Clemson’s Dabo Swinney says SMU ‘better be’ in College Football Playoff after beating them in ACC title game
SMU rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. Clemson hit a 56-yard field goal as time expired, winning the ACC title game 34-31 and earning an automatic berth to the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are ranked 17th in the nation, so at least one team in the top […]
Georgia wins SEC in OT thriller over Texas despite Carson Beck’s injury, earns bye in College Football Playoff
No Carson Beck? no problem. The Georgia Bulldogs won the SEC Championship Game against Texas 22-19 in classic overtime, earning a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Texas was held to a field goal in the first overtime, but Beck came back into the game with a go-ahead goal after Gunner Stockton's helmet came […]
Dallas Police Department Employee Fired Following Allegations Of Lying About College Degree
(Photo courtesy of Dallas County Jail) OAN Staff Avril Elfie2:38 PM – Saturday, December 7, 2024 A Dallas police officer was fired after he was accused of lying about his college degree to get a promotion. advertisement According to a report by fox 4Police reporting officer Gina Fowler Strickland was fired Thursday after a disciplinary […]
Determining the true ‘Blue Bloods’ of women’s college basketball
For 14 years, the Men's Champions Classic has been an annual event that pits what many consider the blueblood programs of Kentucky, Duke, Kansas and Michigan State against each other. Women's basketball fans will be treated to a similar event this weekend. The inaugural Women's Champions Classic will be held Saturday at Berkeley Center, with […]
College basketball fans break silence, storm the court as part of unique Christmas tradition
It's a tradition like no other. Since 1997, Taylor University Trojan Horse Created an official Christmas celebration that became known as “Silent Night.” Taylor University fans cheer during the 27th annual Silent Night game at Odle Arena on Dec. 6, 2024. (Mallory Dotson/Taylor University Athletics) a tradition meant to celebrate holiday season And at the […]
Timothée Chalamet impresses on ‘College GameDay’
Timothée Chalamet appeared on ESPN's “College Gameday” on Saturday without a second thought and no problem. Some may be curious as to why Chalamet, a New York-born actor with seemingly no connection to Power 5 football, was chosen to be a guest picker for a college football program in Atlanta ahead of the SEC title […]
Texas fan narrowly misses $1.2 million kick on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’
On ESPN's “College Gameday” Saturday, one Texas fan had two chances to make a life-changing kick. Corbin Cessna graduated from Texas State in 2017. He majored in civil engineering but is now a lawyer and said he still has debt from law school. What was the strategy behind Cessna's big kick? CLICK HERE FOR MORE […]
Lee Corso absent from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ again
Reese-Davis made sure to put any concerns to rest when Lee Corso didn't appear on stage on “College Gameday” on Sunday. Davis said on Saturday's show that Corso underwent “minor surgery” and was not with ESPN staff in Atlanta before the SEC Championship game between No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. […]
The biggest winners and losers from early National Signing Day in college football
The NCAA moved up Early National Signing Day to Wednesday, Dec. 4 this year, but that hasn't dampened the excitement of a day that will determine the nation's top college football players. It's been an eventful 24 hours, with some of the top freshmen in the country making decisions and some big reversals among the […]
Penn State vs. Oregon, Texas vs. Georgia predictions: College football odds, picks
I'm also hesitant to back James Franklin in a big game. Franklin's team is 1-16 straight up against top-five teams and 5-12 against the spread. Franklin's Lions haven't won against a top-five opponent since October 2016, losing 11 straight on the road. That being said, how “big” is the Big Ten championship game? Both teams […]