College Football

The Pop-Tarts Bowl gave fans a little bit of everything. Wild mascots, scoring and college football history were all on the menu. While the Pop Tart mascots will be the ones that go viral on social media, the game itself was plenty noteworthy. No. 18 Iowa State came back to defeat No. 13 Miami 42-41 after Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht …

TAMPA, Fla. — Every now and then it’s nice to remember that even with the NIL deals and championship praise, the private flights and free gear, Michigan football players are people, just like the rest of us. Spending the afternoon with the Wolverines at Tampa amusement park Busch Gardens served as a reminder of that. That’s where the defending national …

For Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer, returning for the 2025 season with the Illini was an easy decision. “It was a no-brainer. I love being here. I love the coaches; I love my teammates. I love the community that I’m in. I want to be here as long as possible,” Altmyer said. Altmyer, 22, announced his decision on social media two …

More teams, more bellyaching. The College Football Playoff’s first round served a series of blowouts, resulting in blowback that the selection committee whiffed on its picks for at-large bids. But, is the committee really to blame for the first-round drubbings, and if so, which teams would have been better qualifiers? Hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams debate that question on …

Nick Saban hosts the ESPN College GameDay show before the first round of the College Football Playoff between Notre Dame and Indiana on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. Legendary college football coach and analyst Nick Saban recently shared his thoughts on Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton ahead of the highly anticipated Sugar Bowl matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs …

ORLANDO, Fla. — It all comes down to this for South Carolina football. The No. 14 Gamecocks (9-3) have one final game in the 2024 season as they face Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, ABC) at Camping World Stadium. If they defeat the No. 21 Fighting Illini (9-3) they will become the fifth team in South Carolina …

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien reacts during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Boston College head football coach Bill O’Brien met with the media following his team’s 20-15 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Pinstripe Bowl. O’Brien opened his availability by complimenting …

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers linebacker Gage Stenger (47) celebrates after the game against the Boston College Eagles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images For the first time since 2016, the Huskers played in a bowl game, and for the first time since 2015, they won a bowl game. Nebraska defeated Boston College 20-15 after …

For now, transfer portal season is a wrap. The NCAA’s football transfer window closed at midnight Saturday, meaning players can’t enter the portal until the second offseason window, which opens April 15 and lasts 11 days. That also means Auburn football can’t see players depart until the spring, and with some stasis on roster movement, the program’s 14-man transfer class …

It was hard to escape the hype surrounding the Indiana-Notre Dame game last week. Everywhere you went, people were talking about the in-state bragging rights that were on the line between the Hoosiers and Fighting Irish in the first ever home College Football Playoff game. Classes were extended a week at Notre Dame so students could stay for the Friday …

The first of two offseason transfer portal windows gave Auburn football a lot to like in regard to its additions. But in looking at the net gains and losses, it’d be easy to assume things didn’t go well for the Tigers transfer-wise. Hugh Freeze’s roster took a net loss during the winter portal window, with 18 players departing Auburn as …

The Independence Bowl has welcomed some significant attendance numbers over the years with schools like LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Oklahoma casting their lots in the 11th oldest bowl game in the country. But thanks to heavy rains that fell throughout the Shreveport-Bossier City area on Saturday, an announced crowd of 34,283 hardy souls watched as Army dominated late …

Texas A&M football’s loss Friday to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl night felt like the final month of the season encapsulated into one 60-minute game. From penalties continuing to be a persistent issue — adding eight more miscues against the Trojans, pushing their season total to 98 — to the defense’s inability to stop USC’s passing attack that scored …

Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Harrison Taggart (11) sacks the Colorado Buffaloes QB during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The BYU Cougars cruised past the Colorado Buffaloes in the Valero Alamo Bowl Saturday night, winning 36-14 to finish the 2024 season with an 11-2 record. Here are three …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — If you’re already looking ahead to 2025 in college football, mark this season opener down: East Carolina at NC State on Aug. 30. The Pirates and Wolfpack began brawling in the final minute of East Carolina’s 26-21 victory in the Military Bowl on Saturday night — and the teams won’t have to wait long to see each …