College Football

Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Lewis Carter (20) brings down Texas Longhorns running back Savion Red (17) during the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Oklahoma Sooners …

This is when the College Football Playoff gets serious. The quarterfinals feature some of the most powerful brand names in the sport — well, mostly.  Georgia and Ohio State have accounted for three of the previous 10 national champions to emerge from the College Football Playoff. Oregon played in the first CFP title game and have won three conference titles …

Ohio State’s uniform aesthetic against Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday will include more than a jersey patch. As revealed on social media on Sunday, the Buckeyes will have a rose pattern blended into the scarlet stripe that lines their traditional gray helmets. Sat., Jan. 1, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; A special rose helmet stripe adorns Thayer Munford’s helmet …

Getty Images Miami coach Mario Cristobal was short on specifics on why Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward only played the first half of a Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to Iowa State. Ward had a big first half for the Hurricanes, throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns for a slim 31-28 halftime lead. After Ward threw a 4-yard touchdown to Jacolby …

Ohio State Buckeyes offensive coordinator Chip Kelly watches warm ups prior to the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. As Ohio State gets ready for a highly anticipated rematch with Oregon in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal of the Rose Bowl, there team, coaches, and media will all be …

USC band Kirby Lee-Imagn Images On Friday night, USC football defeated Texas A&M 35-31 in an exciting Las Vegas Bowl. We wrote about how the game bookended the season in a familiar way: “The Trojans concluded the 2024 season in the same place that they opened it, against an opponent from the same conference. Both times, they scored the game-winning …

The 2024-25 college football postseason brings in a new era for the sport as the 12-team College Football Playoff is underway. The four higher-seeded home teams won in the first round, setting up the CFP quarterfinals beginning on Dec. 31. That evening, No. 6 seed Penn State takes on No. 3 Boise State, and the Nittany Lions are 10.5-point favorites …

Venables – USA TODAY Sports Syndication – The Oklahoman Ever since Lincoln Riley made the stunning decision to leave Oklahoma for USC football three years ago, Trojan and Sooner fans have been in a constant online war regarding which program is better off. For the majority of this season, it looked like the answer was neither. Both USC and Oklahoma …

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues through January, culminating with the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the College Football Playoff quarterfinals taking place on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. No. 6 seed Penn State is a 10.5-point favorite in the …

Dec. 29—COLUMBUS — Cody Simon probably knew the question was coming, and the Ohio State senior linebacker handled it well. Was the defense’s showing in the first game again Oregon an anomaly or something more of the Buckeyes’ limitations on that side of the ball? “I think it’s a little bit of both,” Simon said Friday. “I mean, we definitely …

Wisconsin football fans have likely moved on from what was a disastrous 2024 campaign. Wisconsin finished the season at 5-7, went 0-3 in trophy games and missed a bowl game for the first time since 2001. All things considered, it was the program’s worst season since that 2001 campaign. Related: Ranking Wisconsin football’s transfer portal class by projected 2025 impact That …

BATON ROUGE – In its first two seasons under Brian Kelly, LSU football ended on high notes with bowl-game victories. After a rollercoaster of a regular season that started with a head-scratching loss to USC in Las Vegas and then six straight wins before a three-game skid ultimately eliminated them from College Football Playoff consideration, the Tigers have a shot …

As Iowa football (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) prepares during the last few days before Monday’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl clash vs. Missouri (9-3, 5-3 SEC), sixth-year senior defensive back Sebastian Castro spoke about his decision to participate in the upcoming postseason matchup and what being a Hawkeye has meant to him over his tenure in Iowa City. When asked why …

SHREVEPORT, La. — Going through the rigors of preparing for a football game, then playing the game under chilly, wet conditions are a piece of cake for the young men from West Point, who finished their 2024 football schedule in fine fashion Saturday night in the 48th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Army topped Louisiana Tech 27-6 in a game that …

. Earlier this month, LSU football inked the bulk of its 2025 recruiting class. Transfer portal season isn’t over and there’s always a chance LSU adds a high-school recruit in the second signing period, but most of the recruiting work for 2025 is done. Now, our attention turns to the next cycle. Over the next few months, the battles for …