There’s still a chance. Louisiana lost to Louisiana Tech 32-31 back in mid-October and was stunned by Southern Miss a few weeks ago. The Ragin’ Cajuns are already bowl eligible, but if they can win their last three games – they’ll likely be favored against Arkansas State and Georgia Southern, but it’ll be close – and…
Memphis can’t lock down a spot in the American Championship with a win over South Florida, but it can take a massive step towards it – especially considering UTSA and North Texas, the other two main teams in the race, play each other on Saturday. USF might not be in the championship mix, but it’s been a good…
Texas at LSU has the potential to be the biggest and most interesting College Football Playoff talking point going into next Tuesday. The Longhorns are 7-2 and No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The Tigers are 6-3 and all the way down at No. 21. If Texas wins … boom. It will have eight victories…
Just when it seemed like USC was finished, and a new era would soon start with Lincoln Riley all but gone after an ugly 24-7 loss at Wisconsin, a funny thing happened – the Trojans rolled Ohio State 30-18. And now, at 7-2, with high-profile dates remaining against CFP No. 9 Indiana and No. 8 UCLA, No. 18 USC all but…
The SEC already has a problem with several great teams likely to have 9-3 records, or worse. But Georgia is the standard, with the loss to Auburn excused by several other great performances, earning the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. But the Bulldogs have to be on high alert with a showdown at…
Stuff just got real in a wild Big 12. Utah is No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after its win over BYU. Arizona is No. 23 after pulling off a minor miracle to get by TCU, and now the Wildcats get their chance to make a massive splash and jump headfirst in the CFP chase. Getting to the Big 12…
It’s the most important MAC game of the weekend after Ohio lost to Miami University. Now, Toledo can make a big statement and set up a big chance to dominate the title chase over the next few weeks. However, it has to deal with a UMass team trying to make history. The UMass football program has never played in a bowl…
Central Michigan hasn’t been the major player in the MAC race it was expected to be, but it’s been a decent season, going 4-5, getting the win it had to have against Eastern Michigan 35-7 last week. The MAC title is off the table, but win two of the last three and go to a bowl game. Sacramento State beat Kent State a…
Record-wise, there’s no hard-and-fast rule about who the College Football Playoff committee has to put into its tournament. The conference champions of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC are automatically in, along with the top-ranked Group of Six champion and, if it finishes in the top 12, Notre Dame.
All of a sudden, the MAC race took a huge turn with Miami University handing Ohio its first loss of the season on Tuesday night with a 34-17 win. Going into Wednesday, four MAC teams have one loss, and Buffalo is one of them. The Bulls have won four straight after a loss to Western Michigan, but they beat both Toledo…
It really is impressive. 2011 was the last time Ohio State had three before early November, and before that, it hadn’t happened since 2004. In 115 years of modern Ohio State football, the program has only suffered 24 seasons with three or more losses, and four or more losses in just 11 of those. But here’s the crazy…
The second batch of College Football Playoff rankings doesn’t unleash the shock value of the first release, but there’s a whole lot to unpack in the latest Top 25 rankings . Here’s who’s overrated, underrated, why playing big non-conference games just doesn’t matter, and why the Big 12 is the most interesting…
Let’s just say the first reveal of the College Football Playoff rankings caused quite a stir. But remember, these are just snapshots each week, and they all change week after week until the regular season is over. That doesn’t mean there won’t be more howling this week, and next Tuesday, and … here’s the latest CFP…
After a tough loss at Notre Dame last week, Miami is still fine. That wasn’t against an ACC team, it’s still on top of the conference rankings, and barring a total collapse, it should find its way into the title game for the first time since 2017. Miami doesn’t have an ACC Championship. Duke does, and it might just be…
This is a tough year to be just okay in the Big 12. Cincinnati has made plenty of noise, being the only team to beat Texas Tech, and battling Utah and Houston over the last few weeks. Throw in losses to Arizona and West Virginia on the road, and the Bearcats have gone through a brutal run – and it gets worse, closing…
There might not be the sizzle of last week, but there are more than enough big games this week to make-or-break seasons. From USC at Indiana, to Illinois at UCLA, to Ole Miss going to Oklahoma, Utah at Arizona, Texas at LSU, and Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, this might be an even more interesting weekend – with…
Western Michigan is playing well, and Akron isn’t, but without a lot to play for, the Zips can make their season by pulling off an upset win. Akron has yet to win an FBS game this year, dropping seven straight since the 45-10 win over Robert Morris. There were a few decent performances, but without any payoff. Western…
This wasn’t how the Eddie George era was supposed to look by the end of his second season. His Bowling Green team has been competitive; three of its last four losses have been by a touchdown or less, but now it’s 2-7 and guaranteed of a losing season. It’s spoiler-playing time for the Falcons. Kent State isn’t exactly…
Ohio started 2-2, but it figured it out fast once the MAC season started, and it hasn’t looked back since. On a five-game winning streak with two more conference games to play it can come very, very close to locking down a place in the MAC title game with a win. And it can knock out Miami University. The RedHawks…
One three-game losing streak was enough for Florida State to sack head coach Mike Norvell, former Seminole quarterback and longtime Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill took over in the interim and … Florida State 31, Boston College 24. That’s not like beating Miami – which Florida State almost did a few weeks ago –…
All of a sudden, the Illinois football team has gone on a scorched-earth tour of the Big Ten, and it has the potential to inflict a lot more damage over the last few weeks. Over the last four games, all wins, Illinois beat Michigan State in an overtime thriller, realistically knocked Oregon out of the College Football…
Don’t forget about Houston in the Big 12 and College Football Playoff hunt. It’s 7-2, but there’s a problem. The two losses are to Utah and Texas Tech, meaning the Cougars have to win out and get a whole lot of help to crack the top part of the Big 12 standings. At the very least, get to 10-2 and put the pressure on…
This was supposed to be the college football weekend that changed our lives forever, and it was … ehhhhh, okay. However, there were plenty of great moments you missed, and several big storylines to come out of the first weekend in November. Here are our five thoughts on the college football weekend that was.
