College Football

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 …

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit defended Ryan Day during Ohio State’s College Football Playoff game on Saturday, calling out fans and pundits who have called for Day to be fired. Herbstreit, amid the Buckeyes’ dominant 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the playoffs, went so far as to call out Ohio State’s “lunatic fringe” regarding the subject. More: …

The long-awaited rematch between Oregon and Ohio State required a few twists and turns, but the juggernauts are finally set to face off for a second time this season in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. Ohio State drilled Tennessee, 42-17, in the first round Saturday to secure a spot in the quarterfinals against the Ducks, who they’ll meet in the …

The new-look College Football Playoff debuted with four opening-round games decided by a combined 77 points. This wasn’t an instant-classic weekend, to be sure. Notre Dame opened the 12-team format with Friday night’s 27-17 win against Indiana. That was followed by another two duds on Saturday afternoon. Penn State breezed past SMU 38-10 behind a dominant performance on defense. Texas allowed Clemson to …

Getty Images The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is in the books, and a slew of highly anticipated quarterfinal matchups are now set. There wasn’t much drama over the opening weekend slate, however.  Not only did all four Las Vegas favorites win, but all four covered the spread. The average margin of victory in the first …

Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates after running back Jaydon Blue (not pictured) scores a touchdown against the Clemson Tigers during the second half of the CFP National Playoff first round game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The first round of the newly expanded College Football Playoff …

AUSTIN, Texas — When the lane opened and Jaydon Blue reached open grass to finish a 77-yard touchdown run that gave 5-seed Texas a game-deciding, 38-24 fourth-quarter lead, Blue called the moment a “sign of relief.” Nothing happened easily for Blue this season. Due to bouts of fumbles and stretches of ineffective play, Blue lost his starting job. His 146 …

Clemson football faced an uphill battle to make its seventh College Football Playoff but rode some fortunate circumstances and late-game magic to claim its spot as the ACC champion. The Tigers may boast the second-most appearances in CFP history, but given the school’s four-year absence from the tournament, they had a lot to prove in their first-round matchup.  Though Clemson’s …

Clemson football’s season ended with a loss to 5 seed Texas in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Even after that defeat, the Southeastern Conference wasn’t done with the Tigers. The SEC’s official X account (formerly Twitter) took a shot at Dabo Swinney and Clemson following the Tigers’ fourth and final loss of the year. As …

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will try to avenge a loss to Michigan from their regular-season finale when they host the No. 9 seed Tennessee Vols in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night. Ohio State had only lost one game prior to its setback against the Wolverines, which came in a 32-31 final …

MADISON – Micheal Garner gets his shot at Big Ten football less than 2½ hours away from home. Garner spent the past two seasons in Louisiana at Grambling State. After the 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive lineman entered the transfer portal Dec. 9 the native of Chicago Heights, Illinois, received eight Division I offers. Saturday evening he announced on X that he …