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Miami makes CFP title case after Cotton Bowl upset of Ohio State: 'This is our moment'

Everyone in AT&T Stadium knew what Miami was going to do. Leading No. 2 seed Ohio State 17-14 in the Cotton Bowl and taking over at their 30-yard line with 5:56 to play, the No. 10 seed Hurricanes had one mission: to run the ball down the Buckeyes’ throat, deliver the knockout blow and send the defending national champions packing from the CFP. (USA Today)

Top 25 college basketball stories of 2025: Florida wins title; Duke, Cooper Flagg fall in Final Four

2. Duke's epic season, and Cooper Flagg's brilliant freshman year, ends with Final Four collapse vs. Houston (April 6): The 2025 Final Four is an all-timer because of having four 1-seeds but also two incredible comebacks/collapses. For as big as Florida's title win was, Houston's escape job vs. Duke also ranks in the annals of all-time Final Four battles. (CBS Sports)

Clemson Football, Offensive Coordinator Garrett Riley Part Ways

Clemson and one of its top assistant coaches have parted ways. Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley is no longer a part of the coaching staff head coach Dabo Swinney announced late Monday. Riley has been the Tigers’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the last three years, where he has had ups and downs during his tenure in Tigertown. (The Clemson Insider)

Chuck Neinas, a key architect and adviser over decades of college sports, dies at 93

Chuck Neinas, the onetime Big Eight commissioner whose media savvy and dealmaking helped turn college football into a multibillion-dollar business, has died at 93. From 1980-97, Neinas was executive director of the College Football Association, an agency created by several big conferences that sought to wrest control of their TV rights from the NCAA. (Associated Press)

Miami's missed dynasty: The 2003 Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State that altered each program's history

The last time the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami Hurricanes met in college football's postseason it was for the national championship in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, ending in such a controversial Ohio State win that the ref who made the fateful pass interference call is still a household name in some circles. Miami was looking for a second consecutive championship. (CBS Sports)

2025 CFP quarterfinals preview: Keys to all four matchups

A rematch of one of the most contentious national title games of the 2000s (Miami-Ohio State). A rematch of a fun October track meet (Georgia-Ole Miss). A battle between new-ish money (Oregon) and new money (Texas Tech). A matchup between a proven, unbeaten powerhouse (Indiana) and a scrappy close-game-winning underdog (Alabama, somehow). (ESPN.com)

NCAA's Charlie Baker: Players with NBA contracts not eligible

NCAA president Charlie Baker on Tuesday clarified his organization's position on college eligibility for players with NBA experience. The official stance came in the wake of Baylor signing former NBA draft pick James Nnaji. "The NCAA has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an NBA contract." (ESPN)

UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Jalen Washington scores career-high 21 points with seven dunks

Former North Carolina center Jalen Washington came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points with seven dunks Monday as No. 11 Vanderbilt finished nonconference play unbeaten with a 96-53 home win over New Haven. Washington, who only played 23 minutes, scored 14 points of those points in the second half, going 9 of 11 from the floor. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UConn's Dan Hurley: 'College basketball needs a commissioner'

The head-turning news of the Baylor Bears adding 21-year-old big man James Nnaji, a 2023 NBA Draft pick, has reverberated around college athletics. It's not just that Baylor is bringing on someone who was drafted 30 months ago, it's also that he's eligible immediately and could make his college debut Saturday when Baylor faces TCU in its Big 12 opener. (CBS Sports)

Kyle Whittingham sees Michigan title quest as 'final challenge'

After Kyle Whittingham stepped down at Utah earlier this month, he left the door open to return to coaching. He had no idea that within a day, he would get a call about a head coaching vacancy at a school he had admired since he saw the University of Michigan Wolverines' famed winged helmets as a 7-year-old watching college football alone in his living room. (ESPN.com)

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