Instead of ripping the losing coach, pause for a moment to praise the winning quarterback. Deshaun Watson did not get much pregame hype from the media and was quickly dismissed by most bettors, yet he directed a dominant performance by Clemson.
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Alabama isn’t interested in style points. The Crimson Tide are obsessed with championships. They are one step closer to another.
As anticipated in August, the Washington Redskins have nothing to play for in Week 17, and Kirk Cousins’ status as their starting quarterback is shaky.
The weekend’s best bets from our expert handicappers.
Led by quarterback Deshaun Watson, the top-ranked Clemson Tigers defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 37-17 in a College Football Playoff semifinal Thursday in the Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium.
Unless the Indianapolis Colts get a playoff berth, the Colts plan to dismiss head coach Chuck Pagano after the season, ESPN.com reported Thursday, based on league sources.
Houston won 12 games and the American Athletic Conference championship in coach Tom Herman’s first season, but the Cougars didn’t have a signature win. They do now.
New Year’s Eve means one thing to many people — party time! But for college football fans, it kicks off three days of big bowl games.
Texas Christian University quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested and accused of assaulting a patrol officer following a fight at Pat O’Brien’s in San Antonio early Thursday morning.
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said Wednesday he felt the team was not going in the right direction — “the end result was mediocrity” — leading to the firing of head coach Chip Kelly with one game remaining in a disappointing season.
There won’t be any Thursday Night Football or Monday Night Football or even Thursday Night Football on Saturday night this week.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced they have released coach Chip Kelly from his contract.
Deborah Davies offered a clarification on NBC’s “Today” that Al Jazeera did not make a claim of human growth hormone use by Peyton Manning.
Brandon McManus kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime after missing one at the end of regulation as the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 to clinch a playoff berth on Monday.
I have never been one of those anti-bowl game guys. Never been one to care much about how many postseason college football affairs are played. But when the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl kicks off today in Tucson, the perception of Mountain West football will endure a devastating punch to the gut.