Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2023, 07:11 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, who started throughout the season for the Buckeyes, entered his name into the transfer portal Monday morning. McCord, in his third year with the Buckeyes,
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 05:55 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Sportsbooks have installed Michigan as a slight favorite over Alabama in their College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines opened as 2-point favorites over
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2023, 06:43 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday he feels his team deserved to make the College Football Playoff, and empathized with Florida State, his team’s opponent in the Capital One
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boise State has hired interim coach Spencer Danielson as the school’s next head coach, it was announced Sunday. Danielson, 35, is the former Boise State defensive coordinator who turned around the program’s fortunes after getting promoted to interim head coach Nov. 12. Danielson led
Dec 3, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida State, the first unbeaten Power 5 conference winner to ever miss out on the College Football Playoff, will settle for a matchup with two-time defending champion Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Coach Mike Norvell said the No. 5 Seminoles, who
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 03:21 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions To echo the great prognosticator Clubber Lang, we had just one obvious prediction for the final college playoff rankings of the four-team era: pain. There are five teams —
Dec 3, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While four teams are celebrating the opportunity to play for a national title on the field, undefeated ACC champion Florida State is on the outside, becoming the first unbeaten Power 5 conference winner to ever miss out on the College Football Playoff. “The consequences of giving
Dec 3, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama have been selected by the College Football Playoff committee to vie for the national championship. That means Florida State (No. 5) and Georgia (No. 6), two teams with compelling arguments for playoff inclusion, are on the outside looking in. The Wolverines
Dec 3, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The final four-team College Football Playoff field is set, with the selection committee having to make the toughest decision it had ever faced. We knew going in that history would be made and that at least one team and its fan base would be left with
Associated Press Dec 3, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since it won its last national championship in 1997, while Georgia slipped to No. 6 on Sunday after its 29-game winning streak was snapped by Alabama. Team Record 1.