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Miami knocks off Ohio State, marches on in CFP
Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown, Carson Beck threw a scoring pass, and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 at the Cotton Bowl in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal.
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Day: Buckeyes' disastrous start in loss falls on me
Ohio State found itself in an early 14-0 hole in Wednesday's CFP quarterfinal game against Miami, a disastrous start the Buckeyes couldn't recover from in a 24-14 loss.
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CFP quarterfinal takeaways: Ole Miss' wild upset, Indiana's dominance and more
The semifinals are set. We go inside every quarterfinal game to see how we got our final four.
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2025-26 College Football Playoff: What's next for Indiana and Miami?
As the 2025 college football season comes to an end, what's next for Indiana and Miami?
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Ohio State's Carnell Tate has always been 'one of those dudes'
Tate's emergence began on a 7-on-7 team filled with future Ohio State teammates and other college standouts.
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CFP quarterfinal takeaways: Ole Miss' wild upset, Indiana's dominance and more
The semifinals are set. We go inside every quarterfinal game to see how we got our final four.
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Ohio State's Carnell Tate has always been 'one of those dudes'
Tate's emergence began on a 7-on-7 team filled with future Ohio State teammates and other college standouts.
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CFP quarterfinals mega-preview: Connelly's keys to all four matchups
We break down Ohio State-Miami, Texas Tech-Oregon, Indiana-Alabama and Georgia-Ole Miss.
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'Just lock in and focus': How to do two jobs in the College Football Playoff
Multiple CFP teams have coordinators taking head jobs elsewhere. For them, it's about compartmentalizing the chaos.
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CFP first-round takeaways: Miami's run game, special teams woes and blowouts
After two nail-biters and two blowouts, we've got our quarterfinal. Here's what we've learned from the games.
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College Football Playoff 2025: Quarterfinal first look
Here's how each team can win its quarterfinal game, plus key players, X factors and what we learned from the first round.
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Andrew Mukuba came home to Texas and helped save its season
The Longhorns safety's game-winning interception in the Peach Bowl is only the latest part of his remarkable story.
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'We had no choice. We had to respond': Ohio State finds best version of itself
The Buckeyes have produced back-to-back virtuoso playoff performances following a regular season loss to Michigan.
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Predicting the scores of every bowl, including the national title game
We made predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup. Check back to see how we fared.
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College football bowl game schedule: Dates, times and matchups
The College Football Playoff National Championship is set for Houston on Jan. 8. Here is the complete bowl schedule.
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Bowl takeaways: Michigan sets aside heartbreak with OT win over Bama
Breaking down all the bowl action on the field -- and the often more entertaining postgame celebrations.
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Cotton Bowl first look: Previewing Ohio State-Missouri
Here's what's at stake for two of the best teams not to make the playoff.
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Predicting the scores for all 43 bowl matchups
The bowl games have begun, but we made predictions on the final score of every matchup. Check back to see how we fared.
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College football bowl game schedule: Dates, times and matchups
The College Football Playoff National Championship is set for Los Angeles on Jan. 9. Here is the complete bowl schedule.
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Following a hurricane-displaced 2021, Willie Fritz has rebuilt his rebuild at Tulane
The Green Wave won the American Athletic Conference and had their first 11-win season since 1998. And they're not done.
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Connelly: 11 most important questions for bowl season
From first-time matchups to rivalries renewed to the games that will light up the scoreboard, Bill Connelly answers 11 pressing questions on bowl season.
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Cotton Bowl preview: Key players, X factors for USC, Tulane
While the Trojans may be feeling a letdown, the Green Wave get a turn on the big stage in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Ranking all 32 CFP teams: Where do Georgia, Cincy, Bama and Michigan fit?
With some CFP newcomers this year, we rank every team that has made the playoff over the past eight seasons.
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Predicting the score of every bowl game
The bowl games have just been announced, but let's not have that stop us from predicting the final score of every matchup. Check back to see how we fared.
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College football bowl game schedule: Dates, times and matchups
The College Football Playoff will begin on Dec. 31 with the championship in Indy on Jan. 10. Here is the complete bowl schedule.