College Football

The College Football Playoff semifinals are this week with Notre Dame vs. Penn State on Thursday in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State vs. Texas on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman preview both matchups starting with Notre Dame vs. Penn State. With both of these teams so alike in almost every category, what …

No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State will face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night in the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups. 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 …

Alabama State Hornets defensive back Adrian Maddox (14) and Tyree Saunders (13) pressure Bethune-Cookman punter Max Tulen (43) as he punts during their game on the ASU campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday October 7, 2023. The Georgia Bulldogs have flipped a transfer commitment from the Florida Gators. UAB Blazers transfer safety Adrian Maddox originally committed to Florida, but later …

Something has to give in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday as No. 6 Penn State faces No. 7 Notre Dame. Not only is a spot in the CFP National Championship Game on the line, but these programs are deadlocked in all-time matchups. The series is tied 9-9-1, and this will be their first-ever meeting with both teams in the …

. ESPN’s top college football analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, is here to set the record straight. With Texas being the sole remaining team from the elite SEC, ESPN’s Herbstreit addressed the apparent bias ESPN shows towards the SEC. “We couldn’t have asked for a better final four with Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Texas. The only team missing is …

247Sports Former highly touted quarterback prospect Ty Thompson is exiting the transfer portal and returning to Tulane, where he’s expected to make the switch to tight end, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reports. The former Oregon and Green Wave backup struggled to find the field as a quarterback during his first four years of college football and would have faced a …

Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Xavier Robinson (21) runs during the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images The 2024 NCAA college football season is almost over, as just three games remain on the schedule. With the Division I FCS, Division II and Division III …

As college football’s 2025 transfer portal cycle works through January, the winter window is in the books with North Carolina front and center among 247Sports’ five burning questions. The Tar Heels entered Tuesday at No. 33 in the transfer portal team rankings, leaving some to wonder why Bill Belichick and company haven’t been the most aggressive. North Carolina currently has 12 incoming transfers …

Nov 25, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers safety Zion Puckett (10) closes in on Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Malik Benson (11) during the first quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports A former Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver who transferred to the Florida State Seminoles last season, Malik Benson is back on the move again, …

When five-star Malachi Nelson signed with USC out of high school, a trip to the Sun Bowl probably wasn’t on his bucket list. El Paso is one of America’s finest cities and the Sun Bowl is a historic game, but he followed Lincoln Riley to Los Angeles to follow Baker, Kyler and Caleb into the Riley Heisman factory.  Instead, Nelson …

Nov 2, 2023; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Christian Horned Frogs running backs coach Anthony Jones Jr. on the field during the game agains the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports As it turns out, the addition of Purdue offensive line transfer DJ Wingfield was not the only …

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Jul 16, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs edge rusher Mykel Williams announced his decision to declare for the 2025 NFL draft. Williams was a second-team All-SEC selection during the 2024 college football season. “Georgia will always be home, and I will forever be …

The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-2) will square off against the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) in the 2025 College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes knocked off top-seeded Oregon, 41-21, in the Rose Bowl and the Longhorns defeated No. 4 Arizona State, 39-31, in double-overtime in the Peach Bowl on New …

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State Buckeyes fans react during the third quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Ohio State Buckeyes put on a show against the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on January …