of the 2014 season on the Broncos’ practice squad, was one of three players released in order to trim the roster to 75 plays heading into Week 4 preseason …read more.

WARSAW – Tiger Flag Football, designed to teach football in a safe and controlled environment, has over 110 players involved in all skill levels and abilities.

KENDALLVILLE – A recap from Wawasee’s 8th grade contest with East Noble.

KENDALLVILLE – It wasn’t as if Warsaw played a “bad” football game Friday night. It was simply a case that the Tigers ran into a really, really “good” opponent. In a game that former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller would have loved, host East Noble outscored Warsaw 34-23. The field turf got some kind of …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee’s relentless pursuit of the football put the team in good position all night in a 37-12 win at West Noble Friday night. The Warriors created four turnovers and pounded the ball down the Chargers’ throats in an aggressive performance on both sides of the ball. Wawasee accumulated 288 total yards in the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team came up just short for the second straight week Friday night. The host Vikings dropped a 21-14 final to Western in the home opener. Western led 14-7 at halftime and 21-7 after the third quarter before Valley scored a touchdown in the final stanza. Brandon Webster led the …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – In the annual grudge match in Whitley County, Columbia City jumped out to an early lead and held off Whitko, 10-8, Friday night.

High School Football Scores East Noble 34, Warsaw 23 LaVille 56,   Triton 0 Wawasee 37, West Noble 12 Columbia City 1, Whitko 8 Western 21,  Tippecanoe Valley 14 Bremen 39, South Bend Riley 0 New Prairie 64, South Bend Clay 13 North Judson 47, Caston 6 Sputh Central 27, Culver 12 Goshen 31, Elkhart …read more.

BOURBON – The last time these two teams played, LaVille ended Triton’s season. Friday night, LaVille ended Triton’s modest win streak in a 56-0 whipping in high school football.

It shapes up as an interesting week two for area Northern Lakes Conference football teams tonight. Teams will look to build some momentum before jumping into league play next Friday night. The Goshen Redskins look to make it two in a row with a home date versus Elkhart Central. Goshen snapped a 23-game losing streak …read more.

SYRACUSE – Sports wrap from Wawasee athletics for Thursday, Aug. 27.

The lid-lifter for the 2015 high school football season last Friday night was a smashing success on the local level for the most part. Four of the five local teams covered by IFN posted wins to begin the campaign. Week two will see much bigger challenges on the horizon for several squads, including Warsaw on …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The House that Rockne built will finally have a Jumbotron. The University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday that the Notre Dame Stadium renovation project will include the addition of a video board atop the south end of the stadium. The complete renovation project, known as “Campus Crossroads,” was announced in January 2014 and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Following an incident of unsportsmanlike behavior during last Friday’s football game between South Bend Washington High School and Michigan City High School, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox has placed both teams on probation for the remainder of the 2015 season and suspended several players and an assistant coach. Cox conducted a meeting at the …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Neither South Bend Washington or Michigan City got a win Friday night in the season football opener for both teams. The pair saw their game stopped just before halftime after a brawl broke out between the two teams. The contest, which was played at Michigan City, was halted by police after tempers …read more.

SYRACUSE – A recap with photos from Wawasee’s 21-7 win over Griffith.

BOURBON – It was all about effort and attitude for the Triton football team Friday night. The Trojans banked on a familiar face and a welcome addition to put together a hard-earned 26-20 season-opening win over Caston. Star Jeremy Jones set the tone early and new quarterback Jordan Anderson led a tremendous second-half charge as …read more.

WARSAW – It became quite a showcase game for the Warsaw Tigers football team. Getting a plus-effort from all three phases of the game, Warsaw took control and crushed Columbia City, 27-3, in the week one opener.

CULVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team dug too deep a hole early on to escape from Friday night. A pair of early special teams miscues enabled host Culver Academies to start strong en route to topping the Vikings 27-19 in the season opener Friday night. The host Eagles, who downed Valley twice last season …read more.

High School Football Scores Whitko 49, Cambridge City Lincoln 6 Triton 26,  Caston 20 Warsaw 27, Columbia City 3 Wawasee 21, Griffith 7 Culver Academies 27, Tippecanoe Valley 19 South Bend St. Joseph 27, Concord 24 Elkhart Central 28, Elkhart Memorial 25 Goshen 26,   Fairfield 7 NorthWood 16,  Jimtown 6 Lakeland 36,   Churubusco …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will be raffling off several items at this Friday’s opening football game.

