Indiana's high-flying offense grounded by aggressive Notre Dame defense

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame quickly grounded Indiana after the high-flying Hoosiers came into the College Football Playoffs with the top scoring offense. Notre Dame slugged Indiana with an aggressive tone early, keeping the Hoosiers out of the end zone until the final 1:27...

Notre Dame protects home field in new postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over Indiana

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marcus Freeman learned the hard lessons from all those big losses as well as the inexplicable ones. On Friday night, in the first game in college football’s new playoff era, the Notre Dame coach celebrated the most significant victory of his career — in...

Notre Dame beats Indiana 27-17 in the first College Football Playoff game with expanded 12-team field

Lagway throws for 305 yards to help Florida trounce Tulane 33-8 in the Gasparilla Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway and Florida put together a strong finish to a difficult season. They closed it out in the Gasparilla Bowl. Lagway shook off a mistake-filled first half to throw for 305 yards and a touchdown in Florida's sloppy 33-8 victory over Tulane on...

Navarro has big first half, Ohio holds off Jacksonville State 30-27 in Cure Bowl

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Parker Navarro ran for three touchdowns and passed for a fourth in the first half and Ohio held off Jacksonville State 30-27 on Friday in the Cure Bowl, the only bowl game featuring two conference champions. The Mid-American Conference champion Bobcats (11-3),...

Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk State officially named Michael Vick its head football coach Friday, the latest hire of a talented NFL player with no college coaching experience to lead an HBCU program. Vick's addition was unanimously approved by the school's board of visitors, Norfolk...

Auburn warns fans of potential ticket price increases ahead of revenue-sharing model

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn athletic director John Cohen is warning fans that the school could raise ticket prices in preparation for a revenue-sharing model in college athletics under the pending $2.8 billion settlement with the NCAA and the nation's biggest conferences. “Growing...

Penn State and SMU carry the weight of history into their CFP debuts. They're both trying to shed it

DaQuan Jones remembers the chaos. The uncertainty. The sanctions. The aftermath. How could he not? He and the rest of his Penn State teammates — those that stuck around anyway — lived through it. Jones was a sophomore defensive lineman in the fall of 2011 when the...

Texas Wesleyan's Ernest Ceasar III and Morningside's Zack Chevalier head NAIA All-America team

Texas Wesleyan running back Ernest Ceasar III and Morningside (Iowa) quarterback Zack Chevalier highlight The Associated Press NAIA All-America team announced Friday. Ceasar set an NAIA single-season record with 40 rushing touchdowns, and Chevalier led the nation with 334 yards...

Clemson adds 2nd transfer portal player this week in Purdue defensive end Will Heldt

It's portal palooza for Clemson and coach Dabo Swinney, who after being the lone Power Four program not to add a transfer from the portal last offseason has brought on its second this week in ex-Purdue defensive end Will Heldt. Swinney announced Heldt's signing Thursday. ...