Winning an SEC championship is one of the top honors in college football, but the Georgia Bulldogs have raised the standard under head coach Kirby Smart. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff, but couldn’t make it out of the quarterfinals and now the program will go back to the drawing board. The college football landscape …

Dec 31, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Abdul Carter (11) reacts with the trophy after the game against the Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-877016 ORIG FILE ID: 20241231_mcd_su5_87.JPG Abdul Carter has been a huge part of Penn State’s defense this …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to maintain their impressive start to the College Football Playoff when they face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to the national championship game. Penn State has cruised to victories over SMU and Boise State, winning …

. Four-star quarterback Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele entered the transfer portal weeks after signing and enrolling with the Oregon Ducks in the early signing period. Now, he returned to a familiar home, transferring back to the California Golden Bears, according to On3. Sagapolutele originally committed to Cal. Georgia pursued him as a flip target. Instead of committing to UGA, Sagapolutele flipped …

Two historic programs face off in the 2025 College Football Playoff semifinals as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Penn State Nittany Lions, with the winner just one win away from hoisting the trophy as national champions. In their first matchup since 2007, quarterback Riley Leonard takes the Irish into Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., to take …

ARLINGTON, Texas — The call came from Bill Parcells. The crusty old coach had seen it a million times. A sterling-minted football program expected to win somehow letting that entitled mentality seep into the locker room.  So Parcells, then the Dallas Cowboys head coach, did Mack Brown a favor. He told the Texas coach that’s exactly how the No. 2 …

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – DECEMBER 20: Comedian Shane Gillis reacts on the field prior to the Playoff First Round game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium on December 20, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) It’s not uncommon for ESPN to bring comedians on College GameDay as a …

The College Football Playoff semifinals are here. Just four teams remain, and the winners of this week’s Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will play for the national title. It’s the most hard-earned final four in college football history after the CFP expanded to 12 teams for the first time this season. The action gets underway on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. …

It’s down to the final four in the first annual 12-team College Football Playoff. The semifinal action begins tonight, with the No. 6 seed Penn State (13-2) facing No. 7 seed Notre Dame (13-1) in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. To get to this point, Penn State defeated No. 11 seed SMU, 38-10, in the first …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues with the College Football Playoff semifinals this week and the title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the CFP quarterfinals now complete. For the semifinals, No. 5 seed Texas will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Cotton …

Somewhere in the Miami area is a youth football coach who unknowingly fueled the rise of a record-breaking wide receiver. This is the coach who told Jeremiah Smith he didn’t make the Miami Gardens Ravens after the 7-year-old tried out to play football for the first time. Much like the high school basketball coach who cut Michael Jordan or the …

Something has to give in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday as No. 6 Penn State faces No. 7 Notre Dame. Not only is a spot in the CFP National Championship Game on the line, but these programs are deadlocked in all-time matchups. The series is tied 9-9-1, and this will be their first-ever meeting with both teams in the …

Jan. 9—The Vandal football program has changed quite a bit with new coaches, new players and even a scheduling change in the weeks since new coach Thomas Ford Jr. returned to Moscow as Idaho’s next football coach after former coach Jason Eck took the helm at New Mexico. Here is a look at the coaches and players new to Moscow, …

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Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images One of the biggest NFL draft decisions remaining on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s roster has now been made, as wide receiver Germie Bernard officially announced Wednesday …