College Football

Four months isn’t a long time. But that won’t stop Quinn Ewers’ four months in Columbus from being an overarching storyline of the 2025 Cotton Bowl, which will pit No. 8-seed Ohio State against (5) Texas in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs. Ewers, if you aren’t aware by now, reclassified from the 2022 class to the 2021 class in August …

DANIA BEACH — Jordan Faison was a star at Pine Crest, but his future looked to be in lacrosse. He was a standout football player for the Panthers, anchoring their Wing-T-style offense. But he was an All-American lacrosse player. Faison earned a partial lacrosse scholarship to Notre Dame and walked on to the football team. Two years into his college …

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 …

Whoever wins the Cotton Bowl on Friday night will be the favorite to win the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the big showdown between Ohio State and Texas. Date: Jan. 10 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Ohio State -6 | Total: 53.5 How …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues with the College Football Playoff semifinals this week and the title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the CFP quarterfinals now complete. For the semifinals, No. 5 seed Texas will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Cotton …

College football’s bards mused this playoff lacked a dominant team, like 2019 LSU or 2020 Alabama, although Ohio State sprints closer to resembling those past juggernauts. What about 2023 Michigan, though? Anyone guilty of being the Wolverines’ doppelganger? You know, that team that went undefeated a year ago, but doesn’t garner the same respect as some recent champions from the …

The College Football Playoff semifinals are here. Just four teams remain, and the winners of this week’s Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will play for the national title. It’s the most hard-earned final four in college football history after the CFP expanded to 12 teams for the first time this season. The action gets underway on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. …

Keisean Henderson is one of the most coveted playmakers in the country out of the Houston area. The No. 24 overall recruit in the Rivals250 for 2026 was among the first blue-chippers to pledge to the local Houston Cougars just months after Willie Fritz and his staff arrived in H-Town from Tulane. That commitment remains rock solid after Henderson wrapped …

A berth in the College Football Playoff Championship Game will be at stake when the sixth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes battle the third-seeded Texas Longhorns in the CFP semifinals on Friday at the 2025 Cotton Bowl. Ohio State defeated Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, while Texas outlasted Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime in the Peach Bowl. The Buckeyes (12-2), …

Luke Fickell’s first two seasons as Wisconsin’s head coach have not gone as planned. The team is 12-13 overall, anchored by a 5-7 2024 campaign that saw the program miss a bowl game for the first time since 2001. That performance falls far below the expectation set by both Fickell and athletic director Chris McIntosh in November of 2022. Both …

Elite programs are set to square off in the College Football Playoff semifinals when the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday. The Buckeyes have been firing on all cylinders after suffering a surprising defeat against Michigan in the regular season finale. Ohio State throttled the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in the Rose …

Former Wisconsin running backs coach Al Johnson is expected to join Temple as its offensive line coach, according to 247Sports’ Chris Hummer. Johnson spent the 2022 season with the Badgers. He’s most recently coached offensive line at Montana State (2023-24), where he helped lead the team to Football Championship Subdivision-best scoring totals. His season at Wisconsin is his only as …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to maintain their impressive start to the College Football Playoff when they face the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday night, with the winner advancing to the national championship game. Penn State has cruised to victories over SMU and Boise State, winning …

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke signed with Wake Forest on Tuesday, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Kirschke spend the 2024 season at Colorado State after beginning his career with the Badgers. He now joins the Demon Deacons for his final two years of eligibility. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Kirschke jumps back to the Power Four …

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 …