College Football

This is as close as it comes to a traditional Rose Bowl Game in this day and age. No. 1 Michigan didn’t have to think twice when making its venue choice for this College Football Playoff semifinal. The Wolverines played in the first “Granddaddy of Them All” in 1902. Pasadena, California, has served as postseason home for this program 18 …

MIAMI GARDENS – Welcome to Seminole Script. Democrat writers Ehsan Kassim and Jack Williams talk about all things Florida State football, including final thoughts on last week’s rivalry road victory over Florida, a glimpse into Tuesday and Wednesday practices and a look ahead to Saturday’s Capital One Orange Bowl game against Georgia. In a matchup of two teams feeling the …

The Orange Bowl is a New Year’s Six game, but the Seminoles landing in Miami are not the Florida State team we’ve seen this season. No. 6 Georgia (12-1, 8-0 SEC) will be playing against the vestiges of No. 5 Florida State (13-0, 8-0 ACC), in a game featuring two teams who had playoff hopes after their respective championship games. …

For the first time since 2015, Missouri football has won a bowl game. For the first time since the inception of the College Football Playoff, Missouri football has won a New Year’s Six Bowl game. It was a stellar game from the Tigers’ defense. The offense needed three quarters to find life, but it eventually did. That led to a …

Gainesville Buchholz linebacker Myles Graham, the son of legendary Florida Gators running back Earnest Graham, signed to follow in his father’s footsteps last Wednesday on National Signing Day. A day later, Florida linebackers coach Jay Bateman announced he was leaving UF to take the same position on Mike Elko’s new staff at Texas A&M. Father Graham was furious. The younger …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl Friday night 14-3. The victory brought the #9 Tigers to 11-2 on the season and should insure a top 10 ranking at the season’s end after beating the #7 Buckeyes. The win was also sweet for alumni here in Kansas City who had watched …

Dec. 29—ATLANTA — Penn State football coach James Franklin confirmed Friday that cornerback Johnny Dixon will not play against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl Saturday at noon (TV-ESPN). Dixon, who’s in his final season of eligibility, has not been with the Nittany Lions all week in Atlanta. A transfer from South Carolina in 2021, Dixon was voted to the …

Dec. 29—ATLANTA — The hump for each Peach Bowl participant might as well be Mount McKinley. No. 11 Ole Miss has reached 10 wins in two of the last three seasons, but has gone 0-5 against Alabama and Georgia in the Southeastern Conference. No. 10 Penn State has reached double-digit victories five times in the last eight seasons, but has …

The Michigan Wolverines have their toughest task of the season waiting for them in the Rose Bowl. Nick Saban and his Crimson Tide have been the figure of dominance for the last decade-plus in college football. Michigan has a chance to silence the Alabama narratives with a win on Monday, but victory will not come cheap. Bama has a stacked …

Two of the top programs of the 2023 college football season clash in Atlanta on Saturday as Penn State football takes on Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl. No. 10 Penn State’s (10-2, 7-2 in Big Ten play) suffociating defense will look to grind No. 11 Ole Miss’ (10-2, 6-2 SEC) high-octane offense to a halt. The Nittany Lions have …

Cody Schrader’s journey as a walk-on at Missouri has been well documented. On Friday, the Tigers running back closed his collegiate career with yet another accolade. The consensus All-America selection, winner of the Burlsworth Trophy (top former walk-on) and Doak Walker Award finalist (top running back) finished his career as Missouri’s all-time single-season rushing leader. His 128 yards vs. No. …

The Peach Bowl pitches an explosive Ole Miss offense against a defensive stalwart in Penn State to cap off the two programs’ respective college football seasons. Seeking its first ever 11-win season, Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 in SEC play), through quarterback Jaxson Dart and under coach Lane Kiffin’s orchestration, has carved up defenses all season: Dart has thrown 20 touchdowns …

Auburn football will look to finish its first college football season under Hugh Freeze with a statement win over Maryland in the 2023 Music City Bowl on Saturday. Auburn will be without a few players who have entered the transfer portal, such as safety Marquise Gilbert and wide receivers Ja’Varrius Johnson and Omari Kelly, so Freeze and Co. will be …

The 2023 Arizona Bowl features the Toledo Rockets (11-2) and Wyoming Cowboys (8-4) colliding on Saturday. The all-time series is tied 1-1 between the programs. Toledo owns an 11-9 record in bowl games. In 2022, the Rockets beat Liberty 21-19 in the Boca Raton Bowl. On the other sideline, Wyoming’s overall bowl record is 9-9. The Cowboys are playing in …

The victory cigar smoke wafted through the air, and Ryan Silverfield’s hat was stained with blood. The Gatorade bath after Memphis football’s 36-26 win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday had gone awry, leaving the Tigers’ coach with a gash on his forehead. But the tears he wiped from his eyes weren’t from a wound, or …