The 2015 high school football season arrives Friday night and the area schedule will have plenty of marquee matchups for fans to enjoy. While Warsaw and Wawasee will both host openers in Kosciusko County, a trio of great games dot the docket in neighboring Elkhart County Friday night. The battle for city bragging rights and …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton-Caston JV football game for this Saturday has been postponed. A make-up date has not been announced.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

The calendar may not say it yet officially, but so long summer. It’s time for area high school football teams to tee it up for real again come Friday night. The local prep scene on the gridiron for week one of the 2015 season has plenty of storylines to follow. There is plenty of “new” …read more.

MADISON COUNTY— The Pendleton Heights Arabians are one of a dozen Indiana High Schools now using a high tech system to track athlete safety on every play.

SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has announced the locations for pep rallies for the 2015 home football season. The first rally for the Texas game is set for Sept. 4 outside of the Rockne Memorial Building on campus. Other home football rallies are Sept. 18 for the Georgia Tech game (in Purcell …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will be raffling off several items at this Friday’s opening football game.

Ink Free News took in all five local high school football teams Friday night as scrimmages opened up around the state.

A preview for the upcoming football season for Whitko.

WARSAW – Year two of a work in progress has Warsaw feeling like it’s a step ahead of the game. With weapons all over the field, the institution of the spread offense has head coach Phil Jensen feeling good about Tiger football this season. Admittedly, Jensen isn’t the biggest fan of the change. His love …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School announced that the football program has successfully added a C-team game to its 2015 schedule. The C-Team will be playing at Oak Hill High School on Saturday, August 22nd @ 10:30am.

WARSAW – The combined squads from Warsaw Community High School will be hosting an elementary school cheerleading clinic Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

AKRON – New Tippecanoe Valley football coach Darin Holsopple has seen a lot to like in the preseason. He hopes that in the end that there’s even more to like in terms of a bounce back season this fall for the Vikings. Holsopple, who spent the last 11 years as an assistant football coach at …read more.

NEW YORK – SHOWTIME Sports will chronicle the University of Notre Dame’s quest for a college football national championship with weekly, all-access coverage in a groundbreaking new series titled A SEASON WITH NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL. The season-long series premieres Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, just three days after Notre Dame’s opening-week showdown with the …read more.

A preview of the upcoming football season for Wawasee.

BOURBON – A hectic offseason had Triton football scrambling, but the Trojans have a new identity under new head coach Ron Brown and should be ready to go for an optimistic season.

The official start of the 2015 high school football season arrives Monday with the first day of practice for teams across the Hoosier State. Teams can hold non-contact practices for the first three days before starting contact on Aug. 6. The football scrimmages around the area are set for Friday, Aug. 14. Those will include …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football single-game tickets, with the exception of the Hoosiers’ Oct. 3 home game vs. Ohio State, are now on sale to the general public. Tickets for IU’s home tilt against the defending national champions go on sale Monday, Aug. 3, at 8 a.m. ET, though season-ticket holders and Varsity Club members may …read more.

TEMPE, Ariz. — In March, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was asked when the NFL would have a female coach. The answer was Monday. The Cardinals hired Jen Welter as an assistant coaching intern for training camp and the preseason to work with inside linebackers. She is believed to be the first female coach of …read more.

Tickets for the 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, August 1 at Noon ET. The fifth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played on Saturday, December 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

AKRON – There will not be a Middle School Football Camp at Tippecanoe Valley High School this coming week. Despite information published recently that there would be a camp, that is not the case according to the TVHS Athletic Department and new Valley football coach Darin Holsopple.  

BOURBON – New Triton football coach Ron Brown and his coaching staff are inviting anyone who wants to play football this fall to evening workouts the rest of this week. The workouts begin at 5 p.m. at Triton High School. New players are welcome to attend the sessions. Anyone with questions should call the high …read more.

Ball State head coach Pete Lembo and Wawasee grad Clayton Cook talk about Cook’s recruitment and decision to play for the Cardinals.

In an announcement made Monday afternoon, the Triton High School Athletic Department tabbed Ron Brown as its new varsity football head coach.

INDIANAPOLIS – Jerrell Pointdexter made the most of his opportunities. The former Concord High School football standout earned MVP honors in the Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game at North Central High School. Pointdexter touched the pigskin three times, but still earned top honors after helping lead the North team to a 20-7 win over …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The area high school football scene, including the Northern Lakes Conference, will be well represented for the annual Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game. The contest, pitting the North All-Stars versus the South All-Stars, is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Selected to play for the …read more.

WARSAW – It may still be the preseason, but the Warsaw football program has plenty going on. The Tigers will hold a Middle School Football Camp from July 20-23. The camp is free and open to any young men who wants to play to play middle school football this coming fall. The Middle School Camp …read more.

Jeff Saturday will become the 12th member to be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor during halftime of their September 21st contest against the New York Jets.

