College Football

The awards have been given out. The All-America teams votes have been tallied. The transfer portal has been poppin’ and the NFL Draft declaration wire has been busy, too.  On College Football Playoff Eve, there’s only one thing left to do: Unveil my final ranking of the top 150 players in college football for the 2024 season. 1. Travis Hunter, …

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team travelled to South Bend on Thursday night in style. Before boarding a charter flight, the Hoosiers (11-1) received College Football Playoff-branded adidas gear including all white travel suits that players all wore on the bus ride to the airport. The team is spending Thursday night in Michigan City ahead of its game against Notre …

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4) and Ohio Bobcats (10-3) will meet in the 2024 Cure Bowl on Friday afternoon, as both teams play under interim coaches. Jacksonville State head coach Rich Rodriguez took the West Virginia job, leaving offensive coordinator Rod Smith as the interim coach. Ohio coach Tim Albin took the same position at Charlotte, so offensive coordinator Brian …

Indiana football and Notre Dame will have Friday night all to themselves. The instate foes will face off for the first time since 1991 in the first round of the College Football Playoffs in South Bend. The Hoosiers (11-1) are looking to extend the best season in program history, while the Irish (11-1) are making their third appearance in the …

The 10th-seeded Indiana Hoosiers battle the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday. The winner of the game will then face the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Hoosiers (11-1), who tied for second with Penn State in the Big Ten Conference at …

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt has already shown he’s all in with the Sun Devils football program. Earlier this month he indicated sales from his merchandise are being redirected into the Sun Angel collective so his teammates would benefit. Now, the freshman signal-caller is helping out his offensive line. Arby’s has signed deals with eight ASU offensive linemen at the …

No. 17 BYU and No. 23 Colorado both had College Football Playoff aspirations, but they will have to settle for a meeting in the Alamo Bowl during the 2024-25 college football bowl schedule instead. The Cougars missed out on a playoff spot after losing to Kansas and Arizona State down the stretch of the regular season, while Colorado also suffered …

Nov 16, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates after a score in the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Texas won 20-10. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images Following another impressive regular season, Steve Sarkisian is getting national attention. On Wednesday, the Longhorns head coach was named a semifinalist for …

You want to talk about storylines? Well, the impending debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff this weekend has opened up a whole new set of postseason storylines as we enter a new era in the sport.  For all you climatologists, we have weather conditions. For all you shoppers, we have playoff football during Christmas week. Some of you shoppers …

Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy (6) warms up ahead of the Longhorns’ game against the BYU Cougars at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Duke transfer quarterback Maalik Murphy has committed to Oregon State, his third team in three years. After a great year at Duke, Murphy was a surprise entrance into the NCAA transfer portal. …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket is set, as 12 teams prepare to compete in the expanded playoff for the first time. No. 1 seed Oregon, No. 2 seed Georgia, No. 3 seed Boise State and No. 4 seed Arizona State each earned first-round byes, so they will wait for their respective quarterfinal matchups to be set. The first round …

Ohio State students cheer during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Ohio State won 38-15. While it may not feel entirely the same after a devastating loss to Michigan, there is still a big prize to play for. There are still many ready to …

Jackson ArnoldOklahomaArnold does bring a blue-chip pedigree to Auburn and there is a chance that he develops into something better, but he isn’t the plug-and-play solution that coach Hugh Freeze needs after two disappointing years. Arnold was actually benched early on in the 2024 season before making his return and finishing the year as a starter. Arnold at least adds …

Michigan State football’s defensive line got a little deeper Thursday night. The Spartans picked up a transfer pledge from nose tackle Grady Kelly, who spent last season at Florida State and his first three at Colorado State. The 6-foot-2, 295-pound native of Navarre, Florida, has one season of eligibility remaining in 2025. After playing two games and redshirting in 2021, …

Getty Images Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is exploring surgery options on his injured throwing elbow and expected to miss the College Football Playoff, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz confirms. With Beck sidelined, Gunner Stockton will likely make his first career start in the Sugar Bowl.  Beck suffered the injury on the final play of the first half of the SEC Championship …