College Football

Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Patrick Payton (11) defends Louisville Cardinals running back Jawhar Jordan (25) during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports LSU football owns the top-ranked transfer portal class in college football. LSU head coach Brian Kelly promised an aggressive approach, and the staff …

ARLINGTON, Texas — The call came down from the Ohio State coaches’ booth. Not a play to be run, but a conclusion already made. “Boy, they scored fast there,” Buckeyes defensive coordinator Jim Knowles remembered someone saying from above on the headphones near the end of Friday’s College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal. That was the mindset as Texas lined …

Texas football faced first-and-goal from Ohio State’s 1-yard line with 3:54 remaining in the fourth quarter, trailing 21-14 and a chance to tie the game in the Cotton Bowl semifinal. The Longhorns were in a must-score situation, with the clock winding down and their season on the line in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Three plays later, Texas was facing …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas was on the edge of the end zone with a chance to tie the game with only minutes remaining in the Cotton Bowl against Ohio State. The Longhorns had the ball with first-and-goal at the 2-yard line. After a pass interference call on the Buckeyes, it was first-and-goal at the 1-yard line.  At that point, almost …

Nov 23, 2024; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback John Mateer (10) sets up to pass during the third quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners have added 14 players in the transfer portal with a vast majority coming on the offensive side of the football. Oklahoma’s brought in …

After the first two rounds of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff delivered a handful of snoozers, the semifinals came through with a pair of bangers. Both Notre Dame’s 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State’s 28-14 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl were dramatic and tightly contested games that came down to the …

John Mara should not read this article. Last year, the Giants decided not to re-sign running back Saquon Barkley, sending him directly into the arms of the Eagles. Some 2,000 rushing yards and one unprecedented backward hurdle later, Barkley is the PFT offensive player of the year. He finished with 2,005 rushing yards, 278 receiving yards, and 15 total touchdowns. …

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jim Knowles was on the phone right before one of the most game-changing plays in Ohio State history hammered itself into Buckeyes lore. And the OSU defensive coordinator didn’t like what he was hearing. Texas had quickly moved into striking distance, first-and-goal from the Ohio State 1-yard line with 3:56 left in Friday’s Cotton Bowl, and someone …

The inaugural 12-team field is down to two and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 20 between the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 7 Notre Dame. Ohio State breezed past Tennessee and Oregon in the CFP bracket before grinding out a 28-14 win over Texas in the semifinals thanks in …

Facing fourth-and-9 with its undefeated regular season at stake heading into the final quarter against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium, the Oregon football team had known all week what it was going to do. Ahead of the biggest fourth-down call of the season to that point, trailing the unranked Badgers on Nov. 16 in Madison, the Ducks started to dance …

As if the sting of watching Penn State lose to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to miss out on a chance to play in the College Football Playoff national championship game didn’t hurt enough, Ohio State poured some salt on the wounds on Friday night. The Buckeyes came away with a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas to punch its …

The stage is set for one of the most highly anticipated national championship games in modern college football history. You know the names. Notre Dame, perhaps the sport’s defining program, fresh off College Football Playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State. Ohio State, another heavyweight, which has responded brilliantly to another loss to Michigan to end the regular season. …

ARLINGTON, Texas – Steve Sarkisian got cute, but it sure didn’t look pretty. Sarkisian earns acclaim for being one of the nation’s premier play callers, but he fell into a familiar coaching trap Friday of trying to show just how very smart he is with a play sheet in his hands. Only, Ohio State’s defense made Sarkisian look foolish at …

The 2025 Navy All-American Bowl will introduce some prominent 2025 and 2026 prospects to the world on Saturday. The game ― previously known as the Army All-American Bowl ― will feature seven players from both classes announcing their future college commitments, adding to the intrigue of the exciting game, which features four current five-star prospects in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports Composite …

Georgia punter Noah Jones (98) punts during the first day fall football camp in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Georgia Bulldogs junior punter Noah Jones has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Jones announced his decision to enter the transfer portal via social media. Jones made his decision shortly after Georgia starting punter Brett Thorson said he’d be back …