College Football

After a riveting 15-week college football season filled with unforgettable moments and unexpected upsets, the highly anticipated College Football Playoff is set to commence. With 12 teams still in the running for the coveted national title, the excitement is palpable. In the first-round of the College Football Playoff, teams seeded No. 5 through No. 12 will engage in elimination games. …

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 …

It’s an ACC vs. Big Ten matchup to kick off the first of three games on Saturday. SMU got into the College Football Playoff over Alabama as the Crimson Tide lost three regular season games. Time: Noon ET | TV: TNT | Line: Penn State -8.5 | Total: 54.5 How these teams got here SMU: The Mustangs were the last …

No. 11 seed SMU (11-2) faces No. 6 Penn State (11-2) at High Noon on Saturday in Happy Valley in a clash that pits two glory programs of the 1980s against each other (yes, we know what happened to SMU at the end of the decade). The teams have played just once, a 26-21 Penn State win in 1978.  This …

2021 Belleville (MI) four-star DT Damon Payne If at first you don’t succeed, sometimes you’ve just gotta try again. And in a world where the transfer portal has now become a part of college football, sometimes things work out that way. There was very little in the ways of success when it came to the recruitment of former Belleville (Mich.) …

A first-ever clash between Clemson and Texas unfolds Saturday afternoon in Austin, and the storylines are plentiful. Two Texas kids playing quarterback — including the return of Austin native Cade Klubnik to the capital city. Dabo Swinney vs. Steve Sarkisian — but really, Sarkisian against Brent Venables’ defensive coordinator protégé Wes Goodwin, who no doubt picked the ear of Venables …

Jake Dickert has been in charge at Washington State since midway through the 2021 season. (Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Wake Forest moved quickly to secure its new head coach. According to the Athletic, the Demon Deacons are hiring Washington State coach Jake Dickert just days after Dave Clawson stepped down. Clawson announced Monday that he was …

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Dec 14, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick with recruit quarterback Bryce Baker during half time at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Though the North Carolina Tar Heels are busy preparing to play in the Fenway Bowl on Saturday, December 28, they can breath a huge sigh …

No. 10-seed Indiana (11-1) takes on (7) Notre Dame (11-1) on Friday night in a first-round College Football Playoff matchup between two in-state schools who have not played since 1991. Both teams excel in key areas, but how these strengths clash on the field will likely decide the outcome. Indiana’s Relentless Pressure Without Blitzing Indiana’s defense thrives by generating pressure …

Mike Matthews. Tennessee Volunteers versus Vanderbilt Commodores football on November 30, 2024 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire Tennessee wide receiver Mike Matthews appeared in 10 games during his freshman regular season in 2024. The 6-foot-1, 197-pound freshman totaled seven receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded 32 yards on one …

The Sam Houston Bearkats (9-3) will make their first-ever bowl appearance when they face the Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4) in the 2024 New Orleans Bowl on Thursday night. Sam Houston won four of its final five games down the stretch of the regular season, finishing in third place in Conference USA. Georgia Southern finished third in the Sun Belt, closing …

Nov 11, 2023; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers safety Jordan Allen (6) tackles Florida Gators wide receiver Marcus Burke (88) during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports The transfer portal opened over a week ago. An initial wave of players flooded the market, and the chaos continued into week two. Even teams preparing …

The 2024 LA Bowl, hosted by Gronk has the California Golden Bears (6-6) and the No. 24 UNLV Rebels (10-3) linking up on Wednesday. The Golden Bears lost two of their last three games to end the regular season. On Nov. 30, they lost to No. 11 SMU 38-6. Meanwhile, the Rebels had their four-game win streak to put an …

Former Wisconsin star running back Brian Calhoun was named head coach at Oak Creek High School on Tuesday. Calhoun, who graduated from Oak Creek in 2002, will lead his alma mater for the first head coaching responsibility of his coaching career. He takes the reigns after serving on the Oak Creek staff before former head coach Joel Parr’s retirement. Before …