Getty Images Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer ran a fumble back 83 yards for a touchdown to seal the Buckeyes’ 28-14 win over Texas on Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Sawyer hit Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers before he could throw before scooping up the bouncing football and housing it for a game-defining play in a tightly …

ARLINGTON, Texas – The monstrous video board inside AT&T Stadium showed a Texas fan at a loss for words, unable to accept what she’d just seen. Finally, she spoke. “Holy (expletive),” she said, in a daze, while Ohio State fans celebrated. That just happened. A Texas drive that reached the 1-yard line ended in a Buckeyes touchdown going the other …

Jan. 10—PULLMAN — A day after Jimmy Rogers was formally introduced as Washington State’s next football coach, he reeled in his biggest catch yet. Junior college transfer wide receiver Devin Ellison is transferring to WSU, he announced on social media Friday morning, giving the Cougars their highest-profile transfer since Rogers took the job in late December. A three-star prospect, Ellison …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas quarterback Arch Manning entered the Cotton Bowl on Friday on fourth-and-1 in the second quarter against Ohio State on Friday, and the crowd went wild. The five-star backup converted the run, although his star status has ascended beyond short-yardage situations despite not yet becoming Texas’ full-time starter as a redshirt freshman. The familiar last name helps. …

Getty Images The hard deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft is Jan. 15, but even into late January, players will be making decisions about their future. Thanks to the expanded College Football Playoff, players participating in the national championship on Jan. 20 in Atlanta have until the Jan. 24 to declare and until Jan. …

Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Quinn Ewers firmly shut down any ideas of transferring to another school before the Cotton Bowl. In an interview …

Getty Images Ohio State quarterback Will Howard appeared to hit his non-throwing hand on a Texas player’s helmet during the first half of the Cotton Bowl against the Longhorns on Friday. Howard stayed in the game despite a gruesome knot the ESPN broadcast noted was the size of a golf ball on hand. “He has not received any treatment on …

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 10: A detail view of the hands of Will Howard #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second quarter against the Texas Longhorns during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776218161 ORIG FILE ID: 2193339734 Football players are tough, and …

Ryan Day isn’t known for his flair.  The Ohio State coach could double nicely as a mattress salesman, local TV ads and all that. He’d blend into the background. That’s why it hurts so much to watch what’s happened to him.  He deserves better. Sure, he’s a millionaire many times over and has the Buckeyes on the cusp of a …

Jan 11, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood (70) celebrates with the CFP National Championship trophy after beating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Prior to kickoff of Friday night’s College Football Playoff Semifinal at …

ESPN Legendary former coach Nick Saban was surprised with the news of his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame on Friday. The announcement came during Saban’s appearance on the ESPN pregame show leading up to the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal between Texas and Ohio State.  “Anytime anything like this happens, it’s because you had a lot …

Nick Saban is officially a hall of fame head coach. The former Alabama football coach on Friday learned he has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2025 class on ESPN’s episode of “College GameDay” at the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas. “I didn’t know anything about it,” the seven-time national championship coach jokingly said after …

Two of college football’s winningest programs face off in the 2025 Cotton Bowl as 5-seed Texas plays 8-seed Ohio State with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line. Ohio State lost two games in the regular season but has looked nearly invincible through two CFP games. The Buckeyes crushed Tennessee by 25 points in the opening round and eviscerated …

Jan. 10—Six Maine high school football players have been announced as finalists for the two Gaziano Awards, given to the best senior offensive and defensive linemen in the state. The three defensive award finalists are Gardiner defensive end Kyle Doody, Lewiston defensive end Joseph Dube and Medomak Valley defensive tackle Porter Gahagan. The finalists for the offensive lineman award are …