College Football

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 …

ARLINGTON — Westlake couldn’t stun the Texas high school football world for a second straight week. After blowing out Galena Park North Shore 35-10 in the semifinals, the Chaps couldn’t keep up with the explosive offense of North Crowley during a 50-21 loss in the Class 6A Division I state championship game Saturday at AT&T Stadium. Chris Jimerson threw for …

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket has entered its second phase. With the first round now in the books — and every betting favorite advancing to the quarterfinals — there are just seven games remaining to crown a national champion. The action began Friday night with (7) Notre Dame winning 27-17 over (10) Indiana, a game nowhere near as close …

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian embraces his wife, Loreal, after beating Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoffs at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, Dec. 21, 2024. Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian is in for a delightful holiday season, and his bank account will certainly be delighted. The Longhorns’ victory over Clemson …

COLUMBUS — With the invading Tennessee fans loud and ready to try to take over Ohio Stadium with what looked like 30,000-plus fans, Ryan Day aggressively quieted the opposing fans — and the critics — in a dominant 42-17 win.  Before the game as more and more orange jackets, toboggans and jerseys came streaming into the stadium, it felt like …