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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 03:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech, an All-Ivy League kick returner, was among those killed in the deadly pickup truck attack early Wednesday in New Orleans. Bech’s

ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2025, 02:14 PM ET The Sugar Bowl will not be played Wednesday following a deadly pickup truck attack in New Orleans that official said killed at least 15 people and injured dozens. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a news conference that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 12:26 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema continued their exchange Wednesday on social media after several testy moments during Tuesday’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which the Illini won

ESPN News Services Jan 1, 2025, 08:57 AM ET New Orleans’ police commissioner said the Sugar Bowl will be played as scheduled Wednesday night amid an investigation after a driver in a pickup truck plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 10 and injuring at least 35. Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said officers would work

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 01:32 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — For weeks, since his team received the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson has heard the gripes about the selection

Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 1, 2025, 01:50 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — As the Penn State players made their way through the tunnel and into the bowels of State Farm Stadium following a historic 31-14 win against No.

Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderDec 31, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Arizona State and football coach Kenny Dillingham have agreed to a new five-year contract that will put him in the top tier of Big 12 coaching salaries, sources told ESPN