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2026

• Indiana beats Miami for its first national title, and its coach says the school won itJan 19, 2026On January 19, 2026, Indiana beat Miami 27-21 for its first national championship in college football.

2025

• The NCAA ends the spring transfer window in college footballSep 17, 2025On September 17, the NCAA Administrative Committee adopted a proposal to eliminate the spring transfer portal window.Topics:The transfer portalOrganizations:NCAA

2024

• Notre Dame beats Indiana in the first game of the 12-team playoffDec 20, 2024Notre Dame beat Indiana 27-17 on December 20, 2024, in the first College Football Playoff game with the expanded field.Topics:Playoff expansionOrganizations:College Football Playoff
• A federal judge grants Diego Pavia a preliminary injunction, and the NCAA appealsDec 18, 2024On December 18, 2024, a federal judge granted Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia a preliminary injunction, granting him an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA appealed on December 23.Topics:Court rulings on college athletics Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA
• North Carolina hires Bill BelichickDec 11, 2024On December 11, 2024, the University of North Carolina hired Bill Belichick as its football head coach. North Carolina officials said the two sides had agreed to a five-year deal.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• House v. NCAA: from an agreed settlement to a judge’s approval over objectionsMay 23, 2024The NCAA and the five autonomy conferences agreed to settlement terms on May 23, 2024. On June 6, 2025, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California approved it over objections to the cap on what athletes can be paid.Topics:Court rulings on college athletics Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA
• A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s NIL recruiting rules in a suit by Tennessee and VirginiaFeb 23, 2024On February 23, 2024, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules on name, image and likeness compensation in recruiting, in a suit brought by Tennessee and Virginia.Topics:Court rulings on college athletics Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA
• Jim Harbaugh leaves Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers after winning the national titleJan 24, 2024On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh accepted the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving Michigan.Topics:Coaching changes, in orderOrganizations:NCAA
• Saban retires; Alabama hires DeBoerJan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, Nick Saban announced his retirement as Alabama’s head football coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Michigan beats Washington for the national title, and its coach calls it a glorious feelingJan 8, 2024On January 8, 2024, Michigan beat Washington 34-13 in the College Football Playoff national championship game.Organizations:College Football Playoff NCAA Pac-12 Conference

2023

• Florida State sues the ACC over its agreement to stay in the leagueDec 22, 2023On December 22, 2023, Florida State sued the Atlantic Coast Conference, challenging an agreement that binds the school to the league.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Atlantic Coast Conference
• Alabama beats Auburn on a touchdown pass on fourth-and-31Nov 25, 2023Alabama beat Auburn 27-24 on November 25, 2023, on a touchdown pass with 32 seconds left on fourth-and-31.Topics:The Iron Bowl Rivalry moments
• A judge puts Oregon State and Washington State in control of the Pac-12 boardNov 14, 2023On November 14, 2023, a Whitman County Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction to Oregon State and Washington State in their case against the departing Pac-12 schools.Topics:Court rulings on college athleticsOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Texas A&M fires head coach Jimbo Fisher a day after beating Mississippi StateNov 12, 2023On November 12, 2023, Texas A&M fired head football coach Jimbo Fisher, a day after the Aggies beat Mississippi State. Assistant coach Elijah Robinson was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Utah 34, USC 32Oct 21, 2023Utah beat USC 34-32 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 21, 2023, when Cole Becker made a 38-yard field goal as time expired.Organizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Washington beats Oregon on a late touchdown pass, and Oregon’s coach says the loss was on himOct 14, 2023Washington beat Oregon 36-33 at Husky Stadium in Seattle on October 14, 2023, when Michael Penix Jr. threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze with 1:38 remaining and Oregon’s field goal try on the final play missed.Topics:Rivalry moments
• Oklahoma 34, Texas 30Oct 7, 2023On October 7, 2023, Oklahoma beat Texas in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl on a 75-yard touchdown drive that put it ahead with 15 seconds left.Topics:The Red River rivalry Rivalry momentsOrganizations:Big 12 Conference
• Stanford, Cal and SMU join the ACC over objections from inside the leagueSep 1, 2023The ACC Board of Directors voted to admit Cal, SMU and Stanford on September 1, 2023, over public objections from inside the league.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Atlantic Coast Conference Pac-12 Conference
• Arizona, Arizona State and Utah leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12Aug 4, 2023On August 4, 2023, the Big 12 added Arizona, Arizona State and Utah, hours after Oregon and Washington left the Pac-12 for the Big Ten.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Big 12 Conference Pac-12 Conference
• Oregon and Washington go to the Big Ten, and the Pac-12 answers the same dayAug 4, 2023The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors voted to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington to the Big Ten on August 4, 2023, effective August 2, 2024. The Pac-12 called the news incredibly disappointing the same day.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Colorado returns to the Big 12Jul 27, 2023Six days after the Pac-12 commissioner said, “Our schools are committed to each other and to the Pac-12,” the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted unanimously to leave the Pac-12 and rejoin the Big 12.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Big 12 Conference Pac-12 Conference

