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 ...
The 15 Most Impactful Players in the College Football Playoff Semifinals
Star power is abundant in Penn State vs. Notre Dame and Ohio State vs. Texas. Here are the players you won’t want to miss in ...
Politics state and national, and the Gulf of America: Down in Alabama
The Laken Riley Act would require a federal agency to arrest and hold undocumented theft suspects until they can be deported. It passed the U.S. House of Representatives but was shut down by Senate ...
Did SEC football become a fraud? How league went from dominant to pretender
The SEC helped engineer the 12-team playoff. The powerhouse conference ruled the BCS. It dominated the four-team playoff. And ...
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 ...