College Football

Nick Saban spent his first year of retirement plenty busy. The former Alabama football coach spent his Saturdays in cities from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Columbus, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland, working as a analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay. Sitting next to Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit, while watching Lee Corso don a mascot head each …

The North Central College football team is getting pretty good at this national championship thing, winning its third NCAA Division III title in the past five seasons on Sunday. North Central (15-0), based in Naperville, got five touchdowns from quarterback Luke Lehnen while knocking off Mount Union 41-25 in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, …

Mandarin High School graduate and University of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is apparently backing off his Dec. 28 announcement that he is entering the NFL draft and instead is entering the transfer portal, according to two reports. On3.com, citing “multiple sources,” reported on Thursday that Beck was entering the portal and tagged himself with a “do not contact” designation, which, …

Several former Wayne High School football players are on the biggest college football stage. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Three Warrior alums are on this year’s Notre Dame team, two coaches and one player, according to a social media post. TRENDING STORIES: Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman graduated from Wayne High School in 2004 …

USATSI The Cotton Bowl pits two of college football’s most iconic brands against each other as Ohio State and Texas will tangle Friday night for a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Texas claims four national championships and Ohio State claims eight. But the historic powers have only met three times previously and never in a postseason game …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Drew Allar put both hands on his Penn State football helmet as he walked off the field after making this final throw of his College Football Playoff season. It was as if he couldn’t believe what he had just had done. And with the ensuing result. Allar’s ill-advised, first-down pass with 37 seconds remaining in this …

There’s always a lot on the line when Ohio State and Texas take the field, and Friday evening is no exception. The (8) Buckeyes and (5) Longhorns are set to face off in the Cotton Bowl, with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line.  This is just the fourth time that Ohio State and Texas …

MIAMI GARDENS — Prior to Thursday, the last time Notre Dame played a postseason game in South Florida, things ended badly. Very badly. Alabama embarrassed the Fighting Irish in the national championship game, starting a trend under coach Brian Kelly that led the New Englander to channel his inner fake Cajun accent and bolt to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Enter a …

Notre Dame, behind third-year head coach Marcus Freeman, is moving on to the College Football Playoff National Championship after securing a thrilling 27-24 win over Penn State in the 2025 Orange Bowl semifinal. This will be the first time that the Fighting Irish, who are the first team in the sport’s history to win two bowl games in a single …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — James Franklin seemed destined to break the skid. His skid, to be more specific: 12 consecutive losses to top-five opponents, a miserable eight-year drought. But the 11th-year Penn State coach was on the way to snapping that streak. He was en route to ending the nasty stretch, to quieting the critics, to shutting down the talk. …

One particular stat looms over Penn State’s College Football Playoff 27-24 semifinal loss to Notre Dame: 0. As in zero catches by a wide receiver.  Tyler Warren was always going to be a factor in the Nittany Lions’ offensive plan for the Orange Bowl, and the Mackey Award-winning tight end had six catches for 75 yards and another 21 yards …

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry and quarterback Riley Leonard (13) celebrates defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images It’s been 36 years since Notre Dame last won a national championship. Now, it’s one win away from ending that drought …

Penn State reached the College Football Playoff for the first time, but big missteps in big moments led to a heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Just like that, a promising season ends in the semifinals — one win away from a national championship appearance.  Penn State (13-3) built a 10-0 lead, watched it evaporate and …

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Donovan Hinish (41) leaps over Penn State Nittany Lions linebacker Kobe King (41) in the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami on Thursday. …

USATSI Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard returned in the second half after leaving the game due to an injury before halftime in the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal on Thursday night and led the Fighting Irish to a 27-24 victory. Leonard returned from concussion protocol after taking a big hit just before halftime and led the Notre Dame comeback …