LEXINGTON, Ky. — With SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey standing not 10 feet away, Georgia coach Kirby Smart decided to use the aftermath of the Bulldogs’ 22-19 overtime victory over Texas on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game to send a message to the league office. Asked on the ABC broadcast …
Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the Associated Press offensive player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was voted the league’s top defensive player for the 2024 season.
After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for the first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff.Â
The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football's national title was only worried about one thing — ranking the teams.
Notre Dame welcomes Indiana to South Bend for a thrilling, rare college football clash, boosting playoff excitement! They meet for the 2nd time since the 50s.
Carson Beck, Georgia's starting quarterback, is sidelined with an elbow injury. His return is uncertain, affecting the team's playoff chances and odds.
The Miami Hurricanes, who once appeared to be a near-lock for the College Football Playoff, are not playing for a national title. Instead, they will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando. That bowl berth against Iowa State is a let-down for fans with dreams of a sixth national title in their…
Clemson clinched a playoff spot, beating SMU 34-31 with a last-second field goal despite a strong SMU comeback. Both teams made the final 12-team playoff.
Boise State secures a #3 playoff seed with a solid win over UNLV, setting up a likely clash with Penn State. Can Boise State make a statement in the playoff?
Oregon, led by Dillon Gabriel, defeats Penn State with strong offense and defense, positioning as a top playoff contender. The Ducks are the favorites.
Exploring the 12-team college football playoff: It features first-round byes and ignites debates on evolution. Did the committee get the final rankings right?
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Ryan Roberts discusses the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's biggest flaw heading into the College Football Playoff!
The first 12-team college football playoff field includes top-seeded Oregon facing a tough path, unlike Georgia and Penn State. Debate surrounds the new format.
SMU nearly overcame a 17-point deficit in the ACC Championship game, prompting Clemson to secure the title with a last-second field goal on Saturday night.
DALLAS — Steve Sarkisian filed his own complaint Sunday about the College Football Playoff process, adding to the pile around committee members. Frankly, I don’t know why they serve. The perks are snacks and all the football you can watch and talk. Pretty much what I do for a living, and coaches and athletic directors and commissioners don’t take potshots at my credibility. At least not ...
DALLAS — SMU fans and players were forced to sweat it out for more than half an hour watching ESPN’s College Football Playoff Selection Show Sunday, but ultimately they got the reward they deserved. The key word in that sentence is deserved. SMU, ranked No. 8 by the committee and headed for the No. 3 seed with a win Saturday based on the priority given to conference champions, fell to No. 10 ...
The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the ACC championship, who had a less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss.
MIAMI — The proverbial writing was on the wall on Tuesday that that the Miami Hurricanes would not be included in the 12-team College Football Playoff. It became official on Sunday. The Hurricanes were No. 13 in the final ranking made by the 13-person selection CFP committee, formally eliminating Miami from competing for a national championship. UM finished 10-2 with its lone losses being on ...
Boise State reacts to being named as a No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff as the brackets are revealed on ESPN, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
DALLAS — The Mustangs will have a chance to compete for a national championship this year. About 12 hours after losing in the ACC Championship 34-31 to Clemson, SMU learned on the College Football Playoff selection show Sunday that it had punched its ticket to this year’s expanded 12-team playoff as a No. 11 seed. Earning an at-large bid, the Mustangs will play No. 6 Penn State on the road at ...
DALLAS — The Longhorns missed out on a cushy top four seed and a first-round bye. Their consolation prize is a postseason game on their home Austin turf. Texas is seeded No. 5 and will host a first-round playoff game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field, which was unveiled Sunday on ESPN. The Longhorns will host No. 12 Clemson — ...
RENTON, Wash. — Man, it looked dirty. And the roles of villain and victim were quickly assigned. On Dec.1, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence slid just past Houston's 45-yard line in an attempt to give himself up, only to be drilled in the head by linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. The play resulted in an ejection and three-game suspension for Al-Shaair, and a concussion for Lawrence that will ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Everybody loves a sequel, and it appears that UCF does, too. According to sources close to the situation, the university is bringing back Scott Frost as its next football coach. Frost, 49, would be reunited with the program he led to new heights in 2016-19, including a national championship based on the Colley Matrix in 2017, before leaving to return home to coach at Nebraska. ...
ATLANTA — Five takeaways from the SEC championship where the old guard refuses to give up its grip on the league. Georgia, behind riding a backup quarterback, the momentum from a daring fake punt and a wave of Texas penalties held off the Longhorns, 22-19, to win the championship. Georgia will get the SEC’s bye and likely be the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff bracket when it is ...
LOS ANGELES — Until he sustained a season-ending knee injury last week in the Western Conference final, Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig was having a tremendous season. So I heard. I watched Puig play only twice this year, once in the Galaxy's season-opening 1-1 draw with Inter Miami and a second time in his team's Fourth of July defeat to LAFC at the Rose Bowl. Outside of short highlight clips on ...
ATLANTA — Maybe you heard that Bevo didn’t make the trip for the Southeastern Conference title game, having been denied credentials over a lack of accommodations. That’s the official stance, anyway. Not because Bevo charged Uga at the Sugar Bowl. If I’m Steve Sarkisian, the Texas coach, I’m leaning into the conspiracy. Add it to the boxes to check Saturday in his pre-game speech. Win this game ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — University of Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels will return for his final season of college football with the Jayhawks in 2025, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday. Daniels’ return wasn’t assured, and it is significant: He finished the season with 2,174 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 410 yards and six TDs. After a rough start ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — College football flag planting celebrations were fun for a while, for the victors at least. But now they’re something else entirely, and it’s time to end them. This isn’t about the fun police coming for college football. It’s about keeping the actual police — and everyone else — safe. When University of Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield famously planted a giant OU flag at ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — One of the greatest products of SMU’s football program, someone who just 10 years ago suggested shutting it all down, arrived on campus this week with a very different message. On stage in front of a small crowd inside SMU’s Armstrong Fieldhouse Tuesday, legendary running back Eric Dickerson leaned over to current Mustang defensive back Jonathan McGill to express his ...
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