The country turns its attention to the 2016 Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve for a showdown between the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 2 Clemson Tigers in what might be the year's most anticipated matchup. Both sides took intriguing routes to this encounter. Ohio State (11-1) cruised through the schedule, the exception being a hiccup against Penn State, which cost the Buckeyes a shot at the Big Ten title game. Head coach Urban Meyer's ...

The No. 4 Washington Huskies wanted the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff and got them in Saturday's 2016 Peach Bowl. Washington (12-1) will make its CFP debut after a quick turnaround under head coach Chris Petersen. The Huskies played big names such as quarterback Jake Browning last year and made a leap most programs only dream about this season to make it to this point. Alabama (13-0) is again the model of ...

2016 Liberty Bowl TCU vs. Georgia Time: Noon E.T. TV: ESPN In a battle between the SEC and the Big 12, the 6-6 TCU Horned Frogs face the 7-5 Georgia Bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl. Memphis will play host to a pair of Power Five conference teams that are looking for some offseason momentum in order to make a run at the elite of their leagues. Stay plugged in below for continued updates. Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — No one at Ohio State wants to talk about it, because talking about the regression of star quarterback J.T. Barrett would mean acknowledging it. And acknowledging it would mean someone made a mistake. Instead, the Buckeyes talk about 12 wins and one lousy loss last year, and how they really were the best team in the Big Ten anyway, and who in their right mind wouldn’t want all of that? "We don’t look ...

ATLANTA — Psalm Wooching searches for the appropriate words. They're in there somewhere, and he wants to get them right.The Washington linebacker, who plays directly in front of the most dynamic secondary in the country, is trying to capture the essence of the players behind him."Humble, quiet beasts," he finally proclaims.Given everything we've seen, it feels right. Only there's a catch. According to Wooching, that applies only part of the time.Oh, they are always beasts. That ...

2016 hasn't been the greatest of years for many reasons, but in the sports world there has been no shortage of tremendous moments. In college basketball we got one of the best championship games ever in Villanova's victory over North Carolina in April, and since the 2016-17 season resumed in mid-November, we've been blessed with plenty of great performances and outcomes. But now that we're turning to 2017 over the weekend, it's time to look ahead ...

Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin helped lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to the national title last season and the College Football Playoff this season, but that apparently doesn't warrant a spot on the team bus. According to Chris Low of ESPN.com, Kiffin was left behind by Alabama's team buses following Thursday's Peach Bowl media day session. Low noted Kiffin was the final member of the Crimson Tide to complete interviews, and the buses had already left for ...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys missed an opportunity to win a Big 12 title when they lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in the regular-season finale, but they bounced back with a statement victory over the Pac-12's Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday at the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. The Cowboys set the tone early on defense and dominated on the way to a 38-8 victory. Their offense that averaged 38.7 points per game during the regular season also showed ...

As they did frequently this season, the Virginia Tech Hokies rode a wave of momentum in the second half to erase a 24-point deficit and defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks 35-24 in the 2016 Belk Bowl on Thursday. The Razorbacks appeared as though they were going to put the game on cruise control with a dominant first half, carrying a 24-0 lead into halftime. Virginia Tech looked out of sorts at the start, which Arkansas was happy ...

Final: Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8. With a matchup that pitted the nation's No. 10 and No. 12 teams, the 2016 Alamo Bowl was expected to be one of the season's most competitive bowl games and one of the best outside of the New Year's Six/College Football Playoff. It was anything but that. Oklahoma State scored the game's first 31 points and rolled to a 38-8 victory over Colorado. Mike Gundy's group finished 2016 with a 10-3 record, ...