College Football

Texas football beat Clemson, 38-24, on Saturday, and earned itself the right to play at least one more game. The Longhorns now head to the Peach Bowl, where they’ll take on Big 12 champion Arizona State in the second round of the College Football Playoff. This quarterfinal will take place Jan. 1 at the Atlanta-hosted Peach Bowl. The Longhorns played …

Sep 9, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Josh Adams (33) runs the ball as Georgia Bulldogs safety J.R. Reed (20) pursues in the fourth quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports When Notre Dame football takes on the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, it will …

ARLINGTON ― Celina quarterback Bowe Bentley can say he is now in rare company. Bentley threw for 265 yards and five touchdowns and was the catalyst in Celina’s 55-21 win over Kilgore at the Class 4A DI championship at AT&T Stadium on Friday. It makes him one of only three Class 4A signal callers in University Interscholastic League history to …

After another exciting year of high school football around the Rockford area, we gave you, the reader, the past two weeks to vote on who you believe deserved the honor of being named the Rockford Register Star’s Football Player of the Year. And after all the votes were counted, the winner was Lutheran running back Gavin Sanders. Sanders was a …

Sep 28, 2024; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; Wake Forest Demon Deacons running back Tate Carney (30) reacts to his game tying touchdown late during the second half with offensive lineman Matt Gulbin (54) against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Michigan State football is going into the holiday dead period with …

WEST LAFAYETTE − For the second time in four days, Purdue football added a quarterback to its roster through the transfer portal. Arkansas’ Malachi Singleton committed to the Boilermakers on Thursday. Now, Purdue also has EJ Colson in its quarterback room. Colson transferred from Central Florida, where new Purdue quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw was the offensive coordinator. At UCF, Colson …

LAWRENCE — To listen to Lance Leipold talk about David McComb, is to listen to a head coach talk about a quarterback that fits their system. Leipold, Kansas football’s head coach, described McComb as a player who had everything you’d want in a quarterback, including leadership qualities. This was earlier this month, after the 6-foot-4 and 210-pound McComb signed as …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers. After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean. Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games. Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had …

In the first year of the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff, eight teams played in what was called the “first round.” Of the four games, one was not met with the same ire as the other three and it was Texas’ 38-24 win over Clemson at home in Austin. Clemson took a 7-0 lead on the opening drive and Texas …

Jacksonville State football’s coaching staff is still in a work in progress. The biggest step was the hire on Charles Kelly that was made official on Saturday, and he was introduced to local media on Sunday. During his first press conference, he gave some insight into the coaching staff. The Gamecocks announced that offensive line coach Rick Trickett would be …

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 02: Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick of the Washington Huskies looks on before the game against the USC Trojans at Husky Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Despite struggling through their regular season, the North Carolina Tar Heels have a ton of excitement within their football program right now. On …

Wisconsin top remaining defensive tackle transfer target Joshua Donald included the Badgers in his list of finalists on Saturday. Wisconsin made the list along with Houston, Kansas State, Boise State and Tulane. The veteran tackle has visits scheduled for three of the five: Wisconsin, Kansas State and Houston. Donald registered 32 total tackles, 5 1/2 tackles for loss, three sacks, …

One of the biggest things that new Jacksonville State football coach Charles Kelly will bring to the Gamecocks will be his recruiting prowess. Kelly has become known as one of the top recruiters in the nation helping Auburn land two of its Class of 2025 prizes in Anquon Fegans and Derick Smith. He also helped Alabama land plenty of big …

Dec. 22—A grade card on Ohio State’s 42-17 win over Tennessee in a first-round College Football Playoff game: OFFENSE: A The results were outstanding and unlike the Michigan game so was the offensive game plan. When five of OSU’s first six offensive plays, including a 37-yard touchdown pass from Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith, were passes it was clear the …

The relief on James Franklin’s face was visible. The emotion in his voice was clear. Make no mistake that there was an enormous amount of pressure on Franklin and Penn State to win Saturday’s College Football Playoff game. The Nittany Lions were 8.5-point favorites against 10th-ranked SMU playing in blustery weather at Beaver Stadium. Win and advance to the CFP …