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. …

As 2023 comes to a close, Alabama women’s basketball began the season with a 13-2 record, including a victory against its first ranked opponent since 2021, in Louisville on Nov. 24, and a perfect 9-0 record at home. As the Crimson Tide enter SEC play the rest of the season, the team looks to continue its best start since the …

The existence of Pac-12 football might technically have ended, due to Washington State and Oregon State officially being “Pac-12” members. In any meaningful sense, though, the history of Pac-12 football has been halted by the exodus of 10 schools to two other conferences. That history might be revived in several years, but for now, the road is hitting a dead …

USATSI Washington starting running back Dillon Johnson exited late in the Huskies’ 37-31 Sugar Bowl win against No. 3 Texas with an apparent leg injury, which occurred with just under a minute to play as the No. 2 Huskies attempted to drain the clock. After being tackled from behind on third down, Johnson was seen writhing in pain on the …

A season that began with many prognosticators calling for a maximum of five wins for Rutgers football ended with seven victories, a Pinstripe Bowl win and the program’s best campaign in a decade. By nearly every measure, it was a successful 2023 for the Scarlet Knights. Coach Greg Schiano and his coordinators received contract extensions. Most of the team’s most …

No. 2 Washington is bound for the College Football Playoff National Championship after surviving a 37-31 thriller against No. 3 Texas in the CFP semifinal at the Sugar Bowl, giving the Huskies one last chance to represent the Pac-12 on the gridiron. The Huskies are among 10 Pac-12 teams set to depart for other conferences this summer — Washington is …

Michigan booked their first trip to an outright national title game in program history with a huge win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The 27-20 overtime thriller will go down as an instant classic, and serves as the latest installment in a long line of signature Harbaugh wins. Michigan will face off against the Washington Huskies in Houston, Texas …

NEW ORLEANS — Texas’ first offensive snap gave a quiet indicator of how things would go in the biggest bowl game since the 2009 championship loss to Alabama. Center Jake Majors was whistled for an illegal snap infraction. It cost Texas five yards, but what we didn’t know at the time was that the Horns would play one of their …

The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies have advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship where they’ll face off in Houston on January 8 in the title game. In Monday’s two semifinals, No. 1 Michigan edged the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in overtime 27-20 in the Rose Bowl while No. 2 Washington defeated the No. 3 Texas Longhorns 37-31 in the …

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. passes against Texas during the first half of the Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal. Penix will lead the Huskies’ explosive offense against Michigan’s stout defense in the CFP championship game on Monday, Jan. 8 in Houston. Michael Penix Jr. hasn’t faced a defense like Michigan’s, and the Wolverines certainly haven’t faced a quarterback like the Heisman …

NEW ORLEANS — Maybe it was because of Arizona State (15-7). Or Stanford (42-33). Or Southern California (52-42), Oregon State (22-20) or Washington State (24-21). Maybe it was because Washington was the champions of a disintegrating league, the Pac-12, which is set to exist in any form for just one more game before becoming a college football footnote. Not even …

Quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after the Wolverines beat Alabama to earn a berth in the US College Football Playoff championship game (Sean M. Haffey) Undefeated Michigan and unbeaten Washington will meet next Monday in the US College Football Playoff championship game after capturing dramatic semi-final thrillers on Monday. Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes and Blake Corum ran for the …

NCAA Football: Sugar Bowl-Texas at Washington NEW ORLEANS — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game, earning both the sixth-year quarterback with two surgically repaired knees and the beleaguered Pac-12 one more game this season. …

Welcome to the Michael Penix Jr. bandwagon — we’re glad to see you. If you missed out on the Washington Huskies’ quarterback over the last two years because he plays mostly on the West Coast, or you minimized his NFL potential due to his medical history (injuries ended all four of his seasons at Indiana before he transferred to Washington, …

Welcome to 2024 where the Pittsburgh Steelers are still playing meaningful football. It’s a new year so it’s time for a new seven-round mock draft update. This time we opted to pass on a quarterback thanks to the inspired play of Mason Rudolph. Instead, we load up on both sides of the football at the team’s top positions of need …