College Football

A berth in the College Football Playoff Championship Game will be at stake when the sixth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes battle the third-seeded Texas Longhorns in the CFP semifinals on Friday at the 2025 Cotton Bowl. Ohio State defeated Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, while Texas outlasted Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime in the Peach Bowl. The Buckeyes (12-2), …

Luke Fickell’s first two seasons as Wisconsin’s head coach have not gone as planned. The team is 12-13 overall, anchored by a 5-7 2024 campaign that saw the program miss a bowl game for the first time since 2001. That performance falls far below the expectation set by both Fickell and athletic director Chris McIntosh in November of 2022. Both …

Elite programs are set to square off in the College Football Playoff semifinals when the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday. The Buckeyes have been firing on all cylinders after suffering a surprising defeat against Michigan in the regular season finale. Ohio State throttled the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in the Rose …

Former Wisconsin running backs coach Al Johnson is expected to join Temple as its offensive line coach, according to 247Sports’ Chris Hummer. Johnson spent the 2022 season with the Badgers. He’s most recently coached offensive line at Montana State (2023-24), where he helped lead the team to Football Championship Subdivision-best scoring totals. His season at Wisconsin is his only as …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to maintain their impressive start to the College Football Playoff when they face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to the national championship game. Penn State has cruised to victories over SMU and Boise State, winning …

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke signed with Wake Forest on Tuesday, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Kirschke spend the 2024 season at Colorado State after beginning his career with the Badgers. He now joins the Demon Deacons for his final two years of eligibility. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Kirschke jumps back to the Power Four …

The 2025 College Football Playoff will continue with the semifinals when the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions will take on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday. The Fighting Irish are 13-1 on the season and own the nation’s longest winning streak entering the semis (12 games), while the Nittany Lions are …

The first team to 20 points could win the Orange Bowl and play for the national championship. The other half of the College Football Playoff national semifinals has shootout potential. Ohio State has scored a combined 83 points through two playoff games and Texas has scored 78, with a little help from two overtimes in the Peach Bowl win against …

The No. 16-ranked Oklahoma men’s basketball team will continue SEC play with a home game against No. 9 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Wednesday. OU (13-1, 0-1 SEC) suffered a 107-79 road loss to then-No. 6 Alabama on Saturday. Texas A&M (12-2, 1-0 SEC) earned an 80-60 home win over Texas on Saturday. Here’s how to watch the OU vs …

The oldest rivalry in Medina County plays out Thursday when Medina and Wadsworth play for a spot in the college football national championship. Wait. What? You read that correctly. When Penn State and Notre Dame play in the Orange Bowl on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. former Bees quarterback Drew Allar will lead the Nittany Lions against former Grizzlies tight end …

ORLANDO — The NCAA transfer portal closed just before the start of January, but expect plenty more activity for UCF in the weeks ahead in its attempt to overhaul a 4-8 roster with a new coaching staff in place. As of Tuesday morning, the Knights have landed the commitments of 22 transfers. Former Virginia Tech linebacker Keli Lawson decommitted and …

Aug 24, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez (15) drops back to pass against the New York Giants during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports A former Nebraska quarterback has signed an NFL reserve contract. Adrian Martinez is one of ten players to sign with the New York Jets. The quarterback …

And then there were four. The 2024-25 College Football Playoff is down to four teams, all of which are seeded No. 5-8. While No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State will battle Friday night in the Cotton Bowl, the first spot in the national championship game will be decided Thursday in Miami Gardens, Florida, when No. 7 Notre Dame …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. − Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden is doing his best, he said here, to push his intertwined football past aside with this opponent, with this town. This College Football Playoff semifinal in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl has brought him back to where he led the Miami Hurricanes as head coach for four seasons. It’s brought him …

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Al Golden, Notre Dame football’s defensive coordinator and the father of a Notre Dame freshman, experienced a parent’s dread in the initial aftermath of the Bourbon Street tragedy on Jan. 1 in New Orleans. As his wife Kelly slept soundly in their hotel room, Golden awoke at 4 a.m. (5 Eastern) to begin his usual game-day …