It wasn’t as easy as the two weeks prior in the College Football Playoff, but. Ohio State made enough plays to win a tough battle against the Texas Longhorns in a CFP semifinal Cotton Bowl on Friday night. It was a nip and tuck affair that went into the fourth quarter until the OSU defense again made a goal-line stand, …
Read More »College Football
Ohio State’s gutsy Cotton Bowl win reinforces why it went all-in this season with $20 million roster
A little more than a year ago as its archrival won a national championship in Houston, Ohio State landed a commitment from former SEC Freshman of the Year Quinshon Judkins. It may have struck some as desperate at the moment, a way of trying to steal the tiniest of shine away from Michigan’s big moment, but what it really signaled …
Read More »WATCH: What Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and Longhorns players said about Ohio State postgame
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian watches from the sideline during the first half of the Cotton Bowl Classic College Football Playoff semifinal game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Jan. 10, 2025. Ohio State won a tough battle with Texas in the Cotton Bowl and came away with a 28-14 victory in the …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Notre Dame series history includes recent classic, postseason battles ahead of CFP title clash
Getty Images Ohio State and Notre Dame are set to add another chapter to their storied history Jan. 20 when they face off in the College Football Playoff National Championship. This will be the ninth meeting all-time between two of college football’s premier program, and the third season in a row that they’ll take the field against one another. Ohio …
Read More »College Football Playoff: The 5 key plays from Ohio State’s Cotton Bowl win over Texas
Ohio State will play Notre Dame for the national title after beating Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. The Buckeyes scored 14 straight points in the fourth quarter to seal the game after Texas had tied it in the third quarter. Here are the five plays that defined the game as Ohio State will try to win …
Read More »WATCH: Ohio State captain Jack Sawyer seals Cotton Bowl win over Texas with electrifying scoop-and-score
Getty Images Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer ran a fumble back 83 yards for a touchdown to seal the Buckeyes’ 28-14 win over Texas on Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Sawyer hit Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers before he could throw before scooping up the bouncing football and housing it for a game-defining play in a tightly …
Read More »Ohio State pulls away from Texas in Cotton Bowl to reach College Football Playoff title game
ARLINGTON, Texas – The monstrous video board inside AT&T Stadium showed a Texas fan at a loss for words, unable to accept what she’d just seen. Finally, she spoke. “Holy (expletive),” she said, in a daze, while Ohio State fans celebrated. That just happened. A Texas drive that reached the 1-yard line ended in a Buckeyes touchdown going the other …
Read More »WSU lands biggest commit yet in JUCO WR Devin Ellison, plus two more transfers and three HS pledges
Jan. 10—PULLMAN — A day after Jimmy Rogers was formally introduced as Washington State’s next football coach, he reeled in his biggest catch yet. Junior college transfer wide receiver Devin Ellison is transferring to WSU, he announced on social media Friday morning, giving the Cougars their highest-profile transfer since Rogers took the job in late December. A three-star prospect, Ellison …
Read More »Arch Manning family: How Texas QB is related to Peyton, Eli Manning
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas quarterback Arch Manning entered the Cotton Bowl on Friday on fourth-and-1 in the second quarter against Ohio State on Friday, and the crowd went wild. The five-star backup converted the run, although his star status has ascended beyond short-yardage situations despite not yet becoming Texas’ full-time starter as a redshirt freshman. The familiar last name helps. …
Read More »2025 NFL Draft prospects: Complete list of star college football underclassmen who have declared
Getty Images The hard deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft is Jan. 15, but even into late January, players will be making decisions about their future. Thanks to the expanded College Football Playoff, players participating in the national championship on Jan. 20 in Atlanta have until the Jan. 24 to declare and until Jan. …
Read More »Quinn Ewers expects to declare for NFL Draft, per ESPN report
Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the first quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Quinn Ewers firmly shut down any ideas of transferring to another school before the Cotton Bowl. In an interview …
Read More »LOOK: Ohio State QB Will Howard develops gruesome knot on non-throwing hand during Cotton Bowl vs. Texas
Getty Images Ohio State quarterback Will Howard appeared to hit his non-throwing hand on a Texas player’s helmet during the first half of the Cotton Bowl against the Longhorns on Friday. Howard stayed in the game despite a gruesome knot the ESPN broadcast noted was the size of a golf ball on hand. “He has not received any treatment on …
Read More »Will Howard had a gnarly looking knot on his hand during Ohio State-Texas at the Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 10: A detail view of the hands of Will Howard #18 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second quarter against the Texas Longhorns during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776218161 ORIG FILE ID: 2193339734 Football players are tough, and …
Read More »Ryan Day should take matters into his own hands, exit Ohio State no matter College Football Playoff outcome
Ryan Day isn’t known for his flair. The Ohio State coach could double nicely as a mattress salesman, local TV ads and all that. He’d blend into the background. That’s why it hurts so much to watch what’s happened to him. He deserves better. Sure, he’s a millionaire many times over and has the Buckeyes on the cusp of a …
Read More »Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban to be inducted to College Football Hall of Fame
Jan 11, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood (70) celebrates with the CFP National Championship trophy after beating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Prior to kickoff of Friday night’s College Football Playoff Semifinal at …
Read More »