College Football

ANAHEIM, Calif. − The Michigan football team can only hope its week in Los Angeles will end as magically as it began. The No. 1 Wolverines (13-0), who reached southern California on Tuesday night for their Rose Bowl matchup with No. 4 Alabama (12-1), had their first West Coast practice Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, coach Jim Harbaugh, Blake Corum, …

No. 3 Texas arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday to prep for the College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 2 Washington. The Longhorns will face the Huskies in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1 at 7:45 p.m. CT. Dozens of Texas fans lined the streets of campus to send well wishes to the team as they departed for …

No. 12 Oklahoma faces off against No. 14 in the Alamo Bowl, which ranks among the top bowl matchups outside of the College Football Playoff. The Sooners jumped from six to 10 wins in Brent Venables’ second season thanks to a renewed defensive effort. However, Oklahoma lost two games in the middle of the season to ultimately play themselves out …

On New Year’s Day, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will make their eighth appearance in the College Football Playoff, the most for any program in the country since its inception in 2014. Alabama has dominated the college football playoff era and will look to add to its storied tradition with another run in the tournament. The Crimson Tide’s …

Wisconsin has filled its vacant wide receivers coach position with now-former Arkansas WRs coach Kenny Guiton, according to reports from FootballScoop and The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. Guiton played quarterback under Luke Fickell at Ohio State from 2009 to 2013 before spending his coaching career at Houston (2017-2018), Louisiana Tech (2019), Colorado State (2020) and Arkansas (2021-2023). He was most recently …

The 2023 Holiday Bowl will pit the No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (10-3) against the USC Trojans (7-5) on Wednesday and there will be some notable absences. Former Heisman Trophy winner and USC quarterback Caleb Williams has opted out and Louisville running back Jawhar Jordan is also skipping the game to prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft. However, both teams have …

In the final year of the College Football Playoff’s four-team era, there was some major controversy regarding which team deserved the fourth and final spot. Alabama, with one loss, ultimately got the nod over Florida State, which went undefeated in the 2023 season. The frustration and anger out of Tallahassee is understandable, but what would have happened if the roles …

With just two games to play in the NFL regular season, it’s clear that many teams will be searching for a new franchise quarterback this offseason. This year, there have been more than a few college quarterbacks that have established themselves as promising prospects who could play – and succeed – at the next level. Heading into the peak of …

If running a bowl game wasn’t such a good business, you’d never have 43 of them piled on your holiday plate, including matchups like Texas State-Rice and SMU-Boston College that you’d never watch in any other context and wouldn’t ask for in the first place. For all of its warnings of doom and gloom, the bowl industry in America is …

It might have been the Grinch that originally stole Christmas but it was Kyle Hamilton that used the holiday to put an end to San Francisco 49ers quarterback brock purdy’s MVP run. Hamilton, a former All-American at Notre Dame, recorded two interceptions and five tackles in the Baltimore Ravens win at San Francisco on Christmas night.  As a result the …

As the top remaining player in the NCAA Transfer Portal, Texas A&M wide receiver Evan Stewart has a bevy of suitors attempting to acquire his services, but the list of schools may have gotten shorter this week. According to a report from Recruits CFB, a college football recruiting page on X, Stewart is not interested in two teams competing in …

One of Michigan State football’s top players to enter the portal is staying home. Defensive tackle Derrick Harmon announced on social media he is withdrawing his name from the transfer portal to remain with the Spartans in 2024. The Detroit native and Loyola High product played in all 12 games this season with 10 starts, posting 40 tackles that included …

DANIA BEACH — The normal questions came in the normal way. Everyone played their role. Reporters. Bowl officials. And especially Florida State’s third-string quarterback and offensive coordinator, who will work the Orange Bowl without Seminoles players who produced 94.4 percent of their yards this undefeated season. “All we got is all we need,’’ said the freshman quarterback, Brock Glenn, delivering …

As LSU prepares for the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin, it also has an open staff position to fill. Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock recently departed to take the same role at Notre Dame, and he will not be with the team in Tampa on Jan. 1. In his stead, quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan and receivers coach/passing game coordinator Cortez Hankton will …

LSU made its way down to Tampa on Tuesday for a New Year’s Day matchup against Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl, but it will be without a key reserve on its offensive line. Offensive tackle Lance Heard did not make the trip, according to On3’s Shea Dixon. The reasoning behind it is unclear, especially as coach Brian Kelly said he …