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CLEMSON, SC – NOVEMBER 07: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Clemson Tigers runs with the ball against the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Memorial Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Clemson’s defense foils Florida State, as the Tigers pursue the Playoff

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Last week, Clemson’s defense let the squad down a bit, allowing North Carolina State to look like a Big 12 offense. When the Tigers needed their defense to take over in an ugly contest to keep playoff hopes alive against Florida State on Saturday, the group did not disappoint and allowed Dabo Swinney to dance […]

STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 7 : Wide receiver James Washington #28 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys runs a reception in for a touchdown in front of cornerback Corry O’Meally #2 of the TCU Horned Frogs November 7, 2015 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

The wheels fall off for TCU, while Oklahoma State takes the driver’s seat

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First things first on a significant college football Saturday: The main reason the TCU Horned Frogs lost their first game of 2015 is that the Oklahoma State Cowboys played brilliantly. The Cowboys played this game the way they wanted to on both sides of the ball. They produced more home-run plays on offense and forced […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – NOVEMBER 07: Treon Harris #3 of the Florida Gators carries during the second quarter of the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Florida and the pressure of sudden expectations

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Florida scored more football points than Vanderbilt on Saturday. That’s all you need to know. In the end, that’s all that matters. We rarely remember how it got done enough to change our minds on anything, just that it got done. With that, Florida clinches the SEC East, which, by default, puts the Gators one […]

Horizon League Preview

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Last season Wisconsin-Green Bay had a future NBA draft pick in Keifer Sykes, and Valparaiso finished just three points shy of an upset over Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Neither led the league in offense, however. That was Oakland, which scored 1.11 points per trip in league play.

Conference USA Preview

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No conference has gone through more of a tectonic shift in the past few years than Conference USA. The league lost teams such as Memphis and Tulsa to the AAC and replaced them with the likes of Middle Tennessee and Florida International. The league has taken a hit in terms of prestige, but it still […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 08: Brandon Harris #6 of the LSU Tigers tries to avoid a tackle by Xzavier Dickson #47 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during a game at Tiger Stadium on November 8, 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Thoughts, Observations, and Things To Watch For in Week 10

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This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for, featuring four games that will have an impact on the College Football Playoff race. Here’s a list of thoughts, observations, and things to watch for in week 10. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please ignore the College Football Playoff rankings. Until the […]

Uniforms Of The Week: Military Appreciation Rundown

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With Veterans Day just around the corner, the college football world will once again see a good handful of schools suit up in alternate uniforms designed to be a military tribute to one degree or another. This has become a trend that seems to happen twice a season, with the first coming around September 11, […]

Harvard Heights: Tim Murphy, consistency, and success in the Ivy League

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Consistency is the most valuable resource in college football. Consistency — from the head coach to his assistants, from the team captains down to the redshirt freshmen on the roster — is how dynasties are formed. Harvard coach Tim Murphy is the epitome of stability and success. Murphy, in his 23rd year at the helm in […]

LSU-Alabama: underrated glory, without the guarantee

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LSU and Alabama, united in 21st-century history by Nick Saban and the contentious 2011 season, have carved out a golden age in their football rivalry. Yet, even for a clash as celebrated and scrutinized as this one, can it be that Tigers-Tide is — dare we say it? — underrated as a rivalry? That’s a […]

20 for 20: week nine

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In the latest 20 for 20, three box scores all deserve “box score of the week honors.” Traditional football box scores haven’t generally included the number of scrimmage plays each team runs, but if you incorporated that statistic into a modernized box score, Colorado-UCLA deserves to be on the short list. Colorado ran 114 plays to […]

The ideal college football schedule: week 10

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All season, you’ve read what — in my mind — constitutes the “ideal college football schedule” for each week of the season. This week, with so many important games, it seems more appropriate to simply lay out the schedule than to talk endlessly about it. Sound good? Here’s how I would take all of Saturday’s […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 25: Patrick Peterson #7 of the Louisiana State Univeristy Tigers celebrates after scoring a touchdown by posing as the Heisman Trophy against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Tiger Stadium on September 25, 2010 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Sampler Platter: Football with stakes

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The Sampler Platter is always nourishing, but this week, it’s particularly tasty. This is it. It’s the main event. It’s the biggest college football weekend ever. It’s a cataclysm on the gridiron. It’s mega. There will never be a bigger series of sporting events in American history. Okay, there might have been an exaggeration or […]

Oct 31, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Cougars running back Ryan Jackson (22) celebrates scoring a touchdown against the South Florida Bulls during the first half at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports

Group of Five Power Poll After Week 9

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This week’s Group of Five Power Poll is a day late because of #MACtion on Tuesday and Wednesday night. With two of the top teams on this list in action, I wanted to wait until all of the results were in before making a decision. As always, remember that these rankings are fluid, and will […]

TCU and the cliffhanger question

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The TCU Horned Frogs play a numbers game this Saturday against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Actually, they’re playing more than one numbers game. 11-on-11 is one. 1-on-1 on the perimeter is another. TCU’s offense will try to get the best positional matchups it can find against Oklahoma State’s secondary, which certainly felt under siege last weekend […]

Everett Golson gets one more moment

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It is true that Everett Golson might not start (or maybe even play in) Florida State’s huge game this Saturday at Clemson. The Seminoles and head coach Jimbo Fisher are keeping their cards close to the vest, as they should. There’s no real need to announce to the world which man will start against the […]

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