College Football

Caelan Solomon ’32, Declan Solomon ’31, Grant Graves ’30, Beavan-Ike Amankwah ’30 | Feb 5, 2025

Conference Championships:

Big 12: 15 Arizona State confidently overcame a good 16 Iowa State, 45-19 winning the Big 12.
Big 10: 3 Penn State came close to the title, but a late interception sealed the win for 1 Oregon
SEC: Gunnar Stockton came in and led 5 Georgia to a 22-19 over 2 Texas
ACC: 8 SMU came close, but was defeated by 15 Clempson, 34-31
Mountain West: Ashton Jeanty led 10 Boise State to a 21-7 win over 20 UNLV
AAC: Bryson Daily had 4 rushing touchdowns in 24 Army’s 35-14 win over Tulane
Other news: Travis Hunter wins the Heisman trophy

Jeremiah Love’s 98 yard TD powered 7 Notre Dame to a win over Kurtis Rouke and 10 Indiana
Notre Dame will face 2 Georgia in the 2nd round
6 Penn State’s home crowd overwhelms 11 SMU and Penn State wins by 28
Penn State will face 3 Boise State in the 2nd round
5 Texas bounces back from loss to Georgia and beats 12 Clempson 38-24
Texas will play 4 Arizona State in the 2nd round
8 Ohio State uses hot start to crush 9 Tennessee, 42-17
Ohio State will play 1 Oregon in the 2nd round

Second Round Results:

Fiesta Bowl: 6 Penn State neutralizes Ashton Jeanty and beats 3 Boise State 31-14
Peach Bowl: 5 Texas just barely escaped with a win in overtime versus 4 Arizona State 39-31
Rose Bowl: 8 Ohio State blew out 1 Oregon after 34 straight points, leading to a 41-21
Sugar Bowl: 7 Notre Dame beat 2 Georgia after an unfortunate event in New Orleans postponed the game

Semifinals:

Orange Bowl: Drew Allar late INT set up Mitch Jeter’s game winning field goal for 7 Notre Dame. Nicholas Singleton ran for 3 touchdowns in the loss, and Jermiyah Love ran for 45 yards and a TD
Cotton Bowl: Jack Sawyer’s late scoop-and-score sealed a win for 8 Ohio State over 5 Texas. Quinshon Judkins ran for 45 yards and 2 TDs. Jayden Blue of Texas had 2 rec TDs.

National Championship:

Ohio State stops Notre Dame’s late run, winning the title 34-23
SCORING PLAYS/TURNOVERS:
1st Quarter
Riley Leonard 1-yard rush. (7-0 Notre Dame)
2nd Quarter
Jeremiah Smith 8-yard catch from Will Howard (7-7)
Quinshon Judkins 9-yard rush (14-7 Ohio State)
Quinshon Judkins 6-yard catch from Will Howard (21-7 Ohio State)
3rd Quarter
Quinshon Judkins 1-yard rush (28-7 Ohio State)
Jayden Fielding 46-yard Field Goal GOOD (31-7 Ohio State)
Jaden Greathouse 34-yard pass from Riley Leonard (2 point succeeds, 31-15 Ohio State)
4th Quarter
Emeka Egbuka FUMBLE recovered by Notre Dame
Mitch Jeter MISSED 27-yard FG for Notre Dame
Jaden Greathouse 30-yard catch from Riley Leonard (2 point succeeds, 31-23 Ohio State)
Jayden Fielding 33-yard Field Goal (34-23 Ohio State)