Alabama didn't drop a curveball on the college football world Monday. It dropped a 12-to-6 knee-buckler that included all of the ingredients Eddie Harris used on his in Major League. Head coach Nick Saban announced in an emailed release that offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will not coach in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 9 against Clemson and will focus his attention on his new role as the head coach at Florida Atlantic. Incoming ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide announced Monday (via Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples) that Steve Sarkisian will assume offensive coordinator duties for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers on Jan. 9. Sarkisian replaces Lane Kiffin, who accepted the head coaching job with the Florida Atlantic Owls.  Head coach Nick Saban said Kiffin's departure was a mutual decision, per Yahoo Sports' Sam Cooper: This wasn't an easy decision and we appreciate the way Lane handled this in terms ...

Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16—Final Wisconsin rushed for 184 yards and forced a crucial turnover in its 24-16 victory over Western Michigan in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic. The Broncos trailed 17-10 early in the fourth quarter, but Wisconsin's T.J. Edwards intercepted quarterback Zach Terrell at the 12-yard line to set up Wisconsin's pull-away score. Senior running back Corey Clement led the way with 99 total yards and a touchdown, and it was an efficient game from ...

For the first time in the very brief history of the College Football Playoff, we will be treated to a rematch in the CFP National Championship Game.  The Alabama Crimson Tide took care of the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl, while the Clemson Tigers shut out the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl, setting up a rematch of last year's title game.  Both semifinal matchups were extremely lopsided—as has been the trend through the first three ...

Outback Bowl TV: ABC Time: 1 p.m ET The 2017 Outback Bowl will see the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) take on the Florida Gators (8-4).  The Gators enter the game on the heels of a two-game losing skid and will be hoping to right the ship heading into the offseason. As for the Hawkeyes, they have an opportunity to tie a bow on a season that looked bleak after losses to Northwestern and FCS North Dakota State. Expect a low-scoring affair between ...

It was supposed to be this way. Ever since Alabama outlasted Deshaun Watson and Clemson in last season's College Football Playoff National Championship, 45-40, college football has been building toward a rematch. It is the unstoppable force that is Crimson Tide football against the quarterback who diced their defense for 405 passing yards, 73 rushing yards and four touchdowns in last year's matchup. Nick Saban's program has won four of the last seven national titles, but Clemson ...

The Georgia Bulldogs bolstered their secondary Sunday by landing the commitment of 4-star athlete Tray Bishop, per Kipp Adams of 247Sports. According to Scout.com, Bishop is the No. 9 athlete and No. 129 player overall in the 2017 class. He's also the fourth-best athlete in the South. Bishop originally committed to the Auburn Tigers in July but reversed course in December. "I just need some time, so I am decommitting," he said in an interview with 247Sports' Rusty ...

The 2016 Fiesta Bowl did not go the way anyone expected. What was projected to be a close semifinal matchup turned out to be anything but, as Clemson put on a two-way beatdown of Ohio State in a 31-0 romp. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson rushed for two touchdowns and added another through the air, while the Clemson defense stifled QB J.T. Barrett and the Ohio State offense. Barrett threw two interceptions and accounted for just 125 ...

Back in July, a day of 7-on-7 action at The Opening came to a conclusion at Nike World Headquarters. Players were seen having fun, joking around with each other and simply enjoying the moment that only a handful of college football recruits get to experience each year. Standing alone in the back of the end zone was Jeff Thomas, a 4-star wide receiver from East St. Louis, Illinois. He wasn't chatting with players. In fact, he ...

The Under Armour All-America Game took place Sunday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, and Team Armour edged Team Highlight, 24-21, in the nationally televised contest. The game featured recruits from all over the country, and two players walked away with MVP honors. Florida State running back pledge Khalan Laborn was named the MVP for Team Highlight, while uncommitted wide receiver Jeff Thomas earned MVP recognition for Team Armour. There were multiple winning storylines—and a couple of ...