Ohio State football: 'Commits' don't seem to stay committed

The recruiting season in college football has featured more flips than a floor .... Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz preview the 111th edition of The Game.

Jerome Bettis, Junior Seau part of 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

College Football .... Super Bowl XLIX Game Plan: It all rests on Gronk .... committee nominee after playing 240 games with the Vikings from 1962-78.

When football was local -- and minor league

Compare that with an October 2014 broadcast schedule offering 26 college football games on TV, and nearly as many on public and satellite radio.

Romelu Lukaku stops rot for Everton in vital victory at Crystal Palace

Everton's Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring against Crystal Palace in the Premier League match at Selhurst Park. Photograph: Stephen Pond/PA.

College football: Ohio State announces 2015 ticket prices

Football tickets for the 2015 Michigan State game will cost $150 and those for the Penn State game will be $125, Ohio State announced today.

Americans are too blinded by fandom to save football from destroying itself

Back at the start of the current American football season, the US's favorite game was on its knees, mired in a series of unprecedented scandals.

Chelsea v Manchester City is the biggest game in English football... but why doesn't it feel like it?

As television executives looked to hype up the rivalry between Chelsea and Manchester City a few years ago, they came up with the term 'El Cashico'.

ODU football | Charlotte game uncertain in 2015

Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder waits for the Monarchs to take the field against Louisiana Tech at Foreman Field in Norfolk on Saturday, Nov.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class 2015 finalists: Who would you vote into the Canton shrine?

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will announce its Class of 2015 on Saturday as the ... His fifty 100-plus yard games ranks 1st in Steelers history .

Roger Goodell was asked eight questions in relation to deflated football allegations

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell participates in a news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Phoenix.

Super Bowl 2015: NFL season of disgrace, involving cover-ups and Deflategate comes to a ...

Football games, almost every one. Against such a juggernaut, no scandal has a chance, even when the Super Bowl itself is less than compelling.

Brendan Rodgers: Steven Gerrard could be Liverpool's last 700-game man

Steven Gerrard, left, played his 699th Liverpool game in their Capital One Cup ... He's had a tough decision to make as much about life as football.

Clark: Observations on FSU schedule - Friday night games are ridiculous

Now that we've had some time to digest the Florida State football 2015 schedule I figured it was time to write about it. You're welcome, dear reader.

Premier League: Stoke City defender Robert Huth banned for two games

Huth was charged in relation to comments which were indecent and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute, contrary to FA Rule E3(1).

Ranking ACC non-conference football schedules, explaining added Friday games

ACC schools vowed in 2001 not to play Friday night football, long the ... rights fees by 30 percent and mandated three Friday games per season.

NCSU 2015 football schedule includes Friday night game

North Carolina State University unveiled its 2015 football schedule ... play on Fridays, because the college games can impact their gate receipts.

Georgia Football: 5 Commits Who Will Start a Game in 2015 for the Bulldogs

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the 2015 season with high expectations, and a lot of it has to do with what they were able to accomplish last season.

NFL Advertisers Look to Score in EA's Madden Football Game

It's a Super Bowl-timed tournament featuring NFL players and regular gamers, who face off while playing the company's signature football game.

GameFeed announces live feed coverage of the football championship game

The new GameFeed application addresses the rising demand of live text updates for football games without the need to stream videos online.

'No drone zone': FAA reminds Super Bowl fans to leave drones at home

28, 2015: In this aerial photo, the playing field for the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game is rolled into the University of Phoenix Stadium. (AP).

College Football Playoff admins discussing Army-Navy timing

By Chip Patterson | College Football/Basketball Writer ... the release of the final rankings should be ineligible for a College Football Playoff bowl game.

USC extends radio deal with ESPNLA for football, basketball broadcasts

USC signed a four-year extension with ESPNLA 710AM to broadcast football and men's basketball games, the school and station announced.

Ohio State football: Looking back at Joey Bosa

... Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Sporting News and the Football ... Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz preview the 111th edition of The Game.

ESPN: The Hokies Should Always Host a Thursday Night Football Game

When Jim Weaver made a request to ESPN that the Hokies would not host a Thursday Night game in 2015, ESPN obliged and did exactly that.

Ohio State football: Recruiting efforts head into home stretch

Ohio State football: Recruiting efforts head into home stretch .... to stay focused through a few more games to earn a shot at the national championship.

