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nytimes.com
nytimes.com > athletic > 6933890 > 01/01/2026 > oregon-texas-tech-score-orange-bowl-cfp

Oregon vs. Texas Tech CFP takeaways: Ducks stifle Big 12 champs for third shutout in CFP era

12+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1069+ words) After taking their foot off the gas late in a first-round blowout of James Madison, the Ducks delivered an emphatic statement in knocking off the No. 4 seed. James Gilbert / Getty Images By Ralph D. Russo, Manny Navarro and Sam Khan Jr....

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nytimes.com
nytimes.com > athletic > 6932292 > 12/31/2025 > texas-tech-college-football-playoff-parents

These Texas Tech parents kept their promise to be at every game, with Orange Bowl next

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (851+ words) Johncarlos and Noleter Miller have traveled from their North Carolina home to every game since their son, Johncarlos Miller II, transferred to Texas Tech two years ago. Ron Jenkins / Getty Images Johncarlos and Noleter Miller made their son a promise:…...

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nytimes.com
nytimes.com > athletic > 6927673 > 12/30/2025 > texas-tech-football-joey-mcguire

Why Joey McGuire is uniquely suited to lead Texas Tech’s CFP run: ‘Everyone loves Joey’

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1551+ words) Megabooster Cody Campbell says Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire is "the perfect guy for this place." Stacy Revere / Getty Images Somewhere high above the plains of West Texas, the Big 12 championship trophy sat buckled safely beside Texas Tech coach Joey…...

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nytimes.com
nytimes.com > athletic > 6923460 > 12/29/2025 > texas-high-school-sarod-baker-running-back

Meet the Texas high schooler who rushed for 1,628 yards in the state playoffs

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (560+ words) SaRod Baker averaged 271.3 yards in six postseason games for DeSoto (Texas) High. Angela Piazza / USA Today Network via Imagn Images Claude Mathis issued a challenge to his players at DeSoto (Texas) High before the Eagles began their playoff run last…...

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nytimes.com
nytimes.com > athletic > 6922460 > 12/28/2025 > houston-texans-defense-playoffs

Beware, AFC contenders: Here come the Houston Texans. This won’t be comfortable

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (766+ words) Damone Clark and the Texans put plenty of hits on the Chargers during a playoff-clinching win. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of NFL Week 17 action. INGLEWOOD, Calif. " The Houston Texans defense is the type that reminds…...

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The Athletic
nytimes.com > athletic > 6888226 > 12/16/2025 > texas-am-football-college-football-playoff-miami

Texas A&M’s moment has finally arrived — can the Aggies deliver on the big stage? 

Texas A&M’s moment has finally arrived — can the Aggies deliver on the big stage? 2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1751+ words) Texas A&M went 11-1 in the regular season and earned the No. 7 seed in the 2025 College Football Playoff. Alex Slitz / Getty Images R.C. Slocum has seen enough college football in his 81 years to know what a stadium typically looks like when…...

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The Athletic
nytimes.com > athletic > 6871040 > 12/08/2025 > texans-chiefs-score-result-takeaways-snf

Chiefs-Texans takeaways: Houston defense further dims Kansas City’s playoff hopes

Chiefs-Texans takeaways: Houston defense further dims Kansas City’s playoff hopes3+ week, 4+ day ago  (832+ words) Will Anderson Jr. and the Texans defense harassed Patrick Mahomes all game. Jamie Squire / Getty Images By Jesse Newell and Alex Valdes Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have been pulling off miracles for years. The Houston Texans defense…...

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The Athletic
nytimes.com > athletic > 6847052 > 11/29/2025 > texas-am-texas-loss-college-football-playoff-rivalry

Texas A&M’s implosion vs. Texas shows the Aggies still haven’t removed the longtime hex

Texas A&M’s implosion vs. Texas shows the Aggies still haven’t removed the longtime hex1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (966+ words) Texas A&M was so, so close. Alex Slitz / Getty AUSTIN, Texas " A school that has spent most of the last century playing second fiddle in its own state entered the second half of its 12th game still perfect. Thirty minutes…...

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The Athletic
nytimes.com > athletic > 6846634 > 11/29/2025 > georgia-sec-championship-game-opponents

Georgia going to SEC championship game with Texas A&M’s loss. Who could Bulldogs play?

Georgia going to SEC championship game with Texas A&M’s loss. Who could Bulldogs play?1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (406+ words) Georgia will get a chance to defend its SEC championship, and it could come against its nemesis, Alabama. Brett Davis / Imagn Images Georgia will get a chance to defend its SEC championship, and it could come against the Bulldogs" nemesis,…...

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The Athletic
nytimes.com > athletic > 6811471 > 11/16/2025 > college-football-scores-results-week-12

Oklahoma, Texas and the SEC’s six-team CFP dream, plus more college football Week 12 takeaways

Oklahoma, Texas and the SEC’s six-team CFP dream, plus more college football Week 12 takeaways1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1947+ words) The Sooners' upset win against Alabama propels them into the projected CFP field. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 12, when I started to realize this year's College Football Playoff field is not going to resolve itself…...