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For the fifth time in the seven-year era of the College Football Playoff, Alabama will compete for the national championship. The undefeated Crimson Tide, the CFP’s No. 1 seed, made relatively easy work of No. 4 seed Notre Dame in the Arlington, Texas, edition of the Rose Bowl. Alabama stormed out to a quick 14-0 lead on its first two drives and never looked back in a 31-14 victory. Like most Alabama victories this season, Friday night’s game featured a heavy dose of DeVonta Smith. The… Source link

Let’s assume for the sake of this evening that No. 1 Alabama, No. 3. Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State have secured spots in the College Football Playoff. Alabama remains the team with the best résumé in the country, with its SEC championship game pending. Both Clemson and Ohio State secured their league titles on Saturday, with varying degrees of difficulty. What remains is the battle for the No. 4 spot, as the gap between being ranked No. 4 and No. 5 is shaping up as a canyon of prestige,… Source link

The Clemson and Notre Dame sequel wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the original. The No. 3 Tigers (10-1) locked in a spot in the College Football Playoff with a dominating 34-10 win over the No. 2 Fighting Irish in the ACC championship game. Star Clemson QB and presumptive No. 1 2021 NFL draft pick Trevor Lawrence accounted for three touchdowns as the Tigers’ defense clamped down on a Notre Dame offense that gave it fits in November. Notre Dame (10-1) beat Clemson 47-40 in double-overtime in… Source link

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea has been identified as the top target for the Vanderbilt coaching job and is expected to be named the school’s next coach, according to multiple sources. The move marks a homecoming for Lea, who is from the Nashville area, played at Vanderbilt and has both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the school. Lea, 38, has emerged as one of the country’s top assistant coaches, as he’s on the cusp of helping the Fighting Irish to their second College… Source link

Vince Lombardi was hard on everyone. But he loved Paul Hornung. Spend enough time listening to the old Green Bay Packers from the 1960s and they will share that if Lombardi had a favorite, it was his halfback from Notre Dame. Lombardi called Hornung “the best all-around back ever to play football.” Hornung died at age 84 after a battle with dementia. The Louisville Sports Commission announced Hornung’s death. Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) plunged over the line for a touchdown… Source link

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No. 4 Notre Dame’s double-overtime victory over No. 1 Clemson will be remembered as a game of historical consequence that may have few consequences. It was steeped in history, but could be recast in just a few months. It had the requisite historical touchstones, officiating controversies (and delays) and a scintillating performance by a star — freshman quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei — that we’ll be gazing at for many more autumns. Make no mistake, Notre Dame outlasting Clemson, 47-40, in… Source link

Despite not playing in the highly anticipated battle between No. 1 Clemson (7-0) and No. 4 Notre Dame (6-0), star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on the sidelines for Saturday night’s game in South Bend, Indiana while recovering from COVID-19. The potential number one pick in the NFL Draft could end up playing in MetLife Stadium if the Jets (0-8) or the Giants (1-7) end up with the top pick. Though, it looks like some Clemson fans are also Jets fans. “As Trevor Lawrence walks into Notre Dame… Source link