Manchester United need winning run for Champions League, says Juan Mata

Manchester United's Juan Mata wants his side to up their game to try and ensure a Champions ... But we've played very good football in some games.

Bob Lutz: There's a time to play football and there's a time to dance

And so do millions of Americans who reserve the right to celebrate on New Year's Eve without concern that they're missing a big football game.

Neymar dreaming of ending Brazil's home hoodoo

Neymar, who missed that match with a broken vertebra, is now determined to help Brazil ... if Brazil has still not won this football gold medal that we're all dreaming of, it's because ... So now the Olympic Games is all that's missing.

Island Games: Jersey get Alderney and Guernsey face Gibraltar

Hosts Jersey will face the Isle of Man, Western Isles and fellow Channel Islanders Alderney in the men's group stages of the 2015 Island Games.

College Football Playoff Should Adjust 2015 Schedule

While these games won't have playoff implications, they do have tradition ... in addition to protecting the momentum of the College Football Playoff.

Flyers' Rinaldo suspended for eight games

Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo received an eight-game suspension from the NHL on Monday for an incident that occurred in a Jan. 20 game.

NFL, College Football Playoff championship game could come into conflict

The College Football Playoff National Championship game, won by Ohio State earlier this month, drew 33 million viewers, a cable television record.

The NFL Wants Monday Playoff Games

Per SportsBusiness Daily, the NFL has told the powers that be in college football that they intend to put a wild-card round game on Monday nights.

UCF Knights to Build 10000-Square-Foot Beach Club at Football Stadium

The Knights will be adding the "East Side Club" to their football stadium for the upcoming ... Football games in Florida seem to be quite the experience.

Wake, UNC schedule 2-game nonconference football series

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference members Wake Forest and North Carolina will play a two-game nonconference series.

ESPN, NFL lobby for College Football Playoff to...

According to SBD, ESPN doesn't want the bowl games to compete with New ... on the same Monday night as the college football championship game.

College football offensive revolution continues, sparked by ground gains

That would be the offensive revolution that influencing college football for at least ... The NCAA began counting postseason games in statistics in 2002.

Pro Bowl a testing range for quirky rules

... Adam Vinatieri kicks a field goal during the first half of the NFL Football Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. ... Named the game's defensive MVP, he also showed how much fun he was having, ... In a real game that would have been a penalty.

Pro Bowl Kicking Game Adjustments a Mixed Bag; Not Quite Time for Big Changes

After 80 some offensive and defensive players bang away for 60 minutes, do they really want a football game to come down to a 33-yard extra point?".

Four forms of government (John Skipper column)

The NFL, of course, is the National Football League, and it has legions of fans, ... Pro football games used to be played on Sunday afternoons.

College football: Buckeyes add to 2016, '17 recruiting classes

As Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and his staff work to finish off the ... Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz preview the 111th edition of The Game.

Watt gets 2 turnovers, dances in friendly Pro Bowl

A Pittsburgh Steelers fan cheers during the second half of the NFL Football Pro Bowl ... Even in a game dominated by offense, J.J. Watt was the star.

American Football - FEATURE-What scandals? It never rains on Super Bowl party

1 game in Glendale, Arizona are, as always, almost impossible to find and out of reach of the ... The violence of football far transcends any other sport.

Review: Berkeley Rep's 'X's and O's' tackles football's disturbing legacy

Review: Berkeley Rep's 'X's and O's' tackles football's disturbing legacy ... the most ardent football lovers question their loyalty for the brutal game.

COMING UP: Bristol C v West Ham man of the match vote

City probably feel they should be ahead in this game, because of the .... yesterday, can the Cherries strike another blow for the Football League?

FA Cup: Howe in confident mood ahead of Aston Villa game

"We have flexibility and freedom, but that's not to say we won't try and be strong, competitive and give Aston Villa a good game," he told Sky Sports.

The Remarkable Story of Salvador Cabanas: From Football Star to Delivery Boy

He appeared in 11 games in his debut season (1998/99) and netted four times. ... He was instrumental in consolidating Jaguares' football project.

Local football coaches weigh in on Super Bowl matchup

Championship Sunday has come and gone. The NFC Championship was a game for the ages. The AFC Championship ... well, it was a game.

From the Archives: MSU football coaches

Michigan State University's first established head football coach was Henry Keep who ... The coach for all these games was Clarence "Biggie" Munn.

