College Football

Getty Images Notre Dame players and staff members are dealing with a “flu or a virus” ahead of Thursday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Penn State, a school official confirmed in a statement to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. The statement downplayed the severity of the outbreak, which it says occurred over the past 10 days to two weeks, and …

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; ESPN analysts Nick Saban and Lee Corso before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Ahead of ESPN’s broadcast of the first College Football Playoff semifinal game, its College GameDay crew was on site at Hard Rock …

The first of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups features 7-seed Notre Dame and 6-seed Penn State facing off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. On the line is a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship as both programs are hunting for their first national title in almost 40 years.  This will be just the 20th meeting all-time …

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) leaves the field after a loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-Imagn Images Georgia Bulldogs senior starting quarterback Carson Beck is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Beck previously declared for the 2025 NFL draft. Beck probably won’t be returning to Georgia …

The Alabama Crimson Tide had lofty standards entering Kalen DeBoer’s first season in Tuscaloosa. Alabama went 9-3 in the regular season, but was the last team out of the College Football Playoff bracket. The Tide fell to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl by a final score of 19-13. That loss resulted in Alabama finishing with fewer than 10 wins for …

The first national title game participant will be decided Thursday night in Miami when Notre Dame and Penn State square off in the College Football Playoff semifinal. The second semifinal featuring Ohio State vs. Texas will follow on Friday night in Arlington, Texas. Date: Jan. 9 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Penn State -1 | …

Getty Images The time has arrived for the first semifinal round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff to take center stage. The begins on Thursday as (6) Penn State and (7) Notre Dame will travel to the Orange Bowl, while on Friday, (5) Texas clashes with (8) Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.  Ohio State made the biggest statement …

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans mascot Sparty stands on the sidelines during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Michigan State football has made their latest splash in the NCAA transfer portal, picking up their fourth wide receiver of the cycle. The Spartans have added the commitment …

Getty Images Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is expected to enter the transfer portal after previously declaring for the NFL Draft, sources confirmed to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Beck, who has one season of eligibility remaining, spent the past five seasons with the Bulldogs and will immediately become one of the headline players of the 2025 transfer class. Beck passed for 7,912 …

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) reaches out to stiff arm Stanford linebacker Gaethan Bernadel (0) during a NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend. Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard isn’t really anyone’s image of a quintessential dual-threat quarterback. The senior stands 6’4″, 216 pounds and can …

Getty Images The College Football Playoff rolls along this week as we enter the semifinal round and inch ever closer toward crowning a national champion for the 2024 season. No. 5 seed Texas travels to play 8-seed Ohio State in a highly anticipated Cotton Bowl filled with storylines on Friday, while the day prior on the other side of the …

Nebraska football has received a prediction for Houston wide receiver Jonah Wilson. The projections were put in by On3’s Sean Callahan and Bryan Munson. Wilson recorded nine catches for 58 yards last season as a freshman for the Cougars. He was a four-star prospect and was the 36th overall wide receiver in the 2023 class. He was the 48th overall …

Almost a year ago today, Miami pulled off the shocker of the 2023-24 transfer cycle: It convinced Cam Ward to exit the NFL Draft and come back to college for his redshirt senior season. It worked out brilliantly. Ward entered that draft process considered a Day 3 draft pick by many NFL scouts. He exited as a Heisman Trophy finalist …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 07: Bert Auburn #45 of the Texas Longhorns reacts after missing a field goal against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second quarter of the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Ahead of the Cotton Bowl, Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian announced that he would …

The 2025 College Football Playoff will continue with the semifinals when the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions will take on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday. The Fighting Irish are 13-1 on the season and own the nation’s longest winning streak entering the semis (12 games), while the Nittany Lions are …