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CFP quarterfinal takeaways: Ole Miss' wild upset, Indiana's dominance and more

The semifinals are now set. We go inside every quarterfinal game to see how we got our final four.

Golding, Rebels continue 'special' run, oust UGA

In his second game as Ole Miss' head coach, Pete Golding led the Rebels to a 39-34 win over Georgia in Thursday's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, a back-and-forth College Football Playoff contest that sent his squad to the semifinal round.

Kiffin's assistants in flux as Ole Miss advances

Shortly after Pete Golding and Ole Miss finished an upset of Georgia on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Mark Schlabach to expect some "fireworks," as LSU coach Lane Kiffin decides how many of his assistants can remain with the Rebels for the CFP semifinal.

IU tops Tide in 'dream come true'; Ducks up next

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the top-seeded Hoosiers won the Rose Bowl Thursday in convincing fashion, authoring a 38-3 victory over No. 9 Alabama to secure a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals, where they will meet No. 5 Oregon.

Smart: UGA 4th-down faux paw 'on us as coaches'

After Georgia's 39-34 loss to Ole Miss in Thursday night's Sugar Bowl, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart took responsibility for a failed a fourth-down play in the second half.

DeBoer: 'Fine line' between Alabama, greatness

Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said there is "a fine line" between his team's historic 38-3 loss to Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl and where it wants to be.

Tide's Simpson suffers cracked rib vs. Hoosiers

Alabama QB Ty Simpson left in the third quarter of the CFP quarterfinal loss to Indiana because of a cracked rib and was replaced by backup Austin Mack.

Ducks' defense blanks Tech to reach CFP semis

Matayo Uiagalelei caused a fumble to set up a touchdown as the Ducks silenced Texas Tech 23-0 in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Sources: Utah OC Beck joining Michigan staff

New Wolverines coach Kyle Whittingham is bringing Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck to Michigan, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

🏈 Grading Whittingham's move to Michigan

As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire.

CFP semifinal first look: Previewing the penultimate round

How each team can win its semifinal game, plus key players and what we learned from the quarterfinals.

College football transfer portal: Tracking who's on the move

The transfer portal opened on Jan. 2. We're keeping tabs on players who enter.

Ranking the best players in the college football transfer portal

The transfer portal officially opened on Jan. 2 and we're ranking the best of the best.

College Football Playoff: What's next for Georgia, Alabama, Texas Tech and others?

As each team is ousted from the College Football Playoff, we look at its offseason storylines and personnel priorities.

MVPs for every bowl game: Arch Manning and Texas roll

It's bowl season, and our college football experts are picking an MVP from every game.

We made score picks for every postseason CFB game

We made predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup. Check back to see how we fared.