College Football

Texas football is traveling to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington for the College Football Playoff semifinal to face Ohio State. There, they’ll be an underdog for the first time since playing Alabama at the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Ohio State has been on a tear. They defeated Tennessee 42-17 and in the next round, trounced No. 1-seeded Oregon 41-21. …

Penn State head coach James Franklin has never shoed away from sharing his opinions on what he feels are good or bad for the game of college football. And he is certainly not one to back away from speaking his mind about how the game should operate. With Franklin’s Penn State Nittany Lions prepping for a College Football Playoff semifinal …

Jan. 8—BROOKINGS — A few short years ago, the South Dakota State coaching staff was teeming with candidates to one day replace program patriarch John Stiegelmeier. But as the Jackrabbits rose to FCS prominence and won consecutive national championships in 2022 and 2023, the rest of the college football world took notice. Eric Eidsness and Dan Jackson took jobs at …

Jan. 8—Here’s a look at what former South Dakota high school standout athletes are doing at colleges around the country: BRONX, N.Y. — Chamberlain High School graduate Nash Hutmacher capped his Nebraska football career in winning fashion as the Cornhuskers won 20-15 over Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28 at Yankee Stadium. Hutmacher played his 49th game …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Ever since Abdul Carter left the Fiesta Bowl last week with an upper-body injury, his status for Thursday night’s Orange Bowl has been a hot topic. Speculation ran rampant after Carter, Penn State’s outstanding defensive end, was not seen Sunday at practice. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin described Carter’s availability for the College Football Playoff semifinal …

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake celebrates an interception during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Anything can happen, and usually does, in college football, so pronouncing any team’s roster for the upcoming season finalized and a done deal is almost always a fool’s errand. Even predicting a depth …

Dec 28, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; Connecticut Huskies running back Mel Brown (7) runs the ball against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images The North Carolina Tar Heels limped into bowl season during December, hoping to end a tumultuous campaign with one final win. UNC faced UConn in the …

Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Washington State may have lost its class of 2025 quarterback with last month’s coaching change, but the Cougars are bringing in another high school QB. Norman North (Oklahoma) product Owen Eshelman, who previously committed to coach Jimmy Rogers at South Dakota State, announced Wednesday he’s flipping to WSU. Eshelman is Rogers’ third high school pledge with the …

Jan. 8—MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ahead of a blockbuster semifinal matchup, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is aware of what step of the postseason his Fighting Irish team is at by just listening to the noise surrounding his program this late in the season. He’s warning his team to not fall into the trap a second time. “I think …

Purdue football added another experienced transfer to its secondary — one who spent much of the season starting for a College Football Playoff contender. The Boilermakers announced the signing of former BYU safety Crew Wakley on Wednesday. The 6-0, 200-pound Utah native, who began his career at Utah State, has two years of eligibility remaining. Wakley started seven games in …

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Bar owners throughout Northeast Pennsylvania feel the buzz surrounding Thursday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal game featuring Penn State and Notre Dame. Lindsey Mellow, owner of Happy Valley Sports Bar in Dickson City, a Penn State-themed bar, believes the clash between the Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish for a trip to the national championship may be the most anticipated sporting event …

Getty Images The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game.  No. 5 seed Texas and 8-seed Ohio State are set to clash in …

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian makes his way off the team bus as they head into the locker room to get ready to match off against Oklahoma Sooners in an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. They beat the weather. As …

Getty Images Penn State star defensive end Abdul Carter will be a “game-time decision” for the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, coach James Franklin said Wednesday. Carter suffered an apparent left arm/shoulder injury in the Nittany Lions’ Fiesta Bowl win over Boise State on Dec. 31 and has been limited in practice since. Franklin added that the Nittany Lions are …