College Football

Nov. 12—Jarrett Gronski wasn’t expecting to cry the morning before playing Wayne State. Like most athletes, the Bemidji State football team’s senior running back has his pregame rituals. But that routine shook out a little differently before the Beavers’ game against the Wildcats. John Gronski — Jarrett’s father and a prolific running back for BSU back in the late 1980s …

From time to time, but not very often, former special-teams coordinators become NFL head coaches. When it happens, there’s usually some other gig that the coach has performed before making the next step, like John Harbaugh spending a year as defensive backs coach in Philadelphia before becoming the Ravens head coach in 2008. Or Joe Judge serving as both special-teams …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton & Jason Fitz react to the second edition of the 2024 College Football Playoff Rankings. Only two weeks into the 12-team rankings and with Boise State in, Georgia out, Miami as the four seed, and three Big 10 teams in the top four—is the new playoff system already broken? …

Just as the frustrations with the first College Football Playoff rankings were settling in, the sport went on its usual path of chaos — completely changing the landscape of the projected playoff field. The rankings got flipped upside down when Georgia fell flat against Mississippi and Miami couldn’t stay perfect when it faced Georgia Tech. Consequently, some teams saw their …

Penn State moved up two spots to fourth Tuesday night in the second College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The Nittany Lions (8-1) were projected as the sixth seed in the 12-team playoff and would play 11th-seeded Mississippi in the first round Dec. 20 or 21 at Beaver Stadium in a rematch of last year’s Peach Bowl. In the …

What is this strange scent I detect? A most uncommon aroma, this is. If I didn’t know better, I would say I catch a whiff of, get this, anti-SEC bias. The College Football Playoff selection committee doesn’t seem all that impressed with the conference that touts it “just means more.” The committee brought the hammer down on the top end …

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports We’re now eleven weeks into the college football season and that means we have an idea of where Ohio State when it comes to the landscape of the 2024 season. The Buckeyes beat Penn State on the road two weeks ago to boost its resumé and remain right in the thick of things, even after the …

I don’t want to rain on the glorious College Football Playoff parade, but what in the world are we doing with Indiana? The Hoosiers are a fantastic story, a rare underdog in a college football world full of the predictable. But for the love of all things Knight, this team has no business in the Top 12 of the CFP …

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 09: Trey Amos #9 of the Mississippi Rebels tackles Nate Frazier #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) With the second College Football Playoff bracket projection coming out, people wondered where the Georgia Bulldogs would land after their 28-10 …

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) While Tuesday is exciting because college hoops fans get to take in the Champions Classic, the College Football Playoff results after this past week were released after the first of two basketball games on ESPN. Ohio State football, as expected, stayed at No. 2. It still won’t have a first-round bye if the …

It only took one week for the first College Football Playoff rankings to be completely flipped on its head. Just a few days after the selection committee set the tone for the rest of the regular season, Georgia was upset by Mississippi and Miami suffered its first loss thanks to Georgia Tech. As a result, the currently projected top 12 teams to make …

The job of the College Football Playoff committee has rarely been simple, but it certainly has never been this complicated In the old days of the four-team playoff, the selections were often obvious. Now there aren’t just 12 teams to pick and seed, there is something else adding a degree of difficulty. Parity. The transfer portal and Name, Image and …

Oct 19, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) warms up prior to a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images LSU landed 22nd in the latest College Football Rankings. Here’s a playoff picture for the Tigers. LSU fell seven spots, matching the tumble the Tigers took in …

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is in concussion protocol after leaving the Mississippi State game last week, a sources with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to Knox News. But Iamaleava participated in team activities and meetings on Monday, which coach Josh Heupel acknowledged at his weekly press conference. And Iamaleava practiced with the team on Tuesday. Iamaleava’s status for the …

Nov 24, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; A Michigan State Spartans helmet sits on a bench during the second half game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Michigan State football has extended an offer to a big-time cornerback prospect in the 2026 class. Four-star cornerback Dorian Barney announced on Monday that he’s received an …