College Football

Viewer’s guide to the new College Football Playoff

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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 — …

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