College Football

ATLANTA – Embrace the abnormal. It’s everywhere in this College Football Playoff and it’s awesome. Everything abnormal about this Notre Dame football postseason — another playoff game in another city on another non-Saturday — feels so normal. Four to watch: Four players to watch for Notre Dame football against Ohio State for a national championship Noie: Why did Notre Dame …

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 18: Teddy Bridgewater #12 of the Detroit Lions throws the ball during the second quarter against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) It’s been a wild month for Teddy Bridgewater. A few weeks ago he was celebrating a big …

ATLANTA — Mike Mickens, defensive pass-game coordinator for Notre Dame football, had no problem with freshman cornerback Leonard Moore announcing publicly the Irish will play man coverage against Ohio State. “That’s fine; that’s fine,” Mickens said at Saturday’s media day for the College Football Playoff championship. “Our system is our system. That’s just what we do. We play it to …

The Brief The Texas Longhorns and Steve Sarkisian have agreed to a contract extension, according to reports. The extension will reportedly keep the Longhorns coach in Austin through 2031. Sarkisian has a 38-17 record as head coach for Texas. AUSTIN – The University of Texas and head football coach Steve Sarkisian have reached an agreement on a contract extension, according …

ATLANTA — Long before he became Notre Dame’s football coach, Marcus Freeman loved professional wrestling. He still enjoys it, taking his family to a “Friday Night SmackDown” card in Chicago last June. “I grew up watching it,” Freeman said at Saturday’s media day ahead of the CFP Championship against Ohio State on Monday night. “I liked it.” What was the …

ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, on the verge of seeing the football program’s 36-year national championship drought end in his first calendar year at the helm, called the new 12-team College Football Playoff format “a wonderful success” on Saturday. Seventh-seeded Notre Dame (14-1) is more than a touchdown underdog against No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2) on …

After the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff, the national championship game is almost ready to kick off. Notre Dame (14-1) will try to win its first national championship since 1988 when it plays Ohio State on Monday night (7:30 p.m. ET) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish defeated Penn State in the Orange Bowl to advance …

The 2025 college football season season is months away for Florida State. Even so, after Mike Norvell made coaching changes, actively participated in the transfer portal, and added new signees to the 2025 freshman class following last season’s 2-10 mark, fans can discuss what the team could look like on paper. Starting with the offense. From adding Boston College transfer …

It did not take very long for former Penn State wide receiver Tyler Johnson to find his new home in college football. Less than a week after officially entering the NCAA transfer portal, Johnson has reportedly signed with his new school. Johnson is heading to East Carolina out of the transfer portal. Johnson is coming off a redshirt sophomore season …

The Big Ten Conference has taken a side in the ongoing Wisconsin vs. Xavier Lucas transfer portal saga. For those unaware, Ross Dellenger reported on Friday that Lucas was leaving Wisconsin for Miami despite the Badgers blocking him from officially entering the transfer portal. The dispute, one which is far from resolved, revolves around Lucas signing a “binding two-year NIL …

Jan. 18—Here is the McAlester News-Capital’s All-Area Football Team for the 2024 season as chosen by MN-C staff. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Will Spears, McAlester, Senior COACH OF THE YEAR: Rick Cherry, Savanna FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB: Kacin Washington-Mazey, McAlester, Junior 1435 passing yards, 14 passing TDs, 143 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD RB: Jordan Clark, McAlester, Junior 1167 rushing …

Jan. 18—ATLANTA — ESPN and ABC’s Kirk Herbstreit says Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has achieved legendary status in his first three seasons as the Fighting Irish’s head coach. “They’ve been searching. You almost have to go back to the early and mid-90s for the last time Notre Dame was really a giant in this sport. Whether they win …

Jan. 18—ATLANTA — It was a game unlike any other this season for Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith when Texas held him to one catch in OSU’s 28-14 win in a College Football Playoff semifinal by double-teaming him and at times triple-teaming him. When Smith looked ahead to Monday’s national championship game against Notre Dame during media day …

(This story was updated to add new information.) Wisconsin football released a statement on cornerback Xavier Lucas’ reported departure to Miami on Saturday. News of his move came on Friday. Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger was the first to report that Lucas was leaving for Miami without officially entering the transfer portal. Wisconsin had held the standout freshman cornerback out of the …

Ohio State football signed a 26-member recruiting class during the early signing period with 13 players on offense, 13 on defense and two five-star prospects in quarterback Tavien St. Clair and cornerback Devin Sanchez. More on them and all the other OSU signees below. Ohio State’s 2025 recruiting class Where does the OSU signing class rank heading into signing day? …