IRVING, Texas — Former Massachusetts football running back Rene Ingoglia has been named to the 2026 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame as a 2026 Divisional Player candidate, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Monday (June 2).

Ingoglia finished his collegiate career as one of the top running backs in school history and was a two-time All-America selection (1994 and 1995) and he was also a three-time All-Yankee Conference selection. Ingoglia became the school and Yankee Conference’s all-time leading career rusher with 4,623 yards after he ran for 656 yards during his rookie year, 1,284 yards as a sophomore, 1,505 yards as a junior and 1,178 yards as a senior.

Ingoglia closed out four years of dominance with 10 program records and a pair of the Yankee Conference’s top statistical marks. He was the first UMass player in history to average more than 100 yards per game rushing over a career (112.8), posted 21 career 100-plus yard games, three career 200-plus yard performances and outrushed the entire opposing team 18 times in his career.

Following his college career, Ingoglia played parts of three NFL seasons (1996-98) with the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins. He then competed for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in 1999, where he helped the team to the World Bowl Championship.

A Massachusetts Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Ingoglia continues to work as a color analyst for ESPN.

The 2026 ballot includes 79 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 35 coaches from the divisional ranks.

NFF College Football Hall of Fame Criteria:

To be eligible for the NFF College Football Hall of Fame, players must have been named a First Team All-American by a major/national selector as recognized and utilized by the NCAA for their consensus All-America teams; played their last year of intercollegiate football at least 10 full seasons prior; played within the last 50 years; and cannot be currently playing professional football. Coaches must have coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head football coach; won at least 60 percent of their games; and be retired from coaching for at least three full seasons. If a coach is retired and over the age of 70, there is no waiting period. If he is over the age of 75, he is eligible as an active coach. In all cases, the candidate’s post-football record as a citizen may also be weighed. For more information on the voting procedures click here.

The announcement of the 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2026, with specific details to be announced in the future. The Class will be officially inducted during the 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2026, at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

On any given day during a sports season, you can choose from nearly 100 high school sporting events in Michigan to watch online.

More than 600 high schools are partners with the NFHS Network, and their freshman, JV, and varsity games all air live on that platform. In fact, since the MHSAA joined the Network in 2013, more than 216,000 events from Michigan have aired, trailing only Georgia and California. During the 2023-24 school year alone, nearly 47,000 events from Michigan were on live.

The NFHS Network is also home to the Finals in boys & girls cross country, boys & girls soccer, boys & girls Lower and Upper Peninsula swimming & diving, girls volleyball, 8-player football, competitive cheer, gymnastics, ice hockey, skiing, wrestling, baseball, softball, boys & girls lacrosse, and track & field. And starting with the 2025-26 school year, Finals in field hockey, boys volleyball, 11-player football, and boys & girls basketball will also air on the Network.

But it wasn’t always this easy to have so much content on your phone, computer, or TV.

During the mid-1950s, the MHSAA Representative Council began to explore the possibilities of having the Boys Basketball Finals televised. The Council discussed ideas of having all four classes broadcast to statewide audiences, and creating a modest new revenue stream while protecting existing ticket sales, which was already happening in some states.

It wasn’t until 1961 that a proposal from WJIM-TV in Lansing was approved by the Council on a one-year “experimental” basis.  All four title games would be shown, with WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, WPBN-TV in Traverse City and WTOM-TV in Cheboygan joining the network. Since the games were already sold out, a rights fee to protect against lost ticket sales was waived.

No live television took place in 1962, but Michigan State University’s WMSB-TV recorded the games to be shown the following day.

In 1963, only the Class A Final was televised on six stations – WXYZ-TV, Detroit; WJRT-TV, Flint/Saginaw/Bay City; WJIM-TV, Lansing; WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo; WWTV, Cadillac; and WWUP-TV, Sault Ste. Marie. At least one station – WXYZ (the flagship station of the network) – could make only a two-hour time slot available, and when that window closed, the broadcast ended before the end of the contest.

From 1964 through 1974, Final games were televised on anywhere from two to four stations, with MHSAA BULLETIN accounts listing WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids as the originating party most years up to 1970, and WOTV-TV in Grand Rapids from 1971-74. The BULLETIN reported that 10 stations carried the Class A game in 1968, and the number of stations varied for the other three games. Flint, Detroit and Cadillac were other markets in which games were regularly shown.

In 1975, the MHSAA struck up a relationship with Public Broadcasting for the games for seven years, with WCMU-TV in Mount Pleasant coordinating the network that included affiliates in Allendale, Detroit and University Center the first year. Stations in Alpena, East Lansing and Marquette would later be involved. WFUM-TV in Flint would assume responsibility for the network in 1981, and also produced one year of the MHSAA Football Finals at the Pontiac Silverdome.

