The first national title game participant will be decided Thursday night in Miami when Notre Dame and Penn State square off in the College Football Playoff semifinal. The second semifinal featuring Ohio State vs. Texas will follow on Friday night in Arlington, Texas. Date: Jan. 9 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Penn State -1 | …

Getty Images The time has arrived for the first semifinal round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff to take center stage. The begins on Thursday as (6) Penn State and (7) Notre Dame will travel to the Orange Bowl, while on Friday, (5) Texas clashes with (8) Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.  Ohio State made the biggest statement …

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans mascot Sparty stands on the sidelines during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Michigan State football has made their latest splash in the NCAA transfer portal, picking up their fourth wide receiver of the cycle. The Spartans have added the commitment …

Getty Images Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is expected to enter the transfer portal after previously declaring for the NFL Draft, sources confirmed to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Beck, who has one season of eligibility remaining, spent the past five seasons with the Bulldogs and will immediately become one of the headline players of the 2025 transfer class. Beck passed for 7,912 …

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) reaches out to stiff arm Stanford linebacker Gaethan Bernadel (0) during a NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend. Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard isn’t really anyone’s image of a quintessential dual-threat quarterback. The senior stands 6’4″, 216 pounds and can …

Getty Images The College Football Playoff rolls along this week as we enter the semifinal round and inch ever closer toward crowning a national champion for the 2024 season. No. 5 seed Texas travels to play 8-seed Ohio State in a highly anticipated Cotton Bowl filled with storylines on Friday, while the day prior on the other side of the …

Nebraska football has received a prediction for Houston wide receiver Jonah Wilson. The projections were put in by On3’s Sean Callahan and Bryan Munson. Wilson recorded nine catches for 58 yards last season as a freshman for the Cougars. He was a four-star prospect and was the 36th overall wide receiver in the 2023 class. He was the 48th overall …

Almost a year ago today, Miami pulled off the shocker of the 2023-24 transfer cycle: It convinced Cam Ward to exit the NFL Draft and come back to college for his redshirt senior season. It worked out brilliantly. Ward entered that draft process considered a Day 3 draft pick by many NFL scouts. He exited as a Heisman Trophy finalist …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 07: Bert Auburn #45 of the Texas Longhorns reacts after missing a field goal against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second quarter of the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Ahead of the Cotton Bowl, Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian announced that he would …

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 …

In his first season as an analyst on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” Nick Saban showed more of a personality and sense of humor than he did for much of his 17 years as Alabama’s football coach, offering the sorts of smiles and jokes he rarely, if ever, displayed on the Crimson Tide sideline or behind the dais for news conferences. As …

Getty Images The College Football Playoff continues on Thursday and Friday, and the semifinals feature four programs very familiar with winning. Penn State, Notre Dame, Texas and Ohio State are all among the top 10 winningest programs in the FBS, and they will try to add to that total over the next couple of days. On Thursday night, Penn State …

A player from St. Joseph could make an impact in whether Notre Dame or Penn State will compete for a national championship. Three former St. Joseph football stars – all defensive linemen – will be playing in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl between the Fighting Irish and Nittany Lions. The game is a College Football Playoff semifinal, with the winner advancing …

Winning an SEC championship is one of the top honors in college football, but the Georgia Bulldogs have raised the standard under head coach Kirby Smart. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff, but couldn’t make it out of the quarterfinals and now the program will go back to the drawing board. The college football landscape …

Dec 31, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Abdul Carter (11) reacts with the trophy after the game against the Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-877016 ORIG FILE ID: 20241231_mcd_su5_87.JPG Abdul Carter has been a huge part of Penn State’s defense this …