The first College Football Playoff rankings came out, and while there was the typical overreaction, they did provide a window into how the committee is thinking. But one key thing appears to be all but certain: there will be a three-loss SEC team in the CFP. How does that affect the bowl projections? The trickle-down…
Last weekend might have been great, but watch out for Week 11, with the pressure ramped up to another level. USC at Indiana, Missouri at Georgia, Utah at Arizona, Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, and Texas at LSU headlining another great weekend. Here’s the full schedule with links to the previews and predictions…
Just a few weeks ago, Ohio State, LSU, Oregon, and other big names were deep in the College Football Playoff mix. Now they’re just trying to get through the season after rough runs. The Ducks blew out the Buckeyes, LSU got rocked by Alabama, Kentucky got blown out by Tennessee, and they all dropped big. Where did…
The College Football Playoff contenders are starting to show themselves after all of the big games and huge results from last weekend. The top ten teams are solidified, the pretenders are dropping like a rock, and it’s all setting up for a big final few weeks. Here are the full AP Top 25 rankings going into Week 11.
A huge weekend of College Football Playoff contenders grabbed the spotlight, but there were a slew of other big games that flew under the radar. Penn State got a much-needed win over Washington, Michigan State stunned Michigan, Oklahoma was terrific against Florida, and Clemson survived Syracuse – those were just a…
The matchups on Saturday were as strong as college football had seen in a long, long time. Ten of the top 14 teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings were either playing each other or someone else in the top 25. This was going to be a true Showdown, Shakeout, or whatever you want to call it Saturday, and…
It’s not just that Ohio State, Ole Miss, and LSU lost. It’s how that will be why the Week 11 Coaches Poll will see so many big moves. BYU lost, and so did Missouri, but they fought the good fight and won’t drop too much. The same goes for No. 1 Miami after its battle with Notre Dame. Kentucky had a rough time, but it…
There were plenty of storylines coming out of the first round of College Football Playoff rankings last Tuesday night. Alabama at No. 5 raised the biggest ruckus, but as it turned out, the committee was justified. The loudest screaming came from Notre Dame and Tennessee fans, whose teams were ranked 11th and 13th…
Out of all the big games on Saturday, and with all the movement coming in the rankings, no conference made more noise in a dramatic way than the SEC. It wasn’t just that AP top 16 teams Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee won; it’s that they dominated. (Texas had to fight, but it was still a 14-point win over…
This wasn’t the Saturday to have a wedding to attend, a kid’s soccer game, or any other thing that could take you away from the TV for even a moment. It’s Week 10, it’s what college football fans have been waiting for, and it’s delivering. Here are our quick thoughts and what it all means for BYU at Utah, UCLA at…
This is it. Week 10 has all the massive showdowns that will shape the College Football Playoff and the entire season. Along with the links to all of our big game previews and predictions – here’s our main schedule page with all of the games – here are 38 other quick lookaheads and picks for every game,
Now it becomes real for UCLA. The Bruins were No. 8 in the first round of College Football Playoff rankings, which doesn’t matter. If they end up 10-2, as a Big Ten team, they’re a mortal lock to get into the CFP. But at this point, they want a spot in the Big Ten Championship, and they’re good enough to beat anyone…
Texas Tech got past the 37-24 loss to Cincinnati with a solid 34-26 win over Arizona to stay in the Big 12 title chase and keep the College Football Playoff hopes going. West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak, having beaten Cincinnati and TCU, and now it’s just a win away from going to a bowl game. But that’s…
Just when it seemed like everything was falling apart in a wildly disappointing season for Washington, everything clicked in road wins over Purdue and Nebraska to turn everything around. At 5-3, Washington’s dream of the College Football Playoff is all but gone, but it can make a lot of noise over the last month. Penn…
When we last saw Oklahoma and Florida play, the Sooners rolled 55-20 in the 2020 Cotton Bowl over a high-powered Gator team that lost to eventual national champion Alabama in an epic SEC Championship. The other meeting was the BCS Championship at the end of the 2009 season, when Tim Tebow and the Gator defense took…
Who’s slowing down South Carolina? Just when all appeared to be lost after a 2-3 start, and with head coach Shane Beamer all but whacked, everything kicked in with wins at Florida and Oklahoma and a home victory over Tennessee. There’s a ton of work to still do, but at No. 21 in the first College Football Playoff…