The games went back the commercial air waves in 1982, originated by WILX-TV in Lansing and carried by stations in Cadillac, Flint and Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids affiliate, WXMI-TV, would assume control of network operations from 1986 to 1989, and included live telecasts of the Girls Basketball Finals in its market.

When the Boys Basketball Finals moved to The Palace of Auburn Hills in 1990, Palace Sports & Entertainment produced and distributed the games statewide with WKBD-Southfield as the flagship station. At the same time, the MHSAA began to produce Finals in girls basketball, volleyball, soccer, ice hockey and other sports to be shown live and delayed on Pro-Am Sports (PASS Sports). Football Finals and the Football Selection Sunday Show also aired for several years on PASS. (A large collection of those games are available to view on the MHSAA YouTube channel.)

In 1998, the MHSAA began a 28-year partnership with Fox Sports Detroit (which became Bally Sports Detroit in 2021 and FanDuel Sports Network Detroit in 2024). Fox Sports broadcast Boys and Girls Basketball Semifinals and Finals and Football Finals, and also produced the football playoffs selection show during this time.

Starting in 2007, the MHSAA created the School Broadcast Program – which allowed schools to provide content to Comcast, which aired the games throughout the state on a delayed basis.

Six years later, the NFHS Network was born – with Michigan one of the founding states. The Network has shared nearly $1.5 million dollars with partner schools since the Network’s start.

In 2017, the addition of the Pixellot camera – an automated unit equipped with multiple high-definition cameras that operates without human assistance by focusing on the ball and player movement – sped up the number of schools supplying content to the Network. Otisville LakeVille Memorial in 2017 became the first Michigan school – and one of the first nationally – to implement the technology that now broadcasts events from fields and gyms all over both peninsulas.

But perhaps the most rapid acceleration of digital broadcast presence occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to live audience limits during much of the 2020-21 school year and made putting events online a must so families and friends could follow the action. And following that rapid rise in live streaming, the number of broadcasts has only continued to grow.

For those unable to attend a game in person, it’s never been easier to watch the game from home or anywhere with an internet connection.

(Retired MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties John Johnson contributed significant research to this report.)

Previous “Century of School Sports” Spotlights

May 27: Upper Peninsula Helps Make Michigan’s School Sports Story Unique – Read
May 20: From Nearly A to Z, Schools Repped by 221 Nicknames – Read
May 13: These Record-Setters were Nearly Impossible to Defeat – Read
May 6: 200+ Representatives Fill All-Time Council Roster – Read
April 29: MHSAA Programs Prioritize Health & Safety – Read
April 23: Patches Signify Registered Officials’ Role in MHSAA Story – Read
April 16: Student Advisory Council Gives Voice to Athletes – Read
April 9: State’s Storytellers Share Spring Memories – Read
April 2: Sharp Leadership Synonymous with MHSAA Success – Read
March 25: Athletic Directors Indispensable to Mission of School Sports – Read
March 18: 2025 Finals Begin Next Half-Century of Girls Hoops Championships – Read
March 11: Boys Basketball’s Best 1st to Earn MHSAA Finals Titles – Read
March 5: Everything We Do Begins with Participation – Read
Feb. 25: Slogans & Logos Remain Unforgettable Parts of MHSAA History – Read
Feb. 19: MHSAA Tickets Continue to Provide Fan-Friendly Value – Read
Feb. 11: We Recognize Those Who Make Our Games Go – Read
Feb. 4: WISL Conference Continues to Inspire Aspiring Leaders – Read
Jan. 28: Michigan’s National Impact Begins at NFHS’ Start – Read
Jan. 21: Awards Celebrate Well-Rounded Educational Experience – Read
Jan. 14: Predecessors Laid Foundation for MHSAA’s Formation – Read
Jan. 9: MHSAA Blazes Trail Into Cyberspace – Read
Dec. 31: State’s Storytellers Share Winter Memories – Read
Dec. 17: MHSAA Over Time – Read
Dec. 10: On This Day, December 13, We Will Celebrate – Read
Dec. 3: MHSAA Work Guided by Representative Council – Read
Nov. 26: Finals Provide Future Pros Early Ford Field Glory – Read
Nov. 19: Connection at Heart of Coaches Advancement Program – Read
Nov. 12: Good Sports are Winners Then, Now & Always – Read
Nov. 5: MHSAA’s Home Sweet Home – Read
Oct. 29: MHSAA Summits Draw Thousands to Promote Sportsmanship – Read
Oct. 23: Cross Country Finals Among MHSAA’s Longest Running – Read
Oct. 15: State’s Storytellers Share Fall Memories – Read
Oct. 8: Guided by 4 S’s of Educational Athletics – Read
Oct. 1: Michigan Sends 10 to National Hall of Fame – Read
Sept. 25: MHSAA Record Books Filled with 1000s of Achievements – Read
Sept. 18: Why Does the MHSAA Have These Rules? – Read
Sept. 10: Special Medals, Patches to Commemorate Special Year – Read
Sept. 4: Fall to Finish with 50th Football Championships – Read
Aug. 28: Let the Celebration Begin – Read

By: Rebecca Osowski

AUSTIN, Texas – On Tuesday, College Sports Communicators announced its annual Academic All-District list, recognizing Dartmouth’s Elliot Krewson and Ethan Brown.
 
