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Washington football secured a berth in the national championship game next Monday with its 37-31 win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on Monday. It came with a potentially massive cost though as Huskies star running back Dillon Johnson was injured in the final minute of the game and had to be carted off the […]

Washington football quarterback Michael Penix Jr. wants the college football world to know that his team is as good as advertised. The quarterback sent a strong message after Washington’s Sugar Bowl win over Texas. Penix Jr. responded to a question if he had played his best game at Washington yet. “Nah, we got one more […]

The College Football Playoff final is set. After a dramatic overtime contest where Michigan took down Alabama, Washington barely escaped a late comeback from Texas in another exciting football game in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. After the Longhorns fell just short of reaching the final, head coach Steve Sarkisian said it was his team’s own […]

Texas football fans may love head coach Steve Sarkisian for his turnaround of the Longhorns program in the past years. However, coming off a College Football Playoff semifinal loss, emotions are definitely running high, at least for some fans. On New Year’s Day, Texas football just fell in a close Sugar Bowl matchup against Washington […]

The national title game is set between the Michigan Wolverines and the Washington football program. There had to be a lot of hard work during the Sugar Bowl to prove that the Huskies were worthy of a shot at football immortality. They carried out the job well against Quinn Ewers’ Texas squad through the leadership […]

The College Football Playoff National Championship is set. Michigan football and Washington football will be facing each other after both teams took care of business in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. Of course there are already favorites for the highly-anticipated showdown. The Wolverines head to NRG Stadium in Houston as the slight favorites […]

This season, the Sugar Bowl is one of the most anticipated versions of the bowl game in history. Texas is set to take on Washington in the College Football Playoff Semifinal, and we will explain how you can watch that game. When and where is the Allstate Sugar Bowl? The Allstate Sugar Bowl is at […]

The Washington Huskies have had a brilliant season and they made it to the College Football Playoff as a result of their 13-0 season that included a pair of victories over Oregon, as well as victories over Arizona, Oregon State and USC. Despite their undefeated status, the Huskies are 4-point underdogs to the Texas Longhorns […]

Anyone have a sweet tooth for this Sugar Bowl CFP showdown? With one win away from reaching the National Championship, the Texas Longhorns will clash with the Washington Huskies in what should be an absolute treat. It is about that time to check out our College Football odds series where our Texas-Washington prediction and pick will […]

The Washington football team is just a few days away from taking on Texas football in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl. The Huskies are 13-0, Pac-12 champions and the #2 team in the country, yet they have the worst odds to win the national championship and they are underdogs against Texas. […]

I believe it was the wise philosopher Robert “Rocky” Balboa who once said: “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. Nobody is gonna hit […]

The College Football Playoff is just a few days away and we have one of the most intriguing fields of the four team playoff era. The four teams that are still alive and competing for a national championship are #1 Michigan football, #2 Washington football, #3 Texas football and #4 Alabama football. However, we didn’t […]

We still don’t know the answer to the long-awaited question, but one thing is for certain, and that is that No. 3 Texas football is in the Sugar Bowl facing Washington in a College Football Playoff semi-final matchup. So, that means that Texas is getting there. But back? That’s still to be determined. Of course, […]

Texas defensive star T’Vondre Sweat heard Michael Penix Jr. and Dillon Johnson’s comments about Texas’s defensive line ahead of their Sugar Bowl matchup on New Year’s Day. Penix & Scott downplayed the defensive line significantly. “I’m not going to lie, their D-line is good. But at the same time, they haven’t played our O-line. So […]

Michael Penix Jr. and Washington don’t seem to be too phased by Texas’s defensive line ahead of their big matchup in the Sugar Bowl in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs. When addressing media earlier in the day, the star Huskies quarterback was asked about facing a defensive line that features 2023 Outland Trophy […]

Texas football is just a win away from booking their tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Speaking of which, the literal tickets to Monday’s CFP semis matchup at the Allstate Sugar Bowl between the Longhorns and the Washington Huskies are reportedly dropping (via David Hookstead of OutKick). “As of publication, the average […]

The College Football Playoff has been highly acclaimed since its debut in the 2014 season. In every season starting in 2014, the nation’s top four teams have advanced to play in a playoff to decide the national champion. Prior to that, national champions were made with the Bowl Championship Series, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Coalition, and […]

Washington football has a new quarterback this weekend after landing former Mississippi State leader and highly-touted transfer portal player Will Rogers. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel in a social media post Friday evening. Rogers will replace much-heralded Washington football quarterback and Heisman trophy finalist Michael Penix Jr., who is expected to […]

Fresh off the transfer portal, Ethan Barr is reportedly moving to Washington football, as per 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Barr, an incoming fifth-year senior, has spent his entire collegiate career with Vanderbilt football, accumulating a total of 219 tackles, with seven tackles for loss. The 245-pound linebacker was the team captain for the Commodores during […]

Army was able to win the Army-Navy game that took place over the weekend, which concluded the 2023 college football regular season. As a result, all eyes will shift to the transfer portal, where plenty of big names have already entered the portal and some have already chosen new destinations. Teams that have made the […]