Four SEC teams are ranked in the top seven in the first College Football Playoff rankings, including Texas at No. 7. Overall, the SEC got nine teams in, and while Missouri at 18 isn’t bad, it might be a tad underrated. That doesn’t matter. Just like it is for everyone else, keep winning, and all will be fine. For…
Kentucky is No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, and Tennessee is No. 13. On any other Saturday, and in any other time slot, this would be the biggest game of the day, with huge SEC and CFP implications. This starts an hour before it’s on, but by the second quarter, Georgia-Ole Miss and Miami-Notre…
Yeah, the whole point of this piece is to give you what I literally think are the ten best college football picks against the spread, with a few point totals thrown in there if they appear to be egregiously off. We have a few laughs, kill some time, and then we move on. This week is different. Like a proper DJ set…
Oregon vs Ohio State on the first Saturday in November was supposed to be everything for the 2026 season. And why? These two started 1 (Ohio State) and 2 (Oregon) in both major polls, and the previous five meetings were among the most important college football games in the last 17 years. Ohio State beat Oregon 26-17…
Iowa is 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten, with wins over Michigan and Washington on the road, and with a 30-0 domination over Wisconsin last week. It might not make the Big Ten Championship with four more wins – the loss to Ohio State is a problem – but it’ll be a mortal lock to make the College Football Playoff at…
The rivalry date between Michigan and Michigan State matters, but it’s been a rough run for the Spartans. Michigan State has lost the last four in the series, going back to a 37-33 win in 2021. This year, Pat Fitzgerald hasn’t had a lick of luck after a 2-0 start, dropping a tough overtime heartbreaker to Illinois and…
Didn’t you used to be James Madison? The Dukes were rolling right along, starting 7-0, and the remaining schedule seemed more than workable. Just as the College Football Playoff buzz started to get going … wham. App State 34-31, Troy 24-21, two straight losses, and thanks for playing. The Sun Belt title is still on…
Do you like points? Do you enjoy offense? Do you have fun watching one team that’s in the College Football Playoff mix try to stay alive against a home team looking to become bowl eligible? Of course you do – that’s why you’re here. UTSA lost to Texas, and that’s been it. It won all seven games, and if it can keep on…
Georgia is 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC, and while it’s tied with a Kentucky team with the same records – the Wildcats have a nasty schedule coming up and should lose one, if not two more games – the No. 2 team in the nation is the star. The College Football Playoff rankings put Georgia in the two spot, and Ole Miss…
The Big 12 didn’t exactly catch a break from the College Football Playoff committee last year when it left out BYU and Utah, who both finished with just two losses before the final rankings. But both earned their stripes this time around. Last year, the complaint was a relatively light BYU non-conference schedule…
We’re entering what might be the most fascinating November in recent SEC history. Eight teams are 3-2 or better in conference play, 3-3 South Carolina and Florida teams are ranked in the College Football Playoff top 24, and four other teams are dangerous in an Any Given Saturday sort of way. Alabama is 4-2 in the SEC…
If this isn’t the biggest and most anticipated game of the season, it’s close, and now it’s finally here. Miami’s thrilling 27-24 win over Notre Dame set the tone to start the 2025 season, was a gigantic deal in deciding the College Football Playoff chase at the end of it, and now the rematch is here. There’s not much…
Eastern Michigan got itself into the MAC race with a 3-0 conference start, but after losing to Toledo and Ohio over the last two weeks, just getting a win now to be in a bowl position would be nice. However, beat Central Michigan as part of a three-game winning stretch to close, get a little luck, and it’ll be in the…
There’s still a chance for both SMU and Virginia Tech to get into the ACC Championship, but can either one step up and take control of the opportunity? SMU had everything there for the taking. It gets Wake Forest in Dallas next week, closes the ACC season at Stanford, but everything got upended in a loss to Syracuse…
USF and East Carolina might not be front and center in the race for the American Conference title, but with both teams at 2-2 in conference play, they’re lurking. The Pirates came up with a big 17-9 win over Temple after two straight road losses. Now they’re 4-2 in their last six games. They don’t face enough of the…
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