Michigan State football defensive lineman Tunmise Adeleye hasn’t been with the program since October, and now he is officially moving on, entering the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. Adeleye transferred to MSU from Texas A&M this year after joining the Aggies as a highly ranked recruit in 2021. His last played game for the Spartans was against Michigan. Michigan State …
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2024 NFL Draft: Alabama LB Dallas Turner, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, declares after Rose Bowl loss
Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner declared for the 2024 NFL Draft following the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss at the Rose Bowl to Michigan. Turner, a projected first-round pick, is ranked by CBS Sports as the No. 10 overall draft prospect and checks in at No. 3 among edge rusher prospects. Turner had three tackles, including a sack, during Alabama’s …
Read More »Why Michigan expected Alabama’s play-call on last snap of Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. – Trevor Keegan didn’t watch Alabama’s final play Monday in the Rose Bowl. Instead, the Michigan offensive lineman buried his head into the turf and said a prayer while Alabama’s Jalen Milroe tried to gain the 3 yards necessary to extend the game. Milroe gained none. Michigan’s defensive line made sure of it. The Michigan crowd’s reaction told …
Read More »Michigan, Washington bring contrast of styles to College Football Playoff title game
And now for something completely different. For the first time since the College Football Playoff’s debut season in 2014 and just the second time since 2005, the Bowl Subdivision’s championship game will not feature at least one team from the SEC. Instead, Monday’s matchup in Houston will feature two current and future members of the Big Ten in No. 1 …
Read More »Powered by unique veteran presence, Washington eyes national title after latest clutch showing in Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — In the wake of No. 2 Washington’s dramatic 37-31 win over No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl, a victory that set up the Huskies to play for the College Football Playoff National Championship against No. 1 Michigan on Monday, it’s impossible to ignore the unique run this team has been on throughout the 2023 season. No …
Read More »Two 2024 Big Ten teams will play for the national championship of college football
The College Football Playoff National Championship Game will be on January 8, 2024. After Michigan defeated Nick Saban and Alabama on a questionable last play call by the Crimson Tide, Washington defeated Texas in a game the Huskies dominated but nearly lost on a late meltdown by Kalen DeBoer and Company. Now, Washington and Michigan will face off with everything …
Read More »DJ Uiagalelei transfers to Florida State: Ex-Oregon State, Clemson QB in line to replace Jordan Travis
Florida State announced the addition of Oregon State transfer quarterback DJ Uiagalelei on Tuesday. The No. 69 overall prospect and No. 13 quarterback in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, Uiagalelei will be immediately eligible as a graduate transfer despite FSU being his third program since he enrolled at Clemson in 2020. Uiagalelei visited Florida State in December, and the Seminoles have long …
Read More »Pac-12’s epic collapse picked as story of the year
Jan. 2—The last time Washington State wasn’t a member of a full and functioning Pac-12 Conference, the school was known as Washington State College, Pullman’s population was a paltry 2,500 and World War I was well into its brutal third year. Then known as the Pacific Coast Conference, the Cougars joined the University of California Berkeley, the University of Washington, …
Read More »Predictions and odds for the 2024 CFP National Championship
It’s all come down to this. Thirteen weeks of college football and two College Football Playoff semifinal games later, the 2024 CFP National Championship is set. The Washington Huskies (14-0) will take on the Michigan Wolverines (14-0) in a final clash between the last two undefeated FBS teams of this college football season. Michigan advanced to the championship game by …
Read More »How Dan Lanning’s first two years compare to other Oregon Ducks head coaches
The second year of Dan Lanning’s tenure as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks has officially come to a close, and he wrapped up his second year in emphatic fashion with a 45-6 win over the Liberty Flames in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Monday. With the win, Oregon improved to 12-2 on the season, and Lanning picked up …
Read More »James Pearce Jr. scores on first career touchdown
Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. concluded his sophomore season on Monday in the Vols’ 35-0 win versus Iowa in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Pearce Jr. recorded three tackles, one sack, one tackle for a loss, one interception, one touchdown and one forced fumble against the Hawkeyes. He scored on a 52-yard interception for his first career touchdown. The 6-foot-5, …
Read More »Iowa’s Tory Taylor breaks NCAA single-season record for punting yards
Iowa’s much-maligned offense gave fans few reasons to cheer whenever it had the football in 2023. Under embattled offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and with injuries at key positions such as quarterback and tight end, the Hawkeyes averaged just 16.6 points per game, the fourth-fewest among 133 FBS schools. If there was a silver lining embedded in that misery, though, it …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh proves Michigan’s bully ball works taking down biggest of them all in Alabama, Nick Saban
PASADENA, Calif. — The Michigan defense knew Jalen Milroe was coming — all 6-foot-2, 220 pounds of the Alabama quarterback. He charged straight up the middle on the play that would decide the arc of Michigan’s season, this Rose Bowl semifinal and Jim Harbaugh’s way of doing, well, everything. This was the kind of knowledge gained through film study, staying …
Read More »Michigan stuffs Alabama in OT, Washington outduels Texas
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The final four-team edition of the CFP semifinals played out Monday night in Los Angeles & New Orleans and Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde convene for a late-night podcast to recap all of the action. In the Rose Bowl, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan …
Read More »Everything Nick Saban, Jalen Milroe said following 27-20 loss to Michigan
Alabama’s 2023-23 season came to a disappointing end on Monday night with a 27-20 overtime loss to No. 1 Michigan in the semifinal Rose Bowl matchup of the College Football Playoff. Alabama held the lead with around four minutes remaining in the contest but was unable to hold on to the lead and make the plays down to stretch to …
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