College Football

NEW ORLEANS — Texas is “back.” Debates have raged at various times over the last decade whether the Longhorns are “back” and what “back” entails for a program that is rich with tradition and resources, but the program’s first-ever College Football Playoff appearance puts those conversations to rest.  As No. 3 Texas prepares to compete for a national championship, beginning …

With so many versatile playmakers in college football, and especially the SEC, having dependable defensive backs is key to having a great team. The Texas A&M football program now reportedly has two coaches to lead their speediest defenders. Mike Elko is set to hire Auburn defensive backs coach Wesley McGriff to join his staff, per Billy Liucci of TexAgs. McGriff …

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Chris Del Conte’s white cap is pulled low, partially obscuring his face, perhaps an intent to avoid encumbrances while walking through a hotel lobby teeming with Texas fans. Scrawled across Del Conte’s hat is a single Spanish word inscribed in burnt orange letters: mañana. Its meaning — tomorrow — is apropos resting atop the head of …

Despite still only being 48 years of age, there aren’t many coaches in football who have seen and done the things Lane Kiffin has. Kiffin earned his first head coaching role with the Oakland Raiders at only 32 years of age, before an ugly departure after two years. He then ended up at Tennessee before leaving for the USC job …

We are one day away from Texas vs. Washington. It is the biggest game for the Longhorns since they played for a national title in 2009. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian leads his team into the College Football Playoff semifinal playing its best football of the year. Over the last two matchups, the Longhorns outscored its two opponents in Texas …

NEW ORLEANS — Texas finds itself in a situation it hasn’t been in since January 2010: chasing a national championship. Washington is undefeated, as is Michigan, while Alabama looks like it’s got all the momentum it needs to win it all again, too. This year’s College Football Playoff looks like anybody’s, so why not the Longhorns? This Sugar Bowl matchup …

LOS ANGELES — ‘Twas the night before the Rose Bowl, and all through LA, the coaches were prepping their team for the big game. Sunday marked 24 hours before Michigan football and Alabama set to kick off in the granddaddy of them all with the winner getting the rights to play in the national championship game. Certainly, it’s no time …

The Texas Longhorns are set to make their first appearance in the College Football Playoff when they take on the Washington Huskies in the 2023 Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal game on Monday night. Texas finished the regular season with a 12-1 overall record, with its only loss coming to rival Oklahoma in early October. The Longhorns notched a 49-21 blowout …

Alabama and Michigan are set to meet in Pasadena for the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal to determine which team moves on to the national championship game. Much has been said about both teams and how their strength on both sides of the ball has led to their CFP berth. While both offenses have their stars and elite capabilities, …

The final plays of the 2023 Penn State football season were played just a day ago, but it is never too early to start thinking about next season. The 2024 season should be an interesting one for the entire college football landscape with the next wave of seismic conference realignment taking form and the College Football Playoff expanding from four …

The College Football Playoff has nearly arrived. After months of speculation about who would end up in college football’s final four — and another month of trying to figure out what will happen in the games once the actual teams were announced — we’ve reached the point where the only thing left to do is have the teams take the …

The biggest firework show that Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks provided on national signing day a couple of weeks ago came when 4-star wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan — the No. 49 player in the 2024 class — flipped his commitment from the Ohio State Buckeyes, ultimately signing as one of the top-ranked players in Oregon’s class. There are several …

No. 6 Georgia capped its 2023 season with the largest blowout win in bowl history, downing No. 5 Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles, who were left out of the 2023-24 CFP despite a 13-0 record and an ACC title, were down more than 20 players due to opt-outs, injuries and the transfer portal.  Georgia coach Kirby …

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz met with media for a final time on Sunday ahead of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Ferentz discussed the Hawkeyes playing Tennessee on Monday (1 p.m. EST, ABC). “I have tremendous respect for Tennessee,” Ferentz said. “Josh (Heupel) has done a great job as local people know. He has done an outstanding job, everywhere he has been, …

The 2023-24 college football bowl schedule culminates with the College Football Playoff semifinal games on New Year’s Day. Top-ranked Michigan faces No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl, while No. 2 Washington plays No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl. The Wolverines are 1.5-point favorites in the 2023-24 college football bowl odds from SportsLine consensus after blanking Iowa in the …