CHARLOTTE — Notre Dame is one win away from a long-awaited national championship victory, and the man who helped set the foundation for the program to reach the pinnacle of the sport is rooting like crazy for the Irish … even if most of their fans are still sour over how he exited the program three years ago. Brian Kelly never won …

The first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship of the 12-team playoff era features Ohio State vs. Notre Dame on Monday January 20th. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down the matchup from every angle and share the keys to victory for each team. The Buckeyes have proven themselves to be the best team in the country over their …

Getty Images CHARLOTTE — FBS coaches unanimously approved a 10-day transfer portal window on Tuesday. Under the proposal, players would have from Jan. 2-12 to enter the transfer portal, eliminating both the December and April windows. If approved by the NCAA, the changes could go into effect as soon as the 2025-26 season.  The changes aim to help players and …

(This story has been updated with new information.) Tommy Rees was the first one to get an interview for the Browns’ offensive coordinator position. The tight ends coach/pass game specialist, at the end of the day, ended up being the man for the job. A league source confirmed Tuesday the Browns are elevating Rees to the offensive coordinator position. He’ll …

The College Football Playoff, during its decade-plus existence, has had no shortage of detractors. The 12-team format poured gasoline on the fire with a dud of a first round, which saw all four higher-seeded and home-based teams win in dominant fashion.  It certainly wasn’t the greatest debut for the flashy, new expanded playoff. Fans and pundits alike were quick to …

Aransas Pass ISD Superintendent Dr. Glenn Barnes announced Tuesday the hiring of Karnes City assistant football coach Richard Davis to serve as the high school’s next athletic director and head football coach. Davis, who is the son of Gregory-Portland athletic director Brent Davis, returns to the Coastal Bend where he previously coached at Gregory-Portland, Calallen and Angleton. “We are excited …

The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will square off in the College Football Playoff Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20. Notre Dame opened the playoff with wins over Indiana and Georgia before sneaking past Penn State in the Orange bowl last Thursday. Ohio State suffered a disastrous loss to Michigan in …

© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images With the winter transfer window in the books, each college football fan can sit back and take stock of the new names dotting their team’s roster. Take a look at which new transfer will make the biggest impact for each team in the Big Ten next season. RELATED: Transfer QBs finding success at the highest levels …

North Carolina made the biggest splash of the 2024-25 coaching carousel when it hired NFL legend Bill Belichick, who brings eight Super Bowl wins to Chapel Hill. Though Belichick has earned his stripes as a guaranteed Pro Football Hall of Famer, this is his first stint as a collegiate coach, entering at a time when the sport is in a …

Can the Iowa Hawkeyes stabilize the quarterback position? That remains the question for Iowa that has existed for the last half-decade since Nate Stanley was under center for the Hawkeyes. The answer could rest with one of ESPN’s top-ranked transfer portal additions, former South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski. The two-time FCS National Champion joined Iowa via the transfer portal …

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to two as Ohio State prepares to face Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Program legends will be made as Ohio State seeks its first national title since 2014, while Notre Dame aims to rise back to the top of the college …

Oklahoma junior guard Javian McCollum (2) returns the ball after a Kansas basket in the first half of the game Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, inside Allen Fieldhouse. Javian McCollum is at his third college. The 2020 Southwest Florida High School Sports Awards Boys Basketball Player of the Year played his first two college years at Siena, scoring 6.7 points a …

Later this month, either Ohio State or Notre Dame will make history as the first College Football Playoff national champion from the 12-team era. Both teams will have done so blazing a four-game playoff path that started with a home game in the first round and included taking out conference champions from the Big Ten (Ohio State over Oregon) and …

SOUTH BEND — So many moments, so many big plays, key plays, season and College Football Playoff defining plays for Notre Dame football over the last month. How do you keep it all straight? What about that one? Or this one? Or those? They tend to run together in this magical run that the Irish have found themselves on since …

Getty Images Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is trying his hand at a different sport. According to AL.com, Thompson has joined the South Alabama football team as a walk-on. In a video Thompson posted on his social media accounts, he can be seen throwing a football inside South Alabama’s practice facility. South Alabama coach Major Applewhite confirmed to AL.com that …