College Football

The No. 19 Missouri Tigers (9-3) will look to wrap up a strong campaign as they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) in an SEC vs. Big Ten matchup in the 2024 Music City Bowl on Monday. It’s the only bowl game on the schedule that day, making this a spotlight opportunity for programs that have been fighting to get …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked to offer his opinion on how to fix college football two days before his team plays its biggest game in years. Franklin took a few minutes away from previewing his 12-2 Nittany Lions against Fiesta Bowl foe Boise State to talk bigger picture. The question came in reference to …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff will continue this week with four quarterfinal matchups. The action begins on Friday when No. 3 seed Boise State takes on No. 6 seed Penn State at the Fiesta Bowl. Then there will be three College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Saturday beginning with No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas at the Peach Bowl. …

Texas football passed its first College Football Playoff test, defeating Clemson 38-24 to advance to the quarterfinals. They’ll face the fourth-seeded Arizona State, who won the Big 12 after being voted to finish last in the preseason polls. It’s been an incredible turnaround for the Sun Devils and coach Kenny Dillingham after going 3-9 in his first season with the …

Sep 18, 2021; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff (12) warms up on the field before the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Brock Vandagriff has retired from football in a surprising decision. Vandagriff, a junior, has one season of eligibility left. Vandagriff started for …

O’Donnell Fortune of South Carolina (25) crosses the goal line in the 2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl with a 100-yard touchdown on an interception return. It’s the longest defensive touchdown in bowl history and tied for the longest touchdown by any means. Mississippi will play Duke on Jan. 2 at EverBank Stadium (7:30 p.m., ESPN) in the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. …

Somebody is going to lose their first Fiesta Bowl in program history on New Year’s Eve. With a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals on the line, Penn State and Boise State will each put their undefeated records in the Fiesta Bowl on the line against one another in the first meeting between the two schools. Penn State is …

Winning the District 27-4A football championship came with a bonus for the 1974 Carroll Tigers, one of the best CCISD teams of the 1970s. The Tigers not only earned a playoff berth that year, they made history as the first Carroll team to win a football district title since the school opened in 1957. Only league champions qualified for the …

NEW ORLEANS — Winning 10 straight games to close the regular season and snag a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff was big for Notre Dame football. Noie: Did Notre Dame football again look like Notre Dame football in historic CFP game? Winning the first playoff game in Notre Dame Stadium history against an in-state school in Indiana was bigger. …

SOUTH BEND — Binge-watching game tape of Georgia’s defense in preparation for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Night, Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock can’t help but nod in recognition of a modern dynasty. “When you look at it, you go, ‘Yeah, I remember what that looks like. Of course,’ “ Denbrock said after Saturday’s practice. “And it’s …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Forgive the mistaken identity in the Penn State football tight end room — one of the deepest, most talented in the nation. Take Sunday evening here in Arizona. Nittany Lion fans greeted the team as it arrived to prepare for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal game with Boise State on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl. …

The Hosts of College Gameday during their show early morning before the NCAA college football game between Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. ESPN’s “College GameDay” won’t be in Atlanta for the No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas matchup, but …

The No. 1 Oregon football team will bring out a classic look Wednesday in the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 8 Ohio State. Sticking with what has become a Rose Bowl tradition of late, the Ducks will don chrome helmets with green wings on the sides. Oregon will also wear its green “Gang Green” jerseys from …

Oct 19, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffalos offensive line coach Phil Loadholt against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Two of Colorado football’s top position coaches are reportedly leaving the Buffaloes for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, offensive line coach Phil Loadholt and defensive ends coach Vincent Dancy …

Boise State sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen still isn’t sure how he got the nickname, “Mad Dog.” It’s clearly a play on words with his last name, but the origins are murky. Madsen wasn’t a wild or rambunctious child by any stretch of the imagination, yet it’s been with him for as long as he can remember. “That’s just what I’ve …