2022

• Colorado hires Deion SandersDec 3, 2022On December 3, 2022, the University of Colorado Boulder named Deion Sanders head coach of its football program. Sanders’s Jackson State team was 12-0 that season when the hire was announced.Topics:Coaching changes, in orderOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• LSU beats Alabama in overtime after its first-year coach goes for twoNov 5, 2022On November 5, 2022, LSU beat Alabama 32-31 in overtime, after LSU’s coach called for a two-point play.Topics:Rivalry moments
• Tennessee beats Alabama on a field goal as time expiresOct 15, 2022Tennessee beat Alabama 52-49 on October 15, 2022, when Chase McGrath made a field goal as time expired.Topics:Rivalry moments
• The College Football Playoff board votes unanimously to expand the field to 12 teamsSep 2, 2022On September 2, 2022, the College Football Playoff Board of Managers voted unanimously to expand the playoff from four teams to 12, with the new format to begin no later than the 2026 football season.Topics:Playoff expansionOrganizations:College Football Playoff Pac-12 Conference
• USC and UCLA leave the Pac-12 for the Big TenJun 30, 2022On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Georgia beats Alabama for the national title, and its coach says he told the team they had burned the boatsJan 10, 2022On January 10, 2022, Georgia beat Alabama for its first national title since 1980.Organizations:College Football Playoff

2021

• Oregon hires Georgia’s Dan Lanning to replace Mario CristobalDec 11, 2021On December 11, 2021, Oregon announced Dan Lanning as its head football coach, after Mario Cristobal had left for Miami.Topics:Coaching changes, in orderOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Oregon’s Mario Cristobal takes the Miami job on the day Miami fires Manny DiazDec 6, 2021On December 6, 2021, Oregon’s head coach Mario Cristobal accepted an offer to coach Miami, the day Manny Diaz was fired.Topics:Coaching changes, in orderOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• Brian Kelly leaves Notre Dame for LSUNov 30, 2021On November 30, 2021, LSU confirmed it had agreed to make Brian Kelly its new head football coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Lincoln Riley leaves Oklahoma for USCNov 28, 2021On November 28, 2021, USC hired Lincoln Riley, who was Oklahoma’s head football coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in orderOrganizations:Big 12 Conference
• Michigan 42, Ohio State 27: Harbaugh’s first win against the BuckeyesNov 27, 2021Michigan beat Ohio State 42-27 on November 27, 2021, its first win over Ohio State since 2011.Topics:Rivalry moments
• Alabama beats Auburn in four overtimes, the first overtime game in Iron Bowl historyNov 27, 2021Alabama beat Auburn 24-22 in four overtimes on November 27, 2021.Topics:The Iron Bowl Rivalry moments
• Texas A&M beats Alabama on a field goal as time expiresOct 9, 2021Texas A&M beat Alabama 41-38 on October 9, 2021, when Seth Small made a field goal as time expired.Topics:Upsets
• Oklahoma 55, Texas 48: Brooks runs 33 yards with 3 seconds leftOct 9, 2021On October 9, 2021, Oklahoma beat Texas 55-48 in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl, when Kennedy Brooks ran 33 yards for the winning touchdown with 3 seconds remaining. Caleb Williams had replaced Spencer Rattler at quarterback.Topics:The Red River rivalry Rivalry momentsOrganizations:Big 12 Conference
• The Big 12 adds BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCFSep 10, 2021BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF were invited to join the league on September 10, 2021. The Big 12 presidents voted unanimously to extend the invitations.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Big 12 Conference
• From a Big 12 notice to an SEC vote: Texas and Oklahoma’s weekJul 29, 2021Texas and Oklahoma announced that they would not renew their Big 12 grant of media rights. Days later, on July 29, 2021, the SEC presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to invite both, with membership set to begin July 1, 2025 under the plan announced that day.Topics:Conference realignmentOrganizations:Big 12 Conference
• The NCAA lets athletes earn from their name, image and likeness, on an interim basisJun 30, 2021On June 30, 2021, the NCAA’s governance bodies in all three divisions adopted an interim policy on name, image and likeness. It took effect July 1.Topics:Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA
• The Supreme Court rules against the NCAA in NCAA v. AlstonJun 21, 2021The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of the athletes in NCAA v. Alston on June 21, 2021.Topics:Court rulings on college athletics Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA
• A four-member working group proposes a 12-team College Football PlayoffJun 10, 2021On June 10, 2021, a four-member working group of commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director presented to the FBS commissioners a plan to expand the playoff from four teams to 12.Topics:Playoff expansionOrganizations:College Football Playoff
• The NCAA lets Division I athletes in every sport transfer once and play right awayApr 28, 2021On April 28, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors ratified a rule that lets Division I athletes in all sports transfer once without sitting a season, starting with the 2021-22 academic year. The Division I Council had announced the plan on April 15, 2021.Topics:The transfer portalOrganizations:NCAA

