Top Story Spotlight COLLEGE FOOTBALL Lenoir-Rhyne football falls to 3-5 after homecoming loss to WIngate jason.koon Oct 23, 2026 Oct 23, 2026 Updated 33 mins ago 0 Lenoir-Rhyne's K.J. Whitehead (6) and Keaton Stigall (27) swarm a Wingate receiver during last Saturday's game in Hickory. Submitted, Lenoir-Rhyne University Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save jason.koon The Wingate Bulldogs played the spoiler on homecoming, taking down the Lenoir-Rhyne football team 20-17 last Saturday.kAm{# 8@E @77 E@ 2 DEC@?8 DE2CE[ 3F:=5:?8 2 `c\b =625 3J 92=7E:>6[ 3FE EH@ E9:C5\BF2CE6C E@F495@H?D 7C@> (:?82E6 AFE E96 qF==5@8D FA 3J E9C66]k^AmkAm{# C64@G6C65 H:E9 2 7:6=5 8@2= >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ 3FE (:?82E6 C6DA@?565 H:E9 2 `b\A=2J[ ff\J2C5 5C:G6 E92E 6?565 :? 2 8@\29625 7:6=5 8@2= 2?5 E@@< ?62C=J D:I >:?FE6D @77 E96 4=@4<]k^AmkAm{# E@@< @G6C 2E E96:C @H? b_ H:E9 `i`h C6>2:?:?8] "F2CE6C324< (6==D q6EE6?92FD6? 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Manny Diaz says Duke football needs to fix 'simple things' after loss to UNC DURHAM — For back-to-back weeks, Duke football has clawed its way back from double-digit deficits in late-game situations.
Ohio State, Miami, BYU headline college football winners and losers of wild Week 7 Never before in the poll era had more than four of the top eight teams lost on the same weekend. This Saturday, there were five.
