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 …
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‘Not a rebuild:’ new Idaho football coach Thomas Ford Jr. reintroduced to Vandal fans
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 …
Read More »Tennessee vs. Ohio State: How to watch the the NCAAF playoff game today, kickoff time, channel and more
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, …
Read More »College football odds, picks, predictions for 2024-25 bowl season, playoffs: Computer backs LSU, Michigan
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 …
Read More »Georgia faces Notre Dame: Previewing College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Sugar Bowl
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 …
Read More »Texas vs. Clemson: How to watch NCAAF today, kickoff time, channel and more
The Texas Longhorns will face the Clemson Tigers Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s how to watch. (Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns, who finished their season as the No. 2 seed in the SEC, will host ACC champions the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the twelve-team College Football Playoff this Saturday afternoon. This game will be played at …
Read More »SMU death penalty: Revisiting Mustang football’s NCAA recruiting violations in 1980s
SMU football has shown no rookie fatigue in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. At 11-1 overall on the season, the No. 7 Mustangs played for their first ACC title on Saturday against one of the conference’s powerhouse programs, No. 17 Clemson, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. While Clemson ultimately won to claim the …
Read More »What channel is TNT on? How to watch 2024 College Football Playoff first-round games
There are numerous changes to the new 12-team College Football Playoff this season, and among them are some of the broadcast channels for the first-round games. TNT will make its college football broadcast return for the first time since 2006 when it airs two of the four first-round games of the CFP, starting with No. 11 SMU-No. 6 Penn State …
Read More »Clemson vs. Texas odds, line, spread: 2024 College Football Playoff picks, predictions by proven model
The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (11-2) will host a College Football Playoff game for the first time in school history when they face the No. 12 seed Clemson Tigers (10-3) on Saturday afternoon. Texas narrowly missed out on a first-round bye in the new expanded playoff when it lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship. Clemson clinched the final …
Read More »College Football Playoff first-round picks, predictions. Who advances to quarterfinals?
Ten years after the first College Football Playoff, we finally get the full experience of an expanded field of 12. Instead of just two semifinals and a championship game, we get three games spread across a 12-hour window that will serve as the first step in deciding a national champion. The Big Ten will serve as the host location of …
Read More »College football odds, picks, predictions for 2024-25 bowl season, playoffs: Computer backs Michigan, LSU
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 four first-round games taking place this Friday and Saturday. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is a 6.5-point favorite against No. 10 seed Indiana in …
Read More »Purdue quarterback transfers to Nebraska
Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Marcos Davila (5) warms up before a game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images Nebraska picked up a commitment from Purdue Boilermaker freshman quarterback Marcos Davila. The announcement was made on Friday. Davila was a former four-star recruit according to 247Sports and a three-star …
Read More »Who is Gunner Stockton? Carson Beck injury forces Georgia backup QB into College Football Playoff spotlight
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton is set to make the first start of his career after primary starter Carson Beck suffered a likely season-ending elbow injury in the SEC Championship Game win over Texas. The Bulldogs open the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl against the winner of the first-round matchup between 7-seed Notre Dame vs. 10-seed Indiana. Stockton was …
Read More »On-campus games are the best part of the new College Football Playoff. We need more
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame students woke up in a snow globe Friday morning, a few inches of fresh powder on the ground as snowflakes swirled through the air to usher in the start of college football’s new era. It was late December in northern Indiana, so the wintry weather was hardly surprising. And that’s the point — whatever …
Read More »Ohio vs. Jacksonville State odds, spread, line: 2024 Cure Bowl picks, predictions from expert on 6-1 roll
The 2024 Cure Bowl will be held on Friday in Orlando and will feature a couple of conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title while Jacksonville State (9-4) were the champions of Conference USA. However, both programs lost their head coaches in between Championship Week and bowl season, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin leaving for Charlotte …
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