The Clemson Tigers return to the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive season to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.  The Buckeyes are also making their second trip to the playoff, and the first since winning the inaugural playoff in the 2014 season.  According to OddsShark.com, Ohio State is a 3.5-point favorite in this matchup, a rematch of the 2014 Orange Bowl, which Clemson won 40-35.         Fiesta Bowl Viewing Information Date: Saturday, ...

The South Florida Bulls and South Carolina Gamecocks, a pair of teams with plenty to prove, meet in Thursday's 2016 Birmingham Bowl. The Bulls (10-2) want to show that gaudy numbers tallied throughout the season aren't a fluke and wake up the globe when it comes to quarterback Quinton Flowers as a Heisman Trophy favorite next year. In a milder outlook, the Gamecocks (6-6) simply want to prove they belong after one of the younger rosters around ...

Two rising programs collide in the 2016 Belk Bowl, a meeting between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the No. 22 Virginia Tech Hokies.  Arkansas (7-5) boasts a third consecutive bowl appearance behind the efforts of head coach Bret Bielema. The Razorbacks feature the usual strong running game and an improved passing attack looking to leap into 2017 with momentum. Virginia Tech (9-4) seeks a 10th win under the direction of first-year head coach Justin Fuente, the ACC Coach ...

The 2016 edition of the Valero Alamo Bowl is the highest-ranked game in its history thanks to a heavyweight showdown between the No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowboys and No. 10 Colorado Buffaloes. Oklahoma State (9-3) came up short in its Bedlam matchup against Oklahoma, spoiling a seven-game tear and losing its chance at a Big 12 championship. Alas, there is plenty of motivation for the high-flying offense Thursday as the team looks to set the tone ...

The third edition of the College Football Playoff is upon us, and it's time to go on the record with what will take place on New Year's Eve and in the title game on Jan. 9 in Tampa, Florida. Will No. 4 Washington upset No. 1 Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta? Who has the edge in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl between No. 3 Clemson and No. 2 Ohio State in Glendale, Arizona? Adam Kramer, ...

For even the oldest and most established players on this year's University of Alabama football roster, the history of the program boils down to two eras: before Nick Saban and after. That's not a rub against any of the head coaches who preceded him, including Paul "Bear" Bryant, Gene Stallings, Frank Thomas and Wallace Wade, who all won at least one national championship, but more a reflection of how most college students view the world. "As a ...

On Saturday, we'll get to watch the third edition of the College Football Playoff, a four-team format that is facing its first real bout of criticism this year due to how the selection committee went about picking the semifinalists. Most notable was the fact that winning a conference championship (including a league title game), which in 2014 and 2015 was a major criteria, no longer seemed to matter as much. Just ask Penn State, which gets ...

The Baylor Bears shocked the favored Boise State Broncos to win the 2016 Cactus Bowl 31-12 from Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday night.   Wide receiver KD Cannon headlined the win by setting a Cactus Bowl record with 226 yards on 14 catches to go with a pair of touchdowns. His quarterback benefited the most from his huge night as Zach Smith posted 375 yards and three scores in the win. Boise State was expected to ...

Sometimes mid-tier bowl games feature high-scoring antics, superstar performances and thrilling finishes to turn them in to classics. The 2016 Holiday Bowl was not one of those contests. But quarterback Mitch Leidner and running back Rodney Smith did just enough offensively, and the Minnesota defense turned in a stellar performance, as the Gophers came away with a 17-12 win over Washington State on Tuesday to end their season with a win. The Gophers won nine games in ...

Now the real work begins. The college basketball season began in mid-November, but so far teams have been able to play who they choose and thus it's hard to gauge who is better than whom. That changes now that the calendar flips to conference play. In the Pac-12 that means the next 10 weeks are devoted to the league's 12 schools squaring off against each other as they jockey for position in the standings. Oregon is the ...