College Football

Seven seniors from conference champion Watertown earn AA All-ESD football honors

Seven players from conference champion Watertown and three from Aberdeen Central have been selected to the 2024 Class AA All-Eastern South Dakota Conference football team. Twenty-seven players earned All-ESD honors, as chosen by the league’s’s coaches. Watertown went 5-0 in league play. Seven seniors — running back Spencer Wientjes, offensive linemen Micah Hach and Karter Engels, wide receiver Mitch Olson, …

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Could the Big Ten gets four teams in CFB Playoff? | College Football Power Hour

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman react to the initial College Football Playoff rankings – which showed some good news for the conference and its chances of potentially picking up a third of the teams in this year’s field. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, …

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Meet the new CFP poll, same as the old-school media poll

They unveiled the brand new toy Tuesday night, and I know this is going to shock everyone, but it’s the same old show. The first 12-team College Football Playoff poll is identical to the current Associated Press poll — with the exception of Ohio State and Georgia swapping No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Surely, that’s merely a coincidence because …

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Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb

The task of the College Football Playoff committee has never been easy, although it has often been obvious. In the four-team era, there were numerous seasons with just four clear candidates; other years, there was maybe a single decision to be made. Yet despite that, the committee was routinely vilified for bias, hypocrisy and inconsistency, mainly because of the folly …

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How does the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket look right now?

Fans stop to take photos with the College Football National Championship trophy at Meijer in Ypsilanti, Mich. on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The trophy is going on a tour for fans to see presented by Dr. Pepper. After 10 weeks of action, we now officially know where each team stands in the all-important College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings. Yes, on …

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What schools are in the top 12 of the first College Football Playoff rankings?

The first iteration of the College Football Playoff rankings was released on Tuesday. Schools that have already played occupy the top two spots. Oregon defeated Ohio State, 32-31, earlier in the season and sits at 9-0. The Buckeyes are second at 7-1. The new format that sees a dozen teams qualify for the postseason tournament has, Oregon (Big Ten), Georgia …

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Where’s Texas in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) celebrates a touchdown in the second half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024. As expected, the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of …

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