After the first two rounds of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff delivered a handful of snoozers, the semifinals came through with a pair of bangers. Both Notre Dame’s 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State’s 28-14 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl were dramatic and tightly contested games that came down to the …

John Mara should not read this article. Last year, the Giants decided not to re-sign running back Saquon Barkley, sending him directly into the arms of the Eagles. Some 2,000 rushing yards and one unprecedented backward hurdle later, Barkley is the PFT offensive player of the year. He finished with 2,005 rushing yards, 278 receiving yards, and 15 total touchdowns. …

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jim Knowles was on the phone right before one of the most game-changing plays in Ohio State history hammered itself into Buckeyes lore. And the OSU defensive coordinator didn’t like what he was hearing. Texas had quickly moved into striking distance, first-and-goal from the Ohio State 1-yard line with 3:56 left in Friday’s Cotton Bowl, and someone …

The inaugural 12-team field is down to two and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 20 between the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 7 Notre Dame. Ohio State breezed past Tennessee and Oregon in the CFP bracket before grinding out a 28-14 win over Texas in the semifinals thanks in …

Facing fourth-and-9 with its undefeated regular season at stake heading into the final quarter against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, the Oregon football team had known all week what it was going to do. Ahead of the biggest fourth-down call of the season to that point, trailing the unranked Badgers on Nov. 16 in Madison, the Ducks started to dance …

As if the sting of watching Penn State lose to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to miss out on a chance to play in the College Football Playoff national championship game didn’t hurt enough, Ohio State poured some salt on the wounds on Friday night. The Buckeyes came away with a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas to punch its …

The stage is set for one of the most highly anticipated national championship games in modern college football history. You know the names. Notre Dame, perhaps the sport’s defining program, fresh off College Football Playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State. Ohio State, another heavyweight, which has responded brilliantly to another loss to Michigan to end the regular season. …

ARLINGTON, Texas – Steve Sarkisian got cute, but it sure didn’t look pretty. Sarkisian earns acclaim for being one of the nation’s premier play callers, but he fell into a familiar coaching trap Friday of trying to show just how very smart he is with a play sheet in his hands. Only, Ohio State’s defense made Sarkisian look foolish at …

The 2025 Navy All-American Bowl will introduce some prominent 2025 and 2026 prospects to the world on Saturday. The game ― previously known as the Army All-American Bowl ― will feature seven players from both classes announcing their future college commitments, adding to the intrigue of the exciting game, which features four current five-star prospects in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports Composite …

Georgia punter Noah Jones (98) punts during the first day fall football camp in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Georgia Bulldogs junior punter Noah Jones has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Jones announced his decision to enter the transfer portal via social media. Jones made his decision shortly after Georgia starting punter Brett Thorson said he’d be back …

Four five-star prospects will take the field in the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game ― previously known as the Army All-American Bowl ― will feature top high school prospects from the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes one day after the conclusion of the 2024 College Football Playoff semifinal. Previously, the bowl featured 594 …

. Nebraska Football has extended an offer to 2026 five-star athlete Tristen Keys. He made the announcement on X. He is the fourth overall player in the 2026 class, the top receiver in this class, and the top player in his class from the state of Mississippi per the 247Sports rankings. He has received one Crystal Ball prediction from the …

. The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been an aggressive team in the transfer portal. Matt Rhule and his staff have added 16 players to their roster for the class of 2025, and according to 247Sports, it is one of the top classes in the nation. Five of the incoming transfers play on the offensive side of the ball, nine players will …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith came into the Cotton Bowl as the breakout star of the College Football Playoff. In wins over Tennessee and Oregon, Smith exploded for 290 yards and four touchdowns as the Buckeyes won the matchups by a combined 45 points.  Texas came into the matchup boasting perhaps the top defense in college …

In one aspect, Hugh Freeze’s reputation has always preceded him. From Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Lynchburg, Virginia, those who have watched him work have witnessed it firsthand. Freeze’s quarterbacks have thrived, and they do so in a high-tempo, run-pass-option scheme that took college football by storm when it began to click for his Ole Miss teams in the 2010s, to the …