2:43 PM ET This is a strange and awkward thing to type, and, quite truthfully, we might be making history here. Has anyone ever said, “Thank you” to the College Football Playoff selection committee? Because, on Sunday, the 13 people tasked with getting the top four right deserve a giant thank-you, a lifetime supply of
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1:12 PM ET ESPN staff The 2019 College Football Playoff matchups are finally set. Here’s an early preview of the dates, TV times, betting lines, most important players and key matchups for each team. Take a look at what to expect when No. 1 LSU faces No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 2 Ohio State takes
1:31 PM ET The undefeated Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes are underdogs heading into the College Football Playoff. No. 3 Clemson opened as a 2-point favorite over No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday at Caesars Sportsbook. The Tigers and Buckeyes will face off Dec. 28 in the Fiesta Bowl in the second semifinal. No.
5:00 PM ET The College Football Playoff National Championship will be played in New Orleans, while the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host the semifinals. Here’s a quick look at the College Football Playoff and bowls schedule for this postseason. (All times Eastern.) College Football Playoff National Championship Monday, Jan. 13, 2020Mercedes-Benz
12:20 PM ET The College Football Playoff Championship heads to New Orleans next season, and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host the semifinals. Here’s a quick look at the College Football Playoff and bowls schedule for the 2019-20 postseason. (All times Eastern.) College Football Playoff National Championship Monday, Jan. 13, 2020Mercedes-Benz
12:24 PM ET For the first time since 2015, four Power 5 conference champions have been selected for the College Football Playoff. No. 1 LSU will face No. 4 Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, and No. 2 Ohio State will play No. 3 Clemson in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona,
12:38 PM ET Georgia receiver Dominick Blaylock tore the ACL in his left knee in Saturday’s SEC Championship Game and will miss the team’s upcoming bowl game, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Blaylock, a freshman from Marietta, Georgia, was hurt while planting his left leg on an 11-yard catch with 3:40 to go in
12:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Bump Elliott, a star halfback for Michigan who later was the Wolverines’ coach, has died at age 94. The announcement was made by the University of Iowa, where Elliott had a 21-year run as athletic director. Elliott died Saturday, according to a statement from his family that the Iowa
11:57 AM ET Virginia Tech has promoted safeties coach Justin Hamilton to defensive coordinator to replace longtime coordinator Bud Foster, who is retiring after the team’s upcoming bowl game. Hamilton, 37, a former Hokies player, returned to his alma mater in 2018 as director of player development for defense and was promoted to safeties coach
11:58 AM ET Associated Press LSU finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25, followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma. The Tigers will head into the postseason having been atop the AP poll for the last seven weeks. The Tigers received 47 first-place votes in the AP Top 25