Johnny Hockey working out better for Calgary Flames than Johnny Football for Cleveland Browns ...

He scored a remarkable 80 points in 40 games, leading the nation in goals and ... "As each games goes on, I get a little more comfortable,'' he said.

Former NFL referee explains protocol with game balls

So the goal here is to get a better understanding of how game balls are chosen, and of the chain of custody of the football from game's start to finish.

New Southeast High likely to open without football stadium

... build a stadium similar to those at Heights, South and Northwest High, with enough seating, bathrooms and parking to host varsity football games.

Do football players notice an under-inflated ball?

Gerry Austin, who called NFL games for 26 years, said he couldn't ... wanted to know just how easy for a player to tell if a football is properly inflated.

USA Football senior director talks International Bowl, Team USA and football in the Olympics

USA Football beings two weeks of activity in the Dallas area on Monday. ... for the game with the goal of competing and winning on the football field.

Grigson: Colts suspended Trent Richardson two games

The Colts suspended tailback Trent Richardson for two games, General Manager Ryan Grigson confirmed ... Dood is about to lose his football career.

How, and why, former Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek has become a H.S. football co-head coach

I think football is a great program and great platform to do that. ... to build a program and the natural offset of that is going to be winning football games.

Major League Football Targets Orlando, Florida for Spring Football Franchise

WILMINGTON, DE--(Marketwired - Jan 23, 2015) - Major League Football, ... Jam, numerous Rock Superbowls and loads of college football games.

Book Brings To Life The Glory Days Of Connecticut Semi-Pro Football

Halfback Tom Morris runs the football during a Hartford Knights practice in the 1960s. (Courant ... A Hartford Charter Oaks football game in the 1960s.

Belichick's Grimacing Act Becomes Routine in New England

Belichick suggested that Brady, like most quarterbacks, knew and cared far more about the woof and feel of the game football than the coaches did.

Former Bears kicker Kevin Butler downplays deflated football flap

Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Thursday he doesn't know how footballs became deflated during the game that got his team to the Super Bowl.

NFL moves all three London games to 9:30 a.m. Eastern

Last year the NFL experimented with morning football for the first time with ... Eventually, the NFL may put as many as eight games a year in London.

LLOYD: BYU football series with Michigan State highlights independence problem

This one features a game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, on Oct 8, ... opponents like Michigan State that we've never played in football.

Traumatic evidence scars American football and its fans

Is the tide finally turning against our beloved sport of American football? ... TaxSlayer Bowl (these are the real names of two college football games).

LSU Football: Tigers Desperately Need to Strengthen Depth at Defensive Line

It has declined by at least 10 yards per game in every season since 2011, which was the last time the Tigers made the SEC Championship Game.

South Alabama football fills voids created by loss of UAB games in its 2015, 2016 schedules

South Alabama sports a new Jaguar logo on their helmets as they play Bowling Green in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl on Saturday, Dec.

Everything you need to know about the Patriots and DeflateGate

There was actual football being played for the last five months, but between the awkward press ... Sunday's game at Foxborough was rainy and windy.

Aaron Rodgers calls refs deflating balls a 'major problem'

Before, quarterbacks were forced to throw brand-new football during games, ... the flexibility quarterbacks have to prep their own footballs for games.

Aaron Rodgers: 'God doesn't care about football games'

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers disagrees with the view that God 'cares' about what happens during a game of football. By Joe McPhee

Bucs QB Johnson paid to have footballs altered before SB 37

Four days before the biggest game of his life, quarterback Brad Johnson ... gripping a wet football, a cold football or a new, out-of-the-box football.

ESPN says league found 11 footballs deflated in Patriots-Colts game; NFL declines comment

... intended for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass.

From Haiti to Affton: Lindors emerges as a top prep football prospect

He will use football to pay for his college education. Coming to ... That meant Saturday football games, and Affton had a few, would be a problem.

NFL finds Patriots used underinflated footballs

According to a National Football League letter about the investigation into the controversy ... 30 game in Minneapolis, drawing a warning from officials.

Blue laws delayed professional football in Pennsylvania

But it was his football exploits that would make him a legend. ... the first of what would be many Sunday professional football games in the city.

Burgess hopes All-Star Football Game is a hit

Temecula Valley High senior linebacker Manny Burgess says he is happy to have a chance to play in the All-Star game on Saturday at Corona High.

