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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has been named the top coach in college football for 2024, winning the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award. Freeman is the second Irish head coach to receive the honor since its inception in 1976. Brian Kelly won the award in 2018. The Dodd Trophy honors the FBS football coach whose program represents three pillars of success: scholarship, … [Read more...] about Marcus Freeman Named Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year

ReliaQuest Bowl Recap Oftentimes when Big Ten and SEC blue bloods get together to play football, the games are knockdown, drag-out, heavyweight battles. Doubly so for bowl games and postseason play. The 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (which is no longer the Outback Bowl, RIP) was not one of those games. Instead, we saw a modest Michigan team force a hitherto Playoff Adjacent Alabama team … [Read more...] about Michigan Outlasts Alabama, 19-13

Down two touchdowns with under four minutes remaining, Washington found itself with an opportunity to win the Sun Bowl in regulation. Back-to-back touchdown drives of 97 and 62 yards pulled the Huskies within one point of the Louisville Cardinals. But the two-point try was unsuccessful, and Washington’s season finished with a 35-34 loss. Jedd Fisch’s first season at the helm … [Read more...] about Sun Bowl Finish Sparks Optimism Despite Washington Loss

Jalen Milroe’s turnovers were the difference again in Alabama’s 19-13 loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Milroe’s three first-half turnovers led to 13 Wolverine points. Michigan’s pressure was an issue throughout the game, recording five sacks while missing top defenders Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant, and Josaiah Stewart, who opted out for the NFL Draft. That short-handed … [Read more...] about Milroe’s Turnovers The Difference Again

Two proud teams came into the Kinder’s Texas Bowl motivated to play. Complementary football is key, as LSU (9-4) outscores Baylor (8-5) to win the game 44-31. The Tigers scored on offense, defense, and special teams for the first time this season. Despite an impressive offensive game from the Bears, LSU made enough plays early on to create a cushion on the scoreboard. Baylor … [Read more...] about LSU Outscores Baylor to Win Texas Bowl