College Football

The Tennessee Volunteers make their College Football Playoff debut on Saturday as they travel as the No. 9 seed to take on No. 8 seed Ohio State in the first round. The Vols last won a national title in the 1998 season under the BCS system and they never made the four-team CFB playoff field. They rode a strong defense …

Donovan Hinish and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play the Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoffs this weekend, here’s how to watch. (Melinda Meijer/ISI Photos/Getty Images) No. 10 Indiana will head to No. 7 Notre Dame for a first-round College Football Playoff game this Friday; it will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1991. Notre …

The on-campus first-round matchups of the 2024 College Football Playoffs get rolling this weekend and the No. 12 Clemson Tigers (10-3) and the No. 5 Texas Longhorns (11-2) will square off in the second of three Saturday matchups. The Longhorns were defeated by No. 2 Georgia 22-19 in overtime in the SEC Championship Game. Meanwhile, Clemson picked up a 34-31 win …

Although Louisville football didn’t make the College Football Playoff, two former Cardinals could face one another this season. Defensive linemen Jeff Clark and Jermayne Lole left Louisville for Arizona State and Texas, respectively, prior to the 2024 season. The Sun Devils won the Big 12, earning the No. 4 seed, and await the winner between the fifth-seeded Longhorns and 12th-seeded …

North Carolina football’s hiring of Bill Belichick as its new head coach just set a standard of what it will take to be competitive, and the ripple effects will be felt in the commonwealth and all of college football. It has little to do with Belichick’s stature as arguably the greatest coach in NFL history with his six Super Bowl …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s defense has left chaos in its wake this season. That’s the biggest takeaway Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had when scouting the Hoosiers ahead of Friday night’s game in the first round of the College Football Playoff between the teams. The stats back Freeman up — Indiana finished the regular season with the No. 3 rushing defense …

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame’s path to Friday’s College Football Playoff opener against Indiana was lined with a series of teachable moments, if not outright blessings from on high. In several cases, going all the way back to Beaux Collins’ shove at Texas A&M and including Jordan Clark’s headbutt against Louisville, penalty flags for unsportsmanlike conduct could have been thrown, …

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Nebraska football hired UCF Knights defensive coordinator Addison Wiliams as defensive backs coach. The program made the announcement on Thursday. Williams led a talented Knights secondary in 2023. They allowed the fewest passing yards per game with 196.7. They also allowed only 12 touchdown passes, the fewest allowed since the 2001 season. Williams also worked as the …

BLOOMINGTON — The first round of this year’s College Football Playoff will bring together neighbors that haven’t seen each other in awhile. Indiana football’s (11-1) matchup against Notre Dame (11-1) in South Bend will be only the second game between the programs since 1958.  The Irish lead the all-time series between the schools with a 23-5-1 record — IU hasn’t beaten Notre …

The Georgia Bulldogs are getting ready to play the College Football Playoff without star quarterback Carson Beck, sources confirmed to ESPN. The sports network said Beck is exploring surgery options to repair an elbow injury on his throwing arm. ESPN said Beck hasn’t practiced with the team since Georgia’s victory against Texas in the SEC Championship game. RELATED STORIES: After …

Columbus football set the tone by scoring three first quarter touchdowns and rolled to a 48-14 win against Malakoff to capture the Class 3A Division I state championship on Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It’s the first state championship for the Cardinals, who conclude the season with a 15-1 record. “We played really well as a team and against …

Dec. 19—PULLMAN — Like many Washington State players, Djouvensky Schlenbaker didn’t know coach Jake Dickert was leaving the program until Wednesday morning. He doesn’t usually check his phone much past 9 p.m., he said, which means he missed out on any chatter around the possibility. So even early Wednesday morning, when the Cougars’ third-year running back got a text about …

ARLINGTON — The UIL Class 3A Division I was headlined by a star-studded group of college football prospects. In addition to Wyoming signee Grayson Rigdon, who notched four rushing touchdowns, cousins Adam and John Schobel both logged incredible performances. Adam Schobel earned the game’s offensive MVP award, while John Schobel was named the contest’s defensive MVP. More: Reign on: Gunter …

Maybe the most pleasant surprise for Penn State in the Big Ten championship-game loss was the outstanding play of its offensive linemen. The Nittany Lions piled up 518 total yards, including 292 on the ground, against unbeaten Oregon, which has one of the top defenses in the country. Penn State’s blockers face another formidable defense when the Lions (11-2) meet …

James Franklin revealed Wednesday night how thin the Penn State quarterback position has become since Beau Pribula’s decision to transfer earlier this week. Freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Drew Allar during the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff run, which begins against SMU Saturday at noon (TV-TNT) at Beaver Stadium. Redshirt freshman Jaxon Smolik is the …