Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2) received every first-place vote following their mostly dominant run through the
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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 21, 2025, 01:54 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The 2025 edition of the College Football Playoff National Championship game was not about vengeance. It wasn’t about proving people
Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 21, 2025, 01:29 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Following his team’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sat in the middle of
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:20 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The top two favorites to win next season’s College Football Playoff will square off in Week 1, when Ohio State hosts Texas on Aug. 30. Texas +450 Ohio State +500 Penn
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Ohio State’s high-powered offense proved to be too much for Notre Dame in the Buckeyes’ 34-23 victory in Monday’s national title game.
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Seven weeks and two days ago, Ohio State coach Ryan Day watched as Michigan planted its flag at midfield inside the Horseshoe, chaos ensuing: fans chanting “F—
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Maybe Ohio State football fans will like coach Ryan Day now. Fifty-one days after suffering the worst loss of his career, Day
Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. Editor’s Picks 1 Related On Monday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. A win would mark Ohio State’s first title since the 2014 season, while a Notre Dame title would be the
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said Sunday that the league will have conversations among coaches and athletic directors about whether to make changes to its conference championship game
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 19, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Rocco Spindler still remembers the feeling that permeated the air in South Bend, Indiana, during late November in 2021. The Notre Dame offensive lineman — then a freshman — and his teammates had just finished an 11-1 season only to be hit
Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 19, 2025, 03:50 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA, Ga. — No major decisions were made regarding the future format of the 12-team College Football Playoff on Sunday, but “tweaks” to the 2025 season haven’t been ruled
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — “Think traditionally, but without traditional thinking.” Those were the words of Ross Bjork, the still-new Ohio State athletic director during
Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 18, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Wisconsin and the Big Ten both issued statements on Saturday expressing disagreement with how the University of Miami has handled the expected transfer of defensive back Xavier Lucas, which appears
Jan 18, 2025, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just more than a week after its season ended in the College Football Playoff, Texas has agreed to new contract with Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday, confirming a report. The sides came to an agreement Friday night in a
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans’ new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday. “Rob Ryan is one of the most accomplished defensive coaches in NFL history,” USC head coach Lincoln Riley
Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 18, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff —
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2025, 01:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — As No. 7 Notre Dame prepared to face No. 8 Ohio State in Monday night’s CFP National Championship presented by AT&T, the
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — After being limited to one catch in Ohio State‘s Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas, freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith gave a warning Saturday in advance of the Buckeyes’ national championship matchup against Notre Dame. “If you are going to play man [to-man