The Notre Dame coach found similarities between the Nittany Lions and Fighting Irish. Notre Dame faced a quick turnaround after its Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia, beginnning preparations for Penn State on the flight home. But coach Marcus Freeman said the team embraced that opportunity. “If you don’t prepare the right way, the reality is…
Penn State could get good news ahead of Thursday’s Orange Bowl semifinal against Notre Dame. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin told local media in State College on Saturday that star defensive end Abdul Carter, who has been nursing a left arm injury, could be ready for kickoff if the prognosis continues to improve. “I don’t think…
Texas QB Quinn Ewers has raised his NFL draft stock in wins over Arizona State and Clemson after entering the College Football Playoff as a question mark. That likely means that Ewers will declare for the draft once the Longhorns’ season is done – either after the semifinal against Ohio State or the championship game against either…
The Cardinals need to make a move Will the St. Louis Cardinals add any pieces to the organization this offseason? They certainly should, but there’s no way to know if they will. The National League Central division is up for grabs. The Milwaukee Brewers lost both Devin Williams and Willy Adames already this offseason and…
The prevailing emotion among Seattle Mariners fans these days is frustration, and it’s hard to blame them. Seattle has one of the best pitching staffs in all of baseball, and most of it is cost-controlled. They’re in a great position to make the playoffs every year, but they’ve failed to do so in each of…
The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes delivered a spectacular performance on New Year’s Day in the iconic Rose Bowl game, facing off against the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in Pasadena, California. Ohio State wasted no time, jumping to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter, then extending it to a dominant 34-8 halftime advantage, highlighted by an outstanding first-half…
The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes took the field for a highly-anticipated College Football Playoff matchup against the No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks on New Year’s Day. Earlier in the 2024 college football season, Oregon got the better of Ohio State with a 32-31 final score at Autzen Stadium. But in this quarterfinal matchup at the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes came out…
Kalen DeBoer didn’t live up to expectations in his first season as head coach of Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide to a disappointing 9-4 finish capped off by a ReliaQuest Bowl loss to the unranked Michigan Wolverines. The bad news kept coming for Alabama after this loss as several key players announced their intentions to enter…
Just a few days ago, Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack’s defense received thrilling news that defensive lineman LT Overton will be returning for the 2025 season. The positive decisions keep coming as defensive tackle Tim Keenan III announced he would be back for another season in Tuscaloosa on Saturday morning. During the 2024 season, Keenan amassed…
The Penn State Nittany Lions are one of four teams remaining in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff following this past week’s dominant Fiesta Bowl victory over the Boise State Broncos. Now, James Franklin and the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions are heading into an Orange Bowl matchup against the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish. On Saturday, Franklin…
Granted, Penn State has had a relatively easy road through the first weeks of the College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions took on SMU, the last team to earn a spot in the playoff, in the opener, and won, 38-10. And this week, it was on to the Fiesta Bowl, where Penn State beat Boise State of…
For Kurtis Rourke, who transferred to Indiana from Ohio to join coach Curt Cignetti as a sixth-year senior, the 2024 season proved fruitful. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection after throwing for 3,042 yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the conference in yards per attempt (9.5) and rating (176.0). He also raised his profile significantly as…