The College Football Playoff committee announced Wednesday new January make-up dates for both its semifinal and national championship games. The announcement came with the notation that all of the participating programs report they have enough healthy scholarship athletes to play. Still, there’s a contingency plan just in case, raising questions […]
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College Football Playoff Willing to Postpone New Year’s Six Bowl Games Because of COVID-19 Issues
As notable programs face their most significant COVID-19 spikes of the season, the College Football Playoff committee said Monday it’s willing to postpone New Year’s Six bowl games, including its semifinal round and championship. If Saturday’s decision to move the Rose Bowl Game from Pasadena, CA, to Arlington, TX, after […]
Opt-Out Sunday: Bowl-Eligible Programs, Bowl Games, and Individual Players Put an End to a Season in the Abyss
While the College Football Playoff attempted to maintain some buzz about the playoffs that will be — and the season that wasn’t — the developing story Sunday was seasons cut short amidst a new pandemic spike. It started late Saturday night as the CFP committee made the awaited announcement that […]
Rose Bowl Relocates to Texas as LA County ICUs Hit Capacity
It looks like the coaches and committee members who complain the loudest get their way, as the College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled for the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 is moving to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The announcement came Saturday night as the Tournament of Roses was denied a […]
Notre Dame, Clemson Coaches Criticize California’s Shelter-in-Place Laws as State Reaches Pandemic Breaking Point
Though the college football nation awaits the result of No. 2 Notre Dame’s match vs. No. 3 Clemson in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game, it was the two programs’ coaches who made headlines Friday with their comments about the Rose Bowl. Earlier this week, the College Football Playoff commissioners discussed whether […]
Indiana Sports Gambling Sets Another Record in November
Online sports wagers helped Indiana break the quarter-billion-dollar barrier in November as potentially shady casino execs are keeping the state’s gaming commission on its toes. The $251 million total handle is up almost 9% from October’s $231 million, capping off a record-setting fall of betting in the Hoosier State, according […]
Big Ten Rules Change Could Pave Way for Ohio State to Play in Championship Game
A college football season that continues to be the most physically and mentally challenging in a century just got stickier for the Big Ten. News leaked this weekend that conference athletic directors are willing to change eligibility rules to squeeze No. 4 Ohio State into the championship game. On Saturday, […]
COVID-19 Rips Through College Football as Infection Rates Reach All-Time Highs
On Monday, the list of college football COVID-19 casualties started taking shape and, with four days of testing and postponements remaining, it looks like Week 11 could be one of reckoning. Momentum has been building in COVID’s favor as national infection rates are reaching an all-time high. Last week, schools had […]
Something’s Odd About the Notre Dame-Georgia Odds
For a matchup between two top-10 teams, the odds on Georgia vs. Notre Dame are really long. Georgia opened as a 10.5 point favorite, but the line has moved to 14. What do the oddsmakers see that would make a #7 Notre Dame squad a two touchdown underdog to the […]
Notre Dame (#8): Fighting Irish Have a Potential Championship Schedule
After a sloppy opening game win over Louisville (35-17), Notre Dame can look forward to a tough schedule that might get them back to the College Football Playoff. Last year the Irish went 12-0 in the regular season before getting crushed by Clemson (30-3) in the Cotton Bowl playoff semifinal. […]