NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman has College Football Playoff aspirations for the Illini, but he also doesn’t subscribe to the “CFP or bust” way of thinking, at least at this ...

Indiana is the setting for three all-time great sports movies — "Hoosiers," "Rudy," and "Breaking Away." And now comes another cinematic underdog story set in the state, except this one is unscripted.

Everybody wants to fix the College Football Playoff, but nobody seems to know how. There's a good reason for this. It's because the College Football Playoff isn't broken ... college football is. On ...

Art Hains watched intensely when Missouri State tried to get a stop against Liberty late in the fourth quarter. Months removed from retiring as the longtime "Voice of the Bears," Hains saw Liberty ...

Tulane and James Madison’s admission to the 12-team bracket—and subsequent elimination—were unfairly scrutinized while past playoff results were ignored. From the start, the College Football Playoff ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Fat snowflakes were landing softly in the parking lot of Bearno’s Pizza here on the night of Dec. 13, presaging a heavy accumulation that would blanket this southern Indiana town in ...

The Sugar Bowl is a New Year's Day staple, with a late-night showdown in New Orleans capping the traditional peak of bowl season. Sean Gardner / Getty Images Editor’s note: This article is part of our ...

It’s a bright and sunny October morning at the old Oakland Raiders practice facility in Alameda when Desmond Gumbs gets ready to talk with this reporter about the story of Lincoln University football.