2020

• Clemson beats Notre Dame for the ACC title a month after losing to itDec 19, 2020On December 19, 2020, Clemson beat Notre Dame 34-10 for the ACC championship, a month after Notre Dame had beaten it in double overtime.Organizations:Atlantic Coast Conference
• The Big Ten drops its six-game minimum, and Ohio State plays for the titleDec 9, 2020On December 9, 2020, the Big Ten voted to drop its requirement that football teams play six games to reach its championship game. Its statement said Ohio State would have advanced to the championship game on its record.Topics:The 2020 season in the pandemic
• South Carolina fires Will Muschamp and names Mike Bobo interim coachNov 15, 2020On November 15, 2020, South Carolina fired head coach Will Muschamp, with its athletic director saying the school had decided to make a change with the head football coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Notre Dame beats Clemson in overtime, in a season played around the pandemicNov 7, 2020On November 7, 2020, Notre Dame beat Clemson 47-40 in an overtime game in South Bend.Topics:The 2020 season in the pandemicOrganizations:Atlantic Coast Conference
• Oklahoma beats Texas in four overtimes after Texas ties it lateOct 10, 2020On October 10, 2020, Oklahoma beat Texas 53-45 in four overtimes at the Cotton Bowl, after a late Texas rally in regulation.Topics:The Red River rivalry
• The NCAA gives every fall-sport athlete an extra year of eligibilityAug 21, 2020On August 21, 2020, the NCAA Board of Governors approved a measure that will grant an extra year of eligibility to all fall sports athletes.Topics:The 2020 season in the pandemicOrganizations:NCAA
• LSU beats Clemson for the national title, and its coach says the team is so grateful for Joe BurrowJan 13, 2020On January 13, 2020, LSU beat Clemson 42-25 to cap an undefeated season.

2019

• Auburn beats Alabama in the Iron Bowl and ends Alabama’s playoff hopesNov 30, 2019On November 30, 2019, Auburn beat Alabama 48-45 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, when another Alabama field goal try failed late.Topics:The Iron Bowl Rivalry moments Upsets
• South Carolina upsets Georgia in double overtime, and Georgia’s coach says his team did not play physicalOct 12, 2019On October 12, 2019, South Carolina beat Georgia 20-17 in double overtime in Athens.Topics:Upsets
• Clemson beats Alabama for the national title, and its coach says there was no doubtJan 7, 2019On January 7, 2019, Clemson beat Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff national championship game.Organizations:College Football Playoff

2018

• Texas beats Oklahoma on a field goal with nine seconds leftOct 6, 2018Texas beat Oklahoma 48-45 on October 6, 2018, on a field goal with nine seconds left, after Oklahoma had tied it at 45-45.Topics:The Red River rivalry
• The NCAA ends the permission rule for transfersJun 13, 2018On June 13, 2018, the NCAA Division I Council approved a rule under which college athletes no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer. The new rule took effect October 15, 2018, and Louisville’s athletics compliance office announced that the portal would go into effect at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 15.Topics:The transfer portalOrganizations:NCAA
• Alabama beats Georgia in overtime for the national title, and its coach says he thought the team had to throw the ballJan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 in overtime for the College Football Playoff national championship.Organizations:College Football Playoff
• Georgia beats Oklahoma in double overtime in the Rose Bowl, and Oklahoma’s coach says no one play lost itJan 1, 2018On January 1, 2018, Georgia beat Oklahoma 54-48 in the Rose Bowl in double overtime, after a blocked field goal opened the door for the winning score.

