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Ohio State QB Will Howard gets one more chance against old nemesis Texas, this time in CFP semifinal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Second chances are not easy to come by. One victory over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals would more than make up for years of frustration for Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. Howard lost all three of his starts against Texas when he was at...
College football turns upside down, but this final four is a collection of the sport's big programs
In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again. The moral of this story: who knows, other than something doesn't totally add up when not a single one of the top four teams, all of which received...
Buckeyes' Ryan Day set sights on Quinn Ewers when the now-Texas quarterback was 8th grader
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day has been eyeing Quinn Ewers since he was in eighth grade. He will get another look at his former recruit from the opposing sideline at the Cotton Bowl soon. Now, Ewers is set to wrap up his third year as starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns...
Surging Ohio State to face tenacious Texas in the Cotton Bowl for a spot in the CFP title game
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Texas will be a whole lot closer to home than Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes appear to be a whole lot closer to Atlanta. That's where the winner of the Cotton Bowl, which doubles as a College Football Playoff semifinal this year,...
No. 6 Ohio State routs top-ranked Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, advances to CFP semifinals
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Second chances don’t come around often in life, Ohio State coach Ryan Day told his players in a team meeting before the Rose Bowl. After a season in which they fell short at too many key moments, the Buckeyes all knew they had one of those second chances...
Penn State takes simple approach during ride into CFP semifinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Football coaches, perhaps more than in other sports, are huge proponents of structure, routine, consistent messaging. Since the early days of his time in Happy Valley, Penn State's James Franklin has adhered to the philosophy of 1-0. Yes, it's...
Rose Bowl traditions may change, but Oregon's matchup with Ohio State has the makings of a classic
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Not even the Granddaddy of Them All can remain unchanged by the 12-team College Football Playoff. No. 1 Oregon and No. 6 Ohio State arrived in Southern California only three days before their showdown Wednesday in the 111th edition of the Rose Bowl Game —...
The upperclassmen: Oregon, Ohio St. leaned on well-traveled veteran QBs to reach Rose Bowl, CFP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oregon and Ohio State are two of the most daunting teams left in the College Football Playoff in no small part because they've both got starting quarterbacks who had already seen — and beaten — just about everything they're ever going to face at this level of the sport...
Chip Kelly returns to the Rose Bowl, this time as Ohio State's offensive coordinator
Of all the things Chip Kelly is looking forward to in his return trip to Southern California, there is one that rises above everything else. “Gotta get more sunscreen looking at the weather report, because we haven’t seen the sun for a little while in Columbus," said Kelly with a...
No. 1 Oregon and No. 8 Ohio State gear up for rematch of thriller won by Ducks
Oregon and Ohio State have already produced one heck of a game this season. Now, the top-seeded Ducks (13-0) and No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) are gearing up for a rematch more than 10 weeks later in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. ...
