A strange thing has happened with Notre Dame. Somehow, someway, the Fighting Irish are flying under the radar. While we all spent the last week arguing about one Indiana program, a different one has been tearing the competition limb from limb, week after week, in a fashion similar to the Hoosiers’ first nine games. Notre Dame’s dominance was on display …
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BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 5: Running back Ashton Jeanty #2 of the Boise State Broncos hypes the crowd during the first half against the Utah State Aggies at Albertsons Stadium on October 5, 2024 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776167653 ORIG FILE ID: 2176104821 The Boise State Broncos are set for a collision course with …
Read More »College Football Playoff’s credibility taking a hit as race is littered with mediocre contenders down stretch
Maybe it was about the time Alabama fell behind Oklahoma by three touchdowns. It could have been Jordan-Hare Stadium morphing into its annual upset mosh pit with an unexpected win for Auburn — this time it was Texas A&M falling victim. Definitely when Ole Miss coughed up a hairball at Florida ridding Lane Kiffin from the burden of having to …
Read More »Is Notre Dame a College Football Playoff lock? Examining Fighting Irish’s outlook as 2024 season winds down
Multiple prominent teams around the nation are sweating their College Football Playoff fate as the 2024 regular season draws to a close. For those on the bubble, there’s only one guaranteed game left to leave an impression. Then there are the programs that feel like a virtual lock. A 12-team field does provide some margin for error, at least, especially …
Read More »Year-long and past preparation for Ohio State has Davis Warren confident in Michigan’s chances
Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With big rivalry games, they often say you can throw the record books and stats out the window, and to some degree that’s true. But usually, that’s more so meant that a 7-4 Michigan team can upend an undefeated Ohio State rather than a middling 6-5 team (albeit a one-game difference) surprising the 10-1 …
Read More »Coordinator Carousel Season: With college football head coaches mostly safe, these assistants are on the move
As the regular season winds down, expect a relatively quiet cycle for head coaching changes this year. Many in the industry are bracing for a potential surprise retirement from one of the sport’s elder statesmen, but with Florida and Baylor no longer in play as potential openings, the buzz around power conference musical chairs has quieted considerably. Big programs appear …
Read More »Brian Kelly: Expect LSU to be “very aggressive” in transfer portal
Sep 14, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images LSU football is no stranger to finding impact players on the transfer market. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels both won Heismans after transferring to LSU. But the Tigers …
Read More »College Football Playoff bracket prediction: 10 seed changes after SEC’s weekend of cannibalization
Alabama and Ole Miss were knocked to the canvas after road upsets, splintering the SEC’s College Football Playoff picture coming down the stretch. In our latest bracket projection, SMU is the major beneficiary from SEC chaos, along with Tennessee, who entered Week 13 behind the Crimson Tide and Rebels in the selection committee rankings. That’s going to change Tuesday night …
Read More »Alabama still has chance to make College Football Playoff, per ESPN FPI
Nov 23, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer on the side lines during the third quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images When the Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their third loss of the 2024 season Saturday night against the Oklahoma Sooners, it felt like in the moment that …
Read More »Georgia’s College Football Playoff projection after Week 13
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) takes the field to warm up before the start of a NCAA college football game against Massachusetts in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. ESPN projects that the Georgia Bulldogs will be ranked No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. In ESPN’s projections (subscription required), Georgia is expected to be ranked behind …
Read More »College Football Power Rankings: Arizona State surges, playoff contenders reshuffle after upsets
1 Oregon Life’s good if you’re a Duck. Oregon sat at home and got a much-needed rest after eight straight weeks and watched two top-five Big Ten opponents clash. They still don’t know if they’ll face Ohio State again, this time in the Big Ten Championship Game, but it appears destined at this point. The Ducks clinched a spot in …
Read More »Who is Alabama football honoring for 2024 senior day before Iron Bowl vs Auburn?
Alabama football has announced the players that will participate in Saturday’s senior day ceremony prior to kickoff against Auburn. The Crimson Tide announced that safety Malachi Moore, defensive linemen Tim Smith and Jah-Marien Lathan, linebackers Que Robinson and Justin Jefferson, tight ends CJ Dippre and Robbie Ouzts, kicker Graham Nicholson, long snapper Kneeland Hibbett and punter James Burnip will be …
Read More »College football season’s continuing drama should quash talk of 14-team playoff
Last weekend’s college football upset extravaganza pretty much ended two arguments that have been raging around the sport for decades during its slow-walk from the antiquated poll era to the BCS to the College Football Playoff. The first was that a real playoff like every other sport has would diminish the regular season. Wrong. The second, from the other side …
Read More »College football rankings: Notre Dame moves into top four as upsets lead to shakeup in CBS Sports 134
CBS Sports Graphic Usually when we get to the final weeks of the college football season, the rankings can get pretty static from week-to-week. But what we saw in Week 13 was highly unusual as a slate that is often defined by pre-rivalry week warmups delivered a bountiful collection of upsets that upended the perceived order of the top teams …
Read More »When are the fourth College Football Playoff rankings released? What to know
As Week 13 of the college football season drew to a close, we were treated to a series of high-stakes games, each with the potential to dramatically alter a team’s fate in the College Football Playoff. As we eagerly await the fourth of six rankings, the suspense and excitement of the season continue to build. According to the latest CFP …
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