College Football Playoff Articles - Page 4

As the Indiana football team routed the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals, 38-3, it was an impressive collective win led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza. While the Indiana football quarterback in Mendoza was carving up Alabama, another major boost from the team was the offensive line, as Pat Coogan was awarded […]

It’s been one chaotic season for No. 6 Ole Miss football, beginning with the abrupt departure of Lane Kiffin to LSU. However, they have proven themselves a resilient bunch, as on Thursday. They pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat No.3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl 39-34—a comeback made possible, in part, by the […]

An improbable season for No. 1 Indiana continues as they defeated Alabama 38-3 to win the Rose Bowl on Thursday. The victory was so extraordinary that it brought out something in head coach Curt Cignetti that few get the chance to see. He was seen smiling as the Hoosiers closed in on victory, according to […]

Oregon football handled its business in the Orange Bowl, putting on a shutout against Texas Tech and losing 23-0. They had to wait and see who their next opponent was, but right after their victory, Bryce Boettcher was asked who he wanted to face between Indiana and Alabama. It looks like Boettcher and Oregon are […]

College football is built on singular, incandescent moments that permanently alter reputations. On Thursday night at the Sugar Bowl, Trinidad Chambliss didn’t just have a moment. He authored a legacy-defining masterpiece. Against the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs, in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal dripping with pressure and NFL talent, the Ole Miss quarterback delivered. It […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered another setback Thursday as quarterback Ty Simpson exited the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl with an apparent injury. Alabama trailed the Indiana Hoosiers 24–0 in the third quarter when Simpson left the game, with the offense struggling to sustain drives against Indiana’s defense. Backup Austin Mack entered […]

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 […]

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 […]

James Madison University, stand up! The Texas Tech Red Raiders must have forgotten that they had a College Football Playoff game today. Oregon and Texas Tech met for the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami, and the Ducks dominated the game from start to finish, winning 23-0. The game was close early, as the Ducks […]

New Year’s Eve saw the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff kick off with an upset. The No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes defeated the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes. New Year’s Day will see the other three games played, with Oregon-Texas Tech leading the way. Both schools boast one of the most prolific offenses in […]

New Year’s Day is filled with college football, as the three remaining College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals are set to be contested. Thursday’s CFP matchup, the Orange Bowl, pits the fifth-ranked Oregon football program against number four Texas Tech. Ahead of the matchup, the Ducks received some good news. Per college football insider Pete Thamel […]

Ohio State football entered the College Football Playoff quarterfinal with championship expectations, but mistakes vs. the Miami Hurricanes proved too costly to overcome. The quarterfinal matchup swung early in the second quarter, when a Julian Sayin pick-six shifted momentum at AT&T Stadium. The Buckeyes fell behind 14–0 after the freshman quarterback’s screen pass was intercepted […]

With another College Football Playoff win over Ohio State, Miami is now its closest to winning a national title since the program’s last championship in 1991. Nobody has been happier to see the Hurricanes just two wins away than former stars Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis. Irvin and Lewis watched the entirety of Miami’s Cotton […]

The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes closed the calendar year with one of the most significant wins in program history, knocking off No. 2 Ohio State 24–14 in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals. At the center of the breakthrough was Carson Beck, whose poise and efficiency set the tone against […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes entered the College Football Playoff looking to defend their national title, but the season ended abruptly with a 24-14 loss vs. the Miami Hurricanes in the Cotton Bowl quarterfinal. In the aftermath, questions quickly shifted toward the future, including the status of the Buckeyes’ starting center. Carson Hinzman, a First Team […]

Michael Irvin once again became part of the story as much as the game itself when the Miami Hurricanes knocked off the Ohio State Buckeyes 14-24 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, sending Miami to the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the College Football Playoff semifinals. While the Hurricanes earned the win on the field, Irvin’s […]

While New Year’s Eve wasn’t a particularly good night for fans of Ohio State, with the Buckeyes dropping a College Football Playoffs stunner to Miami with the eyes of the nation watching on, one fan took particular pleasure in Columbus’ pain: Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports. Taking to social media to rub in the loss, […]

The Miami Hurricanes punctuated their College Football Playoff breakthrough with one final statement on New Year’s Eve, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 24–14 in the Cotton Bowl to complete a quarterfinal upset that reshaped the College Football Playoff bracket. The Hurricanes entered as a No. 10 seed and nine-point underdog, yet controlled the tone early […]