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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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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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AP Top 25: Texas passes Georgia for first No. 1 ranking in football poll since 2008

AP Top 25: Texas passes Georgia for first No. 1 ranking in football poll since 2008

College football has a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll, as Texas jumped past Georgia for the top spot on Sunday. The move comes after the Longhorns demolished UTSA 56-7 and the Bulldogs barely escaped Kentucky 13-12. Texas made an early-season statement last week with its blowout win at Michigan, and

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Week 2’s top 10 college football games: Texas visits Michigan in top-10 blockbuster

Week 2’s top 10 college football games: Texas visits Michigan in top-10 blockbuster

A handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A few other programs leaned on FCS opponents to hit the turbo button on hype and expectations. Week 2 offers the chance for teams to either change or fortify those narratives against stiffer competition, featuring in-state

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