Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — How different this postgame scene must have felt for Ryan Day, the embattled head coach of Ohio State, who stood in almost the exact same place three weeks ago, on Nov. 30, as everything about his team and his tenure seemed to crumble following … Read more
Fantasy Football can be cruel sometimes. It’s a weird feeling that a game where we can’t control what happens can offer some incredible highs and some gut-wrenching lows. I experienced the latter in Week 15 against my colleague Heath Cummings. I was facing Heath in the first round of the playoffs in one of our … Read more
Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst AUSTIN, Texas – On the eve of Texas’ opening-round College Football Playoff game against Clemson, Steve Sarkisian addressed his team, taking the guys through the last several months. From summer meetings when he instructed each player to write about the hardships in their lives, to fall camp when … Read more
NEW YORK — The sounds coming outside of the Ohio State locker room at 8:25 p.m. after defeating No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 were boisterous and booming. These Buckeyes needed a win like this. The sounds surrounding the North Carolina locker room a little less than three hours prior, on the other side of Madison Square … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Are you not entertained? No, you’re probably not. Four College Football Playoff first-round games, four outcomes by at least two scores. Two of those were outright blowouts (in State College and Columbus), a third was a dud made closer with two late touchdowns (in South Bend) and a fourth in Austin featured … Read more
The 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket has entered its second phase. With the first round now in the books — and every betting favorite advancing to the quarterfinals — there are just seven games remaining to crown a national champion. The action began Friday night with (7) Notre Dame winning 27-17 over (10) Indiana, a … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — Give Clemson — especially quarterback Cade Klubnik — some credit for battling to give the College Football Playoff at least a pop of competitive, fourth-quarter juice on Saturday. The Tigers made it a one-score game early in the fourth and then sought to do it again by driving to the Texas 5-yard … Read more
Dec 21, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Beginning with snow in South Bend, the College Football Playoff made its on-campus debut this weekend. The scenes have not disappointed. Up next is the quarterfinal round, which features four games played at traditional postseason sites: the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl. Much like the … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — When the lane opened and Jaydon Blue reached open grass to finish a 77-yard touchdown run that gave 5-seed Texas a game-deciding, 38-24 fourth-quarter lead, Blue called the moment a “sign of relief.” Nothing happened easily for Blue this season. Due to bouts of fumbles and stretches of ineffective play, Blue lost … Read more
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson had just thrown three more touchdown passes, giving him a career-high 37 for the season. His Baltimore Ravens had just beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers for only the second time in 10 games. And, to top it all off, they clinched a playoff berth and moved into a … Read more