College Football

The UNLV Rebels will play in just their fifth bowl game in program history when they square off against the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday at Chase Field in Phoenix. UNLV, which has been a Div. I program since 1978, is 3-1 all-time in bowl games. The Rebels last played in a bowl game in …

With the 2023 college football season in its final weeks, it’s almost time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL draft. It could be a busy weekend for former LSU players, and the Tigers’ draft class is headlined by star quarterback Jayden Daniels and receiver Malik Nabers, arguably the most prolific players at their positions in college football this …

With about a week until the College Football Playoff starts, it’s time to look at the quarterbacks for each team and how they stack up against each other. Quinn Ewers (Texas), Michael Penix (Washington), J.J. McCarthy (Michigan), and Jalen Milroe (Alabama) lead the four teams playing in the CFP. Penix is viewed as the best of the bunch. The senior …

There was a time when the nation regarded football in Alabama — in all of the South, really — as unworthy of notice, much less respect. Eastern legacy colleges, monstrous Midwest institutions, growing Pacific coast universities had mastered this new sport of football, the unholy offspring of soccer, rugby and a street fight. The South? The South was too busy …

Tennessee will make its sixth all time appearance in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2024 versus Iowa. Tennessee is 4-1 in Citrus Bowl contests. The Vols last appeared in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2002, defeating Michigan, 45-17. Tennessee first played in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 17, 1983, defeating Maryland, 30-23. The Vols lost to Penn State, …

“The Simpsons” has never been afraid to poke fun at trending topics, and the long-running Fox TV program proved that again on Sunday when its latest episode took aim at cheating scandals U.S. sports. Among the controversies included in Sunday’s episode — titled, “Do the Wrong Thing” — was Jim Harbaugh and Michigan’s numerous scandals this season. The episode centers …

Five days before No. 3 Florida State faces No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl matchup, its starting quarterback has opted out and decided he’s transferring. Welcome to the age of the NCAA transfer portal in college football. Many are going to blame Tate Rodemaker for the timing of the decision, made public Christmas Day. Don’t. The redshirt junior has …

Christmas has come and gone. The Oklahoma Sooners went into the final week of 2023 with another top-10 recruiting class and are now preparing for their Alamo Bowl matchup with the Arizona Wildcats. In the midst of the holidays, 247Sports shared what they’d give each of the top 25 teams in the nation for Christmas. For the Oklahoma Sooners, it …

It was a memorable 2023 in college football. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) College football had plenty of moments that fueled our fandom in 2023, from dramatic finishes to a playoff scandal and a coach you couldn’t look away from. Here are the top 10 moments of 2023. [More top moments: NFL, NBA, WNBA, Soccer, Golf, all of sports] Ohio State loses …

The 1984 Orange Bowl between the Miami Hurricanes, coached by Howard Schnellenberger (pictured), and the Nebraska Cornhuskers is one of the best games in Orange Bowl history. The Orange Bowl is one of the oldest bowl games in college football. The first Orange Bowl capped off the 1934 college football season with the Bucknell Bison defeating the Miami Hurricanes 26-0 …

LSU will be taking on the Wisconsin Badgers in the ReliaQuest Bowl on January 1st. We will get a chance to take a look at the future of the program as this game does not count towards burning a redshirt for any freshmen on the team. Five guys who I think could have a big game against the Badgers are …

Notre Dame’s quarterback Joe Montana gets last minute talk with head Coach Dan Devine in closing minutes of game with the University of Houston at Cotton Bowl Classic on Monday, Jan. 2, 1979 in Dallas, Texas. Notre Dame won the hard-fowl game 35- 34. The Cotton Bowl is one of the oldest bowl games in college football. Since the 1936 …

There are few things we sports folk enjoy more than sharing “best of” lists (unless it’s “worst of” lists) when we’re at the dinner table, the bar or in the car. One of the main reasons we like to throw lists around is because it helps us flex our institutional memory (such as it is), and it can also lead …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ask Kansas State football center Hayden Gillum what makes Conor Riley an effective coach and he doesn’t hesitate. “I think no matter where you have coach Riley, if he’s the head coach or being an equipment manager, he’s going to give his all, and that’s something that we know we’ll get with him as coordinator,” Gillum said …

Dec. 26—The early signing period has come and gone. Many of Northeast Mississippi’s biggest prospects have officially shut the door on their recruitment, although a few others have yet to decide. As of December 22nd, 10 area recruits have signed with FBS schools. All 10 were also among the Top 50 highest-rated prospects in the state of Mississippi by 247sports. …