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Kirby Smart cannot believe that his season is over. After constructing yet another near-perfect regular season, the Georgia coach is still in disbelief over his team’s loss to Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl. Smart has handled many heartbreaking season-ending losses with Georgia, but few that caused him to react the way […]

The Ole Miss Rebels are on a heater! After Lane Kiffin’s unceremonious departure just before the College Football Playoffs, Ole Miss was not looking good. Sure, the players who brought them to the playoffs are still there. However, the impact of such a messy and public divorce with their coach might affect their mental state […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders arrived at the Orange Bowl carrying one of the most improbable and exhilarating stories of the 2025 college football season. A first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, high-octane offense, and a veteran quarterback who had rewritten the program record book. They also had real belief that they belonged on the sport’s […]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. For years, the Alabama Crimson Tide was one of the biggest programs in the college football scene. No matter how many players left the team, ‘Bama was always seen as a major threat in the College Football scene. Even in their losses, the program always looked solid. However, that […]

Georgia’s season came to a shocking end on Thursday night as the Bulldogs lost 39-34 to Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. The No. 6-ranked Rebels (13-1) rallied from a 21-12 halftime deficit to defeat the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs (12-2), ending Georgia’s 53-game streak of winning when leading […]

On Thursday evening, the Missouri Tigers were hit with major offseason news as redshirt sophomore linebacker Josiah Trotter officially announced he would be entering the 2026 NFL Draft, concluding his college career after only one season in Columbia. The 20-year-old made the announcement through social media, confirming his intention to forgo his remaining two years […]

Kalen DeBoer and the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide had a brutal conclusion to the 2025 season after losing 38-3 to the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in the CFP quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. The Crimson Tide were simply no match for the Hoosiers, going down big at halftime and never recovering from it. On top […]

Jacob Rodriguez arrived at Virginia in 2021 as a freshman quarterback. Now, he is leaving Texas Tech football as an elite college linebacker who finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting. He oozed passion during his time in Lubbock, epitomizing the value of work ethic and leadership. His NFL ceiling is up for debate, but No. […]

Behren Morton got emotional about his collegiate career ending after the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders’ 23-0 shutout loss to the No. 5 Oregon Ducks in the CFP quarterfinals on Thursday night. Morton represented Texas Tech throughout his entire career, never entering the transfer portal. He has embraced a full-time starting role since 2023, […]

New LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin continues to settle into life in Baton Rouge. On the same night that his former team, the Ole Miss Rebels, was playing a huge game in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff in New Orleans, Louisiana, against the Georgia Bulldogs, Kiffin was in a different part […]

All roads to the national championship goes through Bloomington and Indiana football. Twelve words no one ever thought about typing 20 or even three years ago. Yet here we are after watching the Hoosiers’ 38-3 onslaught of Alabama in the Rose Bowl Thursday. The other team in Crimson red looked more like Alabama’s past dominating […]

The No. 6 seed Ole Miss football is headed to the semifinal round of the College Football Playoff after a thrilling Sugar Bowl matchup Thursday night at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels put together an exciting and successful comeback bid in the second half to stun Georgia, punctuated […]

Ole Miss football junior kicker Lucas Carneiro set a Sugar Bowl record not just once on Thursday night. Playing against the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Carneiro got the scoring in the contest started with a record-breaking 55-yard field goal in the first quarter. That broke the record previously held by the […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s season ended Thursday with a lopsided 38–3 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl, and while the loss was painful, much of the postgame focus centered on quarterback Ty Simpson, particularly the injury that forced him out of the game. Simpson, a fourth-year […]

Fernando Mendoza tossed only two incompletions in the Rose Bowl. That’s how efficient and surgical the Indiana football quarterback was in the dominating 38-3 trouncing of Alabama. The Heisman Trophy winner even shredded ‘Bama in the fashion of Johnny Manziel. That’s because “HeisMendoza” hit a mark against Alabama not seen since “Johnny Football.” The Crimson […]

Ty Simpson has much to contemplate following Alabama’s 38-3 loss versus Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. The Second-Team All-SEC selection must decide if it is in his best interest to declare for the NFL Draft or return to Tuscaloosa. Making that decision and processing a brutal Rose Bowl performance will be even harder […]

LSU football faced potential roster attrition with Lane Kiffin on board. Including possibly adding DJ Lagway via Florida as a high-profile rumor. Except the Tigers lost a major weapon to start the new year in the portal. Kyle Parker told Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals Thursday that he’s leaving Baton Rouge. Kiffin in the process loses […]

Curt Cignetti fired back at the critics who didn’t believe in Indiana’s CFP chances following the No. 1 Hoosiers’ 38-3 rout over the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP quarterfinals on Thursday night. Cignetti has enjoyed an incredible two years with Indiana since joining the program in 2024. He elevated them to CFP […]

Alabama took the field at the Rose Bowl as 7.5-point underdogs to Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game. The Hoosiers had delivered a brilliant 13-0 season heading into the game and they had beaten Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. The Crimson Tide came into the game with an 11-3 record […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide was eliminated from the College Football Playoff on Thursday after sustaining a 38-3 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl. It was one of those games where head coach Kalen DeBoer and his team just couldn’t get anything rolling, as it was one of the most embarrassing losses in […]

