Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the College Football Enquirer podcast and is a football analyst on the Big Ten Network. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.
Ohio State OC Chip Kelly Jabs Oregon’s Penalty: ‘You Can’t Stop Us With 11’
The Buckeyes used the play as motivation during their run to the College Football Playoff national championship.
College Basketball
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College Football
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College Football
Marcus Freeman’s Unshakable Belief Guides Notre Dame Into CFP Title Game
From dazed and down double digits to the Nittany Lions, the Irish’s confidence rose with their coach to knock off another top opponent.
Why James Franklin–Marcus Freeman Matchup Is Progress for Black Coaches
The two will meet in the College Football Playoff semifinals with the winner becoming the first Black head coach to reach the college football title game.
College Football
College Football Playoff Likability Index: Ranking the Final Four Teams
A highly scientific points scale to determine which of Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State or Penn State is the most and least likable program.
College Football
Notre Dame Has Flipped Its Script, Thriving With Fast Pace and Big Plays
The Fighting Irish closed the athletic gap that existed for a long time between them and college football’s heavyweights, now relying on outrunning the competition in all three phases.
College Football
Examining Five SEC Recent Championship Contenders’ Slide
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