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After beating Tennessee, Ohio State will finally get its rematch with Oregon
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After beating Tennessee, Ohio State will finally get its rematch with Oregon

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State players had been thinking about a rematch with Oregon long before the Buckeyes crushed Tennessee in a first-round playoff game. “It’s going to be a heck of an opportunity for all of us,” Ohio State quarterback Will Howard said. “We’re looking forward to the opportunity because it was not a great game for us,” Ohio …

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College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts
21 hours, 53 minutes ago

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

Associated Press  

For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here’s a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. One part that did feel like a success was that the stands were full in all four stadiums — at Texas, Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State. “I think college football …

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When 2025 arrives, so will the end of the amateur athlete in college sports
23 hours, 41 minutes ago

When 2025 arrives, so will the end of the amateur athlete in college sports

Associated Press  

When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports. “We’ve got problems in college football,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “I don’t know that fans have this really great love for the idea of 100% pure amateurism,” said Nels Popp, a University of North …

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Texas beats Clemson 38-24, advances to face Arizona State in College Football Playoff quarters
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Texas beats Clemson 38-24, advances to face Arizona State in College Football Playoff quarters

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Jaydon Blue had the biggest run in the biggest game of the season so far for Texas. Blue ran for 146 yards, dashing 77 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Longhorns beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff. “You can’t win if you don’t …

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The Times’ football back of the year: Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon
1 day, 13 hours ago

The Times’ football back of the year: Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon

LA Times  

Going from 145 pounds to 160 pounds after hard work in the weight room last spring and summer paid off in a huge way for junior safety Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon High. For a season that led to him being chosen co-Mission League player of the year, the USC commit has been named The Times’ back of the year …

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The Times’ football player of the year: Brady Smigiel of Newbury Park
1 day, 13 hours ago

The Times’ football player of the year: Brady Smigiel of Newbury Park

LA Times  

Junior quarterback Brady Smigiel of Newbury Park passed for 49 touchdown and ran for 11 during a 14-1 season. Newbury Park 14, Lincoln 7 pic.twitter.com/bNxr4aL2UN — eric sondheimer December 7, 2024 His big improvement this season was reducing interceptions from 14 in 2023 to three in 2024 and going from rushing for 52 yards in 14 games last season to …

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The Times’ football lineman of the year: Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei
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The Times’ football lineman of the year: Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei

LA Times  

52 Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei High was a dominating defensive lineman this season. Tomuhini Topui, who is 6 feet 3 and 315 pounds, was Mater Dei High’s Great Wall on defense this season. “I fight for my life.” Mater Dei’s Tomuhini Topui starts celebration in win over Bishop Gorman. High School Sports Complete coverage: The Times’ 2024 All-Star high …

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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes
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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

New York Times  

The second round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff will be a combination of turn-back-the-clock traditional bowl games and odd matchups in strange sites. But the best offenses Penn State faced this season — USC, Ohio State, Oregon — all ran for at least 170 yards and 4.2 yards per carry against the Nittany Lions, who are active up …

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Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
1 day, 13 hours ago

Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse

LA Times  

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava is congratulated by UCLA offensive lineman Alani Makihele after the rivals’ game at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 23. Sadly, the shoves and punches on the football field reflect a broader trend surging across America: a CEO was gunned down in the street, reporters and media personalities face increasing threats, a presidential candidate was nearly assassinated. …

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The Times’ football coach of the year: Guy Gardner of Palos Verdes
1 day, 13 hours ago

The Times’ football coach of the year: Guy Gardner of Palos Verdes

LA Times  

Palos Verdes High coach Guy Gardner is The Times’ football coach of the year for 2024. Palos Verdes coach Guy Gardner accepts state Division 2-A trophy. Gardner, in his 16th season at Palos Verdes, has been selected The Times’ football coach of the year for 2024. The Sea Kings’ final game, a 55-19 win over Twelve Bridges of Lincoln at …

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The Times’ 2024 All-Star high school football team
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The Times’ 2024 All-Star high school football team

LA Times  

Record-setting receiver Shane Rosenthal of Newbury Park is lifted up by teammate Joel Gonzalez. A look at the Los Angeles Times’ 24-player All-Star high school football team for the 2024 season: OFFENSE Quarterback: Brady Smigiel, Newbury Park, 6-5, 190, Jr. — The Florida State commit passed for 3,591 yards and 49 touchdowns with three interceptions while leading the Panthers to …

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Lance and Miller team to send North Dakota State to FCS title game with 28-21 win over Jackrabbits
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Lance and Miller team to send North Dakota State to FCS title game with 28-21 win over Jackrabbits

Associated Press  

FARGO, N.D. — Bryce Lance caught three touchdown passes from Cam Miller, including a one-handed game-winner, to give North Dakota State a 28-21 win over two-time defending national champion South Dakota State on Saturday and a berth in the FCS title game. After the third-seeded Jackrabbits tied the game at 21-all, the Bison drove 75 yards and scored with 4:18 …

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Former Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press
1 day, 17 hours ago

