Elite programs are set to square off in the College Football Playoff semifinals when the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday. The Buckeyes have been firing on all cylinders after suffering a surprising defeat against Michigan in the regular season finale. Ohio State throttled the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in the Rose …

Michigan State’s Kevin Wigenton II taps the foot of the Sparty statue while walking to the stadium before the football game against Central Michigan on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in East Lansing. Michigan State football lost Kevin Wigenton to the transfer portal during the coaching change before last season. Wigenton, who started six games at right guard in 2023 for …

USATSI Clemson defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin will not return for the Tigers in 2025, the university announced Monday. Goodwin spent three seasons as Clemson’s defensive coordinator after replacing Brent Venables when he left for Oklahoma.  “After meeting with Coach Goodwin on Sunday evening, I have decided to make a change at our defensive coordinator position,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said …

Sep 13, 2024; Sunbury, Ohio, USA; Delaware Hayes Favour Akih (2) runs the ball in for a touchdown against Big Walnut in the first half at Big Walnut High School. Michigan State football is reportedly one of a few schools that is heavily involved in the recruitment of a big-time running back prospect from Ohio. Allen Trieu of 247Sports reported …

The 2025 College Football Playoff will continue this week with the semifinals as the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions will take on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday. The Fighting Irish are 13-1 on the season and own the nation’s longest winning streak entering the weekend (12 games), while the Nittany …

While Urban Meyer picked Oregon to win the national championship earlier this season, the former Ohio State football coach has since changed his stance. The Buckeyes dominated the Ducks 41-21 at the Rose Bowl, one game after beating Tennessee 41-17 at home in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Meyer expects the now-favorite Buckeyes to win the national …

A berth in the College Football Playoff Championship Game will be at stake when the sixth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes battle the third-seeded Texas Longhorns in the CFP semifinals on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Cotton Bowl. Ohio State defeated Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, while Texas outlasted Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime in the Peach Bowl. The Buckeyes …

Urban Meyer has won national championships as a member of both the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences during his college football tenure. The former Ohio State and Florida coach, though, believes the SEC’s reign of dominance is over after the Big Ten placed two teams in the College Football Playoff semifinal — Ohio State and Penn State — and finished …

When the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams, 6-seed Penn State was held up as a shining example of a team that would’ve benefitted the most from an expanded field the entire playoff era. Well, it turns out it was true because here we are in the first season of the 12-team field, and look who not only made the …

The 2025 Navy All-American Bowl returns to San Antonio beginning on Tuesday as All-American recruits from across the country and in this case, around the world, gather in the Alamodome to compete in a very competitive, exclusive setting. This year’s Navy All-American Bowl will include seven commitments broadcasted live during the NBC broadcast on Saturday, January 11. It will also …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to maintain their impressive start to the College Football Playoff when they face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to the national championship game. Penn State has cruised to victories over SMU and Boise State, winning …

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STILLWATER — Watching television with his wife, Chris Stanley kept sneaking a look at his phone to keep track of Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty’s yardage total in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Larry Reece paced his living room as he watched the game unfold. And many other Oklahoma State football fans were keeping an eye, directly …

SOUTH BEND — After watching Notre Dame football dismantle Georgia’s budding dynasty in the Sugar Bowl, Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock found himself offering the enthusiastic praise the Irish weren’t ready to accept four months ago. “What a well-coached football team Notre Dame is,” Hammock said in a phone interview. “Just the situational awareness, how they handled different points of …

Tale of tape If Notre Dame wants to survive the Orange Bowl and advance to the College Football Playoff final, the defense must be ready to play. While that goes without saying and hasn’t been a tall order for the Irish all season, it never has been more important than right now. Then again, that’s the case with each passing …