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Sony Michel burst through the line for a 27-yard touchdown run to give No. 3 Georgia a 54-48 victory Monday night against No. 2 Oklahoma, winning the first overtime Rose Bowl and sending the Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff…
ATLANTA (AP) – McKenzie Milton wanted to throw a blanket of 13 wins and no losses over the College Football Playoff. After Milton and Central Florida capped a perfect season, he suggested it was time to respect the Knights, even…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Notre Dame receiver Miles Boykin lived up to Brian Kelly’s expectations. The Fighting Irish’s head coach told the junior during a practice leading up to Monday’s Citrus Bowl game against LSU that Boykin was going to…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Will Muschamp envisions championships in South Carolina’s future. Lots of them. “We don’t have all the trophies and the tradition and history but we have some grit,” the coach said after the Gamecocks rallied from a…
The College Football Playoff semifinals are back on New Year’s Day with a distinctly Southern flavor. No. 3 Georgia (12-1) faces No. 2 Oklahoma at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, in the first semi. Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield,…
No. 1 Clemson, No. 4 Alabama renew high-stakes rivalry Sugar Bowl: No. 1 Clemson (12-1) vs. No. 4 Alabama (11-1) at New Orleans, Monday, 8:45 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: Alabama by 3. Series record: Alabama leads 13-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE?…
No. 3 Georgia faces No. 2 Oklahoma for 1st time in Rose Bowl Rose Bowl: No. 3 Georgia (12-1) vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (12-1) at Pasadena, California, Monday, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: Georgia by 2½. Series record: First meeting….
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The three-peat will be complete. Then again, there might be a few more chapters in college football’s most intriguing new rivalry. For the third year in a row , Clemson will meet Alabama in the College…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A few days after the Rose Bowl matchup between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia was set, Sooners coach Lincoln Riley and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart ran into each other at a high school in…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Trace McSorley threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, Saquon Barkley ran for two more scores and No. 9 Penn State outlasted No. 12 Washington 35-28 in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday. Penn State (11-2), No….
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Iowa State proved its season-long bid to raise its standards was more than just a slogan. Allen Lazard tied a Liberty Bowl record with 10 catches and put Iowa State ahead with a remarkable 5-yard touchdown…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – It likely was Lamar Jackson’s farewell performance. It definitely was Keytaon Thompson’s coming-out party. Thompson, a highly touted freshman making his first start in place of injured quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, ran for 147 yards and three…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Two quarterbacks put on one heck of a show for Navy in the Military Bowl. Backup Zach Abey scored five touchdowns, starter Malcolm Perry ran for 114 yards and two scores and the Midshipmen rolled to…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Mason Rudolph threw for 351 yards and a pair of touchdowns, James Washington became Oklahoma State’s career receiving yards leader and the 17th-ranked Cowboys beat No. 22 Virginia Tech 30-21 in the Camping World Bowl on…
CHICAGO (AP) – In his 17 seasons at Villanova, Jay Wright can’t recall coaching a more efficient offense. The way the Wildcats are clicking, it’s not hard to see why he feels that way. Mikal Bridges scored 20 points, Phil…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Freshman James Blackman was throwing the touchdown passes. Another freshman, Cam Akers, was gaining big chunks of yards on the ground. Florida State might still be a little melancholy after a season that started with national…