2017

• Auburn beats top-ranked Alabama in the Iron Bowl and wins the SEC WestNov 25, 2017On November 25, 2017, Auburn beat Alabama 26-14.Topics:The Iron Bowl Rivalry moments
• UCLA comes back from 34 points down to beat Texas A&MSep 3, 2017UCLA beat Texas A&M 45-44 on September 3, 2017, after trailing by 34 points.Topics:Comebacks

2016

• Texas fires Charlie Strong and hires Houston’s Tom Herman the same dayNov 26, 2016On November 26, 2016, Texas hired Tom Herman away from Houston, replacing Charlie Strong, who was fired earlier the same day.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• LSU names Ed Orgeron its head coach, and he says he will build a championship program fastNov 26, 2016On November 26, 2016, LSU named Ed Orgeron its head football coach, after he led the Tigers to a 5-2 mark as interim coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Pitt beats Clemson on a field goal with six seconds leftNov 12, 2016Pitt beat Clemson 43-42 on November 12, 2016, on a 48-yard field goal with six seconds left.Topics:UpsetsOrganizations:Atlantic Coast Conference
• Alabama beats Clemson for the national title, and its coach explains the onside kickJan 11, 2016On January 11, 2016, Alabama beat Clemson for its 16th football national championship, Alabama’s fourth in seven years.
• TCU comes back from 31-0 down to beat Oregon in the Alamo BowlJan 2, 2016TCU beat Oregon 47-41 in three overtimes on January 2, 2016, after trailing at halftime.Topics:Comebacks

2015

• Georgia hires Alabama’s Kirby Smart, and Nick Saban calls him as good an assistant as he has hadDec 6, 2015On December 6, 2015, Georgia announced Kirby Smart, Alabama’s defensive coordinator, as its next head football coach.Topics:Coaching changes, in order
• Stanford beats Notre Dame on a field goal as time expires, and its coach says the game came down to making a playNov 28, 2015Stanford beat Notre Dame 38-36 at Stanford Stadium on November 28, 2015, on a 45-yard field goal as time expired.
• Texas beats Oklahoma in the Red River rivalry gameOct 10, 2015On October 10, 2015, Texas beat Oklahoma 24-17 in the Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl.Topics:The Red River rivalry
• Ohio State beats Oregon for the first Playoff title, and its injured quarterback says to feed ZekeJan 12, 2015On January 12, 2015, Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 for the first national title of the College Football Playoff era.Organizations:College Football Playoff
• Ohio State upsets Alabama in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar BowlJan 1, 2015On January 1, 2015, Ohio State beat Alabama 42-35 in the second College Football Playoff semifinal, the Sugar Bowl, a result the Associated Press called an upset.Topics:UpsetsOrganizations:College Football Playoff

2014

• A federal judge finds the NCAA’s limits on athlete pay restrain trade, and the NCAA says it will appealAug 8, 2014On August 8, 2014, Judge Wilken ruled that the NCAA’s rules unreasonably restrain trade. The NCAA said in the days after that it would appeal.Topics:Court rulings on college athletics Name, image and likenessOrganizations:NCAA

2013

• Kick Six: Auburn 34, Alabama 28Nov 30, 2013Auburn beat Alabama 34-28 on November 30, 2013, when Chris Davis took a missed field goal back with no time remaining.Topics:The Iron Bowl Rivalry moments

• The Pac-12 postpones football for the year, then reverses and decides to playOn August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 CEO group voted to postpone all sports, including football and basketball. On September 24, it announced that it would play football after all.Topics:The 2020 season in the pandemicOrganizations:Pac-12 Conference
• The NCAA bans satellite camps, then lifts the ban later that monthOn April 8, 2016, the NCAA Division I Council banned football coaches from holding camps or clinics on other campuses. On April 28, the NCAA Board of Directors rescinded that rule.Organizations:NCAA
• Stanford rallies from 29 points down to beat Colorado in double overtimeStanford beat Colorado 46-43 in double overtime on October 13, 2023, after trailing by 29 points at halftime.Topics:Comebacks
• The Big Ten postpones its fall football season, then votes to play it after allOn August 11, 2020, the Big Ten and the Pac-12 said they would not play football that fall because of concerns about COVID-19. On September 16, the conference’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to resume the 2020 football season, starting the weekend of October 23-24.Topics:The 2020 season in the pandemic

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