College Football

Getty Images The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff didn’t feature many thrilling games, but on-campus atmospheres helped set the tone for the new system. It was a clean sweep for the favorites in the first round, as all four home teams picked up key victories.  (5) Texas outlasted (12) Clemson and (6) Penn State pounced on miscues …

Dec 31, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Fredrick Moore (3) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first quarter during the ReliaQuest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-884341 ORIG FILE ID: 20241231_nrs_fo8_0015.jpg Alabama football and its fans felt slighted after not making the College …

Getty Images Dillon Gabriel is one of the best college football players in the country, and he has some ideas to make the game even better. Ahead of Oregon’s College Football Playoff game against Ohio State at the Rose Bowl, Gabriel excitedly advocated for some improvements. Speaking to KOIN News, Gabriel said the Rose Bowl has all the makings of …

BYU’s blowout win over Colorado drew a significant number of viewers. ESPN said an average audience of 8 million people watched the Cougars win the all-Big 12 matchup over the Buffaloes on Saturday night. The audience for the game is the biggest for a game outside of the College Football Playoff or a New Year’s Six game since Michigan played …

LOS ANGELES — Tez Johnson can’t help but gush. Being the leading wide receiver for the unanimous No. 1 team in the country isn’t necessarily the reason why, it’s simply that this charming human spigot does not turn off.  The words come tumbling out of Johnson like rain drops. The assertions drop like those audio greeting cards.  You’re not offended, …

TAMPA, Fla. − Michigan football quarterback Davis Warren’s afternoon in the ReliaQuest Bowl appears to have been cut short. The senior signal caller left the game early in the third quarter with the help of a pair of Michigan staffers after he appeared to sustain an injury to his leg when he was sacked on a third down play with …

The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will try to keep their national championship hopes alive when they face the No. 3 seed Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl during the 2024 College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Penn State lost to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship, but it responded with a 38-10 win over No. …

To call Alabama’s first quarter vs Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl a disaster would be a kindness. The Crimson Tide offense was an absolute mess to start the game, turning the ball over three times and losing the ball on downs once to fall into a 16-0 hole to end the first quarter. The offense finished with -2 yards in …

The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff begin on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl as (3) Boise State takes on (6) Penn State. And just in case advancing in the playoff wasn’t enough, it’s also a battle between two teams that have never lost a Fiesta Bowl. No program has won the Fiesta Bowl more often than Penn …

The Washington Huskies will look to regain some of last season’s glory when they face the Louisville Cardinals in the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Tuesday CBS on Paramount+. The Huskies went to the CFP Championship game last season ranked second in the nation, but they had trouble reaching the same level of dominance their first season in …

LSU football aims to close out the 2024 season with a win. The Tigers (8-4) take on Baylor (8-4) in the Texas Bowl inside NRG Stadium in Houston Tuesday. LSU has won both bowl games it has played under head coach Brian Kelly and a win over the Bears would mark the third consecutive season that it will end the …

A Big 12 vs. SEC showdown takes center stage when the Baylor Bears battle the LSU Tigers in the 2024 Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Both teams enter Tuesday’s tilt with momentum. Baylor has won six consecutive games, most recently beating Kansas, 45-17, on Nov. 30. The Tigers, meanwhile, have won two straight, knocking off Oklahoma, 37-17, in their …

Getty Images The Boise State Broncos are clear underdogs in Friday’s College Football Playoff Quartefinal at the Fiesta Bowl. Not many people are picking Boise State to upset Penn State, but one rhino at the Phoenix Zoo is standing with the Broncos. Prior to kickoff between the Broncos and Nittany Lions, the Phoenix Zoo let one of its rhinos, Chutti, …

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Plain and simple, USC recruiting has not been good enough under Lincoln Riley. The Trojans have signed several top-15 classes, but he has yet to deliver the top-five ones that were expected when USC paid over $100 million to hire him away from Oklahoma. Much of that falls on the Trojans not having a true general …

USATSI The 12-team College Football Playoff continues on New Year’s Eve when (6) Penn State faces (3) Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. The expanded format creates a more challenging path to the CFP title game, and the bracket will shrink from eight teams to four as we enter the new year. New Year’s Day begins with (5) Texas facing …