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Pros and Cons of the 12-team College Football Playoff

After a decade, the College Football Playoff era is receiving its first big update. The field will be expanded from four teams to a whopping 12. How will this work and is this a good idea? Don’t worry, it’s all quite simple. Beginning in 2024, the six highest-ranked conference champions will be given an automatic bid to the playoffs. From …

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Arkansas defensive tackle Tank Booker to portal after just one year with Hogs

Tank Booker is leaving Fayetteville. The Arkansas defensive tackle announced his entry into the transfer portal on Tuesday afternoon with a message on Twitter/X. “Sometimes, your plan and God’s plan for you do not coincide,” Booker wrote. “With that, I am entering my name into the transfer portal for my graduate year.” Booker played one season with Arkansas after four …

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Bleacher Report predicts two high-profile transfers to Michigan football

Last year around this time, Michigan football was highly active in the transfer portal for perhaps the first time. Before even getting to the College Football Playoff semifinal, the Wolverines had commitments from former Nebraska linebacker Ernest Hausmann and Arizona State offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson. Both played big roles for the maize and blue in 2023, and certainly, Michigan is …

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South Dakota football delivered memorable, standard-raising 2023 season

Dec. 12—VERMILLION — Don’t get it twisted: South Dakota’s 45-17 loss to North Dakota State in the FCS quarterfinals was indeed a massive letdown. And because of the fashion in which it happened — the Coyotes were ran over by a herd of angry Bison in their home stadium on national TV for 60 minutes — the final memory of …

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National runner-up RCTC has five players named All-America

Dec. 12—ROCHESTER — Five football players from the Rochester Community and Technical College football team that was the NJCAA Division III national runner-up have earned All-America honors for the 2023 season. On offense, wide receiver Terrence Isaac Jr. and lineman Gavin Layton were both named First Team All-America. Layton, a 6-foot-6, 290-pound sophomore from Andover, was the anchor of the …

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Forestview High football tabs familiar face as its next head coach

Forestview football has selected one of its own as its next head coach. Chris Rayfield was tabbed as the Jaguars’ football coach on Tuesday. A 2003 Forestview alum, he succeeds former head man Chris Medlin, who stepped down in November after going 100-100 in 17 seasons. “(Among the reasons for Rayfield’s hire was his) passion for our school and community,” …

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Half a dozen Ohio State juniors say they will play in Cotton Bowl

Dec. 12—COLUMBUS — Ohio State is keeping the band together, at least for now. Juniors Jack Sawyer, Tyleik Williams, Emeka Egbuka, Donovan Jackson, Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock all told reporters Tuesday they will play in the Cotton Bowl for the Buckeyes against Missouri on Dec. 29. All of them also said they are undecided on whether or not they …

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Lane Kiffin sees ‘great opportunity’ in Peach Bowl matchup with Penn State

Dec. 12—OXFORD — While it was more ceremonial than anything, Tuesday signified what everybody at Ole Miss already knew. It’s officially bowl season in Oxford. No. 11 Ole Miss (10-2, 6-2 SEC) officially accepted its Peach Bowl invite from CEO and president Gary Stokan, a little over a week following the announcement of the Dec. 30 matchup with No. 10 …

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Former UND OL Easton Kilty picks Kansas State

Dec. 12—GRAND FORKS — Former UND offensive lineman Easton Kilty has selected his new home, and his new head coach is a familiar name in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Kilty has committed to Kansas State, which is coached by former North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman. Kilty has played in 35 career games at UND and was the …

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