As the Texas Longhorns prepare to face the Michigan Wolverines in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on December 31 in Orlando, both teams are dealing with the modern reality of college football: opt-outs, transfers,

Despite Biff Poggi’s comments that there could be 25 new opt-outs for the Citrus Bowl, everyone made the trip to Orlando.

Michigan football star running back Justice Haynes and linebacker Ernest Hausmann were not with the team for the first bowl practice.

Friday through Jan. 1, the legendary Cheez-It Citrus Bowl gets its own themed pop-up bar at the Reindeer Room in Orlando’s Thornton Park.

The Wolverines’ defense fell apart during the second half of their final game loss to Ohio State, and they did so without the services of star linebacker Ernest Hausmann, the former Nebraska transfer who patrolled the middle of the defense with ferocity and athleticism in Ann Arbor.

Thanks to the regional nature of college football, Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo doesn't take many long trips. But he'll be on the road this holiday.

What does it mean to be a college football blue blood in a non-CFP bowl game? The Texas Longhorns are finding out.

University of Michigan interim head coach Biff Poggi and University of Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian meet the press for a news conference in Winter Park, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of their

Games such as the Pop-Tarts and Cheez-It Bowls capture the spirit of college football, so it’s no shock they’ve become wildly popular. The Sporting News spoke with one of the people behind their success.