Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III noticed a certain demeanor from the San Francisco 49ers amid his stellar performance in the NFL playoffs’ divisional round. Walker rushed for a playoff-best and season-high 116 yards and three touchdowns against a 49ers team that had little to no answers for the running back during a 41-6 […]

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Fernando Mendoza delivered some late magic and No. 1 seed Indiana held on to beat No. 10 Miami, 27-21, in the College Football Playoff championship game to claim the first title in program history. The win completes a stunning turnaround orchestrated by second-year coach Curt Cignetti, who inherited what is historically one […]

Indiana football beat Miami 27-21 on Monday night to become the fourth Big Ten team overall and the third in a row to win the national championship during the College Football Playoff era, joining 2014 Ohio State, 2023 Michigan and 2024 Ohio State. The Big Ten’s run comes after the SEC dominated the first decade […]

After the Rose Bowl, it was a movie. But after the national championship, it became real. Moments after defeating Miami 27-21 in a thrilling national championship that came down to the wire, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti finally allowed himself to believe a Hoosiers football national championship is possible. Speaking to ESPN’s Molly McGrath on the […]

It was a busy week on the NCAA women’s hockey schedule.  Most of the women’s Beanpot championship took place in Boston, with the home of the Boston Bruins hosting the final two games on Tuesday. Boston College takes on Northeastern in the third-place game at 4:30 p.m. ET, while Harvard and Boston University will battle […]

Robert Saleh is back among the head coaching ranks of the NFL. The Tennessee Titans are hiring Saleh, the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator, to be their next head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity […]

If Indiana football can pull out the win in the College Football Playoff national championship game, it will be because of the aggression from Curt Cignetti to go for it on fourth down in the fourth quarter… twice. Following a timeout to mull over the decision with a three-point lead, Cignetti sent the offense back […]