Former Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press

Associated Press  

Fla. — Former Oregon signee Dallas Wilson, a five-star receiver from Tampa, is getting the full-court press from Florida. A day after Wilson watched the Gators beat Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, he made an official visit to Gainesville and was given a front-row seat to Florida’s basketball game against North Florida. The 6-foot-3 Wilson, who caught 41 …

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Republican Senator Marco Rubio's son Anthony sends college football teammates wild with first touchdown
1 day, 22 hours ago

Republican Senator Marco Rubio's son Anthony sends college football teammates wild with first touchdown

Daily Mail  

The son of a United States Senator scored his first collegiate touchdown on Friday night, sending his teammates wild. And Anthony Rubio - the son of Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio - saw action late in the game as he punched in a nine-yard touchdown. Rubio's teammates mobbed him in the end zone after the score, as Florida's bench cleared …

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Bundesliga teams to observe minute’s silence for Magdeburg victims
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Bundesliga teams to observe minute’s silence for Magdeburg victims

The Hindu  

The German Football League announced on Saturday that first and second-division football matches in Germany will kick off this weekend with a minute’s silence in tribute to the victims of the attack in Magdeburg. “German professional football is shocked by the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg,” the DFL wrote in a statement. “The DFL recommends wearing a black …

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George Eastham dead aged 88: England World Cup-winning squad passes away as tributes pour in for Stoke City legend... leaving just three heroes from the 1966 group still alive
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2 days, 5 hours ago

George Eastham dead aged 88: England World Cup-winning squad passes away as tributes pour in for Stoke City legend... leaving just three heroes from the 1966 group still alive

Daily Mail  

George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad, has died at the age of 88. George Eastham, a member of England 's 1966 World Cup winning squad, has died at the age of 88. The winger was part of Sir Alf Ramsey's squad for at the 1966 World Cup but did not make an appearance in the …

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Bayern, Leipzig coaches in shock after Magdeburg incident
2 days, 8 hours ago

Bayern, Leipzig coaches in shock after Magdeburg incident

The Hindu  

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose struggled to discuss Bayern’s 5-1 Bundesliga victory on Friday after two people were killed when a car drove into crowds at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. “I’ve heard the news from Magdeburg, it makes all things appear in a different light,” Rose said. Benjamin Henrichs may have a serious …

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There aren’t a lot of firsts at Notre Dame. This was one of them
2 days, 13 hours ago

There aren’t a lot of firsts at Notre Dame. This was one of them

New York Times  

— Thirteen hours before the first college football game of its kind, with snow lacquering everything and bitter cold keeping it there, the cars and trucks lined Angela Boulevard. “Not many times in life you’re the first to do something.” In the previous 94 years and two months, ever since Knute Rockne had the sod from old Cartier Field removed …

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How Merseyside became America’s 51st state
2 days, 13 hours ago

How Merseyside became America’s 51st state

New York Times  

Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. Meanwhile, a third, League Two side Tranmere Rovers, could join them if the English Football League ratifies a takeover by a consortium led by Donald Trump’s …

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Ohio State routs Tennessee to set up Rose Bowl showdown with Oregon
2 days, 13 hours ago

Ohio State routs Tennessee to set up Rose Bowl showdown with Oregon

LA Times  

Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith, top, celebrates after scoring a touchdown during a 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night. Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year’s …

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Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday
2 days, 17 hours ago

Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday

Associated Press  

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State officially named Michael Vick its head football coach Friday, the latest hire of a talented NFL player with no college coaching experience to lead an HBCU program. Vick’s addition was unanimously approved by the school’s board of visitors, Norfolk State athletic director Melody Webb said in a release from the university. “I am blessed and …

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Patriots coach Jerod Mayo says defensive tackle Christian Barmore’s return to health is top priority
2 days, 19 hours ago

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo says defensive tackle Christian Barmore’s return to health is top priority

Associated Press  

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo says there’s been no discussion about defensive tackle Christian Barmore’s future beyond helping him return to health after landing on the reserve non-football illness list. The team didn’t specify why the 25-year-old was placed on the season-ending list ahead of Sunday’s visit to Buffalo, saying in a statement Friday that “he experienced some recurring …

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Liverpool's Slot says he is Postecoglou 'fan' ahead of Spurs clash
3 days, 1 hour ago

Liverpool's Slot says he is Postecoglou 'fan' ahead of Spurs clash

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he is a fan of Ange Postecoglou's gung-ho approach to football and hopes he wins a trophy -- just not the League Cup -- after the teams were paired together in the semi-finals. Premier League leaders Liverpool also travel to face Spurs in the English top flight on Sunday, needing to win to keep …

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Don’t write off Kirk Cousins just yet despite his benching: Analysis
3 days, 2 hours ago

Don’t write off Kirk Cousins just yet despite his benching: Analysis

Associated Press  

Kirk Cousins didn’t forget how to play quarterback. There’s no sugarcoating the way Cousins played over the past five games. That prompted Falcons coach Raheem Morris to make the bold decision to bench Cousins for rookie Michael Penix Jr. in the middle of a playoff chase. “That guy has carried us,” Morris said after Cousins threw four picks in a …

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