As he thinks back on what went wrong in a devastating 27-24 Orange Bowl loss, coach James Franklin must face an even more painful reality: He’ll never have a better chance of winning a national championship than he just did. This was the year and this was the team for Franklin and his Penn State program to prove the doubters …

Nov 16, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian reacts during the first half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has a chance to lead his team to the College Football Playoff national championship game on Friday night, but first the Longhorns …

Shortly after news broke that Carson Beck chose to enter the transfer portal instead of leaving for the NFL, CBSSports.com reached out to four NFL scouting sources to gather their thoughts on the former Georgia quarterback’s decision. All four said the same thing: He’s making the right choice. While it was possible Beck could have gone in the first three …

Aug 31, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day yells for a review of a catch by wide receiver Emeka Egbuka during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Akron Zips at Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the premier names in college football. With an appearance in the Rose …

Penn State’s first trip to the College Football Playoff ended on Thursday when the Nittany Lions lost a heartbreaker against Notre Dame in the semifinals. It marked the third straight season with double-digit wins for James Franklin’s squad and was arguably the most successful season since Penn State’s undefeated 1994 campaign. Penn State football transfer portal news could come in …

When Carson Beck surprised much of the college football world Thursday by entering the transfer portal, speculation quickly mounted that Miami would be the ultimate destination for the former Georgia quarterback. As it turns out, that chatter had some legs. Beck, who immediately became one of the most talented and coveted transfer quarterbacks available, has committed to Miami and coach …

Almost a year ago today, Miami pulled off the shocker of the 2023-24 transfer cycle: It convinced Cam Ward to exit the NFL Draft and come back to college for his redshirt senior season. It worked out brilliantly. Ward entered that draft process considered a Day 3 draft pick by many NFL scouts. He exited as a Heisman Trophy finalist …

The College Football Playoff National Championship game is starting to take shape, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish securing their spot in Atlanta, a momentous occasion as they aim to play for their first national title since 1988. The Fighting Irish were the first team to clinch a berth in the title game after a nail-biting victory over the Penn …

Penn State’s Abdul Carter is heading to the NFL. One of the top prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft declared for the draft in the hours after the Nittany Lions’ season ended against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame won 27-24 on a late field goal to advance to the College Football Playoff national championship game against either …

Penn State defensive star Abdul Carter has declared for 2025 NFL Draft, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN. Carter is regarded as a potential top-10 pick after a monster junior season in which he earned CBS Sports first-team All-America honors. Carter also earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year while finishing the season with 24 tackles for loss and …

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 08: Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes away from Denver Harris #2 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) You can’t build a roster in the modern era of college football without dipping into the …

The semifinals of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff continue on Friday with a marquee showdown in the Cotton Bowl between (5) Texas and (8) Ohio State. The winner of this game will face either (6) Penn State) or (7) Notre Dame in the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Fresh off a dominant win over Tennessee, Ohio …

. Win this game and you’re playing for the national title. That’s what’s on the line for the Texas Longhorns Friday night as they take on the red-hot Ohio State Buckeyes. Texas is a 6-point underdog against the Buckeyes, the first time all year the Longhorns are the underdog. But Texas may have some built in advantages. The snowstorm that …

Some think of LSU as “Wide Receiver University.” while others say it’s Ohio State. The Tigers can claim Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. over the past five years. Ohio State has had 12 wideouts drafted in the past decade, including Michael Thomas, Terry McLaurin, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr.  And …

Quantifying the impact that coordinators and other assistant coaches have on a college football team’s success is often challenging. For example, when Georgia won national titles with Kirby Smart at the helm at Dan Lanning as defensive coordinator, it’s hard to explicitly state how much of the defense’s success was due to Smart (Nick Saban’s former defensive coordinator at Alabama), …