The second year of Dan Lanning’s tenure as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks has officially come to a close, and he wrapped up his second year in emphatic fashion with a 45-6 win over the Liberty Flames in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Monday. With the win, Oregon improved to 12-2 on the season, and Lanning picked up …

When the Buffalo Bills were 5-5, fresh off a horrible home loss to the Denver Broncos, they were considered done, a playoff long shot with Josh Allen the target of loads of criticism based on his play and his propensity to turn the ball over. Six games later, the Bills will be playing for a division title this week against …

Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. concluded his sophomore season on Monday in the Vols’ 35-0 win versus Iowa in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Pearce Jr. recorded three tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss, one interception, one touchdown and one forced fumble against the Hawkeyes. He scored on a 52-yard interception for his first career touchdown. The 6-foot-5, …

Iowa’s much-maligned offense gave fans few reasons to cheer whenever it had the football in 2023. Under embattled offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and with injuries at key positions such as quarterback and tight end, the Hawkeyes averaged just 16.6 points per game, the fourth-fewest among 133 FBS schools. If there was a silver lining embedded in that misery, though, it …

Miami Dolphins v Baltimore Ravens In the majority of fantasy football leagues, Week 17 brought with it Championship Week. For most, the season is over, and a champion has been crowned. I hope the week went better for you than it did for this guy—after winning eight leagues a year ago, I went 1-6 in Week 17 this year. That …

PASADENA, Calif. — The Michigan defense knew Jalen Milroe was coming — all 6-foot-2, 220 pounds of the Alabama quarterback. He charged straight up the middle on the play that would decide the arc of Michigan’s season, this Rose Bowl semifinal and Jim Harbaugh’s way of doing, well, everything. This was the kind of knowledge gained through film study, staying …

The Ravens are the top seed in the AFC and quarterback Lamar Jackson is on his way to winning the MVP award, which may be causing some deja vu for people in Baltimore. Both of those things were also the case as the team moved into the final week of the 2019 season and the Ravens’ high hopes for the …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The final four-team edition of the CFP semifinals played out Monday night in Los Angeles & New Orleans and Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde convene for a late-night podcast to recap all of the action. In the Rose Bowl, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan …

Nick Sirianni doesn’t regret changing DCs but maybe he should originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nick Sirianni on Monday afternoon confirmed the Eagles are moving forward with Matt Patricia as their de facto defensive coordinator and play-caller. It’s not like he has much of a choice at this point. But it’s been clear in the three games since Sirianni …

Alabama’s 2023-23 season came to a disappointing end on Monday night with a 27-20 overtime loss to No. 1 Michigan in the semifinal Rose Bowl matchup of the College Football Playoff. Alabama held the lead with around four minutes remaining in the contest but was unable to hold on to the lead and make the plays down to stretch to …

1. Ravens (13-3, last week No. 1): To rest or not to rest starters in Week 18? (It didn’t turn out well when they rested four years ago.) 2. 49ers (12-4, No. 3): Anyone who beats them in Santa Clara in January will have earned it. 3. Bills (10-6, No. 4): The third best team in the league still could …

After Texas scored a touchdown with 7:23 remaining in the Sugar Bowl on Monday, Washington got the football back leading by just six points and in need of one last drive from from Michael Penix Jr. It was far too early for the Huskies to try and run out the clock, and with the Longhorns one score away from the …

The Michigan Wolverines lost in each of their previous two College Football Playoff semifinals. This time, they got the job done. It wasn’t easy, but they rallied to force overtime and beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in an extended-length Rose Bowl to make their first College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Michigan 27, Alabama 20. Wolverines Wire wrote: “Michigan got …

The 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship is set. No. 1 Michigan will square off with No. 2 Washington at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8. It’s a battle of future Big Ten opponents as the Wolverines seek to win their first national title since 1997 and the Huskies look to win their first since 1991 as well …

NEW ORLEANS — Over the course of its 14-game season, Texas accumulated 6,685 yards of offense. The Longhorns needed 13 more. Stationed at the Washington 13-yard line in the waning seconds of Monday night’s Sugar Bowl, No. 3 Texas threw three straight incomplete passes, including two into the end zone, a sequence that closed out a 37-31 loss to No. …