NCAA football

Cam Ward’s best moments this season should have the Tennessee Titans feeling optimistic about their No. 1 pick from the 2025 NFL Draft. However, there’s still too much chaos in the overall landscape in Nashville these days to feel certain about his long-term viability.

The first round of the College Football Playoff had two blowouts, as expected, and a pair of low-scoring games (referring to a 10-3 game as low-scoring is being kind). Will the quarterfinals serve up any classics?

Nolan Ulm is all about lighting fires in the hearts of other people.

Washington State collected $4 million from Iowa State in exchange for losing Jimmy Rogers earlier this month.

As the college football ecosystem changes, Washington State is changing with it.

Everything might have been different, for Whittingham and the Wolverines, if not for one unlucky injury.

Welcome to the first installment of the Hotline’s postseason picks against the point spread, which covers the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff and notable post-Christmas bowl games. We were 1-5 last week with early bowls and the CFP opening round. Lines are courtesy of vegasinsider.com. Picks are for entertainment purposes only … unless they aren’t.

Kyle Whittingham is set to become the next head coach for Michigan football. The longtime Utah coach has agreed to a five-year deal with the Wolverines, according to reports by ESPN’s Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel on Friday.

Jedd Fisch was one of three coaches who engaged in “early discussions” with Michigan about its coaching vacancy, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday morning. Speaking during a segment on ESPN’s “Get Up” show, Thamel said Fisch, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz and Kyle Whittingham, who will coach his final game at Utah during the Las Vegas Bowl against Nebraska Dec. 31, were among the “gettable ...

Despite losing its conference, its coach and its quarterback – plus the offensive coordinator, top tailback, leading receiver and so many other impact players – Washington State went bowling for the ninth time in the past 11 years and finished with a winning record.

PULLMAN – Kirby Moore’s first Washington State coaching staff is starting to come together.

PULLMAN – To understand one of the more fascinating subplots of Washington State’s season finale, a romp over Utah State in Monday’s Idaho Potato Bowl, you’ll have to stick with us for a second.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Idaho football has found the man tasked with leading its defensive unit.

With College Football Playoff execs negotiating a future format, the Hurricanes’ victory was well timed.

BOISE – For a second, Maxwell Woods looked like an Olympic gymnast. With the ball in one hand, he used the other to reach down to the blue turf, where he planted his hand and regained his balance, sprinting another 35 yards into Utah State territory.

BOISE – Not a single french fry found Danny Freund, the Washington State offensive coordinator who was pilloried over and over this season. He waded through the celebration, around the Cougars taking pictures, around the ones throwing potatoes, in between the ones throwing french fries into their mouths like it was their last meal.

If anybody questioned what would provide the motivation for Washington State’s players going into the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was the same that got them playing the game in the first place.

SEATTLE – The Mariners added some veteran depth to their roster on Monday, signing outfielder/first baseman Rob Refsnyder to a one-year, $6.25 million contract.

Ace Glass’ breakout freshman season continues to be recognized.