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AP Top 25: Texas keeps No. 1 ranking ahead of Georgia visit; Oregon moves up to No. 2

AP Top 25: Texas keeps No. 1 ranking ahead of Georgia visit; Oregon moves up to No. 2

Oregon moved up to No. 2 behind top-ranked Texas in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday after their dramatic win against Ohio State. The Ducks jumped a spot after beating Ohio State 32-31 in a thriller at Autzen Stadium on Saturday night for their highest ranking since finishing the 2014 season at No. […]

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College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: What upsets like Vanderbilt over Alabama remind us

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: What upsets like Vanderbilt over Alabama remind us

We do it every year. Alabama has only four possible losses on its whole schedule! It’ll be favored in every game the rest of the season! Missouri’s whole season comes down to only two games! Tennessee’s path to the Playoff is a cakewalk now!  And every year, college football reminds us about the foolishness of

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Week 6’s top 10 college football games: Time to find out if Mizzou is a paper tiger?

Week 6’s top 10 college football games: Time to find out if Mizzou is a paper tiger?

Perhaps the schedule makers thought we would need a breather after Georgia–Alabama last week? There’s only one ranked matchup across the entire slate and nothing that jumps out on paper. That said, there are some intriguing matchups that could yield potentially telling results. No judgment if you opt for the pumpkin patch this weekend, but

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The top 5 jobs in college football: Which programs do coaches, staffers consider the best?

The top 5 jobs in college football: Which programs do coaches, staffers consider the best?

So much has changed across college football over the past three years. There have been seismic coaching moves. Realignment has eliminated a power conference and forced us to reconsider how much geography actually matters. And the introduction of name, image and likeness combined with the freedom of movement provided by the transfer portal has thrown

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Arch Manning first impressions: What coaches, tape say about the talent and the family resemblance

Arch Manning first impressions: What coaches, tape say about the talent and the family resemblance

Arch Manning has played in five college football games for the University of Texas, including one start and four appearances in which the game was well in hand by the time he took the field. For a quarterback who isn’t expected to be a full-time starter until 2025 and won’t be eligible for the NFL

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College Football Playoff 2024 projections: SEC, Big Ten dominate my 12-team bracket

College Football Playoff 2024 projections: SEC, Big Ten dominate my 12-team bracket

Hello, and welcome to my weekly College Football Playoff bracket. I’ll be updating every week based on new results. They are based solely on my own opinions and likely will differ from Austin Mock’s much smarter, scientifically based projections. Also, be sure to check out David Ubben’s Bubble Watch every Monday. My five conference champions — Ohio

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College Football Playoff Week 4 lessons: Clemson, Utah emerge while USC tumbles

College Football Playoff Week 4 lessons: Clemson, Utah emerge while USC tumbles

College football’s Week 4 didn’t have any truly stunning upsets, but we got to know more about the teams that should be in College Football Playoff contention at the end of the year. Some teams aren’t out of it, while others aren’t as dominant as we expected, and the pool for one spot looks a

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Ranking Week 4’s top 10 college football games: From NC State-Clemson to Tennessee-Oklahoma

Ranking Week 4’s top 10 college football games: From NC State-Clemson to Tennessee-Oklahoma

College football conference play is (mostly) underway and the stakes will be raised accordingly. The sport dips its toes this weekend with ranked matchups in the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC featuring College Football Playoff favorites and some remaining question marks. Let’s rank the top 10 games of Week 4, starting with a few

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Tennessee’s ‘talent fee’ isn’t surprising. In business, you charge what people will pay

Tennessee’s ‘talent fee’ isn’t surprising. In business, you charge what people will pay

If there is one constant in the circle of life that is big business, it’s that cost increases will always be passed on to consumers. Doesn’t matter if it’s food, gas or tickets to sporting events. The paying customer will almost certainly be asked to make up the difference. The latest example came Tuesday, when

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What stat matters most in college football? Keep an eye on explosive play margin

What stat matters most in college football? Keep an eye on explosive play margin

In the old days, they were known as big plays. Or maybe long plays. It’s not clear when, or why, football people started to refer to them as “explosive plays” or just “explosives.” It was probably around the time football people started referring to position groups as “rooms.” The football people also can’t quite agree

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