AKRON- Darin Holsopple has put a lot of planning and preparation into the day he would become a high school football head coach. Holsopple will now get an opportunity to put his plan into motion after being approved as the new football coach at Tippecanoe Valley High School Monday night at the school board meeting. …read more.

Wawasee High School has made some much needed changes to its athletic facilities over the past year. Find out what those changes were.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced today the 42 players scheduled to attend the 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon presented by Allstate and BMW, held Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. The list of students scheduled to attend features 27 …read more.

Jacob Richard, a senior center on the Ball State football team, was named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List today. The Rimington award goes to the student-athlete that demonstrates excellence at the center position. Richard is a two-time All-Mid-American Conference performer and was on the 2014 Vince Lombardi Award Watch List, which goes to …read more.

NOTRE DAME, Indiana – University of Notre Dame football single-game tickets for most 2015 Irish home games go on sale exclusively exclusively online at 6 p.m. EDT July 23. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT July 24, tickets can be purchased in person at the Murnane Family Ticket Office (Gate 9 of Purcell Pavilion on the …read more.

WARSAW – Kosciusko County Pee Wee Football League announces the beginning of its 31st season. The league focuses on football, fun and fundamentals. Registrations for players who are eight years old through the sixth grade are available at Reneker’s Sport Shop on North Detroit St. in Warsaw or at area Penguin Point restaurants. Registrations can …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld earned a spot on the watch list for the 79th annual Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday. The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell, has been given to America’s College Player of the Year since 1937. Maxwell’s contributions to the game …read more.

MUNCIE – The Ball State athletic department, in conjunction with corporate partner Terrance Smith Distributing, Inc., is proud to welcome the world-renowned Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales to Scheumann Stadium on Thursday, July 16. In addition, Remember the Titans will be shown on a giant screen, creating a fun, free, family event – Cards and Clydesdales Family Movie …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s 2015 season opener against Southern Illinois and its week three game against Western Kentucky will kick off at 4 p.m. ET and be televised by ESPNews. Five Hoosiers game times have been announced. IU will host Florida International at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 12. BTN will broadcast the game. Indiana …read more.

BOURBON – Triton issued a pair of college announcements Monday as two multi-sport stars made their decisions for the next level. Triton wrestling star Nate Spangle also could have chosen track, but decided to go the third route and signed his letter of intent with Depauw University’s football program. Spangle won three letters in football …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will be the featured speaker at a luncheon to benefit three area non-profit groups. Holtz will speak at “Lunch With Lou” on July 31 at 11:30 a.m. at the Century Center in downtown South Bend. Tickets to the event are $60 each and there are …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Purdue University starting quarterback Danny Etling has found a new football home. LSU head coach Les Miles and his staff added another quarterback to their roster Monday as Etling, who declared he was leaving the Purdue program following last season, will transfer to LSU and plans to enroll this fall. By rule, …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – As the Purdue Football Master Plan evolves, former Boilermaker All-America quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, have committed $1 million to the football program. “We care so much about Purdue University,” Drew Brees said. “Purdue has meant so much to me, and it has provided so many things. From the education I …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Five Hoosiers earned spots on Phil Steele’s preseason teams, highlighted by offensive lineman Dan Feeney. The junior right guard is a first team All-Big Ten selection and a fourth team All-American. Senior offensive lineman Jason Spriggs (second team), junior running back Jordan Howard (second team), senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld (fourth team) and …read more.

AKRON – Scott Bibler has spent the last 25 years making a difference in the lives of young people as a football coach and educator at Tippecanoe Valley High School. He hopes to continue that impact as he trades in his coaching whistle for a new career. Bibler has resigned as the Valley football coach and …read more.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (May 20, 2015) – Nashville’s Holiday Tradition, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, has been set for Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 6:00 p.m. CST at LP Field. The game will be televised on ESPN, the Bowl’s television partner since its inception, and will take place in prime time for the first time …read more.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson is headed to the Sunshine State. Golson announced today that he will play his final season at Florida State. Golson, who graduated from Notre Dame on Sunday, announced his intention to transfer on May 7 after competing in spring drills with Malik Zaire for the starting spot for the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The most prolific running back in the history of the Whitko High School football program has made his college choice. Whitko star senior Tanner Hughes signed Thursday to continue his playing career at Defiance College in Ohio. Hughes’ name is all over the Whitko record books after an outstanding prep career. He …read more.

