College Football

Dec. 30—ATLANTA — Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin credited Penn State coach James Franklin a few days ago for the small amount of transfers and opt-outs he’s had in recent years. But the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions wound up playing without four All-Big Ten selections, three on defense and one on offense. Their glaring absences led to a 38-25 loss to …

Earlier today, Wisconsin officially announced the signing of Oklahoma transfer running back Tawee Walker as the Badgers added to their postseason success in the portal. Walker was Oklahoma’s change of pace back this past season, and had seven touchdowns to go with his 513 yards as a Sooner this past year. He comes to Wisconsin to play in a running …

MIAMI GARDENS – An emotional Kalen DeLoach strongly nodded his head with an empathic ‘no’ and started shaking his head as soon as the question was posed to head coach Mike Norvell at the postgame press conference for the Orange Bowl on Saturday. The Seminoles, coming off their worst loss in program history, a 63-3 loss to Georgia, were clearly …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The 2023 Georgia football team ended its season by getting another trophy and for the second year in a row by annihilating an opponent by 60 or more points. Running back Kendall Milton, in what’s expected to be his final game in a Georgia uniform, was having a blast afterwards lobbing oranges as game MVP, one …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s team just pummeled a Florida State team a shell of its former self due to a slew of opt outs, injuries and transfers. The final in the Orange Bowl: No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida State 3. It was the largest margin of victory in college football history. “Maybe I’m …

Two teams who were left out in the cold by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee square off on Saturday in the 2023 Orange Bowl as No. 5 Florida State battles No. 6 Georgia. Both the Bulldogs and Seminoles entered conference championship weekend among the top four teams in the nation, and despite differing results in their respective games, both …

TUCSON — John Hoyland kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired and Wyoming sent coach Craig Bohl into retirement a winner with a 16-15 win over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday. Bohl is retiring after 42 years of coaching — the last 10 in Laramie — and defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel will take over next season. Toledo …

The state of college football is in disarray. It can’t even get out of its own way of success. It’s more popular than ever, yet coaches are up in arms, the NCAA is scared to death and college football fans want to know what is going on and when it will get fixed. Players are transferring from school to school …

MIAMI GARDENS — Time to move on. Time to take the disrespect from the playoff committee, use it as motivation, and turn the page to 2024. The Florida State-Georgia Orange Bowl went as expected — thank you, playoff committee — and now the Seminoles can put it all behind and move on to more important issues like replacing 14 starters …

As sign of a good program is when other teams are looking to take staffers and coaches from them, and this is exactly what is happening to Notre Dame. Gerad Parker, the former Irish offensive coordinator, is taking Caleb Davis with him to be his new Director of Player Personnel. Notre Dame is also set to lose defensive analyst Ronnie …

It should come as no surprise that former Notre Dame offensive coordinator gerad parker is looking back to his former employer for help. It was a blessing in disguise when he took the Troy head coaching job, opening the door for Mike Denbrock to return to South Bend after a stint at LSU. Parker may not have any hard feeling, …

Georgia’s commitment to finish out the 2023 season on a high note paid off in full on Saturday night with a 63-3 drubbing of No. 5 Florida State in the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles’ numerous opt outs made up most of the storylines surrounding the matchup. Yes, Florida State was missing more than 20 players due to transfers and opt …

What a pair of backup quarterbacks started, the defense finished for the Maryland football team. Billy Edwards Jr. and Cameron Edge sparked the offense to 24 points in the first half, Glendon Miller returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter and the rest of his defensive teammates polished off a 31-13 victory over Auburn on Saturday afternoon …

Toledo and Wyoming both get a chance to conclude the season in style Saturday in the Arizona Bowl. This will mark the third all-time meeting between the programs and the first matchup since 2012. Both of the previous games were decided by one possession. Toledo is making its third-consecutive bowl appearance under coach Jason Candle. The Rockets were one of the hottest …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Michigan football had a change of scenery on Saturday, with practice having moved from Dignity Health Sports Park to the NFL home of the Los Angeles pro teams, SoFi Stadium. The Wolverines continue to prepare for Alabama with the College Football Playoff semifinal taking place on Monday in Pasadena now that media day (earlier Saturday at the Rose …