College Football

The first national championship game of the 12-team College Football Playoff era, played between Ohio State and Notre Dame, delivered in many ways — including TV viewership ratings. According to ESPN on Wednesday, Monday’s national championship game averaged 22.1 million viewers, making it not only the most-watched game of the CFP, but also the most-watched non-NFL sporting event in the …

Feb 3, 2023; Mobile, AL, USA; A general view of branding and signage as Senior Bowl practice pauses the day before the game at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports The Senior Bowl practices kick off next Tuesday, and the rosters for the annual exhibition/scouting extravaganza are getting finalized. One recent addition at quarterback is a true …

Tennessee football will hold its Orange and White Spring Game on April 12 at Neyland Stadium. On Thursday, UT announced the date and location of the game on X, formerly known as Twitter. There are no other details at this time. UT will finalize the spring game plan in February. Tennessee is coming off a strong 2024 season under coach …

Jan. 23—*** The nice folks at came up wit a list of all the starting quarterbacks in the Power Four for 2025. Lots of work and some educated guessing involved. In the Big Ten, Illinois’ Luke Altmyer is among the most accomplished at his current school. He is coming off a 10-win season that wouldn’t have happened without his skills …

The Chicago Bears introduced Ben Johnson as their new head coach on Wednesday, and the focus has now shifted to Johnson building his coaching staff. Johnson stressed the importance of those hires, notably the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and offensive line coach, and there are many who wondered if he could perhaps pertain some members of this former coaching staff. …

It’s unshakeable and unmistakable, this rare and real lifelong bond of college football championship teams. There is no greater truism. Yeah, well, money changes everything. Money is the very reason Ohio State star freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith – the best player on the field in Monday’s national championship victory over Notre Dame – should enter the transfer portal and …

College football crowned its newest national champion on Monday night, as Ohio State beat Notre Dame to become the first team to win a title in the 12-team College Football Playoff era. As we sit here at the end of the longest season in the sport’s history, it feels like a good time to reflect on all that we’ve experienced …

SOUTH BEND — Three more Notre Dame football reserves entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, including second-year offensive lineman Sam Pendleton. While senior wide receivers Jayden Thomas and Deion Colzie depart as graduate transfers, Pendleton went from starting the first seven games of 2024 at left guard to a reserve role when starting right guard Billy Schrauth returned from a …

© Melina Myers-Imagn Images One year after making a valid argument to be included in the College Football Playoff, Florida State collapsed in mind-boggling fashion and finished this season 2-10. Losses to Georgia Tech, Boston College and Memphis started the year from hell. There were blowout losses and some close defeats in ACC play. The Seminoles finished the season by …

Catholic Memorial’s Mekhi Dodd, JD Rayner and Xaveiran’s Micah Amedee are among Massachusetts top high school football recruits in the class of 2025, according to 247Sports. Dodd and Rayner each helped lead the Knights to their second Division 2 Super Bowl win in three seasons against King Philip. Amedee helped the Hawks capture back-to-back Division 1 titles with a victory …

Iowa has now invaded Dunlap for a visit with Mack Sutter. The Class of 2026 four-star tight end welcomed Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz to the high school on Wednesday where he reportedly watched Sutter practice basketball. Hawkeyes tight ends/fullbacks coach Abdul Hodge also made the trip from Iowa City with Ferentz to see the 6-foot-6, 225-pound two-time, all-area football …

Ohio State has never repeated as a national champion. But after winning the College Football Playoff on Monday night, it will attempt the feat next season. The Buckeyes are in position to reload and maintain one of the more talented rosters in the sport. 2025 College Football Playoff odds BetMGM has the Buckeyes as early favorites to win the title …

Jim Knowles coming back to Oklahoma would be outstanding. And I’m not even talking in terms of football. Knowles, who spent four years as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State before leaving for the same job at Ohio State, was such a treat to cover during his time in Stillwater. He could be funny and sarcastic, witty and thoughtful, introspective …

There were so many elite junior days over the weekend and a lot of top prospects back on the road so Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has a second Recruiting Rumor Mill this week. MORE: Five-star prospects who began the 2025 cycle as three-stars CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: …

The Colorado athletic department decided to stop livestreaming its weekly coaches show with Deion Sanders and also removed two episodes of the show from YouTube last fall after the name of a prominent football recruit was mentioned on it in violation of NCAA rules, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. This minor violation happened in November, when the …