[ad_1] The Orange Bowl is a New Year’s Six game, but the Seminoles landing in Miami are not the Florida State team we’ve seen this season. No. 6 Georgia (12-1, 8-0 SEC) will be playing against the vestiges of No. 5 Florida State (13-0, 8-0 ACC), in a game featuring two teams who had playoff hopes after their respective championship …
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Grading Missouri football in its Cotton Bowl win
[ad_1] For the first time since 2015, Missouri football has won a bowl game. For the first time since the inception of the College Football Playoff, Missouri football has won a New Year’s Six Bowl game. It was a stellar game from the Tigers’ defense. The offense needed three quarters to find life, but it eventually did. That led to …
Read More »Emotions calm after Gators’ recruit Myles Graham’s initial reaction to LB coach leaving
[ad_1] Gainesville Buchholz linebacker Myles Graham, the son of legendary Florida Gators running back Earnest Graham, signed to follow in his father’s footsteps last Wednesday on National Signing Day. A day later, Florida linebackers coach Jay Bateman announced he was leaving UF to take the same position on Mike Elko’s new staff at Texas A&M. Father Graham was furious. The …
Read More »Colts’ Drew Ogletree arrested on felony domestic battery charge
[ad_1] Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested on Friday and charged with domestic battery. Hendricks County Jail records describe Ogletree’s felony charge as “Domestic battery committed in physical presence of a child less than 16, knowing child present and might be able to see/hear.” The Indianapolis Star reports that Ogletree was booked at 3:42 p.m. on Friday, hours after …
Read More »Mizzou fans cheer on team to Cotton Bowl victory at KC watch parties
[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl Friday night 14-3. The victory brought the #9 Tigers to 11-2 on the season and should insure a top 10 ranking at the season’s end after beating the #7 Buckeyes. The win was also sweet for alumni here in Kansas City who had …
Read More »Penn State’s Johnny Dixon opts out of Peach Bowl, according to James Franklin
[ad_1] Dec. 29—ATLANTA — Penn State football coach James Franklin confirmed Friday that cornerback Johnny Dixon will not play against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl Saturday at noon (TV-ESPN). Dixon, who’s in his final season of eligibility, has not been with the Nittany Lions all week in Atlanta. A transfer from South Carolina in 2021, Dixon was voted to …
Read More »Penn State, Ole Miss try to add luster to their seasons in Peach Bowl
[ad_1] Dec. 29—ATLANTA — The hump for each Peach Bowl participant might as well be Mount McKinley. No. 11 Ole Miss has reached 10 wins in two of the last three seasons, but has gone 0-5 against Alabama and Georgia in the Southeastern Conference. No. 10 Penn State has reached double-digit victories five times in the last eight seasons, but …
Read More »Five Michigan football players to watch against Alabama
[ad_1] The Michigan Wolverines have their toughest task of the season waiting for them in the Rose Bowl. Nick Saban and his Crimson Tide have been the figure of dominance for the last decade-plus in college football. Michigan has a chance to silence the Alabama narratives with a win on Monday, but victory will not come cheap. Bama has a …
Read More »What channel is Penn State vs. Ole Miss on today? Time, TV schedule for Peach Bowl
[ad_1] Two of the top programs of the 2023 college football season clash in Atlanta on Saturday as Penn State football takes on Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl. No. 10 Penn State’s (10-2, 7-2 in Big Ten play) suffociating defense will look to grind No. 11 Ole Miss’ (10-2, 6-2 SEC) high-octane offense to a halt. The Nittany Lions …
Read More »Missouri RB breaks Tyler Badie’s single-season mark
[ad_1] Cody Schrader’s journey as a walk-on at Missouri has been well documented. On Friday, the Tigers running back closed his collegiate career with yet another accolade. The consensus All-America selection, winner of the Burlsworth Trophy (top former walk-on) and Doak Walker Award finalist (top running back) finished his career as Missouri’s all-time single-season rushing leader. His 128 yards vs. …
Read More »What channel is Ole Miss football vs. Penn State on today? Time, TV schedule for Peach Bowl
[ad_1] The Peach Bowl pitches an explosive Ole Miss offense against a defensive stalwart in Penn State to cap off the two programs’ respective college football seasons. Seeking its first ever 11-win season, Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 in SEC play), through quarterback Jaxson Dart and under coach Lane Kiffin’s orchestration, has carved up defenses all season: Dart has thrown 20 …
Read More »What channel is Auburn vs. Maryland on today? Time, TV schedule for Music City Bowl
[ad_1] Auburn football will look to finish its first college football season under Hugh Freeze with a statement win over Maryland in the 2023 Music City Bowl on Saturday. Auburn will be without a few players who have entered the transfer portal, such as safety Marquise Gilbert and wide receivers Ja’Varrius Johnson and Omari Kelly, so Freeze and Co. will …
Read More »Wyoming vs. Toledo odds, line, spread: 2023 Arizona Bowl picks, prediction, bets from proven simulation model
[ad_1] The 2023 Arizona Bowl features the Toledo Rockets (11-2) and Wyoming Cowboys (8-4) colliding on Saturday. The all-time series is tied 1-1 between the programs. Toledo owns an 11-9 record in bowl games. In 2022, the Rockets beat Liberty 21-19 in the Boca Raton Bowl. On the other sideline, Wyoming’s overall bowl record is 9-9. The Cowboys are playing …
Read More »Memphis football finally has some momentum under Ryan Silverfield
[ad_1] The victory cigar smoke wafted through the air, and Ryan Silverfield’s hat was stained with blood. The Gatorade bath after Memphis football’s 36-26 win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday had gone awry, leaving the Tigers’ coach with a gash on his forehead. But the tears he wiped from his eyes weren’t from a wound, …
Read More »Five takeaways from Rutgers’ victory in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
[ad_1] On Thursday, Rutgers football (7-6) defeated the Miami Hurricanes (7-6), 31-24, in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. It marks the program’s seventh bowl win all-time and the sixth under head coach Greg Schiano (6-2). The Scarlet Knights trailed in the third quarter, 17-14, with a little over 10 minutes remaining. But they would score 17 unanswered points …
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