WARSAW – Phil Jensen cares deeply about the game of football and the future of the sport that he loves dearly. The Warsaw football coach also cares deeply about the safety and well-being of all of the student-athletes in his program. Those are two of the driving forces that has prompted Jensen to implement the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School senior Cole Kessie is going to continue his football career at Manchester University. Kessie, a captain and linebacker, helped the Wildcats post a 6-4 overall mark and a 6-1 record in the Three Rivers Conference during there 2014 season. He helped Whitko claim a share of the TRC championship …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School senior Zach Baughman is going to continue his football career at Trine University. Baughman was a standout linebacker last fall for coach Josh Mohr’s squad. He helped the Wildcats to a 6-4 overall mark and a 6-1 finish in the Three Rivers Conference. Baughman helped Whitko win a share …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko football program will hold its annual Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, May 16. The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at Whitko High School. The dinner will included pulled pork or chicken, along with baked beans, cole slaw, chips and cookies. Cost of the …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Tiger senior linebacker Darren Schaefer has put on pads and a helmet for the past 10 fall football seasons in Warsaw, and the Tiger senior defensive standout announced where he intends to suit up for his next four. Schaefer, one of the top defenders and mainstays in the Warsaw defense from his …read more.

WARSAW – Few players in orange and black or across the line of scrimmage in recent years played with the finesse, heart, and packed a wallop like Warsaw Tiger defensive specialist Caleb Wooldridge. Not only did the past two years of stellar play gain him statewide attention, it also turned the heads of college programs, …read more.

CHICAGO – The 2015 NFL Draft began Thursday night in the Windy City. The first round began as Florida State’s Jameis Winston was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Winston won the Heisman Trophy in 2014. The 2015 Heisman recipient, Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, was selected second overall by the Tennessee Titans. Football fans …read more.

SOUTH BEND – WCHS senior Jake Mangas continues to reap the rewards for his efforts as the consummate student-athlete. Mangas, who is ranked No. 1 in the WCHS Class of 2015, was one of four area athletes to be awarded scholarships at the recent 42nd annual Moose Krause Memorial Scholar-Athlete Dinner and Awards held at …read more.

FORT WAYNE – For the 12th consecutive year, the Indianapolis Colts will have a traveling marketing campaign this summer featuring players and cheerleaders, and for the first time in 2015, it will include a visit to a TinCaps game. Colts players and cheerleaders will be signing autographs at Parkview Field on Thursday, June 11, when …read more.

DUNLAP – Concord High School has chosen a familiar face to lead the fortunes of its football program. Craig Koehler, a longtime assistant with the Minutemen, was approved earlier today as the new coach. Koehler, who has been an assistant in the program since 2002, replaces Tim Dawson. Dawson retired in February after 26 seasons …read more.

WARSAW – The Young Tigers football league will be holding sign-ups for players and cheerleaders soon for the upcoming 2015 season. Registrations will take place on March 21 and 28 and again on April 4. They will be held from 9-3 at the Pete Thorn Building in Warsaw. The league is open to those ages …read more.

DUNLAP – The true dean of football coaches in the Northern Lakes Conference has decided to hang up his whistle. Longtime and highly successful Concord football coach Tim Dawson has decided to retire from coaching, according to an email from the school Monday. Dawson, the Concord football coach for the past 26 years, is scheduled …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee expanded the provisions of unnecessary roughness to include contact with a defenseless player. This revision in Rule 9-4-3g was one of six rules changes recommended by the …read more.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., – Representatives from the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl announced earlier this month that this year’s game between Notre Dame and LSU, played on December 30 at 2 p.m. CST, delivered a 3.4 US HH rating on ESPN and an average of 5.3 million viewers. This was the second highest rating ever …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s national signing day across the country for high school athletes looking to take the next step in their athletic careers. Wawasee High School senior Clayton Cook has chosen to spread his wings this fall with the Ball State University football program. Cook, who is also a standout track athlete, made his verbal …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue and Wake Forest University have announced a home-and-home series in football.   The Boilermakers will play host to the Demon Deacons at Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 12, 2026, and travel to BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C., for a game either Sept. 2 or Sept. 4, 2027.   BB&T Field has …read more.

Former Notre Dame football standouts Jerome Bettis and Tim Brown were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night. Brown was a finalist for the sixth straight time, while Bettis was a finalist for the fifth consecutive year. Brown, the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner and a 2009 inductee into the College Football Hall …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The nation’s largest event focused on youth and high school football player safety, education and injury prevention returns to Indianapolis in February 2015. USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, is uniting more than 500 youth and high school coaches, athletic directors, commissioners and superintendents from across the United States on Feb. 21-22 …read more.

ELKHART – Scot Shaw has spent most of his high school football coaching career in Michigan. Shaw still knows plenty about the Northern Lakes Conference though. Shaw, who began his coaching career at Concord High School, has been named the new football coach at Elkhart Memorial High School. Shaw replaces Bill Roggeman, who resigned following …read more.