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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Former Wisconsin defensive lineman announces transfer destination
Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke signed with Wake Forest on Tuesday, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Kirschke spend the 2024 season at Colorado State after beginning his career with the Badgers. He now joins the Demon Deacons for his final two years of eligibility. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Kirschke jumps back to the Power Four …
Read More »2025 College Football Playoff odds, Orange Bowl prediction: Notre Dame vs. Penn State picks by proven expert
The 2025 College Football Playoff will continue with the semifinals when 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 semis (12 games), while the Nittany Lions are …
Read More »Notre Dame, Penn State face off in College Football Playoff: Three keys to the Orange Bowl
The first team to 20 points could win the Orange Bowl and play for the national championship. The other half of the College Football Playoff national semifinals has shootout potential. Ohio State has scored a combined 83 points through two playoff games and Texas has scored 78, with a little help from two overtimes in the Peach Bowl win against …
Read More »What channel is Oklahoma men’s basketball vs Texas A&M on today? Time, TV schedule
The No. 16-ranked Oklahoma men’s basketball team will continue SEC play with a home game against No. 9 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Wednesday. OU (13-1, 0-1 SEC) suffered a 107-79 road loss to then-No. 6 Alabama on Saturday. Texas A&M (12-2, 1-0 SEC) earned an 80-60 home win over Texas on Saturday. Here’s how to watch the OU vs …
Read More »Wadsworth’s Mitchell Evans, Medina’s Drew Allar take center stage at Orange Bowl
The oldest rivalry in Medina County plays out Thursday when Medina and Wadsworth play for a spot in the college football national championship. Wait. What? You read that correctly. When Penn State and Notre Dame play in the Orange Bowl on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. former Bees quarterback Drew Allar will lead the Nittany Lions against former Grizzlies tight end …
Read More »UCF Knights football: 5 observations during NCAA winter transfer portal window
ORLANDO — The NCAA transfer portal closed just before the start of January, but expect plenty more activity for UCF in the weeks ahead in its attempt to overhaul a 4-8 roster with a new coaching staff in place. As of Tuesday morning, the Knights have landed the commitments of 22 transfers. Former Virginia Tech linebacker Keli Lawson decommitted and …
Read More »Former Nebraska quarterback signs NFL reserve contract
Aug 24, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez (15) drops back to pass against the New York Giants during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports A former Nebraska quarterback has signed an NFL reserve contract. Adrian Martinez is one of ten players to sign with the New York Jets. The quarterback …
Read More »Notre Dame football vs. Penn State: three keys, predictions for Orange Bowl CFP semifinal
And then there were four. The 2024-25 College Football Playoff is down to four teams, all of which are seeded No. 5-8. While No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State will battle Friday night in the Cotton Bowl, the first spot in the national championship game will be decided Thursday in Miami Gardens, Florida, when No. 7 Notre Dame …
Read More »Al Golden’s journey: From starring for Penn State football to trying, once more, to beat it
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden is doing his best, he said here, to push his intertwined football past aside with this opponent, with this town. This College Football Playoff semifinal in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl has brought him back to where he led the Miami Hurricanes as head coach for four seasons. It’s brought him …
Read More »‘Just awful.’ Notre Dame football DC Al Golden shares parental dread overnight in New Orleans
DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Al Golden, Notre Dame football’s defensive coordinator and the father of a Notre Dame freshman, experienced a parent’s dread in the initial aftermath of the Bourbon Street tragedy on Jan. 1 in New Orleans. As his wife Kelly slept soundly in their hotel room, Golden awoke at 4 a.m. (5 Eastern) to begin his usual game-day …
Read More »Finalists Named for 2025 Navy All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award
2025 USNAAB Awards Show Finalists_05_POY.jpg The All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced the finalists for the prestigious Navy All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award. The award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding high school senior football player and is the most distinguished individual award given in high school football. The Navy All-American Bowl Player of the Year will …
Read More »Jim Naveau: Ohio State’s playoff roll will continue
Jan. 7—Friday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Texas in the Cotton Bowl obviously is the most important football game ever between those two schools. But every time the Buckeyes and the Longhorns have matched up on the field it has been a big game. Every one of them was a game that had the national spotlight …
Read More »Cotton Bowl ticket update: Best Texas vs Ohio State prices in College Football Playoff
Only one team stands in the way of Texas football making it to the College Football Playoff national title game. After beating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl, the Longhorns return to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Texas, the CFP’s No. 5 seed, survived a furious comeback and overtime against ASU, the No. 4 seed, in a …
Read More »South Carolina football lands Rahsul Faison, No. 4 ranked running back in transfer portal
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football added former Utah State running back Rahsul Faison from the transfer portal on Tuesday. Faison confirmed the news by reposting a report that he had committed to South Carolina and wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “I’ll be back Saturday (with a heart emoji), let’s do it !!” Faison is the No. 4 running …
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