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
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
Associated Press Jan 1, 2025, 08:33 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair said he was in a “really dark place” and wondered if he’d ever play football again in the days after he was suspended for three games for his hit on Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence that left the quarterback with a concussion.
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 1, 2025, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PASADENA, Calif. — Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart, who did not see the field in the first half of Wednesday’s Rose Bowl against Ohio State, was “dinged up during warmups,” coach Dan Lanning told ESPN Radio in a halftime interview. Stewart was in uniform
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
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 07:43 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — At some point this month, Arsenal will have to make the same judgement call they did in the summer: do we have enough in attack to win the Premier League? Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Brentford on New Year’s Day was inconclusive. Manager Mikel Arteta has said the search for solutions
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
Jan 1, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday to alleviate pain and swelling, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Alexander could make it back for the Super Bowl if the Packers made it that far, the source told Schefter. Alexander sustained a torn PCL