Aaron Rodgers: 'I don't think God cares' who wins football games

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he doesn't think God cares about the outcomes of football games, the LA Times reported.

Football returns to Civic Center

Just the mention of arena football gets folks excited in Albany. ... was a big fan of the Albany Panthers and attended their football games religiously.

Celtic V Motherwell at Celtic Park

"It's been a great contest (with Aberdeen) but we have a couple of games in hand to catch back up and go top of the league - where we should be.

Ivory Coast vs Guinea AFCON 2015: Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony set to start for Elephants

Yaya Toure is expected to lead the Ivory Coast out in their opening match against Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations after declaring himself fit.

Badgers had more than 80000 no-shows for home football games in 2014

A Badgers fan cheers during a 2012 game at Camp Randall Stadium. ... more than 80,000 tickets still went unused for Badgers home football games.

College football: Former Buckeye Noah Spence heads to Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky went 9-4 in 2014, losing in the first round of the Football ... Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz preview the 111th edition of The Game.

Trick plays in American football

Trick plays in American football ... in the third quarter during a semi-final playoff game in America's National Football League (NFL) on January 18th.

Deflate-gate: Will the air go out of a phony scandal?

The idea, cockeyed as it is, would be that a football would be considerably ... are marked by the referee and "used exclusively for the kicking game.".

Deflating feeling: Patriots on defensive over footballs, culture since Spygate scandal

Deflating a football, even slightly, can aid the ability to grip the ball, ... In the NFL, each team brings 12 Wilson footballs to the game and uses its own.

CBS Signs A Deal With The NFL To Broadcast Thursday Night Football Games For 2015

The National Football League and CBS have reached a one year agreement in 2015. That agreement is over the Thursday Night Football games.

NatWest Island Games football draw will be live on ITV Channel TV

ITV Channel Television can confirm it will broadcast the draw for the NatWest Island Games football competition, live, on Monday of next week.

Senior Bowl player Randall says switch from baseball to football 'best decision in my life'

Damarious Randall was Arizona State's leading tackler this season with 106 stops. He also placed No. 6 in the country in solo tackles per game.

NCAA football: All-star games showcase defense

South Florida's Marvin Kloss made four field goals to help the East beat the West, 19-3, Saturday in the 90th East-West Shrine Classic in St.

NFL Playoff Schedule 2015: TV Guide, Live Stream Coverage Info for Sunday

... lofty expectations of football fans, but the AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games should be the best matchups of the postseason thus far.

Korea Republic shocks Socceroos to top group

Postecoglou said the goal was "poor ... we switched off" and defended the four changes he made to his starting line-up from last game against Oman.

Ten things to watch in the 90th East-West Shrine Game

On Saturday, more than 100 NFL Draft-eligible players will play their last amateur football game, the East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St.

Football: A big boost for SEA Games

Pre-season Friendly match between Courts Young Lions v Pahang at Jalan Besar Stadium on 14 January 2015.

Arizona football lands on Sports Illustrated's Top 25 games of the year

Sports Illustrated has compiled a list of the Top 25 college football games of the 2014 season and the University of Arizona lands twice in the Top 15.

Bayern Munich engages in some nice friendly games of cutthroat Football Tennis

Football tennis may be the most glorious sub-game in soccer history. Naturally a team as good and as cool as Bayern Munich would play it.

Football - Butland: I want games at Stoke

Two years on, though, the Bosnia-Herzegovina international remains at the Britannia Stadium, severely restricting Butland's match time at City.

Chippy Moyes banned for two matches

I go to a lot of football games and I though the supporters were very good. So yeah it happens and whatever comes around I'll have to accept.".

Premier League: Burnley vs Crystal Palace match preview

Palace have just five goals in their last nine Premier League games but Pardew has welcomed back promotion hero Glenn Murray to the starting XI.

Premier League: Aston Villa vs Liverpool match preview

Villa have netted just once in their last six Premier League games. ... Villa have scored the least goals in the English football league this season (11).

Hilltoppers football continues to garner national recognition

Michelle Clark-Heard won her 150th game as a head coach, while Ray ... but twice in Sports Illustrated's Top 25 college football games of the year.

Buffs to open football season at home for first time since 2011

The Buffs have five home dates, one neutral site contest and three road games prior to the 2015 Lone Star Conference Football Championship playoff.

