Will Howard’s celebration was unexpectedly delayed after Ohio State’s 41-21 victory over the previously unbeaten Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes quarterback couldn’t get on the stage to join his teammates for the postgame festivities after being stopped by a security guard, as seen in a video that surfaced on … Read more
Kirk Herbstreit had time. The ESPN “College GameDay” analyst sent a warning about “false narratives” after someone trolled him on social media for congratulating Michigan for defeating Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday. Herbstreit was quickly accused by said X user of wanting the Crimson Tide to have been selected for the 12-team College … Read more
As the wise Troy Bolton once sang in “High School Musical” — and Nick Saban echoed on Friday — getcha head in the game! The former Crimson Tide football head coach appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Friday and chastised Ohio State fans, whose Buckeyes are three wins away from a national championship but are … Read more
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe heard what ESPN colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler had to say about the Worldwide Leader over the weekend. During Monday’s installment of “First Take,” Smith and Sharpe addressed comments made Saturday by Herbstreit and Fowler when the pair called Ohio State’s first-round 42-17 win over Tennessee in the … Read more
Put it in the Burn Book. ESPN college football analyst and former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy wants the Longhorns to stop trying to make their Arch Manning experiment work ahead of Saturday’s first-round College Football Playoff game against 12th-seeded Clemson. During an appearance on Friday’s installment of “Get Up,” McElroy used a reference from the movie “Mean … Read more
For Hanna Cavinder, “nothing beats” quality time with boyfriend Carson Beck. In a post shared Tuesday on the Cavinder Twins’ Instagram page, the college hoops star and social media sensation was seen cozying up to her Georgia quarterback beau in an outdoor snap. Captioned, “Nothing beats it, nothing buys it,” the post features Hanna, 23, … Read more
Ava Hunt’s freshman year at SMU is shaping up to be a memorable one. Moments after the 11-2 Mustangs were announced as the final addition to the expanded College Football Playoff bracket as the No. 11 seed, the daughter of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt celebrated the historic inclusion on social media. Hunt, a member of … Read more
It’s been a football-filled 48 hours for Stephanie Niles. One day after boyfriend Jake Browning helped close out the Bengals’ regular season with a 31-14 win over the Browns in Cincinnati, Niles — whose game-day ensemble went viral Sunday — cheered on her beloved Washington Huskies in their CFP national championship loss to the Michigan … Read more
One suite at NRG Stadium in Houston had plenty of hot takes and high-fives. The CFP national championship game that saw Michigan beat Washington 34-13 on Monday brought out plenty of star power with the likes of Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter sharing a luxury box with rapper Travis Scott and ESPN’s … Read more
Matthew McConaughey must be exhausted after watching his beloved Texas Longhorns fall to the Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff on Monday. The Academy Award winner, who’s a diehard Longhorns fan, was prominently featured on ESPN’s multiple broadcasts as he took in the action from the sidelines in New Orleans, where Texas made its … Read more
They were having a ball. Elon Musk and his rarely seen son were spotted enjoying the 124th Army Navy Game Saturday amid the billionaire’s custody battle with the boy’s mother, singer Grimes. Three-year-old X Æ A-Xii sat atop his dad’s shoulders as the pair watched the Army Black Knights close out the final game of … Read more
Negotiations for the College Football Playoff’s media rights negotiations have started, and pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand break down the media companies that will be involved and the likely winners once the CFP expands to add at least four more games. Andrew Marchand (l), Austin Karp (b) and John Ourand (r).NY Post The … Read more
Frank the Tank has arrived. Will Ferrell crashed a University of Southern California frat party to guest DJ while visiting his son at school. The actor, 56, got behind the DJ booth (much like his “Old School” character Frank the Tank) and clapped his hands to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” at a Sigma Alpha … Read more
Media implications from the Pac-12’s demise make up the biggest topic in this week’s Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast, with hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand talking about Pac-12 missteps over the past 12 months, why some university presidents did not like the Apple deal and the changing media marketplace when it comes to… … Read more
Brock Bowers’ biggest supporter had a front-row seat to Georgia’s unforgettable night. As the tight end’s Georgia Bulldogs bulldozed the TCU Horned Frogs on Monday night, 65-7, to win their second straight national championship, Bowers’ girlfriend, Cameron Rose Newell, supported the SEC powerhouse on social media. “Go dawgs,” Newell posted in an Instagram Story from … Read more
The moment Catherine Gurd captivated the internet’s attention at the Peach Bowl happened to come at a really distressing time for the Ohio State fan. Appearing on “Inside Edition” this week, Gurd — a Xavier University athlete who went viral after attending Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Georgia — recounted what … Read more