Latest Gary Barta News
Judge halts University of Iowa plan to drop women's swimming
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge says she will grant an injunction to stop the University of Iowa from dropping women's swimming for the 2021-2022 school year. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose announced the decision Tuesday at the end of a two-day hearing on a Title IX complaint filed by four...
Analysis: Change seems likely amid frustration with CFP
Seven years into its existence, the postseason system that replaced the Bowl Championship Series is starting to produce levels of frustration, and in some cases contempt, among fans and competitors that ultimately crushed the BCS. Texas A&M is upset about not making the final four. Indiana is mad about being...
Clemson and Ohio State get CFP rematch in Sugar Bowl
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Shortened schedule and all, Ohio State is headed back to the College Football Playoff and a familiar foe will be waiting. Despite playing just six games because of a COVID-19 issues, the third-ranked Buckeyes were picked as the No. 3 seed Sunday by the CFP and will face No. 2 Clemson...
No. 6 Cincinnati lands Peach Bowl date with No. 11 Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Coach Luke Fickell believes No. 6 Cincinnati has a lot on the line in its Peach Bowl game against No. 6 Georgia, even though the Bearcats didn't land in the College Football Playoff. Fickell said the Jan. 1 bowl game is a chance for the Bearcats to show they deserve the same respect given to...
Snubbed by committee, Texas A&M will face UNC in Orange Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jimbo Fisher's fondness of the Orange Bowl goes back to his youth, and he can still remember what a big deal it was to get in front of the television and wrap up every New Year's Day by watching the matchup. The game means plenty to him. He'd just rather not have been there this...
CFP: Alabama-Notre Dame, Clemson-Ohio St as Aggies left out
A season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff. Alabama vs. Notre Dame. Clemson vs. Ohio State. Four of the bluest of blue bloods and the teams that have comprised the top four in the rankings for nearly two months. Notre Dame was picked...
CFP buzz muted for No. 5 Texas A&M, despite just one loss
Texas A&M has a shot to make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season. Not that the Aggies are the first team anyone thinks about heading into the final weekend of the season. Ranked fifth in the latest CFP rankings and fifth in the AP Top 25, the Aggies would need some help and possibly a...
Tide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings
For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. The selection committee's second-from-last rankings had only a little movement in the top 10. Texas A&M is still fifth and Florida held at sixth. Iowa State moved up...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: More games like BYU-Coastal Carolina?
College football needs more games like BYU-Coastal Carolina. The eighth-ranked Cougars and No. 14 Chanticleers put on an intense and chippy show Saturday with a thrilling end reminiscent of the Titans-Rams Super Bowl in 2000. The result was a wild celebration in Conway, South Carolina, after the 22-17 victory,...
Ohio State still 4th in CFP rankings after cancellation
Ohio State held on to the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night after having its previous game canceled, landing behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson for a second straight week. The selection committee's top seven teams were unchanged from last week's rankings...
LOADING MORE STORIES
