Dec 27, 2021 Cincinnati‘s players and coaches on Monday downplayed any role the underdog label might play for the Bearcats against heavily favored Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas, on Friday. The Crimson Tide are a 13½-point favorite against the Bearcats, who went 13-0 this

Dec 27, 2021 MIAMI — Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is headed to Oregon as the Ducks’ new head coach, but he’ll first call defensive plays for the Bulldogs in Friday’s game against Michigan in a College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl. Lanning, 35, was hired as Oregon’s coach on Dec.

12:43 PM ET Jordan Davis knows what he’s supposed to say now — that the SEC championship game was weeks ago, that Georgia‘s loss was a setback but hardly the end of the journey, that the Bulldogs’ date with Michigan in the College Football Playoff (Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) has nothing at all

4:52 PM ET Ohio State will be without four starters when the team plays Utah in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, as receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, offensive lineman Nicholas Petit-Frere and defensive lineman Haskell Garrett have all opted out of the game. Wilson is a third-year player for the Buckeyes and

9:59 AM ET MIAMI — Now that the Georgia Bulldogs have arrived for the College Football Playoff Semifinal for the Capital One Orange Bowl, players said during their first availability Monday they are fully aware of taking the necessary precautions to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. With three bowl games canceled and another

Dec 24, 2021 Most coaches prefer to navigate college football’s transfer market in private, but not Wyoming coach Craig Bohl. On Friday, less than 72 hours after ending their season with a win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and then losing their starting quarterback to the transfer portal, Bohl took the

7:56 PM ET Miami will not be able to participate in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Washington State because of COVID-19 issues, the school announced Sunday. Last week Miami delayed its departure for the game until the day before kickoff in an effort to be able to play. At the time, Sun Bowl

11:53 AM ET Two more bowl games have been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. The Military Bowl Presented by Peraton and the Wasabi Fenway Bowl were canceled Sunday because of COVID-19 issues in the Boston College and Virginia football programs. Boston College had been set to play East Carolina on Monday afternoon in the game

Dec 23, 2021 The EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl was canceled after Hawai’i announced Thursday that it was pulling out of the game, citing COVID-19 issues within the program in addition to injuries and transfers. The game was scheduled to be played Friday in Honolulu. “The health and safety of our student-athletes is the most important part

Dec 24, 2021 Lincoln Riley landed a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Zachariah Branch on Friday, giving USC its third commitment in the 2023 class ranked inside the top 25. Branch is the No. 16 prospect overall in 2023, and is the younger brother of ESPN 300 safety Zion, who committed to the