The rematch we’ve been waiting for almost all season is finally here, taking place in one of the most historic venues college football has to offer. The top-seeded Oregon Ducks will play the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff in Pasadena, California, at The Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. It’s hard to write a …
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Cam Heyward: Playing good ball matters, not what happens outside our stadium
The Steelers’ three-game losing streak has cost them control of their own fate in the AFC North and it’s left them with work to do in Week 18 regardless of what happens elsewhere in the division. If the Ravens beat the Browns on Saturday afternoon, the Steelers won’t have a chance of winning the division in their game against the …
Read More »2025 College Football Playoff odds, Rose Bowl predictions: Oregon vs. Ohio State picks from expert on 7-0 run
After a perfect season and a conference championship in their first season in the Big Ten, the Oregon Ducks earned the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, and now Dan Lanning’s squad will begin their title pursuit coming off a first-round bye. However, the CFP bracket ultimately did them no favors, as they’ll take on the No. 8 …
Read More »2025 Rose Bowl: How to watch the Oregon vs. Ohio State game today
The Oregon Ducks will play the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, here’s how to watch. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images) ESPN will be the place to watch all the major New Year’s Day college football bowl games; the network will ring in the new year with a triple-header starting with Texas vs. Arizona State in the …
Read More »2025 College Football Playoff odds, prediction: Texas vs. Arizona State picks from expert on 25-12 roll
The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (12-2) and the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2) are set to battle in the 2025 Peach Bowl on Wednesday. The Longhorns started off the playoffs hot, defeating No. 12 Clemson 38-24 at home in the first round. The Sun Devils enter this matchup on a six-game winning streak, including beating Iowa State in …
Read More »Ohio State’s Ryan Day faces scrutiny but has shot at redemption vs. Oregon in Rose Bowl
LOS ANGELES – Coach Ryan Day will need no introduction to the Rose Bowl when his No. 8-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes play the No. 1-seeded Oregon Ducks Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. “When you’re at the Rose Bowl, you’re like on sensory overload,” Day said Tuesday during a news conference. “The grass is greener, the sky is …
Read More »Notre Dame vs. Georgia odds, line: 2025 College Football Playoff picks, Sugar Bowl prediction by proven model
The seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish will battle the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the 2025 Sugar Bowl on New Year’s night. The winner of the game will then face the winner of sixth-seeded Penn State and third-seeded Boise State in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish (12-1), who have won 10 in a row, are …
Read More »NFL injuries, news updates: Jalen Hurts’ status for Week 18 still uncertain, Brock Purdy out with right elbow contusion
Check out the full playoff scenarios here. AFC playoffs Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson and company can clinch the AFC North with a victory against the Cleveland Browns or a defeat by the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. Each of these games are on Saturday. The Ravens already clinched a playoff berth. The regular-season finale will decide if the Ravens …
Read More »Penn State turns back Boise State, advances to playoff semifinals [updated]
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Penn State Nittany Lions grew weary the last two weeks of hearing about Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, the nation’s leading rusher. Offensively, they wanted to show off their running backs, Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton. Defensively, they wanted to make sure Jeanty didn’t break Barry Sanders’ 36-year NCAA record for rushing yards in a season. The …
Read More »Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 18 of 2024 season
Below are my Week 18, 2024 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And don’t forget to check out Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry every weekday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s then available on demand on Peacock, the NFL on NBC YouTube channel and …
Read More »West Virginia football roster under Rich Rodriguez: Transfer portal, recruiting, staff news from WV insiders
Rich Rodriguez is receiving a hero’s homecoming from most West Virginia football fans in his return as head coach nearly 20 years after leaving for Michigan following the 2007 season. The excitement is warranted since in Rodriguez’s 18 years as a head coach at four different schools, he’s only had four losing seasons. After going 3-8 in his first season …
Read More »Lamar Jackson focused on winning, not breaking Aaron Rodgers’ passer rating record
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s passer rating this season is 121.6. The all-time NFL record for highest passer rating in a season is 122.5, set by Aaron Rodgers in 2011. With a big game on Saturday against the Browns, Jackson could break the record. But Jackson says that even though as a kid he dreamed of breaking records, right now winning …
Read More »Michigan bowl game MVP Jordan Marshall had message for Bryce Underwood
TAMPA, Fla. — The cannon blast behind the makeshift stage on the Raymond James Stadium field that sent down a cascade of maize and blue confetti was so loud it nearly drowned out the message from Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore. According to oddsmakers (and the betting public), the Wolverines were expected to lose their final two games by …
Read More »C.J. Gardner-Johnson is the NFC defensive player of the week
Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson had a much better time in Week 17 than he did in Week 16. Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the Eagles’ loss to the Commanders in Week 16, but he stuck around for all of their Week 17 matchup with the Cowboys. Gardner-Johnson started the Eagles’ scoring with a 69-yard interception return for a touchdown and then …
Read More »Cameron Ward’s halftime exit of bowl game was always Miami’s plan — not that it told anyone
Cameron Ward’s halftime exit from the Pop-Tarts Bowl created a media firestorm. Everyone from Ringer NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay to College Football Hall of Fame head coach Steve Spurrier criticized the move, joining thousands of others on social media as Ward stood on the sidelines during the second half a 42-41 loss to Iowa State. From one perspective, it …
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