Football finals preview and prediction: Whittier Christian hoping to win fifth CIF-SS title

Matchup: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington Date: Monday, Jan. 8 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Location: NRG Stadium (Houston) Odds Summary Moneyline: Washington+164, Michigan -200 Spread: Washington+4.5 (-105), Michigan -4.5 (-115) Total: Over/Under 56.5 (-110/-110) Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. Subject to change. The 2023-24 college football season…

In a familiar theme so far this season, the Huskies once again are underdogs in a highly-anticipated matchup. SEATTLE - In two matchups with the University of Oregon this season as well as in the Sugar Bowl against the University of Texas, the Washington Huskies were the underdog despite being the higher-ranked team. The Huskies, the No. 2 seed in…

Odds as of January 1st, 2024 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Claim the DraftKings new user promo to make an early Michigan vs Washington prediction. In their third straight CFP Semifinal appearance, the Wolverines finally got their first CFP victory. The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide by a 27-20 score in the Rose Bowl,…

It's time for the main event of the college football season as the underdog Washington Huskies face the Michigan Wolverines in the National Championship Game. Michael Penix Jr. & Co. continue to turn heads and prove doubters wrong. Can they do it again? We are coming to the end of another storybook season of college football. And like in any…

Happy New Year, everyone! Our big day has arrived, but there are a few appetizers for you before the 4pm CT kickoff. ReliaQuest Bowl: LSU vs. Wisconsin 11:00 am ESPN2 Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee 12:00 pm ABC Fiesta Bowl: Liberty vs. Oregon 12:00 pm ESPN Use this as your open thread for those games. OK, enough of that. On to the Rose Bowl.…

Jim Harbaugh At Rose Bowl Media Day Alabama, Catapult Rumors, 'Five-star Jesus' Michigan Football The latest odds are out between Alabama and Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Rose Bowl, per Draft Kings. The Wolverines are a 1.5-point favorite, so this game is practically a pick'em Monday evening. The total is set at 45…

Biggest X-Factors for the College Football Playoffs With the College Football Playoff almost upon us, FanDuel has released the odds for every potential national championship matchup. Alabama, Michigan, Texas and Washington will compete in the semifinals on New Year's Day and only two will emerge victorious with an opportunity to hoist the national…

The beginning of each college football season marks the starting point of a journey to reach the pinnacle of the sport. This year, 133 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision programs competed to finish an arduous season with a national championship by winning the four-team College Football Playoff. It's a relatively new twist, with a selection…

The Michigan Wolverines have had no trouble reaching the College Football Playoff in the last three years. The three-time reigning Big Ten champion experienced difficulties once it reached the playoff, as it suffered losses to the Georgia Bulldogs and TCU Horned Frogs. Michigan comes into its third CFB Playoff berth as the No. 1 seed for the first…

The College Football Playoff teams are set, the bowl game matchups are decided and the action has officially entered the home stretch entering bowl season. No. 1 Michigan will face No. 4 Alabama in the first College Football Playoff semifinal in the Rose Bowl, where the Wolverines are a -1.5 favorite over the Crimson Tide. Then it's on to the Sugar…

It's been a turbulent season for the Michigan Wolverines. But now they're headed for the national college football championship playoff. The College Football Playoff selection committee picked Michigan as the number one seed in the four-team playoff. The other three schools in the playoff are the University of Washington, the University of Texas…

The Rose Bowl is one of the most prestigious games in college football history. But since the College Football Playoff era began with the 2014 season, the stakes for the event have been highest when Pasadena, Calif., gets its turn to host a CFP semifinal. That will be the case this season, as two Playoff teams will face off in the Rose Bowl on Jan.…

If Vegas oddsmakers are correct - and there's a reason those casinos are huge and luxurious - then football fans are in for a treat this weekend. The NFL's conference championship weekend is here: The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC title while the Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC. Both…

Redshirt senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson rushes down the field in a game against USC in 2021. Thompson-Robinson and No. 16 UCLA football will face off against No. 7 USC on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo) No. 7 USC Saturday, 5 p.m. Rose Bowl FOX The Victory Bell won't be the only thing on the line Saturday. With bragging rights, a…

The Utah Utes come into the Rose Bowl as Pac-12 champions for the second straight season. Utah is hoping it avoids the same kind of wide-open Rose Bowl it faced last January, though. The Penn State Nittany Lions pose a new challenge out of the Big Ten and have motivation of their own to win on one of the sport's biggest stages. Penn State is making…

Taking a look at Saturday's matchups in the CIF State Southern California Regional championship bowl games. DIVISION 5-A Shafter (10-4) at Walnut (11-3), 6 p.m.: The Mustangs have won six straight and have not allowed more than 14 points to any opponent during that span, which included their 27-14 win over Bellflower in last week's CIF Southern…

There's no holding back any longer, Serra football coach Patrick Walsh said Sunday. Not after his team earned its eighth Central Coast Section title by beating Mitty 41-14 on Friday to extend its winning streak to 13. Not heading into a test against national power St. John Bosco-Bellflower in the Dec. 10 state Open Division championship game at…

With Thanksgiving weekend comes Rivalry Week in college football, and this year's slate promises to have a huge impact on the College Football Playoff race and the looming bowl schedule. The big game features second-ranked Ohio State and third-ranked Michigan in their annual grudge match. This one is likely to eliminate one Big Ten team from…

Whittier Christian was one of the first teams to arrive at Monday's championship luncheon at the Rose Bowl, and you could tell their group was soaking up the atmosphere. After finishing third in the Cottonwood League and earning their first playoff spot since 2012, the Heralds have gone on an improbable run in the postseason. They knocked off top…

TCR Staff Predictions are back for the 2022 college football season! The first installment is predicting the 2023 College Football Playoff. Here's what six of our writers think: Ohio State has a total redemption season after a "disappointing" 2021 campaign where they still won the Rose Bowl. CJ Stroud wins the Heisman in a 14-1 season where they…

It may not be a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup this year, but the Rose Bowl is always a prestigious game. Nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All," it is the oldest college football bowl game. It was first played in 1902 and has been played annually since 1916. The game takes place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and is usually…

New Year's Day still belongs to the Rose Bowl with a stellar matchup featuring the Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal taking on one of 2015's biggest surprises, the Iowa Hawkeyes, in Pasadena, California. Despite losing just one game all year, a three-point loss against third-ranked Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship Game, Iowa is still…

The last two Heisman Trophy winners will try to lead their respective teams to a berth in the national championship game when quarterback Marcus Mariota and the Oregon Ducks square off against fellow signal-caller Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Mariota won the Heisman this year after leading the…

After another Pac-12 championship, Utah is back in the Rose Bowl for a second straight year and looking to avenge last year's Rose Bowl loss to claim its first ever Rose Bowl title. To do so, it will have to beat a 10-win Penn State team which only lost to Michigan and Ohio State. Utah is favored by less than a field goal. There are a handful of…

Georgia and Ohio State meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal Saturday night at 8 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the Peach Bowl. Here are five things to know about the matchup: Georgia seemed secure with a playoff spot in November with the way it was handling opponents en route to an unbeaten regular season. Ohio State was living on the edge…