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Duke’s Mayo Bowl trolled Hellmann’s Super Bowl ad with 1 perfect tweet

College football fans can’t be shocked that the Duke’s Mayo Bowl had something to say about the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl Sunday is obviously all about the NFL, but of course, college football couldn’t help but creep in with a joke — this one at the expense of Hellmann’s When Harry Met Sally-inspired ad for the 2025 Super Bowl.

In the Super Bowl spot, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are sitting down at the famous Katz’s Deli, as USA TODAY’s Ad Meter noted, recreating the iconic scene from their 1989 romantic comedy where Sally (Ryan) proves to Harry (Crystal) that women fake orgasms by, well, faking one.

In the movie, the scene ends with director Rob Reiner’s mother, Estelle Reiner, saying the famous line: “I’ll have what she’s having.”

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For the 2025 Super Bowl ad, Crystal and Ryan are in their same places, and Ryan has the same reaction as in the movie after taking a bite of a sandwich with the advertiser’s brand of mayo.

Unsurprisingly, the Twitter account for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl — a beloved bowl among college football fans — had something to say about that, cracking a joke about Ryan faking it.

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5 things to know about Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes when he played for Texas Tech

Here are some fun facts about Patrick Mahomes while he played college football.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the most notable athletes in any sport, thanks in large part to his sustained excellence on the field.

As his Chiefs prepare to play in their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons and try to win a third Lombardi in that span, let’s look back on the prolific quarterback’s college days at Texas Tech.

Before he was a superstar quarterback, Mahomes was a budding talent down in Lubbock, Texas, who was working his way to being a starting NFL signal caller and also played baseball for a brief time.

Let’s take a look at a few interesting facts about Mahomes’ time at the college level.

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Deion Sanders crashed Shedeur’s meeting with the Tennessee Titans on FaceTime

Deion Sanders has been vocal about steering Shedeur away from certain teams in the draft.

As the Tennessee Titans work to solidify the “generational talent” they plan on taking with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the team met with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Friday at the East-West Shrine Bowl.

Also in attendance for a portion of the meeting — though unexpected and only via FaceTime — was the quarterback’s father, Deion Sanders.

Per ESPN’s Turron Davenport:

The Titans, who have the first overall pick, met with Sanders for 45 minutes. The meeting also included a surprise FaceTime call from Shedeur’s father, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders.

“He’s really poised and had mature way about him,” Titans coach Brian Callahan told ESPN. “You can tell he’s been in the spotlight and knows how to handle it.”

Without more details, it’s tough to know how Deion’s FaceTime was perceived. It could’ve helped Shedeur’s case for the No. 1 pick or hurt it.

The Colorado coach has been extremely vocal about steering Shedeur away from certain teams who may be interested in drafting him. It’s unclear if Tennessee is one of those teams — especially now that the Titans have a new general manager in Mike Borgonzi.

Earlier this month, Deion explained his input on his son’s draft process during the Tamron Hall Show.

“It’s not like who I would like for him to play for,” Sanders said. “It’s a couple of teams that I won’t allow him to play for. So it’s not like that. But this is my profession. I know what’s behind the curtain. We ain’t got to get back there for me to understand what’s behind the curtain and what’s not prominent for my son. I’m not doing it.”

Meanwhile, the Titans have been vocal about keeping the No. 1 pick with team president Chad Brinker telling the press he won’t pass on a generational talent with the first pick”.

It’s still unclear who Brinker was referring to, however there was a massive surge in the odds for Travis Hunter — Shedeur’s teammate at Colorado and the Heisman Trophy winner — to go No. 1 overall following the comment.

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Here’s how much Bill Belichick can make off UNC contract bonuses if he just makes it relevant

Bill Belichick might make a whole lot of money at UNC

Bill Belichick being the head football coach at North Carolina will never not be weird.

This is arguably the greatest NFL coach of all time, and one of the brightest football minds the world has ever seen, coaching in a place generally known as a basketball school. Again, this is weird.

But, folks. In this world, money talks. And Belichick stands to make a lot of it by taking this job.

A SURPRISE TWIST: Belichick’s UNC contract has a clause that could be beneficial for NFL teams this summer

UNC released Belichick’s contract details to the public following his official signing of the deal. The contract’s details come amid loads of speculation about what’s in it and what his buyout looks like in case there’s a return to the NFL in the future.

Now, we’ve got all the juicy little details about how much the Hall of Fame coach is making at UNC. On top of his $10 million salary, we also now know that Belichick has some hefty bonuses that could await him in the future.

Belichick gets varying bonuses for participating in the College Football Playoff. He gets:

  • $750,000 for being a participant
  • $1,000,000 if UNC makes the quarterfinals
  • $1,250,000 for making the semifinals
  • $1,500,000 for making the championship game
  • $1,750,000 for winning the championship game.

He also gets varying bonuses for finishing well in the College Football Playoff poll. He nets:

  • $250,000 for a top 25 finish
  • $300,000 for a top-20 finish
  • $375,000 for a top-15 finish
  • $425,000 for a top-10 finish
  • $500,000 for a top 5 finish

There are also incentives for making it to certain bowl games and title games. Belichick will receive:

  • $200,000 for an ACC title game appearance
  • $300,000 for an ACC title game win
  • $150,000 for a non-CFP bowl
  • $350,000 for a Tier 1 non-CFP bowl (Pop-Tarts Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Duke’s Mayo Bowl)

Ohio State’s national title had Kirk Herbstreit tearing up on the ESPN broadcast

Herbie was all in his feels here.

