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Penn State beat writer announces departure from The Athletic; says outlet no longer wants to cover team full-time

"Proud of the work I did and the stories I told. Thank you to so many who subscribed."

"Mr. Shrewsberry's coaching up his boys."

NFL Hall of Famer and Colorado assistant Warren Sapp walked out on Zach Gelb when he dared to compliment Abdul Carter and Micah Parsons.

The Ole Miss head coach is the most terminally online coach in all college football, perhaps all sports.

Even with the declines, the CFP maintained a strong audience for its first year in a new format.

"He was angry. He was angry with the press conference thing… All the anger went toward us and that anger went onto the field."

Meyer has been a polarizing figure through the years, and the reaction was predictable.

"You should ask can you come back for two more years and after next year, file for a medical redshirt so you can come back again."

During the closing seconds of the Notre Dame-Penn State CFP semifinal, Greg McElroy was strangely fixated on the Irish scoring too soon.

"I trust him, I think he can do it."

"In real time, right now, the Big Ten has passed the SEC for 2023 and 2024."

"Long overdue."

The 73-year old has carved out a prominent media career in his post-coaching days.

As a whole, the tournament finished up 41% year-over-year.

Overall, the first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 10.6 million viewers across the ESPN and TNT Sports networks.

"The NCAA has built an incredibly flawed system that is impossible to navigate for these young men."

Georgia's win averaged 16.6 million viewers on ABC.

The fan who had his phone smashed did not come forward to Penn State University Police.

"I guess the Ducks should have laid down in the 4th."

"How is this a smart setup?"

"But a couple things I will say..."

"Let's have Penn State play Georgia and ask Vegas what the line would be. Georgia would be a 10-point favorite in that game, for crying out loud."

McAfee was worried about State College having space for a CFP game, but Penn State reporters quickly dispelled that rumor.

The Buckeyes' win in Happy Valley averaged 9.94 million viewers.