College Football

Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown has left the Cotton Bowl with an apparent ankle injury. In his first start for the Buckeyes after backing up Kyle McCord in 2023, Brown was taken down on a four-yard loss and was seen grabbing his ankle after the play. Brown completed a 4-yard pass to Carnell Tate before leaving the game with a …

LOS ANGELES — While most are looking at the Rose Bowl as being a battle between the Michigan football defense and Alabama’s offense, led by enigmatic quarterback Jalen Milroe, the Wolverine offense will have a tough task on their hands, as well. Alabama has the 17th-ranked defense, and while that’s not as high as some teams Michigan has had to …

The Friday night bowl game slate features the first New Year’s Six showdown of the postseason as No. 7 Ohio State meets No. 9 Missouri in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes have dominated the all-time series 10-1-1 — with the last meeting taking place in 1998. This time, however, they’re facing a Missouri team coming …

LSU linebacker Greg Penn III is taking home some bowl game hardware before a ball has even been kicked. He’s been named the ReliaQuest Bowl’s “Make It Possible” Award winner, which is given to a player who typifies leadership both on and off the field. The junior linebacker has played a major role on defense this season, starting 11 of …

Dec. 29—By Sam Cohn — [email protected] December 29, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. It’s etched in red ink, tattooed across Julien Horton’s right forearm. The wrist tape he wears on gameday sits just beneath the last letters, careful not to cover it. Amidst sketched clouds that wrap around to meet a similarly themed bible scripture, the conspicuous red reads, “survival of …

Miller Moss delivered a special and historic USC bowl performance this week. His six-touchdown display against Louisville in the Holiday Bowl is obviously one of the greatest bowl performances by a USC quarterback. We can debate where Moss’s performance ranks, but we know it’s up there. College Sports Wire’s Ryan Haley put together this collection of great and notable USC …

USATSI Some bowl games are better than others, and the Gator Bowl matchup Friday afternoon between No. 22 Clemson and Kentucky was one for the ages. The Tigers topped the Wildcats 38-35 in one of the wildest college football games of the season, featuring a bowl record 42 points, five turnovers and five lead changes in the fourth quarter alone.  A stamp …

CARSON, Calif — Michigan football practice was just a mile away from Compton, but it wasn’t NWA or Kendrick Lamar up first on the playlist. Instead, the Wolverines went with “Dreams & Nightmares” by Philadelphia’s Meek Mill as they danced, practiced their handshakes and stretched during much of the 15-minute portion of practice the media was allowed to watch Friday …

Dec. 29—Hanceville has chosen Levi Estes to lead its football program. Principal Daniel Wakefield confirmed the hire, which became official on Friday. Estes, 32, has spent the past three seasons at Oak Mountain, where he served as associate head coach, strength and conditioning coordinator, and run game coordinator for the Class 7A Eagles. Now, he’s excited to return to the …

Notre Dame dominated Oregon State in every aspect of Friday’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.  Some might even say the Fighting Irish closed their 2023 season by playing grrrrrrrrrreat! Sorry, I had to. Notre Dame stopped Oregon State quickly on the game’s opening possession and immediately marched down the field to take a 7-0 lead.  That would be rinsed and …

Even amid a sign-stealing scandal thought to be led by former assistant Connor Stalions, Michigan football (13-0, 9-0 Big Ten) clinched the No. 1 ranking and faces No. 4 Alabama (12-1, 8-0 SEC) in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl on Monday. That hasn’t stopped the scandal from becoming a talking point, even as the Wolverines are …

This might be the one gimmick the Pop-Tarts Bowl whiffed on. Tennessee WR Ramel Keyton has an NIL deal with Cheez-It, sponsor of the eponymous Cheez-It Bowl. So, what better way to promote the deal and bowl game, which will take place on Jan. 1 in Orlando, FL, than to have Keyton a Cheez-It “baked” into his hairstyle? Tennessee WR …

The last person to believe everything that Barion Brown accomplished at Friday’s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville was Barion Brown. “Did I do that today?” the Kentucky wide receiver responded when asked about his unprecedented touchdown hat trick. From the GOAT of Gator Bowl kickoff returns, to a fumble that sparked fears of becoming the game’s goat of a more …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers took down Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats 38-35 in an absolutely wild Gator Bowl win. A battle between the ACC and SEC, this matchup wasn’t short of excitement as big plays and big turnovers were huge pieces of this game. Drive after drive, we saw some crazy things happen, and at the end of …

Getty Images Kentucky was on the losing end of a wild, back-and-forth affair with Clemson on Friday in Gator Bowl, but Wildcats wide receiver Barion Brown delivered one of the most electrifying plays of the game on the opening kickoff of the second half. Brown returned the kick 100 yards for his second touchdown of the game, putting Kentucky up 21-10 for the …