College Football

Getty Images The bracket for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was released on Sunday, and it features a number of marquee matchups. Four first-round games will take place on Dec. 20-21 at home locations, the first time that college programs will host playoff games on campus.  The first round features some of the top teams in the sport and …

Getty Images The college football regular season has come and gone and the conference champions have been crowned. Now, the attention turns to the postseason, meaning it’s time to unveil the loaded slate of bowl games set to grace out television sets this holiday season.  There may not be a more anticipated season in college football history because in addition …

Then there were 12. On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled the first-ever 12-team CFP bracket putting an end to much build-up and anticipation on which 12 college football teams will play for the national championship. No. 1 Oregon was tabbed with the No. 1 overall seed fresh off its first Big Ten championship title against No. 3 …

Dec 7, 2024; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Texas Longhorns take the field before the 2024 SEC Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images After losing a mistake filled SEC Championship Game, the Texas Longhorns are paying the price in the polls. UT slipped two spots to No. 4 in the newest US LBM …

USATSI Purdue is in talks to hire UNLV coach Barry Odom to the same position, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. Odom led the Rebels to 19 wins over the past two seasons, the most in program history.  UNLV’s 2024 season was a magical one for the program as the Rebels won 10 games for the first time since …

As we unveil the final US LBM Coaches Poll of the regular season, it’s important to keep a couple of things in mind. First and foremost, the poll might not – and probably will not – look the same as the playoff committee’s rankings. Furthermore, the rankings in either case will not mirror the bracket seedings, since the top four …

USATSI Georgia jumped to No. 2 in the final regular season AP Top 25 after shocking Texas 22-19 in overtime in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame also passed the Longhorns, leaving Texas at No. 4 in the rankings, one spot ahead of No. 5 Penn State.  Oregon maintained its stranglehold on the top spot after …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The class of 2025 cycle has wound down and it means the focus shifts to the best in the class of 2026, and as far as pass-catchers go, Naeem Burroughs stacks up with most anyone. The Jacksonville (Fla.) Bolles speedster checks in as a top-10 prospect among wide receiver projections for the junior class, and he took the …

Purdue is targeting Barry Odom to be its next head football coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Sunday. The deal is not finalized, but the parties are working toward an agreement, the person said. Odom is 44-33 in six seasons as a head coach, including four at Missouri and the past two …

Getty Marshall coach Charles Huff is expected to leave his position to take the vacant position at Southern Miss, according to multiple reports. In his place, Marshall has reportedly targeted NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as its next head coach, according to FootballScoop.  The departure comes only one day after Huff led Marshall to its first conference championship since …

The Oregon Ducks were crowned champions on Saturday night. It’s not the championship that they ultimately desire, though. Dan Lanning and the Ducks outlasted the Penn State Nittany Lions in a 45-37 thriller, winning the Big Ten Championship in their first season as members of the conference. With the win, they clinched the No. 1 spot in the upcoming College …

Screenshot Arizona State nickel Shamari Simmons was ejected from the Sun Devils’ game against Iowa State after a fourth down sack was ruled targeting. ISU quarterback Rocco Becht was knocked out of the game with the play and was replaced by backup Connor Moberly.  The Cyclones opted to go for it on fourth-and-3 facing a 35-point deficit in the fourth …

Now all that is left is the waiting game for the College Football Playoff bracket. The big reveal for Georgia football and other playoff contenders comes on ESPN in a show that starts at noon on Sunday. Georgia knows it’s locked up a CFP quarterfinal spot after its overtime win over Texas on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game. The …

No. 10 Boise State and No. 15 Arizona State are the first two conference champions to effectively lock up a College Football Playoff berth. The Broncos beat No. 20 UNLV 21-7 Friday night for the second win over the Rebels this season. The Sun Devils, picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, defeated No. 16 Iowa State Saturday …

ATLANTA – Kirby Smart stood on stage bathed in glory, while his players celebrated an SEC championship, but even in this moment marked for celebration, Georgia’s coach set his sights on a new adversary. When Smart gets on a warpath, he spares no one. Even if that someone is college sports’ most powerful figure, the SEC’s commissioner, standing just a …