"I think right now the stock is a little bit lower because of the Arizona State game," Finebaum said. "But I don't believe Ohio State is a sure thing. I've seen a lot of Ohio Stat
Oklahoma Sooners fourth-year head coach Brent Venables is entering a make-or-break season in 2025. After two 6-7 seasons sandwiched around a 10-3 campaign, time is running out on his time in Norman. OU's first season in the Southeastern Conference was a disaster.
Arch Manning is the grandson of legendary college quarterback Archie Manning and the nephew of NFL icons Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. He was rated as the top player in the 2023 class by On3. After redshirting his first year, he has appeared in nine games this season, primarily due to an injury sustained by starting quarterback Quinn Ewers.
Penn State head coach James Franklin poked the bear on Wednesday when he suggested his opponent in Thursday night's College Football Playoff semifinal matchup, Notre Dame, should join a conference. "This is no knock to Notre Dame, but I think everyone should be in a conference," Franklin said. "Things need to be consistent."
The ESPN college football personality offered his quick analysis of Notre Dame-Penn State and Ohio State-Texas.
Paul Finebaum: "I led the Alabama parade to get them into the ... Alabama’s omission from the 12-team College Football Playoff field got fans riled up. The first-round blowouts didn’t exactly quiet the anger down. However, Alabama losing to an unranked ...
Paul Finebaum dismissed the idea of Nick Saban, or anyone else, becoming the sole commissioner of college football.
The Big Ten and SEC have played five head-to-head games during Bowl Season. The Big Ten is 4-1 in those contests, the only loss being Iowa ‘s 27-24 Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. The conference also boasts two CFP Semifinal participants ( Ohio State, Penn State) to the SEC’s one ( Texas ).
"I'm not either," Finebaum said. "I think they're going to have to play around with Arch Manning in this game in specific situations. Quinn Ewers, I admire Sark's (head coach Stev
Under the leadership of Brent Venables, the Sooners entered a new era this season as they transitioned from the Big 12 to the SEC. Venables was hired in 2022 after Lincoln Riley left for the USC Trojans, with the goal of preparing the Sooners for this move. However, for the second time in his three seasons, Oklahoma finished with a losing record.