It’s down to the final four in the first annual 12-team College Football Playoff. The semifinal action begins tonight, with the No. 6 seed Penn State (13-2) facing No. 7 seed Notre Dame (13-1) in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. To get to this point, Penn State defeated No. 11 seed SMU, 38-10, in the first …
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College football picks, odds, predictions for 2025 CFP: Model likes Over in Orange Bowl playoff semifinal
The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues with the College Football Playoff semifinals this week and the title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the CFP quarterfinals now complete. For the semifinals, No. 5 seed Texas will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Cotton …
Read More »‘He’s generational’: Inside Jeremiah Smith’s path to stardom at Ohio State
Somewhere in the Miami area is a youth football coach who unknowingly fueled the rise of a record-breaking wide receiver. This is the coach who told Jeremiah Smith he didn’t make the Miami Gardens Ravens after the 7-year-old tried out to play football for the first time. Much like the high school basketball coach who cut Michael Jordan or the …
Read More »2025 Orange Bowl odds, CFP semifinal prediction: Penn State vs. Notre Dame picks, bets from expert on 16-2 run
Something has to give in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday as No. 6 Penn State faces No. 7 Notre Dame. Not only is a spot in the CFP National Championship Game on the line, but these programs are deadlocked in all-time matchups. The series is tied 9-9-1, and this will be their first-ever meeting with both teams in the …
Read More »VANDAL NOTES: Several players exit portal to return to Idaho, Ford continues to fill his coaching staff
Jan. 9—The Vandal football program has changed quite a bit with new coaches, new players and even a scheduling change in the weeks since new coach Thomas Ford Jr. returned to Moscow as Idaho’s next football coach after former coach Jason Eck took the helm at New Mexico. Here is a look at the coaches and players new to Moscow, …
Read More »Preview, picks for tonight’s Notre Dame-Penn State Orange Bowl; Cavaliers beat Thunder in battle of NBA’s best
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Read More »Alabama wide receiver announces return for 2025 season
Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images One of the biggest NFL draft decisions remaining on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s roster has now been made, as wide receiver Germie Bernard officially announced Wednesday …
Read More »Why Penn State QB Drew Allar should change mind, declare for 2025 NFL Draft
Drew Allar entered the Penn State campus with significance. He was a five-star recruit and the No. 1 quarterback in the high-school class of 2022 per 247 Sports, making him the most sought-after quarterback recruits to play for the Nittany Lions in a very long time. In mid-December, the still-not 21-year-old Allar announced he planned to return to Penn State …
Read More »Three Predictions: FutureCast picks for Navy Bowl announcements
Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman has three predictions on Cam Sparks’ recruitment, Tennessee’s offensive line recruiting and USC’s running back room. MORE PREDICTIONS: FutureCast for USC, CFB Playoff, elite QB Trae Taylor CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Top …
Read More »5 reasons Ohio State will beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl
Dec 29, 2023; Arlington, TX, USA; A pylon with a Cotton Bowl logo on the field before the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Missouri Tigers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports It’s been fun already but there’s still work to do. Ohio State has looked absolutely fantastic so far in the first-ever, 12-team College Football …
Read More »He was supposed to win Ohio State a national title. Now, he’s trying to stop it from happening.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to pass against Arizona State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 1. In the summer of 2021, the nation’s top-ranked high school football recruit, Quinn Ewers, arrived on Ohio State’s campus in what represented a recruiting coup. Less than a year earlier, the teenage quarterback from the Dallas suburbs …
Read More »Ohio State running back enters transfer portal
Transfer news Ohio State football is a couple of days away from taking on the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl for the right to move on to the College Football Playoff National Championship game, but that hasn’t slowed down the transfer portal news. Current Buckeyes are still evaluating their futures and one freshman has just opted to find opportunity elsewhere. Sam Williams-Dixon …
Read More »2025 Orange Bowl: How to watch the Notre Dame vs. Penn State game today
RJ Oben and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face Penn State at the Orange Bowl on Thursday night; here’s how to watch. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Only four teams remain in the college football playoffs, bringing us closer to the end of the first-ever 12-team playoff bracket. This week’s semifinals include the 91st annual Orange Bowl game (officially the Capital …
Read More »Ohio State football releases game trailer for Cotton Bowl game vs Texas
Dec 28, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; The Field Scovell Trophy sits on the desk before Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day and Missouri Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz give a press conference prior to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. Fresh off a Rose Bowl win against Oregon, Ohio State is prepping for the next step in …
Read More »SEC fans unable to root for Texas or Ohio State in Cotton Bowl: Can they both lose?
Would ya lookie here. Seems there’s quite the conundrum brewing inside the rabid and unwaveringly loyal SEC fanbase. All for One has quickly become None for Texas. The Longhorns – a newbie and the last remaining conference team in the College Football Playoff – are the last hope for the loud and proud SEC fanbase to continue boasting of college …
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