PHOTOS: Meet Britain's longest serving football referee Brian Stevens aged 75

Britain's longest serving top-level football referee says he has no plans to blow the final whistle after notching up his 3,000th game- at the age of 75.

Daily Fantasy Football: Best FanDuel, DraftKings 2015 Championship Lineup Advice

In six playoff games with the Seattle Seahawks, the power back has scored in all but last ... 11 in Football Outsiders' passing defense DVOA but No.

Western Michigan Broncos football season recap: Winning eight games is better than winning one

I wanted to wait until the entire football season was over to do this. I like to ... Games are just a bit more entertaining when you're scoring and what not.

Asian Cup daily: Iranian fans set the benchmark for team support

Best part is he can also sneak in to Italy or Hungary games. ... tap into this amazing football-loving community and get them along to A-League games.

Return of the NFL return game

... at football, there's this: In the past three seasons since they drafted Russell Wilson, Seattle is 9-0 in games versus Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks.

Packers-Seahawks preview: 15 things to know about NFC title game

What makes Sunday's NFC championship title game between the Green Bay ... Nobody else in football has been close to that dominant at home.

In wake of UAB football decision, has Paul Bryant Jr. stained the memory of his father?

They calculated and carried out the plan - through Watts - to kill football. And when the ... That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.".

Copa del Rey live!

Search. Football Live Blog ... Good evening and welcome to our live Spanish football blog. Tonight we have the ... Watch both games with NOW TV

New Westlake football coach Jason Hall: 'Every kid needs the approach that I need football more ...

Jason Hall, pictured in 2005 as coach of Brush, is the new Westlake football coach. .... It will be a big factor in us competing in football games in the fall.

Shane Long takes Southampton through despite Ipswich's best efforts

Southampton's Shane Long celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game against Ipswich Town. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images.

Sunday's must-watch TV: Two football games and a new Jack Nicklaus documentary

Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors, but what he considers the most important putt of his illustrious career happened before any of that.

Lights right for Football games

Warwick District Football Association officials Garry Spence, Rob Davey, ... quality and we will be able to play Stanthorpe club games under lights.".

After 'Monster' Game, Ezekiel Elliott Cherishes His and Ohio State's Glorious Run

With 28 seconds left in the national championship game, Ohio State ... for the 17 official college football title games, and third all-time for Ohio State.

Ohio State football revelers set fires, tear down goal post

... first-ever College Football Playoff national championship. The Buckeyes beat Oregon 42-20 on Monday night to win the championship game. (Jan.

Ohio State powers past Oregon to win College Football Playoff championship

(CNN) In a national title game where most of the pregame focus was on the starting quarterbacks, it was a determined running back who was the star.

Ohio State surges past Oregon to win inaugural college football playoff title

... after a nine-yard touchdown run during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Oregon in Arlington, Texas.

Oregon vs. Ohio State: Score, Reaction from 2015 College Football Championship

Oregon began the game with a drive that epitomized its efficient attack: 11 plays, 75 yards, just over two and a half minutes and seven points.

College Football Playoff live updates: Ohio State 21, Oregon 7 (second quarter)

Oregon receiver Evan Baylis is in back in the game after limping off earlier with an ... The college football championship game starts the same way.

Oregon vs. Ohio State Live Stream Info: Where To Watch The 2015 College Football Playoff ...

History will be made on Monday night when Oregon and Ohio State meet in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

How to watch the college football national championship online

No longer will fans have to debate college football's best team or rely on BCS algorithms ... ESPN has a host of other ways to enjoy the game online.

Meyer leads unlikely Ohio State into college football championship game

The Ohio State football team has extended its unimaginable season all the way to the first College Football Playoff national championship game.

Ohio State vs. Oregon Betting Tips: College Football Championship Odds, Pick

... off against the Oregon Ducks in the first ever College Football Playoff Championship Game on Monday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Oregon football needs to fashion one more win

Oregon has won more games this decade than any other program in college football, including Nick Saban's Dixie Death Star in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

College football playoff final means unprecedented 15th game for teams

When Oregon meets Ohio State for tonight's inaugural college football playoff championship game, both teams will play their 15th game of the season.

Championship game | Oregon vs. Ohio State: Who has the edge?

USA TODAY Sports national college football writer Paul Myerberg analyzes the Oregon-Ohio State College Football Playoff championship game:.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks Football: Expert Predictions, Latest Betting Odds, For 2015 ...

Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer is 10-2 all-time in bowl games, a likely ... night's College Football Playoff final against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

They still love football: US love affair with game includes injured ex-players

Despite the toll taken by 12 seasons in the National Football League, most of them with the New York Giants, Marshall still loves a good football game.

League will review whether Ravens got proper notice of ineligible player

Meanwhile, the Ravens would have likely won the game had Flacco not thrown that ..... As a Ravens fan I'm fine with it, all is fair in love and football.

Memphis Football Seniors Chosen for All-Star Games

17, East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Also, offensive lineman Al Bond will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan.

Ohio State, Oregon Title Game Will Crown a 'True Champion'

The first College Football Playoff national championship game matches the second-seeded Ducks and fourth-seeded Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium.

Football and frostbite: remembering the Ice Bowl

Fans watch the Green Bay Packers play the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League title game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Dec. 31, 1967.

For Dwayne Stanford and Adolphus Washington, College Football Playoff title game pits longtime ...

Oh, but each knows how to play football now. And if they meet on the field Monday evening in AT&T Stadium, their contact might go beyond an elbow.

Cowboys Vs. Packers Kickoff Time: 2015 NFL Playoffs Live Stream Online, FOX TV, Free Mobile ...

Stock the fridge with beer, put the hot wings in the oven, and get ready for some football. Kickoff time for the Cowboys-Packers game is 1:05 p.m. ET.

Ohio State vs. Oregon, Championship Game 2015: Preview, odds, predictions

Ohio State and Oregon will square off in Dallas on Monday night in the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Harbaugh calls Patriots' four-lineman shell game unprecedented

After the game, Harbaugh elaborated on the source of sideline consternation ..... Last I checked, crying and complaining doesn't win football games.

Pro Football Focus grades the game

Interesting that in four games Lynch was asked to pass block more than four times this year, he has a cumulative rushing grade of exactly 0.0.

Tom Brady Leads Two Rallies as Patriots Defeat Ravens to Return to AFC Championship Game

Pro football plays in the modern era usually have lengthy, byzantine names designed ... It had a name from a playground pickup game: double pass.

Local products Apple, Pisarcik on big stage in college football title game

Eli Apple #13 of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Jake Pisarcik #76 of the Oregon Ducks will square off Monday night. (Jamie Sabau and Thearon W.

Dick Harmon: Does the BYU-LSU game validate BYU's football program?

LSU head coach Les Miles talks with players in the first half of the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Tuesday, Dec.

Lowdown on college football championship game

But this isn't like any other college football national title game from years' past. This is the first one that will be decided through a playoff system.

NFL playoffs Saturday TV schedule: Patriots-Ravens, Seahawks-Panthers first up

Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch (24) rushes for a touchdown against the St. Louis Rams in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec.

Football: Santa Margarita-Westlake to play nonleague games

Santa Margarita and Westlake have reached agreement to play each other in nonleague games in 2015 and 2016 during week three.

USC Football Season Ticket Renewals Due Feb. 28

Current USC football season ticket holders can now renew their tickets for what promises ... Six of those home foes played in bowl games this season.

Oregon Ducks WR Darren Carrington suspended for championship game vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ducks have also been playing for the last four games without star tight end ... MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Want stories delivered to you?

Goodbye SEC, hello Ohio State, Oregon in college football title game

Think of recent college football history as a bowl of alphabet soup: ... preparation for Monday night's first College Football Playoff championship game.

Fulton, Maryville finalize football series

WVLT-TV's Mark Packer said Friday the games will be televised by either WVLT or MyVLT and expects contracts to be finalized in the near future.

This Year's College Football Playoff Is a Sham. Blame ESPN.

No, this game won't finally determine a "true" champion ... the next eight months (when the 2015 football season begins) on the outcome of the game.

3-time champ NDSU vs league foe Illinois St for FCS title

Until now, with a much bigger trophy at stake for the Missouri Valley Football Conference co-champions in the FCS championship game Saturday.

Oregon Ducks or Ohio State Buckeyes? Share your predictions for 2015 college football ...

On one side, it's college football's most decorated individual player in 2014, Ducks ... Both teams bring spread offenses with powerful running games.

NCAA champ series: Big ratings, cheaper tickets

Ahead of Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship, ... football games, and last week's two semi-final match-ups are among them.

