College Football

ATLANTA — Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman walks by a statue of Knute Rockne each time he enters Notre Dame Stadium. Freeman’s locker room speeches have become viral viewing this season, thanks to an in-house documentary showing on Peacock and social media clips.  Sunday morning, however, Freeman did his best to tamp down expectations about the pregame talk he …

Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas is at the center of a major impending legal battle after his lawyer, Darren Heitner, announced that he would transfer to Miami. At issue is whether revenue-sharing agreements with schools are binding in the wake of the upcoming House v. NCAA lawsuit settlement.  The saga began when Lucas asked Wisconsin to enter his name into …

In the days leading up to Saturday’s game against the Texans, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that great players step up in the playoffs and that he expected tight end Travis Kelce to do just that after a relatively quiet regular season. Mahomes’ prediction was as on the money as his passes. Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of the biggest 7-on-7 events of the year kicked off Saturday as Battle opened up its South Florida tournament. Blue-chip talent from coast to coast was on hand during pool play and Rivals connected with several for the very latest while in attendance. PREDICTIONS: Arch Manning delivers title to Texas, QBs in draft CLASS OF …

ATLANTA – Sky watchers need not scan the heavens Monday in search of supernovas ready to collide in a dazzling display of star power. All it requires is to open the laptop, turn on the TV or take your seat in the 75,000-seat planetarium that is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where viewers will receive a double dose of celestial seasoning. At 7:30 …

The Oregon Ducks‘ 2025 football season came to a close over two weeks ago, but the Ohio State Buckeyes, the team that knocked Oregon out after a rout in the Rose Bowl, still have a game to play. On Monday, the Buckeyes will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game. Although Oregon is far away …

Mello Dotson joined exclusive Kansas Jayhawks company in his final season of college football. Dotson, a Mainland grad, became the program’s first All-American selection in six years and only the 25th all-time. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback was named a Walter Camp second-team All-American, and to The Associated Press’ third team within the space of a week in mid-December. During the …

College football won’t crown its 2024 national champion until Monday. But that doesn’t mean it’s too early to think about the 2025 season. Here are my early, early SEC power rankings for 2025: 1. Texas: Finally, after two years on the bench and a Heisman candidate’s worth of publicity, Arch Manning will become a starter. I don’t expect him to …

Names like Ryan Wingo and Trevor Goosby are familiar to most Texas football fans by now. Having already made an impact in 2024, they look set to be part of the next wave of stars primed to move into more prolific roles following the departures of key players. But the Longhorns, who are losing at least 13 starters between offense …

The College Football Playoff national championship game will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes competing for the title at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20. The rise of standout leader and quarterback Riley Leonard has been a beacon of inspiration for Notre Dame’s journey to the championship game. Leonard’s exceptional performance, both in the regular season and postseason, has not …

NORMAN — Now that Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL Draft, opening the door for Arch Manning to start for Texas next season, the quarterback picture in the SEC for 2025 is gaining clarity. Among the newcomers expected to start next season are Washington State transfer John Mateer at OU and Jackson Arnold, who transferred from the Sooners, at Auburn. …

The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 9, 2017. With just one game to go to close out the 2024-25 college football season, we’ve seen enough to call it: The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff has been an undeniable success. There are minor issues that need to be addressed or tweaked, but the overall format …

ATLANTA – Will Howard was talking about this strange season, one that began long before he took his first snap as the Ohio State quarterback and long after a loss to Michigan brought the program to its collective knees. There are the stories, he says, no one knows. Stories that make up Ohio State’s perplexing run to the College Football …

ATLANTA — Admittedly, the question is ridiculous. Ohio State is hours away from meeting Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game, capping a season that just in the past eight weeks has seesawed between the depths of another loss to Michigan and the potential high of claiming the program first championship since the debut of the four-team format …

ATLANTA – Both Ohio State and Notre Dame will break a threshold Monday night that no college programs have ever reached. And they don’t need to be reminded of what it means to get ready for their 16th game this season means because their bodies are doing it for them. “Anybody that says they’re 100 percent that’s been playing is …