BYU head coach Kalani Sitake celebrates an interception during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Anything can happen, and usually does, in college football, so pronouncing any team’s roster for the upcoming season finalized and a done deal is almost always a fool’s errand. Even predicting a depth …
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UNC, ACC highlighted amongst USA TODAY Sports’ losers in bowl season
Dec 28, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; Connecticut Huskies running back Mel Brown (7) runs the ball against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images The North Carolina Tar Heels limped into bowl season during December, hoping to end a tumultuous campaign with one final win. UNC faced UConn in the …
Read More »WSU adds HS QB Owen Eshelman, plus three more transfers, two from South Dakota State
Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Washington State may have lost its class of 2025 quarterback with last month’s coaching change, but the Cougars are bringing in another high school QB. Norman North (Oklahoma) product Owen Eshelman, who previously committed to coach Jimmy Rogers at South Dakota State, announced Wednesday he’s flipping to WSU. Eshelman is Rogers’ third high school pledge with the …
Read More »ND FOOTBALL: Notre Dame, Penn State seek first ticket to CFP championship with semifinal showdown
Jan. 8—MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ahead of a blockbuster semifinal matchup, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is aware of what step of the postseason his Fighting Irish team is at by just listening to the noise surrounding his program this late in the season. He’s warning his team to not fall into the trap a second time. “I think …
Read More »Purdue football adds starting safety from 10-win Big 12 team
Purdue football added another experienced transfer to its secondary — one who spent much of the season starting for a College Football Playoff contender. The Boilermakers announced the signing of former BYU safety Crew Wakley on Wednesday. The 6-0, 200-pound Utah native, who began his career at Utah State, has two years of eligibility remaining. Wakley started seven games in …
Read More »Why Ohio State or Texas can win CFP title; No. 8 Florida upsets No. 1 Tennessee; Raiders fire Antonio Pierce
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Read More »Bars aim to cash in on Penn State/Notre Dame clash
Bar owners throughout Northeast Pennsylvania feel the buzz surrounding Thursday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal game featuring Penn State and Notre Dame. Lindsey Mellow, owner of Happy Valley Sports Bar in Dickson City, a Penn State-themed bar, believes the clash between the Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish for a trip to the national championship may be the most anticipated sporting event …
Read More »2025 Cotton Bowl weather: Texas vs. Ohio State game on track as scheduled amid wintry conditions in DFW area
Getty Images The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game. No. 5 seed Texas and 8-seed Ohio State are set to clash in …
Read More »Texas Longhorns arrive in Dallas ahead of CFP Semifinal with Ohio State in Cotton Bowl
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian makes his way off the team bus as they head into the locker room to get ready to match off against Oklahoma Sooners in an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. They beat the weather. As …
Read More »Abdul Carter injury update: Penn State star DE a ‘game-time decision’ for Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame
Getty Images Penn State star defensive end Abdul Carter will be a “game-time decision” for the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, coach James Franklin said Wednesday. Carter suffered an apparent left arm/shoulder injury in the Nittany Lions’ Fiesta Bowl win over Boise State on Dec. 31 and has been limited in practice since. Franklin added that the Nittany Lions are …
Read More »Winona State football coach resigns after three seasons
Jan. 8—WINONA — Winona State University football head coach Brian Bergstrom has resigned from the position after three seasons. The news broke Wednesday that Bergstrom had stepped down after accepting the defensive coordinator position at FCS Division I South Dakota State University. Bergstrom — a Burnsville, Minn. native — had been on staff at SDSU from 2017-2021, starting as the …
Read More »North Carolina targets Billy Miller for Bill Belichick’s staff: Coach runs recruiting powerhouse IMG Academy
Getty Images Bill Belichick is targeting longtime IMG Academy coach Billy Miller for a spot on his first staff at North Carolina, according to 247Sports. Miller would provide an immediate recruiting boost as Belichick prepares for his first-ever collegiate job. Adding a staffer from IMG Academy instantly buys Belichick recruiting inroads with the greatest talent-producing high school in the country. …
Read More »How to watch Penn State vs Notre Dame in Orange Bowl, TV channel, free live stream
. The College Football Playoff Semifinals begin on Thursday night with the Penn State Nittany Lions facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl, and if you want to watch the college football action live on TV or live stream, the details you seek are just below. The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions earned wins over the 11th-seeded SMU Mustangs …
Read More »College Football Playoff schedule, where to watch: TV channels, kickoff times for Orange, Cotton Bowl games
Getty Images The College Football Playoff field has been narrowed to four teams, with (6) Penn State, (7) Notre Dame, (5) Texas, and (8) Ohio State remaining in the national title hunt. The Nittany Lions defeated (3) Boise State in the first quarterfinal game on New Year’s Eve to set up a date with the Fighting Irish in the Orange …
Read More »Michigan football set to get visit from No. 2 CB in transfer portal
Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football has had a ton of success traversing the transfer portal this cycle, but it perhaps doesn’t feel like it to fans of the maize and blue, given that they’ve struck out on some of their top targets. One of the priorities at the moment is cornerback, where the Wolverines hoped to get one of the …
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