Oregon vs. Ohio State betting odds and computer prediction

The Buckeyes will enter the College Football Championship Game on Monday night at AT&T Stadium as an underdog against the Oregon Ducks.

Ohio State football notes: Key players to offense and defense also roommates

Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott celebrates after the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal game against Alabama, Thursday, Jan.

Oregon Ducks Football 2015: Injury, Depth Report For Championship Game Against Ohio State

Oregon cornerback Erick Dargan, left, and linebacker Christian French take on a loaded Ohio State offense in Monday's national championship game.

Teams to Fight Frigid Air in Green Bay, New England NFL Playoffs

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) throws against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec.

Daily Fantasy Football: Best FanDuel, DraftKings 2015 Divisional Lineup Advice

Out of the eight quarterbacks standing, only Aaron Rodgers and Andrew Luck have scored more FanDuel points per game than Russell Wilson.

College football: Bowls attract more TVs, fewer fans

The new playoff era is drawing lots of college football fans to bowl game broadcasts. But it isn't necessarily bringing more fans into stadium seats.

UO Football Practice Report: Jan. 7

On the first rep, Sam Kamp stacked up a runner short of the end zone, and based on the last few games for the Ducks, that wasn't real surprising.

Kenny Sanchez promoted to head coach of Gorman football to replace brother

Bishop Gorman coach Kenny Sanchez celebrates after his defense stopped Servite late in the fourth quarter of their game Friday, Sept. 30, 2011.

Football fans: Get ready for the year's best

Here's the easiest pick of the four National Football League playoff games. The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks have been playing great.

South Alabama has signed home-and-home football series with Memphis according to report

South Alabama is also looking to replace games against UAB in its 2015 and 2016 schedules. ... UAB disbanded its football program in December.

Four-match ban for Juan Jesus

By Football Italia staff ... after being sent off at Parma for lashing out at Antonio Cassano, similarly with one of those games a result of a fourth booking.

Football: Match-fixing scrutiny for Asian Cup

Fears of match-fixing will lurk in the background at the Asian Cup as the stain of corruption proves hard to shift despite efforts to clean up football.

NFL Divisional Round fantasy football rankings:...

The Broncos have allowed more than 228 passing yards in a game just once in their past eight contests, but there's a reason Luck was the No.

Lawsuit vs. EA Sports can advance

... to create a realistic virtual simulation of football games involving current and former NFL teams," Circuit Judge Raymond Fisher wrote in the opinion.

Ohio State vs. Oregon: Playoff organizers, NCAA will reimburse athletes' families for travel

... coach has been an outspoken advocate for parents of his football players to receive reimbursement for travel to College Football Playoff games.

Alamodome changes could boost San Antonio's odds of scoring College Football Playoff ...

San Antonio is one of several cities that will throw its hand into the ring to host one of the big College Football Playoff championship games.

Retired Football Players Allowed to Advance in Lawsuit Over EA's 'Madden NFL'

On Tuesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to end a lawsuit over Madden NFL, the popular football game published by Electronic Arts.

College Football Playoff to Help Pay for Parents' Expenses to Title Game

The College Football Playoff may provide up to $3,000 in expenses for ... of each player who competes in the men's or women's basketball title games.

SI cover: College Football national championship game preview

The Oregon Ducks grace the cover of Sports Illustrated as Andy Staples predicts the outcome of the College Football Championship. by Scooby Axson.

ACC 2014 football wrap: Louisville (Despite QB injuries, Cardinals win nine games)

It's time to close the book on the ACC football season. ... and Louisville was in its games with Clemson and Florida State well into the fourth quarter.

Ely, 83, to operate clock in first College Football Playoff title game

Jim Ely has seen a lot of seconds tick away over the past 20 years or so as a clock operator for some of the biggest football games played in Texas.

Auburn football: Marshall's best passing games couldn't lift Auburn

The last play of Nick Marshall's college career did not showcase much of the talent Auburn fans came to expect during his 26 games with the Tigers.

Breaking down every commitment from high school All-America games

Breaking down every commitment from high school All-America games ... stage over the weekend in three nationally televised All-America games.

College Football Playoff Fast Facts

4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff's first championship game, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. January 1, 2015 - The No.

Oregon vs. Ohio State: TV Info and Odds for College Football Championship 2015

Of course, Elliott is no stranger to pressure or big games. He torched a strong Michigan State defense for 154 yards and two scores in a 49-37 win.

