College Football Playoff Articles - Page 2

Indiana football is officially on the College football’s biggest stage, and their superstar field general, Fernando Mendoza, made sure to share that moment with the fanbase that helped fuel the run. After the Hoosiers’ emphatic 56-22 win over Oregon in the Peach Bowl, Mendoza used his postgame spotlight to deliver a heartfelt message directly to […]

The Oregon Ducks’ College Football Playoff run came to a painful halt Friday night, and head coach Dan Lanning did not shy away from the emotional toll the loss took on his players. After Oregon was overwhelmed 56-22 by Indiana in the Peach Bowl semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lanning addressed the reality of what his […]

Indiana Hoosiers’ remarkable College Football Playoff run continued Friday night with a dominant 56-22 Peach Bowl win over Oregon Ducks, sending the Hoosiers to the national championship game and further cementing Fernando Mendoza’s breakout season at the center of it all. Under head coach Curt Cignetti, he quickly won the starting job and has since […]

After a nightmare 3-14 season, Las Vegas Raiders fans experienced an unfamiliar feeling during Indiana football’s Peach Bowl appearance. The Hoosiers annihilated Oregon in a 56-22 beatdown that wasn’t even as close as the final score suggests. And Fernando Mendoza’s performance in the CFP semifinal filled Raiders fans with hope. Mendoza diced up the Ducks […]

Indiana Hoosiers’ historic College Football Playoff run reached another unforgettable milestone, and head coach Curt Cignetti made sure to enjoy the moment at least briefly. After the Hoosiers dismantled Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks 56-22 in the Peach Bowl to punch their ticket to the national championship game, Cignetti delivered a postgame punchline that instantly went […]

The Peach Bowl could not have unfolded in a worse fashion for the Oregon Ducks, as quarterback Dante Moore’s early mistakes immediately tilted the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Indiana Hoosiers’ favor. Indiana made its intentions clear from the opening snap. On Oregon’s first offensive play, Moore attempted a pass that was intercepted by […]

The Oregon Ducks are set to take on the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday evening in what should be an electrifying College Football Playoff matchup. In the week leading up to the game, running back Noah Whittington’s status has remained unclear, but now the Ducks have a better idea about his availability. Reports indicate that Whittington […]

The college football metamorphosis has come to a head this season. The negative aspects of the new era are impossible to ignore, as Washington quarterback Demond Williams just attempted to leave town after signing a contract with the team days earlier. But there is undoubtedly a big positive amid all the change. The pathway to […]

The 2025 Indiana football season has been magical and has a chance to end with a national championship. They dominated Alabama in the Rose Bowl and have a chance to make the title game if they beat Oregon. Head coach Curt Cignetti has been the key to the Hoosiers during this run, and that stems […]

As the Miami football team beat the Ole Miss Rebels in the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals on Thursday night, 31-27, it advances the program to the national championship game, the first time for them since the 2001 season. With the Miami football team not content yet with its success, head coach Mario Cristobal would […]

After the adversity that plagued it at the end of the regular season, Ole Miss gained the unanimous respect of fans for its College Football Playoff semifinal run. Not many gave the Rebels a chance after losing head coach Lane Kiffin, but they made it further than most expected them to before ultimately succumbing to […]

Indiana was once considered the “Basketball Capital of the World.” Now, it might be on the cusp of becoming a football state. Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers are two wins away from securing the program’s first-ever national championship, as they get themselves mentally prepared for a mammoth matchup versus Oregon in the Peach Bowl. The community is […]

As the Ole Miss football team lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals on Thursday night, 31-27, it marked the end of some coaches’ tenures with the program, like Charlie Weis Jr., the offensive coordinator. With Weis going from Ole Miss football to join Lane Kiffin at LSU, he would […]

On Thursday, No. 6 Ole Miss was in for a rude awakening when they lost to No. 10 Miami 31-27 in the College Football Semifinal. As a result, an SEC team will not be represented in the national title game for the third straight season.  Furthermore, it marked the most extended absence of an SEC […]

Legendary Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Famer Michael Irvin was uplifted with joy when his alma mater Miami defeated Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship. Irvin has been a regular on the Miami Hurricanes’ sidelines this entire season on their run to the College Football Playoff National […]

Ole Miss football found themselves in a thriller with Miami that came down to the final seconds, but unfortunately, they did not come out on the winning side. It’s no surprise that it would come down to the final seconds, especially with the quarterback play from both sides being good. As for Trinidad Chambliss, he’s […]

Following its loss to Miami in the College Football Playoff, nobody knows what is in store for Ole Miss. All head coach Pete Golding knows is how grateful and happy he is for star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. While it has been a wild ride for the 41-year-old coach, he has been in Oxford for Chambliss’ […]

Ole Miss football found themselves in an epic game against Miami that came down to the wire for a chance to advance through the playoffs, but they were not on the winning side. Ole Miss had the lead late, but with about 18 seconds left, Carson Beck walked in the end zone untouched to give […]

Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff loss to Miami can be boiled down to many different key points, but Pete Golding believes it was two specific plays that cost his team its season. Throughout the week, Golding’s coaching staff did its best to prepare the Rebels for the physicality that Miami’s offensive and defensive lines bring […]

The SEC will not have a team in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship for the third consecutive season after No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes defeated No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday. The conference is now experiencing its longest championship drought since 1999–2002, after SEC teams had reached […]

