Blowouts were inevitable in the expanded College Football Playoff as 12 teams reached the postseason for the first time. Certainly, no one expected the No. 1 overall (and undefeated) Oregon Ducks would be among those getting blasted out of the field. But in a lopsided 41-21 rout at the hands of Ohio State, Oregon looked the part of a sacrificial lamb. In …
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Dec 29, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes mascot Brutus reacts to a missed field goal by place kicker Jayden Fielding during the third quarter of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against the Missouri Tigers at AT&T Stadium. Ohio State lost 14-3. Texas emerged victorious in a double overtime thriller against Arizona State on Wednesday, securing a 39-31 win. …
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USATSI Oregon was without second-leading receiver Evan Stewart for its Rose Bowl contest with Ohio State on Wednesday. Stewart got “banged up” while warming up before the game, Ducks coach Dan Lanning told ESPN radio at halftime. There were several reasons why the Ducks fell behind 34-0 to the Buckeyes in the first half, but the unexpected absence of a …
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Nov 11, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michigan State Spartans defensive back Brandon Lewis (36) warms up before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Brandon Lewis joined the Michigan State football program in 2023 as a walk on. The Lansing Catholic product spent two seasons as a reserve defensive back before …
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The first College Football Playoff semifinal is set as (8) Ohio State and (5) Texas will meet in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, Jan. 10 with a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line. This will be just the fourth meeting all-time, and the first since 2009, between two of the sport’s most storied program. Texas …
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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a touchdown with otight end Gee Scott Jr. (88) during the first half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2025. The Ohio State Buckeyes are moving onto the College Football Playoff semifinals. Ohio State dominated the previously …
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Three years or three decades? It’s tough to tell sometimes with Quinn Ewers’ Texas career. Billed a generational prospect as the No. 1 recruit out of high school, Ewers picked up his Longhorn offer nearly six years ago. Since then, there’s been a commitment, a flip, a seven-figure NIL deal that sent him off a year early to Columbus, a …
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Kickoff for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Thursday has been moved from 6:30 p.m. CT to 7:05 p.m., bowl organizers announced on Wednesday night. Ole Miss (9-3) plays Duke (9-3) in Jacksonville, Florida, at EverBank Stadium. ESPN has the broadcast. The change in the kickoff is due to the Sugar Bowl being rescheduled to 3 p.m. on Thursday. Watch the …
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Arizona State trailed by 16 points in the waning minutes of the Peach Bowl against the heavily-favored Texas Longhorns. The Sun Devils’ star running back Cam Skattebo was largely stifled and found himself vomiting on the sideline. The Longhorns ultimately pulled off a 39-31 victory over the Sun Devils in double-overtime, but the final minutes of the 2025 Peach Bowl …
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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025. Texas has had a hard time putting teams away in the second half of the season. UT let …
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Conference realignment has forever changed the college football landscape, and the Rose Bowl will no longer be played between the champions of the Big Ten and Pac-12 because the latter no longer exists (at least not in a recognizable form). Still, the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the first year of the 12-team College Football …
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Ohio State is set for revenge. The Buckeyes have surged to a 31-0 lead in the first half of Wednesday’s Rose Bowl with Oregon. The first time the schools met in October, the Ducks came away with a one-point victory. In Pasadena, Oregon had no answers for Chip Kelly’s offensive game plan. Ohio State was scoring anywhere and everywhere. With …
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Entering the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal showdown between (4) Arizona State and (5) Texas, the Sun Devils entered the fourth quarter down 24-8 without much hope of a comeback. Then star running back Cam Skattebo reminded the nation why he’s one of the best players in college football. Skattebo almost single-handedly powered Arizona State to a …
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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) attempts to catch the ball in the first half at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State Buckeyes, on both sides of the ball, are on a mission to prove they are the best team in the country, especially after that late-season loss to the Michigan …
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The College Football Playoff hits the big time as it transitions from first-round games on campus to the quarterfinals and major bowl games. For Georgia, it’s a familiar scene. The Bulldogs haven’t lost a bowl game in six years. That’s not the case for Notre Dame, which hasn’t won a major bowl game since 1994 at the Cotton Bowl, well …
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