College Football

SOUTH BEND — Surging Notre Dame football (12-1) has earned a New Year’s Night date in New Orleans with No. 2 Georgia (11-2) in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup. Third-year coach Marcus Freeman’s seventh-seeded Irish, winners of 11 straight games, stopped the Cinderella season of in-state rival Indiana with a 27-17 win on Friday night at Notre Dame Stadium. …

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 …

While all eyes were on Penn State getting ready for their first round College Football Playoff matchup against SMU on Saturday, they were able to improve their team for next season. Having already earned a commitment from USC transfer wide receiver Kyron Hudson, the Nittany Lions were able to strike again. Per Hayes Fawcett of On3, former Texas A&M edge …

(6) Penn State is set to host (11) SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Both the Nittany Lions and the Mustangs are making their playoff debut after benefitting from the expanded 12-team selection process.  Penn State went 11-1 in the regular season, with its lone loss at home against fellow playoff team Ohio State, …

After the College Football Playoff began on Friday with No. 7 Notre Dame handling No. 10 Indiana, Saturday gives us an entire day of action with three games wrapping up the first round of the 12-team format. Time: Noon ET | TV: TNT | Line: Penn State -8.5 | Total: 54.5 SMU was the last at-large team into the playoff, …

The 11th-seeded SMU Mustangs take on the sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the 2024 College Football Playoff on Saturday. The winner of the game will then face the third-seeded Boise State Broncos in the quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. The Mustangs (11-2), who won the ACC regular-season title at 8-0, are 5-0 …

Jan 9, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Bear Alexander (99) celebrates after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs during the CFP national championship game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Former Georgia Bulldog Bear Alexander has committed to transfer to the Oregon Ducks. Alexander generated controversy when he decided to redshirt midway through his …

The College Football Playoff expanded from four to 12 teams this season and one of the major selling points of the format was first-round games that would be hosted on campus by the higher seed. It’s the first chance in the CFP era for the pageantry and tradition that makes the sport special to shine through on the national stage …

The No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to play the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Here’s who EA Sports College Football 25 predicts will win based on 100 simulations of the matchup. The Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Tennessee Volunteers in Columbus this Saturday night for the …

College football’s bowl games are underway, and the biggest matchups will begin this week with the first round of the 2024 College Football Playoff. This is the first year that the CFP bracket expanded to 12 teams and each matchup in the first round will be played on campus, putting the pageantry that has made college football great for over …

Dec. 21—The Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State football teams are reserved for the best of the best. Of the vast number of high school football players that see the field each year in the state of Alabama, only a select few are chosen for the All-State honor. Landing on the list means a player had an exceptional season. This year …

Dec. 21—It was a matter of when, not if, Thomas Ford Jr. would return to Moscow. That “when” became Friday when Ford, his wife Shannon, daughter Zoey and son Kingston walked into a packed ICCU Arena Alumni room as Idaho athletic director Terry Gawlik introduced Ford as the Vandals’ 37th head football coach. Wearing a black and gold tie, black …

Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee Volunteers will play Ohio State during the first round of the College Football Playoffs, here’s how to watch. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images) The regular season of college football is done and we’ve entered bowl game and playoff season now, baby! This weekend will see several major matchups during the first round of the College Football Playoffs, …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with three more first-round games taking place Saturday after No. 7 Notre Dame defeated No. 10 Indiana on Friday. No. 6 seed Penn State is …

Taking care of Indiana sends Notre Dame into the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against SEC powerhouse Georgia. Friday night’s 27-17 win saw the Fighting Irish dismantle the Hoosiers’ second-ranked scoring offense and hammer away with one of the Bowl Subdivision’s most underrated running games. Indiana managed just 278 yards on 61 plays. In three games in past month against opponents …