On Saturday, as many had suspected after Bo Nix and Oregon lost to Michael Penix Jr. and the No. 2 Washington football team in the Pac-12 Championship Game, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels walked away as the Heisman Trophy’s 89th winner. Was Michael Penix Jr. snubbed out of the Heisman Trophy? Nix was a heavy favorite […]

The Heisman Trophy presentation was held on Saturday night and Washington football star Michael Penix Jr. was among those invited. The event was held in New York City and Jayden Daniels of LSU football took home top honors after a blistering 40/4 TD-INT ratio season that saw the Top 15-ranked LSU Tigers secure a New […]

The Heisman Trophy Ceremony is set to begin at 8 P.M. Eastern, however, the finalists are already in attendance. Washington football’s star quarterback, Michael Penix Jr. aims to bring home the Heisman on Friday night. But before that begins, Penix shows off his sick threads. Washington football’s star quarterback arrived in an all-purple suit. He […]

Bowl season is officially here, and we have all 42 bowl game predictions, including the New Year’s Six bowls and the College Football Playoff games leading up to the national championship. For these 82 teams, they had to reach the coveted six wins to earn bowl eligibility—unless you’re the Minnesota Gophers, who won only five […]

If you look at the front of the Washington football team’s helmets, it reads “Dawgs.” But by now, perhaps it should read “underdogs.” With the College Football Playoff top-4 set—controversy and all—it’s now left to two semifinal games with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl to decide who will vie for the national championship. The […]

Eight teams will be able to wear a patch upon their jerseys and represent the Pac-12 conference one last time in their respective bowl games before the conference ceases to exist as we know it. The Pac-12 will be well-represented in their last season, which includes two New Year’s Six bowls. The most notable one […]

The College Football Playoff final selection took place on Sunday afternoon, announcing, most importantly, the four-team field that will determine the national champion. Michigan football took the top spot, followed by Washington, Texas, and then, to everybody’s surprise, Alabama. It may go down as one of the most intriguing and intense final selections since the […]

There’s a celebration going on in Austin. The Texas football team is rejoicing after the school got selected as the no. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff Sunday. Texas will face Washington in a national semi-final game. The Longhorns were hyped after making the College Football Playoff 🙌 pic.twitter.com/av5XSHyyA6 — ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) […]

The College Football Playoff is the pinnacle of the sport. For the last ten years, only four teams each year have earned the right to play for a national championship. No two-loss team has ever made the four-team playoff, and they never will. You have to achieve near perfection in the regular season. And because […]

Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama are officially the four teams that will compete in the 2023 College Football Playoff. The CFP committee made the decision on Sunday following a wild conference championship weekend. This means that Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, and Oregon will miss out. This was a controversial decision by the College Football […]

Championship Weekend in college football was one for the ages. Complete chaos was unleashed when the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, creating a major headache for the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.  Here are some key takeaways on this wild Championship Weekend, predictions for the top four teams, analysis of […]

It is fitting that this is the last year of the four-team format before the College Football Playoff changes to 12 teams, because this year may present the clearest argument yet for why it is unfair to only allow four teams to compete for the national championship each year. This season, the Alabama, Georgia, Florida […]

After Alabama took out Georgia in the SEC Championship, the CFP picture became wildly unsettled. People everywhere are debating which four teams deserve a spot in the postseason. But oddsmakers may have revealed the answer well before the selection committee announces the playoff rankings. It’s safe to say that Washington is in after their big […]

The Huskies have officially booked their ticket to the College Football Playoff. Before Washington football plays for its chance to win the national title, though, Michael Penix Jr. could make just as significant an individual history—especially after his performance in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Penix led Washington a thrilling 34-31 win over Oregon on Friday […]

Two of the powerhouses in College Football collided on Friday for the opportunity to be crowned as the champion of the Pac-12 Division, with no. 3 Washington Huskies taking on no. 5 Oregon Ducks in Allegiant Stadium. It was a game of runs between Washington and Oregon, but in the end, it was Michael Penix […]

Michael Penix Jr. didn’t forget to address their doubters after Washington football beat Oregon on Friday for the Pac-12 Championship. Making things even better, he went full Geno Smith in his message to the critics. The Huskies quarterback powered Washington to the 34-31 win over Oregon, finishing with one touchdown and one interception after completing […]

Oregon football quarterback Bo Nix couldn’t hold back his emotions after witnessing the Ducks bow to Michael Penix and Washington football in the Pac-12 Championship game on Friday. The Ducks were so close to winning, but in the end, they just couldn’t overcome Penix’s playmaking as he led the way to the Huskies’ 34-31 win. […]

More and more teams are using the transfer portal to their advantage to retool, reload, and revamp their roster. Many big names have entered the portal, with one of the biggest being Washington State’s Cameron Ward. Ward transferred to Washington State from Incarnate Word, where he has done nothing but put up major numbers. In […]

This weekend is championship weekend in college football, and it carries massive implications for the College Football Playoff rankings. This weekend will also feature some of the best games of the season, as Washington hosts Oregon for a rematch and Georgia and Alabama clash in the SEC Championship Game. Keep reading for my best college […]