College Football

Free Press sports writers share their predictions for the College Football Playoff semifinal between Michigan football and Alabama in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1: Tony Garcia Michigan implemented a “Beat Georgia” drill last offseason as an ode to the two-time defending national champion that Alabama toppled in the SEC title game. The Wolverines are the No. …

INDIANAPOLIS — There will be plenty of time to dissect the intricacies of the matchup, the ramifications of each potential result and where this head-to-head showdown of not only two of the sports greatest programs, but its most famous coaches, will rank all-time in the history of Michigan football games. But for now, just a handful of hours after Jim …

Four-star defensive tackle Carlon Jones decommitted from Nebraska last week, reopening his recruitment just over three weeks before national signing day. The Texas native had been committed to Nebraska since the summer, choosing the Huskers over Georgia Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and California. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Jones is considered the 410th-best prospect and the 45th-ranked defensive lineman …

The Indiana Football Coaches Association voted on its Mr. Football position award winner at its all-state meeting. These are the nine nominees for IndyStar Mr. Football, presented by the Indianapolis Colts. Voting will be open to the state’s football coaches and only seniors are eligible. IHSAA football state finals: What we learned from championships weekend The Mr. Football position award …

USC doesn’t want to give up on recruiting wide receiver Zacharyus Williams, even though he has committed to Utah. In 11 games this season, Zacharyus Williams caught 51 passes for 943 yards and 13 touchdowns, per MaxPreps. In his junior year in 2022, he was just as productive with 41 receptions for 784 yards and 6 touchdowns. Williams, who played …

The College Football Playoff matchups are set and Nick Saban and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide will be facing Jim Harbough and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the semi-finals in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day. Alabama’s birth in the CFP created a ton of controversy on Sunday, but considering the Crimson Tide’s complete …

Former USC football quarterback J.T. Daniels has retired from playing football due to multiple concussions, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “I’m definitely excited to get into coaching, that’s for sure,” Daniels told Thamel. “I loved playing. I always knew one day I’d coach. I didn’t think it would come this soon. But one day, I knew that’s …

USC’s Brenden Rice has formally been invited to the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl. That invitation was extended several days ago. The senior transferred to USC football in 2022 but struggled in his first year. It was a very different story in 2023, with Rice reeling in 45 catches for 791 yards and 12 touchdowns. He averaged over 17 yards per …

Everyone is presuming that Caleb Williams won’t play for USC in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville. The obvious line of thought is that Williams will begin preparing for the NFL scouting combine and then the 2024 NFL draft, in which he is the likely No. 1 pick. Yet, until we have an official announcement, we are left to wait and …

One year in, Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is tweaking his coaching staff. He’ll head into his second year with a new offensive coordinator and a new defensive line coach. Diron Reynolds is headed to Tempe as defensive line coach after working in the same role last season at Michigan State. He is no stranger to the Pac-12 and …

The Central Florida Knights, who went 6-6 overall, 3-6 in their first season in the Big 12, will be going to a bowl game – but they won’t be straying too far from their Orlando campus. UCF accepted a bid on Sunday to the Gasparilla Bowl, which will be played in Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium on Dec. 23 at 6:30 …

Dec. 3—New Mexico State is getting the staycation it deserves. After a 10-win regular season that saw the Aggies reach the championship game of Conference USA, NMSU has accepted a bid to participate in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 16 in Albuquerque. The Aggies (10-4) will face Fresno State (8-4) out of the Mountain West Conference in a …

Dec. 3—The end is near for the four-team College Football Playoff, and on Dec. 3 it showed it’s going out with a big bang — and not in a good way. Only in big-time college football — where for decades national championships were once awarded by sports writers and polls — can less than 1 percent of members FBS programs …

The Gophers on Sunday night landed a coveted quarterback for 2024 when New Hampshire’s Max Brosmer announced on the X platform that he has committed to Minnesota as a graduate transfer. Brosmer, a Roswell, Ga., native, led FCS in passing yards this season with 3,449 and threw 29 touchdown passes, which ranks second. He completed 64% of his passes and …

The unprecedented move by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to leave undefeated Florida State, 2023 ACC champion, from its four-team field was met with immediate, and justified, blowback. A 13-0 run that began with a three-touchdown win over LSU and ran through the ACC’s regular season unblemished, only to be tested by the devastating injury to quarterback Jordan Travis, …