Bearcats break through, No. 1 Alabama awaits in Cotton Bowl
3 years ago

Bearcats break through, No. 1 Alabama awaits in Cotton Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The two will meet in a semifinal game deep in the heart of Texas on New Year’s Eve in the Cotton Bowl. They beat Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl six years ago, and last Jan. 1 beat Notre Dame 31-14 in a Rose Bowl game that was relocated from California because of the pandemic. Cincinnati is in its first Cotton Bowl, and second New Year’s Six game in 2021. FICKELL FIRST Ohio State won the first national championship game in the CFP era when the Buckeyes beat Oregon 42-20 at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 12, 2015.

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Texas gets home game vs. Clemson in CFP first round, winner faces Arizona State in Peach Bowl
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Texas gets home game vs. Clemson in CFP first round, winner faces Arizona State in Peach Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We recruited him hard,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Sunday, calling Klubnik “a winner. “For him to be going to his first playoff in Austin, Texas, where he grew up, you can’t make that up,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Pretty cool opportunity for him and …

Ranking 133 college football teams after 2023-24 bowl season, from Michigan to Kent State
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ranking 133 college football teams after 2023-24 bowl season, from Michigan to Kent State

New York Times  

The 2023 college football season is over. 1-10 Rank Team Record Prev Preseason 1 Michigan 15-0 2 2 2 Washington 14-1 1 9 3 Texas 12-2 3 13 4 Alabama 12-2 5 3 5 Georgia 13-1 6 1 6 Florida State 13-1 4 8 7 Oregon 12-2 8 14 8 Ole Miss 11-2 9 22 9 Missouri 11-2 10 54 …

A tantalizing Rose Bowl matchup pits Saban’s Alabama against Harbaugh’s Michigan in the CFP
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A tantalizing Rose Bowl matchup pits Saban’s Alabama against Harbaugh’s Michigan in the CFP

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I don’t reminisce much about what’s happened in the past,” Saban said Sunday before posing stiffly with the Rose Bowl trophy and an equally formal Harbaugh. “I’m kind of looking forward to today, and the next day.” After a perfect regular season in which he got …

Cotton Bowl pits SEC’s Missouri against Big Ten power Ohio State in teams’ 1st meeting since 1998
1 year ago

Cotton Bowl pits SEC’s Missouri against Big Ten power Ohio State in teams’ 1st meeting since 1998

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “In my wildest dreams, I don’t know that I ever thought about being able to coach in the Cotton Bowl vs. Ohio State,” fourth-year Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Ohio State played in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day 2014, just over a year before …

Top-seeded Michigan returns to Rose Bowl to face Alabama in College Football Playoff semifinal
1 year ago

Top-seeded Michigan returns to Rose Bowl to face Alabama in College Football Playoff semifinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Top-seeded Michigan will face Southeastern Conference champion Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal to be played as the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1. Michigan’s fans hope the Rose Bowl berth is the penultimate step in a tumultuous season featuring incredible play, but also two …

Georgia holds on to defeat Ohio State and advance to CFP title game
1 year, 11 months ago

Georgia holds on to defeat Ohio State and advance to CFP title game

LA Times  

Georgia wide receiver Adonai Mitchell makes a touchdown catch in front of Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke during the second half of the Bulldogs’ 42-41 win in the Peach Bowl on Saturday night. The Georgia quarterback threw the game-winning touchdown pass to receiver Adonai Mitchell with 54 seconds remaining to send the top-seeded Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff national …

Peach Bowl: Defending national champ Georgia faces Buckeyes
1 year, 11 months ago

Peach Bowl: Defending national champ Georgia faces Buckeyes

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Series record: Georgia defeated Ohio State 21-14 in the Florida Citrus Bowl to end the 1992 season in the only previous meeting between the schools. Ohio State can reach the national title game for the third time, even though they didn’t play for the Big Ten …

Southern Cal, Riley headed to Cotton Bowl to play Tulane
2 years ago

Southern Cal, Riley headed to Cotton Bowl to play Tulane

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — After missing its chance to get into the College Football Playoff, Southern California is going to the Cotton Bowl to play the highest-ranked Group of Five team in a stadium where coach Lincoln Riley won a few championships before taking over the Trojans. Riley said Sunday that the status of Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams, likely a Heisman …

No. 1 Georgia faces No. 4 Ohio State in Peach Bowl semifinal
2 years ago

No. 1 Georgia faces No. 4 Ohio State in Peach Bowl semifinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 Ohio State, 8 p.m. EST, ESPN LOCATION: Atlanta COACHES GEORGIA: Kirby Smart, 79-15 in seven seasons OHIO STATE: Ryan Day, 45-5 in five seasons TOP PLAYERS GEORGIA: QB Stetson Bennett,3,425 yards passing, 20 TDs, 6 INTs, 67.9% completions, plus 184 yards rushing, 7 TDs; TE …

Pratt accounts for 5 TDs, Tulane tops UCF 45-28 to win AAC
2 years ago

Pratt accounts for 5 TDs, Tulane tops UCF 45-28 to win AAC

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW ORLEANS — As Tulane receiver Shae Wyatt watched jubilant fans streaming onto the field, he couldn’t help but reflect upon how far his team had come since finishing last season 2-10. “It’s definitely surreal,” said Wyatt, whose two touchdown catches were no small part of …

