College Football

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The blowout had reached a crescendo inside Ohio Stadium when Ohio State senior leader Jack Sawyer pulled his coach close and shared some celebratory words. “All ‘Day’ long,” Sawyer told Ryan Day, as the Buckeyes coach engineered a masterful resurrection, two weeks after suffering the most embarrassing defeat of his career. Sawyer won’t claim ownership for the …

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; The Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sideline during the first half in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports ESPN writer Max Olson, known for covering transfer portal news on X, predicted the …

Brian Newberry loves his job. He loves being Navy’s head football coach, loves living in Annapolis, Maryland, loves being surrounded by future military officers who are playing college football at its purest form before going on to serve. The only downside of Newberry’s job is the distance. Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is a long way from Moore, where Newberry was raised. …

NORMAN — The cracks were evident from the jump. Even in a 51-3 rout of Temple to begin the season, OU’s offense lacked juice. On the second Sooners’ drive of the game, wide receiver Deion Burks took a handoff on a jet sweep. After the play, OU starting center Branson Hickman stayed down, grasping at his right leg. There were plenty …

ALLIANCE — Any doubts over the Mount Union football team’s ability to make it to the finish line have been dismissed. After a one-year absence and a challenging regular season, the Purple Raiders are back where they always hoped to be. Mount Union held off Johns Hopkins 45-37 on Saturday to a earn a berth in the Amos Alonzo Stagg …

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) catches a touchdown pass in front of Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Jermod McCoy (3) during the second half of the College Football Playoff first round game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Dec. 22, 2024. Ohio State won 42-17. The College Football Playoff’s first round was filled with decisive victories throughout the …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Are you not entertained? No, you’re probably not. Four College Football Playoff first-round games, four outcomes by at least two scores. Two of those were outright blowouts (in State College and Columbus), a third was a dud made closer with two late touchdowns (in South Bend) and a fourth in Austin featured our only suspenseful fourth-quarter moments …

. The Nebraska Cornhuskers landed another transfer in the portal on Saturday night. Former Georgia Bulldog defensive back Justyn Rhett announced that he will transfer to Nebraska. Rhett entered the portal last week and visited Nebraska before making his decision. After spending two years at Georgia, he joins the Huskers with three years of eligibility remaining. A recruit from Las …

The bonus pay owed to Ohio State coach Ryan Day and 10 countable assistants more than doubled following the Buckeyes’ 42-17 rout of Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night, according to contract information reviewed by The Dispatch. Day and his assistants add $1.29 million in combined bonuses for reaching the quarterfinal round, which …

Nov 5, 2022; Athens, Georgia, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel leaves the field after the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Tennessee Volunteer fans felt pretty good about what they were going to do with the so-called invasion of Ohio Stadium for a first-round College Football Playoff matchup on Saturday …

Georgia inside linebacker C.J. Allen (33) and Georgia defensive back Justyn Rhett (9) tackle Georgia wide receiver Mekhi Mews (87) during the UGA G-Day spring football game at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Red won 31-26. News Joshua L Jones Nebraska football landed a commitment from former Georgia Bulldogs safety Justyn Rhett on Saturday. The …

Ohio State Buckeyes cheerleaders celebrate a touchdown by running back Quinshon Judkins during the second half of the College Football Playoff first round game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Dec. 22, 2024. Ohio State won 42-17. It’s been a long three weeks for Ohio State fans, especially on social media. Specifically, X (formerly Twitter), where …

For the first time in program history, Penn State is moving on in the College Football Playoff. The (6) Nittany Lions punched their ticket to a showdown against (3) Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal on Dec. 31 with a dominant 38-10 win against (11) SMU on Saturday.  Penn State controlled the game from the opening kickoff thanks to …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Bru McCoy settled into a pocket on the Tennessee football sideline Saturday and seized a Nico Iamaleava pass. The play netted 21 yards as the senior wide receiver tumbled into his teammates. It was the only pass play that gained more than 20 yards for the Vols, who never mounted anything that resembled an aerial threat against …

USATSI The first round of the College Football Playoff concluded on Saturday with (8) Ohio State defeating (9) Tennessee 42-17 to set up an intriguing showdown in the Rose Bowl against Oregon on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. The common theme of the first round of the expanded CFP was home teams taking care of business. (7) Notre Dame cruised to a …