To be eligible for Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore with a 3.50 grade point average. They also must have played in 90% of the team’s games or started 66% of the games.
 
Krewson played in 34 of the Big Green’s 36 games as a senior, tallying nine doubles to tie his career high and two home runs, his most in a season with the Big Green. To start the season, Krewson rode a nine-game hitting streak. His 18 RBI ranked third on the team as Krewson recorded his first multi-RBI game, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and his first home run of the season versus Penn. A few series later, Krewson knocked two doubles and four RBI at Columbia.
 
In 131 at bats, Krewson struck out only five times, posting 26.2 at bats between strikeouts. He was not only the hardest batter to strikeout in the Ivy League but the third most difficult in the nation.
 
Brown played in all but one game in his sophomore campaign with the Big Green, leading the team at the plate with 13 doubles, three home runs, and 25 RBI. From March 2 to April 6, Brown rode a 12-game hitting streak, including going 3-for-4 with three RBI at the plate vs. Penn. Brown also had multi-RBI games against UMass Lowell, Columbia, Merrimack, and Cornell, helping the Big Green to a series sweep.
 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hockey players from all over the U.S. and the world are coming to New Mexico to play for the Ice Wolves but they need families to host the players.

Players are all about 17 to 22 years old. They’re either finishing up high school or taking a gap year before college in hopes of getting NCAA Division I scholarships. Many of them are not only from out of state but also out of the country so they need a place to stay while achieving their goals.

For hosting a player, each family gets $425 a month and discounts on merchandise and food at the rink. Families must pass a background check and provide them their own room and laundry services but players often take care of their own transportation.

The Ice Wolves are hosting information sessions before players lock in their host families by the end of July. Learn more about the sessions here.

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State College Borough Council President Evan Myers made several remarks during a council meeting on Monday to a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that was published — and later taken down — by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that included both State College and Centre County.

According to a press release by the DHS, the list — created to fulfill an executive order by President Donald Trump — was meant to “identify and publicly highlight jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.”

The press release also demanded that these jurisdictions revise their policies to align with federal immigration laws.

Meyers expressed frustration with the DHS’s description of the list and how it attempts to shift blame onto the listed jurisdictions.

“DHS issues this provocative statement that communities are violating the law and then it goes on to say, ‘Well, maybe not; figure it out for yourself,’” Meyers said. “They’re actually the agency that’s making the claim.”

Meyers also mentioned a report by FOX News in which Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem mentioned continued use of a list to catalog sanctuary jurisdictions, and expressed his frustration, asking the room, “Is your head spinning yet?”

He went on to state that the State College Police Department does not have any policies to enforce federal immigration law and considers that responsibility to be one that belongs to federal enforcement agencies.

“We wouldn’t expect ICE to enforce our traffic laws or give out parking tickets,” Meyers said. “It’s not their jurisdiction, like immigration measures are not in ours.”

Meyers clarified that State College had not declared itself a sanctuary city but did state that the borough will continue to express the values of “promoting an open, diverse and welcoming community,” and urged the Trump administration to “stop playing with people’s lives.”

Mayor Ezra Nanes thanked Meyers for his remarks and shared his own frustrations with the DHS’s actions.

“When the Department of Homeland Security released its list of so-called ‘sanctuary jurisdictions,’ it did more than name communities,” Nanes said. “It pointed a finger at elected officials and implied wrongdoing.”

Nanes described the language used by Noem in the press release as “inflammatory… accusatory without evidence… and (language that) uses broad, harmful labels to target entire groups of people.” He said such statements “create stress,” and “waste time.”

“The time we spend serving and working for our community is precious,” Nanes said. “ We’ve earned the right to be treated with decency, professionalism and respect for our time.”

Nanes concluded by stating that State College is committed to “building a community that is safe, thriving and honors the dignity of all people.”

Council member Gopal Balachandran praised Meyers and Nanes for speaking out and shared his own thoughts about the division of duties between local and federal agencies

“Local government and policing are distinct from federal law enforcement and enforcement of federal laws,” Balachandran said. “It’s important to realize the separation of powers that’s enshrined in our constitution is not only between the different branches of the federal government, but it’s also about the relationship between state and local governments and the federal government.”

Balachandran added that the enforcement immigration laws is not a “core function” of local governments or law enforcement, and requiring the SCPD to do so would remove resources from their intended duties, while also affecting how State College residents interacted with local law enforcement.

He also called State College’s current stance on policies towards immigration“wise,” and noted that the model used by the borough has been “replicated by communities throughout the country — red or blue.”

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