#Jake Moody

Inches separated TCU from perfection. After coming up just short in the Big 12 championship game against Kansas State, the Horned Frogs and first-year coach Sonny Dykes will settle for the most unexpected College Football Playoff berth in the history of the postseason format. And now the really hard part begins: third-seeded TCU enters the Vrbo…

The son of one of the most prolific running backs in NFL history made quite a name for himself during college football's bowl season. Southern Mississippi sophomore Frank Gore Jr. rushed for 329 yards - the most in any bowl game ever - to lead the Golden Eagles to a 38-24 victory over Rice at the LendingTree Bowl on Dec. 17, the second day of bowls…

The son of one of the NFL's most prolific running backs made quite a name for himself this bowl season. Southern Mississippi's Frank Gore Jr. rushed for 329 yards - the most in any bowl game ever - to lead the Golden Eagles to a 38-24 LendingTree Bowl victory over Rice. The record had been held by Appalachian State's Camerun Peoples, who rushed for…

We are now five days away from the 2021 Orange Bowl and here are the odds as well as an early prediction for Michigan football vs Georgia. It can be hard to keep track of time during the holidays and bowl season. But for all intents and purposes, it's now game week for Michigan football. The Wolverines arrived in Miami for their Orange Bowl…

Live updates from the College Football Playoff semifinal game: No. 2 Michigan (13-0) vs. No. 3 TCU (12-1) at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. The best thing to happen to Michigan during the first half of the 2022 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl happened on the final play. Kicker Jake Moody set a Michigan and Fiesta Bowl record with a 59-yard field goal to end the half. The…

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The University of Michigan football team is in the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row following an undefeated regular season and the 44th Big Ten championship in program history. The Wolverines (13-0, 9-0 Big Ten) rode running back Blake Corum for most of the year, but will once again have to find a way to win…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

If you haven't learned by now not to take any week for granted in the sport of college football, may Week 12 be your latest example of why you should embrace the opportunities available every single week. It was a tense week for the top teams in the College Football Playoff hunt, including the top two playoff contenders from the Big Ten. But to…

Ah, you know that sound. Awards season. It's here. It's wonderful. The Home Depot College Football Awards Show will air Thursday night (Dec. 7) on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. We'll have 9 major awards handed out to the best of the best in college football. Let's predict who'll win each of them: Nominees - Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama), Ivan Pace Jr.…

The Big Ten has been in the news cycle often this offseason and not because of its reigning champion nor its biggest national brand. But we're not here to talk realignment- let's dive into the landscape of the Big Ten conference for the 2022 college football season. As a refresher, the Michigan Wolverines won their first outright conference title…

Well, folks, we made it. The last week of the 2022 college football regular season is finally here. The biggest game of the weekend - as it usually is - is No. 3 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State. With a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game and College Football Playoff up for grabs, both teams duke it out with everything on the line. The Maize n Brew…

Everything you need to know about Saturday's Big Ten championship game between Michigan and Purdue. Big Ten championship game weekend is back. Woo-hoo. Unless your team is playing, enthusiasm for the game is difficult to manufacture. Since the Big Ten expanded to 12 teams to create a conference championship game, and then 14 teams 3 years later,…

4 quarters away from a Rose Bowl are the Purdue Boilermakers. Who would have believed that would be possible just 4 months ago? Hell, who would have believed that would be possible 4 weeks ago? Purdue (8-4, 6-3) will take on its toughest opponent to date on Saturday and try to pull off one of the most improbable conference championship victories in…

Two marquee matchups. Two different opportunities to win a $10000 jackpot. So let's cut right to the chase. Because college football championship weekend is so huge, FOX Bet Super 6 is letting you double your chances of winning big in Week 14. The Big Ten and the Pac-12 championship games could end up being your ticket to pocketing some extra cash…

The Big Ten announced its annual awards for standout defensive and special teams players in the league on Tuesday afternoon as well select coaches awards and Michigan and Michigan State were well represented. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year while the Wolverines had six players earn All-league honors, three get…

BIG Noon Saturday. The Game. Week 13. Rivalry weekend. Could the stakes get any higher? Well, actually, yes. The classic showdown between Michigan and Ohio State means more than ever this year. With both teams boasting 11-0 records, Saturday's BIG Noon battle could be the difference between a College Football Playoff (CFP) berth or a participation…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Michigan survived a scare against Illinois a week ago, as Wolverines kicker Jake Moody hit three field goals in the fourth quarter to pull out a 19-17…

Ok, we can finally talk about "The Game". Once again, it's Michigan against Ohio State. What has been in the back of Wolverine and Buckeye fans all season long is now a reality. Both teams are 11-0 and are playing each other this coming Saturday in Columbus, Ohio for the Big Ten Eastern Division title, a berth in the Big Ten title game and a…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Michigan football survived a scare against Illinois in NCAAF Week 12 as Wolverines kicker Jake Moody hit three field goals in the fourth quarter to win the…

Before we get into the post-college football Week 12 projections, an apology. Last week, we projected the pride of Provo - the BYU Cougars - to face the Utah State Aggies in the Hawaii Bowl. Since the two teams met in late September, this simply cannot happen. Standard bowl season rules apply. We apologize profusely for an error that angered…

The comeback kids have done it again! Somehow, someway, Sonny Dykes' charges continue to win football games. Very few scenarios in all of football can top the drama from TCU rushing their field goal team onto the field in the closing seconds for Griffin Kell to knock a 40-yard kick through the uprights with the clock ticking. Quarterback Max Duggan…

Two kicks: one with nine seconds left, one with zeroes on the clock. Just one miss would've rewritten this year's predictable College Football Playoff picture; had both gone awry, the playoff race would've imploded into chaos just steps from the finish line of the regular season. No team in the Bowl Subdivision is more adept at winning close games…

When Georgia punter Brett Thorson lined up to boot the ball away with 19 seconds left in the first half Saturday, anyone holding a ticket on the Bulldogs and the under was halfway to the window ready to cash. Georgia was anywhere from an 8½- to 9½-point favorite on the first-half line and owned a 17-6 lead over Mississippi State. What could go…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Greg Schiano has been coaching Rutgers long enough to know recent results against any team are not an indicator of what's going to happen in the next meeting. So while the Scarlet Knights (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) have dropped their last two games against No. 4 Michigan by a combined 13 points, it's wishful thinking to assume it's…

Hawaii is 0-2 in the Timmy Chang era, and it's not looking good for the Rainbow Warriors when they come to Ann Arbor on Saturday night. The Warriors lost both games in blowout fashion, to Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky, and now comes to The Big House to take on No. 4 Michigan. Some outlets have the spread as high as 51.5 in favor of the…