ESPN broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit felt all the emotions during his postgame debrief with Scott Van Pelt and Chris Fowler after his Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff national title.

Monday night’s Buckeyes win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlanta caused Herbstreit to tear up while talking about how much the victory meant to him.

“When I call these games I’m incredibly objective,” Herbstreit told Van Pelt. “I love all of these Ohio State teams, but this team because of what they went through to get to this point, you’re just happy.”

Well, this is not something you see every day in the broadcast booth.

Herbstreit calling this specific game was always going to be awkward for how much of an outward-facing Buckeyes fan he is. Him calling the game just put him and ESPN in a compromising position from the start, and a moment like this is going to draw some ire on the basis of objectivity.

If you’re a Notre Dame fan, we’d get being very annoyed that one of the game’s broadcasters is in tears of joy over the outcome. It’s a little weird!

However, since we’re not soulless monsters, we won’t be too, too hard on Herbie for being happy over Ohio State’s win.

Feature photo courtesy of ESPN. 

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Jack Sawyer swarmed Ryan Day during his ESPN postgame interview to celebrate Ohio State’s CFP title win

This is how you celebrate a national title.

Ohio State finally got over the hump during Ryan Day’s tenure to win a College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night in Atlanta over Notre Dame.

During Day’s postgame interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer swarmed Day to give him a big hug and celebrate the title win with his ball coach.

This is a really sweet moment between coach and player, as you can tell the emotions for both are very genuine in such a life-altering moment as winning a national championship.

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The Buckeyes had to fight to get here, and you could tell for Day and Sawyer both how good it felt to share this victory hug with each other.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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Every college football national champion since 2000

Only a handful of college teams have been able to hoist the national championship honor since 2000.

Editor’s note: This article was previously published in 2023, but has been updated in 2025.

Only 13 different teams have won the collage national football championship title since 2000.

Given how dominant certain teams have been over the years — from Nick Saban’s Alabama to Ohio State’s reign in the mid-2010s — it should come as no surprise that just 13 teams have dominated the landscape. It’s not easy to become a championship contender overnight in college football and it can take years to rise to the pinnacle in a world of heavyweights.

And the latest to etch their name in history is Ohio State, who won its first national championship since 2014 after besting Notre Dame in January 2025.

Here is every college football team that has been crowned national champion since 2000.

Marcus Freeman’s terrible CFP field goal decision backfired to the delight of college fans

Well, that’s what you get for kicking a field goal down two scores.

All throughout the College Football Playoffs, one of the things fans could count on was the aggressive play-calling of Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman.

He kept his foot on the gas in every situation and that boldness certainly brought fortune as the Irish made it from the first round on campus to the CFP National Championship game in Atlanta on Monday night.

Which is why it was downright bizarre to see Freeman change gears with his team attempting a fourth-quarter comeback against Ohio State.

With the Buckeyes up 31-15 and 9:27 remaining in regulation, Freeman decided to attempt a field goal on 4th-and-Goal from the nine-yard line. Once again in a big game against Ohio State, Freeman’s math wasn’t mathing. Even with a successful field goal, it’s still a two-possession lead for Ohio State. Only a touchdown and two-point conversion would’ve cut the lead sufficiently.

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The football gods, clearly did not appreciate Freeman’s decision as Mitch Jeter’s 27-yard attempt doinked off the upright and fell harmlessly back to the ground.

College football fans clearly saw this moment as karmic justice being done.

Ohio State fans hilariously celebrated drawing a holding call for the first time in 4 months

An opposing offense hadn’t been called for holding against the Buckeyes since September.

One of the many reasons why Ohio State played for the national championship on Monday night is because it has an absolutely stellar defense. The Buckeyes entered their title game bout against Notre Dame with the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, allowing just 12.2 points per game. Ohio State also has the top passing defense, allowing just 161.1 yards per game, and are third in the nation in sacks with 51.

And when a pass rushing unit is that good, they usually draw a handful of holding penalties each game.

Except, Ohio State hadn’t. Or at least, in the opinion of Buckeyes’ coach Ryan Day, the referees weren’t calling it.

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That changed in the first half against Notre Dame when, finally, an offensive player was whistled for holding against the Buckeyes. It had been nearly four months since a holding call was made against an offense the Buckeyes were facing.

When the strange streak was broken, Ohio State fans cheered like they had scored a game-winning touchdown.

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Will Howard winked at the ESPN broadcast camera during a nearly-perfect CFP first half

Will Howard knew he was balling out.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard absolutely balled out during the first half of Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game in Atlanta against Notre Dame.

The Buckeyes carried a 21-7 lead over the Fighting Irish at halftime, and Howard played a key role in that dominant performance.

The quarterback went 14-of-15 in the air with 144 yards and two touchdowns in two quarters. He also rushed for 26 yards to cap the stat line.

During the first half, the ESPN game camera actually caught Howard winking at the audience at home.

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He knew how well he was playing, and he wasn’t afraid to show a little personality once he knew the camera was on him.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

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