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Ohio State wants redemption, Tennessee seeks respect in first-round CFP matchup

Dec. 19, 2024 11:16 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn't much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won't work facing a team like...

Ohio State’s Howard and Vols' Iamaleava dealing with playoff pressure from different perspectives

Dec. 17, 2024 17:31 PM EST

Nico Iamaleava has been learning on the job with each snap, and Saturday night will be his 14th start this year for the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Will Howard's next start for No. 6 Ohio State could be his last in college. The quarterbacks in Saturday night's first-round...

Scott Frost returning to coach UCF two years after an unsuccessful run at Nebraska

Dec. 08, 2024 00:35 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Scott Frost is heading back to UCF to take over the program he coached to its greatest season, two years after being fired by Nebraska. Frost had his first head coaching job at UCF in 2016, and the Knights went 6-7. A year later, UCF went 13-0 with a conference...

UCLA extends athletic director Martin Jarmond's contract to 2029

Nov. 14, 2024 15:22 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond has had his contract renewed through 2029. The university announced the extension on Thursday and noted it was finalized this past spring. Jarmond was hired in 2020 and signed a six-year contract. He came to...

AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for first time since 2012; Vanderbilt enters poll and Michigan drops out

Oct. 21, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No....

No. 2 Ohio State meets No. 3 Oregon in big game with future implications for both

Oct. 10, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — It's all about the preparation for No. 2 Ohio State, no matter how much hype Saturday's game at third-ranked Oregon is generating. “All of a sudden you don’t just change because it’s a quote-unquote big game,” Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said. “They’re...

Iowa will try to slow down No. 3 Ohio State and its arsenal of offensive weapons

Oct. 03, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa has a reputation for stout defenses, but there's likely some head-scratching going on in meetings this week as the Hawkeyes ponder Ohio State's arsenal of offensive weapons. When Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) visits the No. 3 Buckeyes on Saturday, defenders...