College Football Playoff Articles - Page 16

Whether it be catching balls that looked uncatchable or breaking records that appeared unbreakable, Ohio State Buckeyes freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made a habit of surprising fans throughout his first season in Columbus. But perhaps the biggest surprise of the season thus far came in Ohio State’s College Football Playoff semifinal matchup with the Texas […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day still wants to see improvement from his team, despite making a College Football Playoff championship game appearance. Day is pointing to one specific area that must be fixed. “There’s nobody that came back on offense and was pleased with the fact that we had those penalties,” Day said Sunday, […]

Notre Dame has surprised some people on its way to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, where it will take on Ohio State. Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish have knocked off Indiana, Georgia and Penn State during this 12-team CFP quest, and now 60 minutes stand between them and the mountaintop. Unfortunately for […]

Texas football stared at the end zone with under two minutes left inside the 10-yard line. The Longhorns had Ohio State on the ropes with one more chance to tie the game. But Quinn Ewers took a massive hit and fumbled, turning into seven points and sealing the Cotton Bowl loss. As Ohio State celebrated […]

Texas football lost 28-14 to Ohio State in the CFP semifinal on Friday night for a variety of reasons, and no amount of post-game analysis will ease the pain for the program’s fans. However, head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns (13-3) must learn from their mistakes if they ever hope to reach the National […]

Despite Texas’ loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs, Matthew McConaughey will always be a Longhorns football superfan. The 55-year-old actor encouraged the team on social media after their heartbreaking loss in the Cotton Bowl. “Hell of a fight tonight men of @TexasLonghorns football,” McConaughey tweeted. “After the pain subsides, be sure and […]

Heading into Friday night’s Cotton Bowl showdown with the Texas Longhorns, you could make the case that dating back to a mid-November matchup against the 5th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers, Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer had arguably been the most impactful player in the country. In those four games — against Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee and Oregon […]

Ohio State football moves on to the national championship, following a 28-14 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas. In a game that surprisingly turned into a hard-fought, defensive battle, the two featured quarterbacks on each side of the field in Will Howard and Quinn Ewers was the ultimate storyline. Howard completed 24-of-33 passes for 289 yards, […]

Ohio State football defensive end Jack Sawyer is poking a little fun at his teammate Will Howard. Sawyer is clowning Howard for tripping and falling in the team’s Cotton Bowl win over Texas. Howard tripped in the game that probably cost him a touchdown. Sawyer actually had a touchdown, when he forced a fumble from […]

In the immediate aftermath of Ohio State’s home loss to Michigan in the 2024 regular season finale, to envision that the Buckeyes would be one of the two teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game would’ve required a pretty active and optimistic imagination. Calls were being made for Ryan Day’s head, and just […]

The Ohio State football team has been through a ton this season, and in a past year it wouldn’t even get a chance to compete for a national title after two regular season stumbles. Now, however, the Buckeyes have gotten hot at the right time and rolled through the 12-team College Football Playoff all the […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl came down to the final minutes between two of the sport’s heavyweights. Texas and Ohio State battled tooth and nail all night long, and the Longhorns found themselves with the ball on the one-yard line and trailing by seven, with four chances to even the score […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day gave an emotional statement on Buckeye star defensive end Jack Sawyer. The Scarlet and Gray posted a dramatic 28-14 win over No. 3 Texas in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the National Championship Game. A heartbreaking loss to Michigan a month and a half ago has lit […]

A College Football Playoff that was scrutinized for the amount of blowouts early on delivered two great semifinals to determine the matchup in the National Championship Game. Just a day after Notre Dame stunned Penn State in the Orange Bowl, Ohio State came up clutch in the fourth quarter against Texas to move on to […]

The Texas offense has really struggled to get going in the first half against Ohio State, as they trail 14-7 at halftime of the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns have struggled to do just about anything offensively, whether it be running, passing, catching or blocking. During the first half, right […]

Ohio State is ascending to another level during the College Football Playoff, and quarterback Will Howard is a big reason why. The Kansas State transfer is intent on helping the Buckeyes climb back to the top of the sport, a place they have not occupied in a decade. The climb just got a bit steeper, […]

Lackluster, uninspiring, inefficient and fraudulent. Those adjectives describe how Ohio State football looked in their 13-10 loss to hated rival Michigan on Nov. 30. Since that stomach-churning defeat, which was followed by an ugly brawl, the Buckeyes have carried themselves like the indisputably best team in the country. They are riding a powerful wave of […]

The second College Football Playoff semifinal, this one at the Cotton Bowl, is underway and ESPN was in the building to get fans ready before the game with College GameDay. One of the most enjoyable parts of watching the nation’s most famous college football pregame show has been the addition of former Alabama head coach […]