Five way-too-early Texas Tech football predictions for the 2015 season

Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury claps during an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014.

83-year-old ready to operate clock at college football championship after kidney transplant

12 when the College Football Playoff championship is held at AT&T Stadium in ... came in college when he refereed junior high school football games.

Pete Morelli: Penalty not warranted

With 8:25 left in the game, Cowboys rookie linebacker Anthony Hitchens was ... Face guarding is a penalty in college football, but not at the pro level.

10 pictures of Chris Christie at Dallas Cowboys games (PHOTOS)

Chris Christie's football heart bleeds Dallas Cowboys' silver and blue, instead of the ... Check out some photos of Christie attending Cowboys games.

Families Of OSU Football Players Seek Extra Assistance To Attend National Championship Game

Do you think the families of the OSU football players should get extra ... have had to open their wallets wide, to attend their sons' playoff games.

Cowboys, Colts win NFL wild-card games

... (9) to cause a fumble during the second half of an NFL wildcard playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. ... I've played enough games to understand that.

College Football Playoff semifinals outdraw NFL Wild Card games

SEC commissioner Mike Slive declared the College Football Playoff a ... Saturday's Cardinals-Falcons and Steelers-Ravens NFL Wild Card games.

Morgan Schneiderlin draws Southampton level but Ipswich hold on

McCarthy had his tongue firmly lodged in his cheek when he joked about telling his players off for adding another game to their heavy schedule.

Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys: time, TV schedule, how to watch Sunday's NFC wild card game ...

... prevent Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) from scoring a touchdown during an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013.

Lions can change narrative with playoff win in Dallas

It's impossible to be a football fan in Detroit without hearing it: 'The Lions aren't ... each of the recent Lions generations: An inability to win big games.

Spanish football live

Spanish football live. Follow live updates from today's games, including Valencia v Real Madrid and Real Sociedad v Barcelona. 7 posts. Livefyre.

Lucky bounces could play part in title game

Frost knows there were a few balls that went the Ducks' way to get Oregon to the College Football Playoff, and then to the national title game.

Mark Story: Football resolutions for 2015: Stoops needs a bowl game, Petrino a starting QB and ...

Here in Kentucky, now that Western Kentucky and Louisville have their bowl appearances in the books, it is already next year for college football fans.

San Diego State Football: Inability to close out games was the Aztecs' undoing this season

SDSU had several chances this season to pad its record with quality wins, but it was unable to do so because it couldn't finish games strongly.

Jamie Walker earns draw for leaders Hearts in derby battle with Hibernian

Hearts have not lost in the league after 19 games but their impressive record looked in danger when Hibs took the lead through Jason Cummings.

NFL Playoff Schedule 2015: Game Times, TV Schedule, Online Streaming, Channel, Odds, and More

We break down game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming info and more for wild card ... the Ravens and Steelers are one of the better rivalries in football, and the ... On Sunday, I expect a wild game between the Lions and Cowboys.

Fantasy Football: Daily League Guide to Wild Card Sunday

Bleacher Report breaks down Sunday's games in depth for daily players, scouring the news, ... It is why we watch, and why we play fantasy football.

24 hours later: Five takes from CFB Playoff game

So as I look back at the game, here are five things I take away from it. ... to spend four figures once, let alone twice in a month's time for football games.

Cardale Jones, in 2nd career start, leads Ohio State in upset of Alabama

Ohio State will face Oregon in the championship game. ... 12 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T in Arlington, Texas.

Oakland football trio eager for all-star games

Jones, a two-time Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Lineman of the Year, is one of three Patriots who will play in an all-star football game this weekend.

SEC's claim as nation's top conference takes a hit during 2014-15 bowl season

... Herring (45) sacks Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall during the second quarter of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan.

Photo gallery: New Year's Day bowl games action

Photo gallery: New Year's Day bowl games action ... a run during the second quarter of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan.

Rose Bowl 2015 Live Stream Free: Watch Florida State Seminoles vs Oregon Ducks Online (ESPN ...

The Rose Bowl 2015 game will take place on Thursday January 1, 2015, ... awarded the number 3 seed by the College Football Playoff committee.

How to watch the 2015 Outback Bowl: Auburn vs. Wisconsin game time, TV schedule, live online ...

The Badgers play a physical brand of football that focuses on tough defense and a slow-paced ground game that eats up clock and shortens games.