Even though Indiana had reeled off 13 consecutive victories and had beaten Ohio State in the Big Ten title games, there were still a number on non-believers as Indiana prepared to play Alabama in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. After all, Indiana is known […]

Alabama football faced rare and blunt scrutiny on college football’s biggest stage, as the Alabama vs. Indiana College Football Playoff quarterfinal unraveled quickly at the Rose Bowl. Kirk Herbstreit’s criticism became the defining storyline of the night as the Crimson Tide struggled to match Indiana’s energy and physicality in their Rose Bowl loss. The Crimson […]

Indiana football has smashed expectations all throughout the 2025-26 campaign, besting Oregon and Ohio State on their way to a Big Ten title and entering the postseason as the No. 1 team in the country. But the Hoosiers stepped foot on a largely unfamiliar stage on New Year’s Day. There were some questions about how […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered a brutal 38-3 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl on Thursday. It was an embarrassing display for the Crimson Tide, as the team just couldn’t do much of anything throughout the contest. Sports fans and analysts hopped on social media to share their reactions to the outcome […]

Texas Tech football saw its season come to an abrupt end on the national stage, but the aftermath included an unexpected show of respect. The Texas Tech vs. Oregon matchup in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal ended in a shutout, prompting candid Joey McGuire comments that quickly resonated across the sport. Red Raiders were held […]

Indiana football looked like the Alabama teams of old inside the Rose Bowl. Fernando Mendoza and the Hoosiers shredded the Crimson Tide out the gate in the first half — and likely drew the attention of Las Vegas Raiders fans. Mendoza only endured two incompletions but fired three touchdown passes in the 38-3 trouncing at […]

Fernando Mendoza has already enjoyed a storybook season, winning the Heisman Trophy and potentially solidifying himself as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft while leading Indiana football to a Big Ten championship. Those achievements all comprise what is one of the more improbable journeys a player has ever taken, but the star […]

Oregon football executed a defensive clinic right in front of one of the nation’s best defenses. The Ducks pummeled Texas Tech 23-0 down in the Orange Bowl, making history in the process. Oregon delivers a shutout in a bowl game for the first time in 109 years, per ESPN Insights. Texas Tech surrendered four sacks […]

Dan Lanning didn’t hold back about College Football Playoff reform after he and the No. 5 Oregon Ducks shut out the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders 23-0 in the Orange Bowl on Thursday afternoon. Lanning and Oregon crashed out of last year’s tournament despite having a first-round bye. This time, they didn’t have as […]

Many fans tuned into the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl expecting to heavyweight battle, but it was instead Oregon’s defense that blew Texas Tech out of the water. If the performance was not telling enough, Ducks star defensive tackle A’Mauri Washington perfectly summarized how his entire team felt in the win. Washington was part of […]

One year after winning it all, Ohio State’s back-to-back national title bid fell short with a loss to Miami in the first round of the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs. The Buckeyes are now back to square one, with head coach Ryan Day back under the microscope. With Julian Sayin, Bo Jackson and Jeremiah Smith all […]

The Indiana Hoosiers entered Thursday’s Rose Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide looking to quiet the haters. Indiana football has firmly put itself on the college football map, but its biggest test yet remains. Could they handle the pressure of facing a program like Alabama in a do-or-die game? Through 30 minutes, it seems the […]

Miami (FL) football fired off the final message of 2025 in beating Ohio State. Head coach Mario Cristobal let it be known at the Cotton Bowl that the Hurricanes are here. And now staring at their first national title since the 2001 season. Miami legends Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis clearly feel the new energy […]

After a tumultuous and troubling scandal involving former head coach Sherrone Moore, the Michigan football program might have knocked the search for his replacement out of the park. The Wolverines lured longtime Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, who recently resigned after 21 years in charge of the Utes, to Ann Arbor. When discussing why he […]

Texas football closed the 2025 season with a statement performance that immediately reshaped expectations for the year ahead. After overpowering Michigan in the Cheez It Citrus Bowl, head coach Steve Sarkisian made it clear the program views 2026 not as a rebuild, but as a championship opportunity. The Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 41–27 on December […]

The Michigan Wolverines and Texas Longhorns played in one of the better bowl games of the 2025 slate. On New Year’s Eve, Michigan and Texas competed in a close game until the 4th quarter. The scoring was back and forth for most of the game. Michigan took a 27-24 lead with under 11 minutes to […]

The Arch Manning hype has been up and down all season, but Biff Poggi is one of many who believe the former Heisman hopeful is fully back on track. After Manning dominated the Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl, Michigan’s former interim head coach was the first to give the Texas quarterback his praise. Poggi admitted […]

Oklahoma is making a coaching change after losing to Alabama in the College Football Playoffs. After dwelling on the decision for a week, Brent Venables is expected to relieve tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley of his duties shortly. Oklahoma is expected to fire Finley after five years, according to a report from On3 Sports. […]

Northwestern football entered the new year with another notable coaching move, adding  to the Wildcats coaching staff shortly after finalizing the Chip Kelly hire. The sequence reflects a continued effort to reshape the offense as the program builds toward the 2026 season following a resilient 2025 campaign. The Wildcats capped off their final game of […]