The Texas football team is getting ready for its biggest game of the season in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns have a hefty task in front of them as they rake on the red-hot Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite the high stakes and immense pressure of the […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals have arrived. We started with 12, and there are now just three teams remaining in the hunt for the national championship: five seed Texas, seven seed Notre Dame and eight seed Ohio State. The Fighting Irish got things started against Penn State in the Orange Bowl CFP semi on Thursday […]

As the Penn State football team lost to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, it adds another big loss to head coach James Franklin’s resume. There have been Penn State football team fans saying that Franklin should be fired due to his inability to win big games consistently as this was talked about by analyst […]

It was an exciting Thursday night for the Notre Dame football team as they beat Penn State in the Orange Bowl, 27-24, as they are now in the national championship awaiting the victor of either Ohio State or Texas. After Notre Dame football running back Jeremiyah Love’s impressive game, he has made his preference in […]

Relying on college kickers is a risky endeavor, but it proved to be worth it last night for the Notre Dame football program, which defeated Penn State 27-24 after Mitch Jeter nailed a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Jeter’s kick, his second of the night, not only […]

Not much went well for Drew Allar in the Orange Bowl, particularly in the fourth quarter. Right before Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter nailed a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining, it was Allar’s costly interception that set the Irish up for the go-ahead score, a mistake the Penn State quarterback has many regrets […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 on Thursday. Their Orange Bowl victory sent the Irish to the National Championship game for the first time since 2013. While the game got off to a slow start, the fourth quarter featured 31 total points and a last-second field goal. That ending […]

Penn State stepped under the bright lights, desperate to vanquish Notre Dame and advance to the national championship. A semifinals appearance in the College Football Playoff did not vindicate its past high-stakes failures. Put simply, Thursday night’s Orange Bowl was a program-defining game, and head coach James Franklin headed into the locker room with another […]

Penn State football’s heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Notre Dame highlighted a weakness that has plagued this program for much of this season. Head coach James Franklin’s team won the battle in the trenches Thursday night, rushing for 204 yards and three scores. Looking at that stat and comparing it to Notre Dame’s rushing total of […]

If one is not engaged in what is currently going on in college football and just happened to see Penn State’s name among the remaining four teams, they would assume the program had enjoyed a magnificent 2024-25 season. Though, as diehard fans know, it is far more complicated than that. James Franklin and his Nittany […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl, 27-24 on Thursday night. It was an absolute classic filled with drama, lead changes, and an epic finish. With the win, Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman made college football history. Freeman became the first Black head coach ever to […]

The Orange Bowl delivered a slow start, but ended in bonkers fashion. Notre Dame football and Penn State exchanged in an epic back-and-forth that hit a crescendo in the final minute. The Nittany Lions received the ball with under 50 seconds left. Drew Allar earned one more chance to will PSU into the end zone. […]

Notre Dame football is not the most glamorous team in the country. They do not possess a high-powered passing attack. This program is defined by its toughness and physicality. Those traits were on full display during a crucial touchdown against Penn State in Thursday night’s 27-24 win in the College Football Playoff Semifinals. Star running […]

The Orange Bowl held between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions has been a wild, back-and-forth affair. Penn State took control early, leading 10-0 and dominating the line of scrimmage. Notre Dame responded by scoring 17 unanswered for a 17-10 lead. But the Nittany Lions answered with a score and then […]

The Texas football team is getting ready to take on Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl, and the Longhorns are fortunate to be here after what happened in the quarterfinals. Texas blew a late 16-point lead against Arizona State, and kicker Bert Auburn missed two field goals at the […]

The College Football Playoff semis are almost here, and everyone is excited to see the Ohio State football team go up against Texas. The Buckeyes and Longhorns limped into the CFP after Ohio State lost to Michigan to end the year and Texas lost to Georgia, but here they both are with just four teams […]

Ohio State football has been through the wringer until they hit the College Football Playoff. Head coach Ryan Day has led a transformation and Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has taken notice. After Day revealed the keys to a ‘resilient’ Ohio State football victory in the Rose Bowl, the Longhorns attention rose. Sarkisian gave […]

The shifting landscape of college football in the NIL and transfer portal era has drawn sharp criticism for its lack of regulation. Former Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter recently highlighted this issue, accusing the Oregon Ducks of tampering with a key Broncos player. Koetter alleges that Oregon offered a substantial NIL deal to lure […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals are almost here as the Orange Bowl will go down on Thursday night in Miami. The Notre Dame football team will be taking on Penn State with a spot in the national title game on the line, but the Fighting Irish are currently battling a flu bug. It sounds like […]

The Penn State football team takes on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff (CFP) in what could be a frustrating night depending on the status of defensive end Abdul Carter. As fans lock in their predictions for the No. 6 Penn State football team against the No. 7 […]

As Penn State football takes on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff (CFP) on Thursday night, there have been some criticisms of head coach James Franklin. With people locking in their predictions for the Penn State football game, the school’s athletic director (AD) comes to the defense of […]