After years of waiting for a bigger and better College Football Playoff, the moment has finally arrived. The bracket is set and the games are here. The inaugural 12-team field has a few surprises after a season wrought with chaos. Alabama was the last team out as the CFP committee selected SMU for its last at-large spot. Ohio State, Notre …
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Penn State vs. SMU prediction, pick, College Football Playoff odds, spread, where to watch, TV channel, stream
After seemingly endless debate, the 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived, and the first game of Saturday’s three-game slate will take place at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium where the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host ACC runner-up and No. 11 seed SMU. It’ll take four wins for either of these teams to win the national championship, and it’s a tough …
Read More »Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts becomes two-time consensus All-American
Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts (0) celebrates after an interception against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts has a bright future in football. The NFL is calling him, and he hopefully will have a nice career …
Read More »Maalik Murphy transfers to Oregon State: Former blue-chip Texas, Duke quarterback lands with Beavers
Getty Images Oregon State has landed a commitment from former Texas and Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, 247Sports and CBS Sports report. Murphy will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Beavers. A former blue-chip national recruit, Murphy was the first quarterback commitment of the Steve Sarkisian era at Texas, pledging only weeks after Sarkisian took the job. He served as …
Read More »Longhorns linebacker commits to Mississippi State via Transfer Portal
. On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns lost another member of their defense to the transfer portal. Linebacker Derion Gullette signed with Mississippi State after two years in Texas. He was a redshirt freshman this season and still has multiple years of eligibility remaining. During the 2024 campaign, Gullette appeared in five games and recorded two tackles. Most of his playing …
Read More »College Football Playoff schedule, where to watch: TV channels, stream, kickoff times for first-round games
After months of anticipation, the 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off Friday with (7) Notre Dame hosting (10) Indiana. The expanded format creates a more challenging path to the CFP title game and features on-campus first-round games for the first time in CFP history. Three more games are scheduled for Saturday, starting with (6) Penn State hosting (11) SMU. Both …
Read More »Tennessee will be fourth team as SEC member to play at Ohio Stadium
The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field for the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Adam Cairns/USA TODAY Network No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will become the fourth team as a Southeastern Conference league member to play at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Vols will play …
Read More »Fanatics Sportsbook promo for College Football Playoff, Round 1: Indiana and Notre Dame kick off CFP
The much-anticipated College Football Playoff is set to kick off this weekend with four dynamic matchups highlighting the first round in the first edition of the 12-team format. The matchups include No. 12 Clemson visiting No. 5 Texas, No. 9 Tennessee visiting No. 8 Ohio State, No. 11 SMU traveling to No. 6 Penn State and No. 10 Indiana paying …
Read More »Joel Klatt makes bold national championship prediction
Apr 24, 2024; Detroit, MI, USA; NFL Network analyst Joel Klatt speaks to the media at the Play Football Prospect Clinic at The Corner Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Fox Sports college football expert Joel Klatt has predicted who he thinks will win the national championship. Klatt made his national championship prediction on “The Joel Klatt Show: A …
Read More »Inside the legendary Quinn Ewers vs. Cade Klubnik Texas high school QB battle ahead of the CFP sequel
When Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik meet in the College Football Playoff on Saturday, it won’t be the first time. Depending on who you talk to, it might not even be the most important time. The first time these two players met was Jan. 15, 2021, in the Texas Class 6A-Division I State Championship Game for …
Read More »5-star WR Dallas Wilson asks out of NLI with Oregon, plans to sign with Florida
. Things didn’t come together on early signing day between five-star receiver Dallas Wilson and the Florida Gators, but the Oregon commit is looking for a release from his financial aid agreement to sign with the Orange and Blue after all. Wilson’s management group told On3 that the Tampa Bay Tech prospect asked to be released from his financial affidavit …
Read More »Florida vs. Tulane prediction, odds, line: 2024 Gasparilla Bowl picks, best bets by college football model
The Tulane Green Wave (9-4) will aim for a big upset when they face the Florida Gators (7-5) in the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl on Friday afternoon. Tulane was on track for a spot in the College Football Playoff prior to its loss to Memphis at the end of the regular season, and it was followed by a loss to Army …
Read More »Handful of Ducks listed among ESPN’s Top 50 players in CFP
We are just a few days away from the first round of the College Football Playoff, and in less than two weeks the Oregon Ducks will hit the field in Pasadena, facing Ohio State or Tennessee in the Rose Bowl. The Ducks are the No. 1 seed in the bracket, which gives them the first-round bye to the Rose Bowl. …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket: College basketball experts predict national champion from 12-team field
College football will do its best college basketball impression beginning this weekend as the College Football Playoff begins in earnest Friday. The first-ever 12-team field will be featured NCAA Tournament-style with its own fancy little bracket in a single-elimination format. It’s not quite a 68-team bracket, but it’s got potential to produce plenty of chaos similar to March Madness — …
Read More »Michigan football bowl game: What does Alabama matchup mean to players? Depends who you ask
The upcoming ReliaQuest Bowl has the Michigan football team in some unchartered waters. In recent years at this time, the Wolverines were either preparing for College Football Playoff semifinals against Georgia in the Orange Bowl (34-11 Bulldogs), TCU in the Fiesta Bowl (51-45 Horned Frogs) or last year Alabama in the Rose Bowl (27-20 Michigan in OT) and eventually Washington …
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