Young, No. 8 Alabama roll past Auburn 49-27 in Iron Bowl
2 years ago

Young, No. 8 Alabama roll past Auburn 49-27 in Iron Bowl

Associated Press  

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Bryce Young and Alabama got to win No. 8 Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn 49-27 in Saturday’s Iron Bowl. Tide coach Nick Saban said criticism after his team’s two last-play losses “really united the players.” “I think one of the things I’m most proud of is the fact that when everybody thought they were out …

College football: No. 1 Alabama edges Texas; No. 8 Notre Dame stunned by Marshall
2 years, 3 months ago

College football: No. 1 Alabama edges Texas; No. 8 Notre Dame stunned by Marshall

LA Times  

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young celebrates after teammate Jase McLellan had an 81-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Texas on Saturday. 5 Clemson 35, Furman 12 DJ Uiagalelei threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, Will Shipley ran for two scores, and the Tigers moved to 37-0 against Football Championship Subdivision opponents with a win over the Paladins in …

Run Tide! No. 1 Bama over non-P5 Cincy 27-6 in CFP semi
2 years, 11 months ago

Run Tide! No. 1 Bama over non-P5 Cincy 27-6 in CFP semi

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With the fifth-year senior and first-year featured back running for a career-high 204 yards and Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young throwing three touchdown passes, the Crimson Tide earned the chance to play for yet another national title with a 27-6 victory over Cincinnati on Friday in …

Ridder, breakthrough Bearcats stall in 27-6 loss to Alabama
2 years, 11 months ago

Ridder, breakthrough Bearcats stall in 27-6 loss to Alabama

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Ridder’s offense just stalled too often Friday trying to match an overpowering Crimson Tide running game in a 27-6 loss that ended the last undefeated season in FBS. I’m hoping that there are other so-called Group of Five teams or teams from any conference can make …

Before Harbaugh, Smart play Orange Bowl they shared birthday
2 years, 11 months ago

Before Harbaugh, Smart play Orange Bowl they shared birthday

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think it’s cool whenever I meet somebody that has the same birthday,” Harbaugh said. “If you want to have a shot at the title, you’ve got to beat the champs, and this is what we have,” Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said. The teams that play …

No. 1 Alabama faces upstart Bearcats in Cotton Bowl CFP semi
2 years, 11 months ago

No. 1 Alabama faces upstart Bearcats in Cotton Bowl CFP semi

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama: Bryce Young, the first Alabama QB to win the Heisman Trophy and trying to become the school’s fifth first-year starter since 2009 to win a national title, has 4,322 yards passing. That includes two CFP semifinal games, 38-0 over Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl …

Cincinnati vows to make most of Cotton Bowl opportunity against Alabama
2 years, 11 months ago

Cincinnati vows to make most of Cotton Bowl opportunity against Alabama

LA Times  

Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder and the Bearcats are pushing to make the most of their College Football Playoff semifinal opportunity. Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder and the breakthrough Bearcats aren’t caught up in what their unprecedented playoff appearance could eventually mean for other non-Power Five teams. After a season-long debate about whether the outsider deserved a spot in the College Football …

Historic playoff: Alabama-Cincinnati, Michigan-Georgia
3 years ago

Historic playoff: Alabama-Cincinnati, Michigan-Georgia

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! IRVING, Texas — As college football’s postseason evolved from disconnected bowls to the BCS to the current four-team playoff, it never truly embraced the underdog the way the NCAA basketball tournament does. The Bearcats will play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve after …

Roll Tide! No. 1 Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl
3 years, 11 months ago

Roll Tide! No. 1 Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — A truly untraditional Rose Bowl setting, a very common result for Alabama in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame, in football’s final four for only the second time, has lost seven consecutive New Year’s Six games since 2000. I thought we did some of the things that we wanted to today but we simply didn’t make enough …

CFP: Alabama-Notre Dame, Clemson-Ohio St as Aggies left out
4 years ago

CFP: Alabama-Notre Dame, Clemson-Ohio St as Aggies left out

Associated Press  

A season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff. Selection committee chairman Gary Barta, the Iowa athletic director, said Notre Dame’s extra victory against a ranked opponent helped give the Irish an edge over Texas A&M. Notre Dame’s reward will be a matchup with Alabama, the Southeastern Conference champion that …

Alabama to meet Notre Dame in relocated CFP semifinal game
4 years ago

Alabama to meet Notre Dame in relocated CFP semifinal game

Associated Press  

PASADENA, Calif. — Top-ranked Alabama will face No. The Rose Bowl game had been played in verdant Arroyo Seco every year since 1942, when the West Coast was deemed unsafe due to the attack on Pearl Harbor just 3 1/2 weeks earlier. They haven’t been back in the official Rose Bowl game since 1946, although they beat Texas on Jan. …

College football roundup: TCU stuns No. 9 Texas; Iowa State topples No. 18 Oklahoma
4 years, 2 months ago

College football roundup: TCU stuns No. 9 Texas; Iowa State topples No. 18 Oklahoma

LA Times  

TCU quarterback Max Duggan scores a touchdown in the first half of Saturday’s win over Texas. AMES, Iowa — Breece Hall scored the go-ahead touchdown for Iowa State on an eight-yard run with 4:06 left, and Isheem Young intercepted Spencer Rattler’s pass in the end zone on Oklahoma’s final drive. 1 Clemson 41, Virginia 23 CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Lawrence …

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