Riley Leonard among several state of Alabama connections for remaining CFP teams
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, who leads the Fighting Irish into a College Football Playoff semifinal vs. Penn State on Thursday, grew up in Fairhope. He played his first three college seasons ...
Big kicks, big misses and big returns: special teams creating game-changing moments in the CFP
Special teams have produced some nerve-wracking, game-changing and game-clinching moments so far in the College Football ...
Notre Dame adapts on the fly to its longest season and changing schedule as CFP semifinal arrives
The playoff semifinal Thursday night against the Nittany Lions (13-2) will mark the deepest into January that Notre Dame has ...
Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind
In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a ...
Is Notre Dame football likable now?
In this CFP, the Irish are winning over some people. Or maybe they're just benefitting from the distaste many feel for their ...
Tipsheet: CFP semifinals feature national powers from an earlier era
Here is what else folks have writing about the CFP semifinals: ...
How to watch the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal, prediction: Notre Dame battles Penn State
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions will go at it in the College Football Playoffs on Thursday, here's ...
Mandel’s Mailbag: Is this Ohio State’s national championship to lose?
Plus, how much should we read into the CFP teams with byes going 0-4 in the quarterfinals? And how risky was the Marcus ...
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An inside look at Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff semifinal opponent Penn State
Mar 20, 2018; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Mike Gesicki does an interview with Penn State ...
Hamilton: It's weird, but the SEC should say 'God bless Texas'
If nothing else, this season has proven that Texas was ready for life in a new conference. And that no league — whether it be ...
'Just awful.' Notre Dame football DC Al Golden shares parental dread overnight in New Orleans
Notre Dame football's Al Golden shared the parent's dread he and so many others in New Orleans last week felt in the uncertain hours after the Jan. 1 tragedy.
Notre Dame football vs. Penn State: three keys, predictions for Orange Bowl CFP semifinal
Which team will earn the first spot into the College Football Playoff title game? Here's three things that could decide Notre ...