Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.
College football is behind that curve by 41 years and counting ... says he remembers Dungy coaching against Lovie Smith in the 2007 Super Bowl and recognizing “how significant that was in the profession and how significant that was for young coaches ...
Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.
In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.
One of the wackiest seasons in college football history will end with two schools whose traditions are as old as the game itself — Ohio State and Notre Dame — playing for a national championship.
A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football’s national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has broken yet another Buckeyes freshman record. With his 187 yards today, he has passed the previous single-game mark of 172 set by Cris Carter in a Jan. 1 ...
Black college football coaches share what it means to see a Black coach contend for the national title for the first time.
In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.
The College Football Playoff has dramatically shifted the college ... erasing what was a 13-point deficit. While DeVonta Smith's 41-yard touchdown grab won the game for the Tide in overtime ...
Texas football scraped by Arizona State 39-31 for their toughest win of the season. Regardless, things are not about to get any easier in the College Football Playoff semifinals. In the Rose Bowl ...