College Football

Dec. 27—ATLANTA — The morning after Penn State’s 24-15 loss to Michigan in November was difficult for everyone inside Lasch Building. If a third straight defeat to the Wolverines wasn’t hard enough to digest, Nittany Lions coach James Franklin also fired Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator. Franklin then appointed interim co-offensive coordinators, running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider and tight ends …

HOUSTON — It was just a year ago that OSU was the team playing in a bowl without its starting quarterback. OSU that had a slew of players, five of them starters, who defected via the transfer portal before the bowl game. The short-term future of the program looked shaky. But Wednesday night in Houston, OSU’s stability won out — glaringly so …

Dec. 28—West Virginia was playing North Carolina, quite literally, on the Tar Heels’ own turf in Wednesday’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl. And yet, despite playing in their own home state, the Tar Heels must have felt like they were in Milan Puskar Stadium. Mountaineer fans easily out-numbered their power blue-colored counterparts on Wednesday. Pockets of UNC supporters were few and far …

HOUSTON — It won’t score high points for beauty, but Oklahoma State’s 31-23 victory over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Wednesday night had plenty of other fancy numbers. It was the 20th-ranked Cowboys’ 10th win of the year, a mark they’ve reached just 10 times in school history. Breakout star running back Ollie Gordon surpassed …

The Jimbo Fisher era at Texas A&M has finally come to an end following the Texas Bowl which concluded the 2023 season on Wednesday night in Houston. No. 20 Oklahoma State (10-4) defeated the Aggies (7-6) by a final score of 31-23 at NRG Stadium. The Cowboys earned revenge from the 2019 Texas Bowl, which Texas A&M won 24-21. Wednesday’s …

USATSI To the victor go the spills. In what is quickly becoming one of bowl season’s most entertaining traditions, West Virginia coach Neal Brown was bathed in mayo following his team’s 30-10 win against North Carolina in Wednesday’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brown is the third coach to receive the honor, following …

HOUSTON — Oklahoma State’s season ended on a high note. A 10th victory. A win over an old Big 12 rival. The 20th-ranked Cowboys beat short-handed Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl late Wednesday night in NRG Stadium. Here is a look at the win by the numbers: More: How Alan Bowman embraced Oklahoma State football by wearing vintage …

We saw on Wednesday night in the Holiday Bowl how important it was for Alex Grinch and Donte Williams to leave USC. Luca Evans of the Southern California News Group pointed out before the Holiday Bowl that nearly one-third of USC’s roster was unavailable for this game against Louisville. Evans counted 20 of the 60 players listed on the 2023 …

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Amid heavy speculation that USC coach Lincoln Riley will dip into the transfer portal to find his 2024 starting quarterback, a current member of the roster just announced himself as a contender to take the role. In his first collegiate start, redshirt sophomore Miller Moss set a Holiday Bowl record six touchdowns, leading USC to a …

Kris Jenkins is one of the better defensive tackles Michigan has seen under Jim Harbaugh. ‘The Freak’ started his career as a three-star defensive end without much fanfare, but has worked incredibly hard and earned himself a starting spot on the inside of the top-ranked defense in college football. Jenkins has posted over 100 tackles during his time at Michigan, …

Lincoln Riley won’t have a problem replacing Caleb Williams at QB for USC. That was solved Wednesday in the Holiday Bowl as Miller Moss threw six touchdown passes in the Trojan’s 42-28 win over Louisville. Moss threw for 372 yards as USC won for the eighth time in 13 games. His performance was watched from the sidelines by Williams, whose …

Miller Moss, playing in place of Caleb Williams, had a Holiday Bowl to remember. The quarterback threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns, earning game offensive MVP honors for leading USC (8-5) to a 42-28 win over Louisville (10-4) at Petco Park in San Diego. Moss’ six touchdown passes came one short of a bowl game record. LSU’s Joe Burrow …

SAN DIEGO — Despite USC’s 7-5 record, Louisville knew not to take the tradition-rich Trojans lightly in the Holiday Bowl. Though both football teams were looking to overcome losing skids and end the season with a win, the Trojans were playing for pride after a tumultuous season that included the firing of their defensive coordinator. USC quarterback Miller Moss emerged …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For all of the talk that Michigan football has a tall task ahead of it when it takes on Alabama, especially quarterback Jalen Milroe, Milroe also has a tall task ahead of him in facing the Michigan defense. On Wednesday, WolverinesWire got a chance to ask the Crimson Tide signal caller what he’s seen from the maize …

The Wisconsin Badgers are coming into the ReliaQuest Bowl as massive underdogs according to the odds across the board. According to a number of sportsbooks, the Badgers are ten-point underdogs against LSU in Florida on New Year’s Day. LSU’s offense has been the story, naturally, as they have the Heisman winner in Jayden Daniels. Daniels, however, will be sitting out …