The Ole Miss Rebels’ season ended Thursday in the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 31-27 loss to the Miami Hurricanes in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. The game’s final moments became the focus after Ole Miss’s last-second pass into the end zone fell incomplete. On the final snap with six seconds […]

Hall of Famer and one of the most popular faces in the modern era of pro-wrestling, WWE star Nikki Bella was recently present at the State Farm Stadium during the 2026 Fiesta Bowl between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Miami Hurricanes, following her recent title match. At the game, Bella was spotted with football […]

The Miami Hurricanes’ magical College Football Playoff run continued with a win over Ole Miss in the semifinal on Thursday night. Miami (FL) football advanced to the National Championship Game with a 31-27 victory in the Fiesta Bowl. The team is now one win away from capturing its first national title since 2001. The 10th-ranked […]

When Ole Miss took a 27-24 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the Fiesta Bowl, Miami (FL) football didn’t panic. Carson Beck calmly led the Hurricanes on a 15-play, 75-yard drive and scored the game-winning touchdown on a three-yard run. Miami made its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance this season. And after defeating […]

Ole Miss collectively embodied resilience like few others during an emotional and heart-stopping College Football Playoff run. The Rebels were thrust into unprecedented adversity when Lane Kiffin announced he was leaving for LSU shortly at the end of the regular season. Defensive coordinator Pete Golding was promoted to full-time head coach, and constant distractions swirled […]

In 2021, Miami football hired alumnus and two-time national champion Mario Cristobal to revive the program he called home decades earlier. It was a rough start to his Hurricanes head coaching tenure, defined by disappointment and mind-boggling decisions, as many fans called for his firing. Even when the team broke through in 2024, it still […]

Miami (FL) football last played for the national championship four years before Malachi Toney was born. Carson Beck sent the Hurricanes back to the title game with his epic game-winning scramble. Toney himself became a born Hurricanes legend with some spectacular moments against Ole Miss. Toney was supposed to be enjoying his senior year at […]

The No. 10-seed Miami football is just a win away from becoming the last team standing in the College Football Playoff. The Hurricanes pulled off the 31-27 victory over Trinidad Chambliss and the No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels after quarterback Carson Beck capped a game-winning drive in the final minute of the contest with […]

Miami (FL) football head coach Mario Cristobal showed fire in his eyes. He became held back before confronting a referee. Xavier Lucas got tossed against Ole Miss. Lucas became the eighth penalty of the evening for the Hurricanes. The safety closed in and lowered his shoulder to lay the boom. But the transfer from Wisconsin […]

Miami football’s defense has taken some hits in Thursday night’s College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl showdown against the Ole Miss Rebels at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. With the No. 10-seed Hurricanes already losing defensive back Xavier Lucas after he got tossed from the game for targeting, Miami football’s stop unit took another blow […]

Carson Beck ended a brutal drought with an incredible touchdown pass to Keelan Marion during the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes’ CFP semifinal matchup against the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels on Thursday night. Beck is playing the final year of his collegiate career. Winning two national championships with Georgia throughout his six years there, he […]

Ole Miss football placekicker Lucas Carneiro booted to history in the Sugar Bowl versus Georgia. He continued writing his legend against Miami with one more monster kick in the Fiesta Bowl. This time Carneiro took the field toward the end of the second quarter. He became the last momentum hope for the Rebels before halftime. […]

Curt Cignetti had a hilarious moment happen during the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers’ pregame press conference for the Peach Bowl against the No. 5 Oregon Ducks. Cignetti is having a season for the ages with Indiana. After getting them to the College Football Playoff last season, he built on that progress by pulling off a […]

The Miami Hurricanes are looking to reach the promised land once again. Standing in their way of playing for a National Championship is the Ole Miss Rebels. In what has been a wild College Football Playoff, this side of the bracket has a 10-seed facing a 6-seed. Early on, Ole Miss tailback Kewan Lacy ripped […]

Ole Miss football exploded for the first touchdown of the evening at the Fiesta Bowl. Kewan Lacy raced to the end zone for his 73-yard scoring scamper against Miami. But the gallop impacted his hamstring. Lacy had his right hamstring attended to after the run. Logan Diggs needed to step in on the subsequent drive. The […]

The College Football Playoff semifinals kicked off Thursday night, as the Miami Hurricanes and Ole Miss Rebels squared off. Much of the talk entering the game had been about Miami’s powerful and efficient run game going against a lackluster Ole Miss defense. But early on, it was the Runnin’ Rebels who put run-game excellence on […]

Indiana football finds itself one game away from hitting unknown territory. Of the school’s 24 national championships, none are from football. Now IU needs one more win to play for the national title — but must scale Oregon in the Peach Bowl. A revenge oriented Ducks team that is. Oregon enters this Friday showdown in […]

Ole Miss football soon must deal with a fierce Miami pass rush at the Fiesta Bowl. But Kam Franklin boosts the defense. ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel dropped an update there on the eve of kickoff Thursday. “Ole Miss starting DE Kam Franklin will play tonight for the Rebels, per a spokesman. He’d been […]

The NFL Draft now knows its official headlining defender for 2026. Ohio State football star linebacker/defensive end Arvell Reese has entered the waters. The star edge rusher and linebacker took to social media in announcing his decision. Reese looks ready to garner first round chatter following his College Football Playoff appearance. He’s leaving after his […]