College Football

Somebody is going to lose their first Fiesta Bowl in program history on New Year’s Eve. With a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals on the line, Penn State and Boise State will each put their undefeated records in the Fiesta Bowl on the line against one another in the first meeting between the two schools. Penn State is …

Winning the District 27-4A football championship came with a bonus for the 1974 Carroll Tigers, one of the best CCISD teams of the 1970s. The Tigers not only earned a playoff berth that year, they made history as the first Carroll team to win a football district title since the school opened in 1957. Only league champions qualified for the …

NEW ORLEANS — Winning 10 straight games to close the regular season and snag a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff was big for Notre Dame football. Noie: Did Notre Dame football again look like Notre Dame football in historic CFP game? Winning the first playoff game in Notre Dame Stadium history against an in-state school in Indiana was bigger. …

SOUTH BEND — Binge-watching game tape of Georgia’s defense in preparation for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Night, Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock can’t help but nod in recognition of a modern dynasty. “When you look at it, you go, ‘Yeah, I remember what that looks like. Of course,’ “ Denbrock said after Saturday’s practice. “And it’s …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Forgive the mistaken identity in the Penn State football tight end room — one of the deepest, most talented in the nation. Take Sunday evening here in Arizona. Nittany Lion fans greeted the team as it arrived to prepare for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal game with Boise State on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl. …

The Hosts of College Gameday during their show early morning before the NCAA college football game between Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. ESPN’s “College GameDay” won’t be in Atlanta for the No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas matchup, but …

The No. 1 Oregon football team will bring out a classic look Wednesday in the Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 8 Ohio State. Sticking with what has become a Rose Bowl tradition of late, the Ducks will don chrome helmets with green wings on the sides. Oregon will also wear its green “Gang Green” jerseys from …

Oct 19, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffalos offensive line coach Phil Loadholt against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Two of Colorado football’s top position coaches are reportedly leaving the Buffaloes for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, offensive line coach Phil Loadholt and defensive ends coach Vincent Dancy …

Boise State sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen still isn’t sure how he got the nickname, “Mad Dog.” It’s clearly a play on words with his last name, but the origins are murky. Madsen wasn’t a wild or rambunctious child by any stretch of the imagination, yet it’s been with him for as long as he can remember. “That’s just what I’ve …

Dec. 29—PULLMAN — The effects of Jake Dickert’s decision to leave Washington State for Wake Forest are beginning to ripple across the Cougars’ staff. Sophomore wide receiver Carlos Hernandez is entering the transfer portal, he announced Sunday, becoming the 33rd Cougar to do so since the end of the regular season. Hernandez spent two seasons at WSU, blossoming into an …

Missouri football will face Iowa in the Music City Bowl on Monday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers are looking for back-to-back bowl wins over Big Ten teams after defeating Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl in 2023. Mizzou (9-3) can clinch back-to-back double-digit win seasons by knocking off the Hawkeyes, which would be just the third time …

Dec 28, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels mascots Rameses and RJ stand for the national anthem before a game against the Connecticut Huskies at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images From the start of the Fenway Bowl in Boston, Massachusetts, it was UConn coming out hitting hard. North Carolina and interim head coach Freddie Kitchens looked …

The Brigham Young Cougars celebrate their win over the Colorado Buffaloes during the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. BYU won 36-14. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Given the opportunity to make a case that BYU should have received more respect in terms of the College Football Playoff rankings this …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Penn State coach James Franklin has long campaigned for college football to have a commissioner oversee the sport because of NIL and transfer portal issues, among others. Sunday at the Fiesta Bowl’s Media Day, Franklin named who he would like to see fill that role. “I think (former Alabama coach) Nick Saban would be the obvious choice,” …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Matt Millen was the Penn State MVP of the 1977 Fiesta Bowl after he made 18 tackles in a 42-30 victory over Arizona State. Forty-seven years later, Millen is back in the Phoenix area covering Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal between the Nittany Lions and Boise State for the Big Ten Network. The assignment is giving …