College Football

Jan. 7—SOUTH BEND — Fresh off last week’s 23-10 Sugar Bowl victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, a bubbly Riley Leonard interjected himself into the postgame press conference. As Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman explained his team’s execution of the fourth quarter 11-player fire-drill-like swap that caused an offsides penalty on the Georgia defense and awarded his team a key …

A postponement of the College Football Playoff semifinal between the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State was not an option being considered by the Cotton Bowl as of Tuesday night, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told the Austin American-Statesman. In an official statement issued Tuesday night, a Cotton Bowl spokesperson said bowl staff continues to “monitor” weather reports, …

SAN ANTONIO — Several of the nation’s best recruits from the 2025 and 2026 classes are on hand competing in the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl. Signees from Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Auburn, Texas, Ohio State, Michigan, SMU, and more are represented. There’s also an elite group of prospects from the 2026 recruiting cycle as the Navy All-American Bowl includes underclassmen …

After a disheartening loss to rival Texas A&M in its SEC opener Saturday, Texas basketball (11-3, 0-1 SEC) gets a chance to quickly make amends against No. 2 Auburn (8 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN2). The Longhorns flashed their potential in the first half against the No. 9 Aggies before A&M muscled its way to an 80-60 win. The two teams were tied 37-37 after a scintillating first half, but …

Jan. 7—Northmont grad Markus Allen plans to play in the SEC next fall. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound receiver announced Tuesday he has committed to transfer to Mississippi State after spending last season at Eastern Michigan. Allen led the GWOC with 884 receiving yards and 60 catches as a senior in 2020, when he made the All-Ohio first team and helped the …

No matter what happens in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl between Penn State and Notre Dame, college football history will be made and another barrier will be broken. College football will see its first Black head coach guide his team to the national championship game at the highest level of the game with either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s …

Michigan State’s Jalen Nailor wears the “S” logo on his helmet along with the rest of the Spartans for the game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. 201114 Msu Indiana 028a Michigan State football has been included in a top six schools list for a big-time prospect in the 2026 class. Four-star athlete …

Getty Images Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to to be ready for Thursday’s Orange Bowl game against 6-seed Penn State after practicing this week, Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock said Tuesday. Love has been dealing with a knee injury that he aggravated in the third quarter of 7-seed Notre Dame’s Sugar Bowl win over 2-seed …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders received a “very credible threat” that two people were going to try to assault him last September, among other threats he faced throughout the year, his bodyguard said in the new season of the “Coach Prime” documentary series. Sanders’ bodyguard, Michael Rhodes, also revealed he uses nitrile gloves to handle Sanders’ mail and runs the …

Getty Images Colorado’s Travis Hunter beat out Boise State star Ashton Jeanty for the Heisman Trophy last month, and the people of Idaho are still upset. On Monday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little joked about looking into the Heisman Trophy voting process. The race for the 2024 Heisman Trophy was a tight one, with Hunter and Jeanty as the clear favorites. …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Ty Lockwood (89) warms up before the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images After entering the NCAA transfer portal on Saturday, former Alabama Crimson Tide TE Ty Lockwood has announced that he will continue his collegiate career with Boston College. Lockwood …

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Keon Sabb (3) celebrates after a safety was called on an intentional grounding penalty against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s defensive back group will return for the 2025 football season. In a move that had …

Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty is declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced on social media. The decision comes after a standout junior season in which he ran for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns. Only former Oklahoma State and NFL star Barry Sanders has ever rushed for more yards in a season. Jeanty finished second in the …

The Oregon Ducks landed another massive player of need out of the transfer portal on Tuesday, getting a commitment from former Tulane Green Wave running back Makhi Hughes. Hughes, who rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2024, will come to Eugene and play a huge role for the Ducks in 2025 as a redshirt junior with two years …

It is a blue blood Final Four in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The teams left standing — 6-seed Penn State, 7-seed Notre Dame, 8-seed Ohio State and 5-seed Texas — have combined for 20 national championships. That accounts for almost a quarter of the national titles in the wire service era (since 1936). You’re excused if you haven’t noticed …