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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....
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:…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
Chiefs-Texans takeaways: Houston defense further dims Kansas City’s playoff hopes
3+ 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…...
Texas A&M’s implosion vs. Texas shows the Aggies still haven’t removed the longtime hex
1+ 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…...
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,…...
Oklahoma, Texas and the SEC’s six-team CFP dream, plus more college football Week 12 takeaways
1+ 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…...