Football is poetic. It is a story written as if the heartstrings had hands. UCLA's Troy Aikman, a man who found his rightful home in Westwood after an ill-fate ...

Jan. 2, 1989. Dallas, Texas. The Cotton Bowl. UCLA, led by legendary head coach Terry Donahue and Heisman finalist quarterback Troy Aikman finished the 1988 season with a heartbreaking loss to USC ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of the mysteries of Friday’s Cotton Bowl has been solved: We finally know why Ohio State quarterback Will Howard’s hand swelled like a balloon.The senior revealed ...

1970 Cotton Bowl: 21-17 loss to No. 1 Texas Notre Dame ... the Irish capped their 1988 season with a triumph over West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl. Notre Dame knocked out WVU quarterback Major ...

After Quinshon Judkins put the Buckeyes on top with a 1-yard run with 7:02 left, Jack Sawyer stripped Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers on fourth-and-goal from the Ohio State 8 and returned the fumble 83 ...

The College Football Playoff is down to its final game, as Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in Atlanta, Ga. with the national ...

Before Chris Zorich became a key part of Notre Dame's 1988 national championship team ... The Irish were then blown out by Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, 35-10, and finished the year 8-4.

In the 28-14 win at the Cotton Bowl on Friday night ... Only the eight-time champion Irish — who won their last in 1988 — Alabama (12) and Oklahoma (seven) have more AP titles than the ...

Notre Dame is searching for its 12th national championship, but first since 1988. Texas and Ohio State meet in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, on Friday. Notre Dame won its first CFP ...

The skid covers the 1995 Orange Bowl, 2006 Sugar Bowl, 2018 Cotton Bowl and 2020 Rose Bowl ... national titles in their third seasons: Holtz (1988), Dan Devine (1977), Ara Parseghian (1966 ...