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Jan 2, 2025, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tulane is set to hire former Southern Miss head coach Will Hall to the coaching staff as the pass game coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday. Hall will also work with the wide receivers alongside current WR coach Carter Sheridan, sources said. Hall was

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 10:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame‘s 23-10 victory against Georgia in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday might

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2025, 06:43 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions South Carolina beat in-state rivals Clemson and other finalists Colorado, Ole Miss and Tennessee

ESPN News Services Jan 2, 2025, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame‘s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No. 2 Georgia in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the

Kalan Hooks, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona State star Cam Skattebo calls himself “the best running back in the nation” and set out to prove just that in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Sun Devils began their quest to make

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency in determining what constitutes a targeting penalty after no call was made on Texas safety Michael Taaffe‘s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville punter Brady Hodges said he opted out of the Sun Bowl this week because the Cardinals’ NIL collective did not pay money promised to him in September. Hodges posted on social media during Tuesday’s game against Washington in El Paso,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 12:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia NEW ORLEANS — As New Orleans prepares to reopen Bourbon Street to the public in the wake of the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack, Louisiana Governor

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 2, 2025, 11:30 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Considering Penn State running backs Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton have learned to live together as college roommates, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 11:57 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions PASADENA, Calif. — Jeremiah Smith, a rose stem planted firmly in his mouth, glared confidently into the scarlet-coated section of the Rose Bowl stands Wednesday as he exited

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 10:48 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said his team met Wednesday morning after learning of the attack on Bourbon Street that killed 15 people and injured dozens more, working

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 1, 2025, 11:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PASADENA, Calif. — As the time on the clock dripped away and the winner’s podium full of red roses was being wheeled onto the field, Oregon was experiencing something it hadn’t faced all season: a loss. After going 13-0 in the regular season, beating

J.J. Post, ESPNJan 1, 2025, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a thrilling College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between Texas and Arizona State, Wednesday’s second quarterfinal offered as decisive of a result as you’ll find in the Ohio State Buckeyes‘ blowout win over the Oregon Ducks. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 09:03 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Kenny Dillingham, Cam Skattebo and Sam Leavitt tried their best to hold back tears as they attempted to process what their Arizona State squad had

ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2025, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PASADENA, Calif. — Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three long touchdown passes during Ohio State’s sensational 34-point first half, and the No. 6 Buckeyes roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 41-21 victory over No. 1 Oregon in the

Jan 1, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On New Year’s Eve, Penn State became the first team to lock up a spot in a College Football Playoff semifinal when it beat Boise State 31-14 in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Texas needed double overtime to escape a gritty Arizona State team 39-31 on New

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 08:13 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers sat at his locker long after a thrilling 39-31 double overtime win over Arizona State had ended Wednesday, his heart rate back to

ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2025, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Cam Skattebo and Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime when an interception by Andrew Mukuba finally ended a