0 comments by Phil Harrison on 12/3/2016
And here we go. It’s time to crown a champion of the B1G Championship game. The stakes are quite high between Wisconsin and Penn State and could be even higher depending on what happens in Orlando around the same time. We’ll all be watching. Here are five things to watch. Contact/Follow @PhilHarrisonCFB or email him at […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 12/2/2016
There is just one game left in the season, and there are true few scenarios left. In all honesty, only seven — maybe an eight, but we’ll get to that — schools have a real shot at the Playoff, and four of those are in the Big Ten. Alabama and Ohio State are locks. Clemson […]
PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 14: Head coach Ken Niumatalolo of the Navy Midshipmen stands on the sideline during a game against the Army Black Knights on December 14, 2013 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Navy won 34-7. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
Despite reports to the contrary, I don’t think the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will hold up the bowl selection process to wait on the results of the Army – Navy game. Yet, that’s what some people are afraid of. And, it actually makes sense when you think about it. If Western Michigan loses to […]
PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 09: The College Football National Championship trophy sits on display during Media Day for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Phoenix Convention Center on January 9, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 12/1/2016
We are down to the final weekend of the college football season. It’s conference championship weekend in every conference other than the Sun Belt and Big 12, which has a de facto championship game in Bedlam. It is clear that Alabama and Ohio State are Playoff locks, even if some are nervous about Ohio State […]
Dan Mullen has given new life to his career, putting together what is by far his best season as a head coach. Yet, a loss to Georgia Tech would leave a lot of national commentators saying that MSU was more a mirage than the picture of flesh and substance.
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/30/2016
The Oregon Ducks should hire Dan Mullen as their next head coach. Make no mistake about it: UO is the best job in the country. Since that’s the case, the school will have no shortage of qualified candidates that are interested in the position. But, Mullen would make the most sense. That’s not to take […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Lamar Jackson has led our poll from the outset. The Louisville quarterback has put forth dominant performance after dominant performance. Recently, the Cardinals have started to struggle, and Jackson has looked mortal. In back-to-back weeks, the Cardinals got routed by Houston and then got upset by in-state rival Kentucky. Has Jackson’s hold on the 2016 […]
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 14: Royce Freeman #21 and Darren Carrington #7 of the Oregon Ducks celebrate after Freeman score a touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D
For the first time in 40 years, Oregon will be hiring a football coach looking outside the program, and unlike those 4 decades ago, it’s the best job in the nation. Mark Helfrich was officially let go Tuesday, bringing an end to the worst kept secret in America on Saturday, when news leaked that Oregon […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg on 11/29/2016
One out of the four College Football Playoff positions is clear. Alabama will be playing in a semifinal game, even if it loses to Florida in the SEC Championship Game. A second team is almost as clear. Ohio State is as consensus a No. 2 team as you can have. If this was the BCS […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 38-17 win over the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 9, 2013 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
The Alabama Crimson Tide cannot afford to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship game this weekend. That’s not to say that the Crimson Tide wouldn’t make the College Football Playoff if it should lose to the Gators this weekend. According to the Colley Matrix, Alabama has four wins against the top 25 and eight […]
0 comments by Bart D
In case you haven’t heard, which means you don’t like college football much and thus this is an odd place for you to be reading right now when you could be doing something more your preference, like castigating people’s political beliefs or looking at pictures of cats, Oregon and Notre Dame weren’t good this year. […]
PHOENIX, AZ – JANUARY 09: The College Football National Championship trophy sits on display during Media Day for the College Football Playoff National Championship at Phoenix Convention Center on January 9, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/28/2016
Week 13 featured the best game of the year so far, as Ohio State defeated Michigan in double overtime. There were also a few statement games such Colorado over Utah, Penn State over Michigan State, Washington over Washington State, and LSU over Texas A&M. Would any of these games impact the TSS Power 16 poll […]
COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 26: Linebacker Chris Worley (35) of the Ohio State Buckeyes dives for a tackle on wide receiver Kekoa Crawford (1) of the Michigan Wolverines during an NCAA football game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 26, 2016, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Khris Hale/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
0 comments by Phil Harrison
A historic B1G football regular season is now in the books, and we’re now off to Indy. We had some thick drama over the last weekend, and there’s sure to be more as we ramble on to playoff chatter. Here’s five things we learned from this past week. Contact/Follow @PhilHarrisonCFB or email him at pharrison28@gmail.com. If […]
0 comments by Yesh Ginsburg
Texas has a new head coach. Bedlam will be a de factor conference championship game. West Virginia looks like a truly solid team, even if it hasn’t been proven over the course of this season because of a weak schedule. Sure, this was far from a banner year for the Big 12. In fact, until […]
BOULDER, CO – November 26: Colorado Buffaloes linebacker Kenneth Olugbode #31 picks up a fumble and scores a touchdown against Utah Utes defensive end Kylie Fitts #11 in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field November 26, 2016. Buffs won 27-22. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 11/27/2016
The Colorado Buffaloes defeated Utah 27-22 to win the Pac-12 South championship. And, judging by how it played on Saturday night, don’t be surprised if Colorado hoists the Pac-12 championship trophy next weekend. That’s not to say that the Buffaloes were perfect. They definitely were not. The Colorado special teams allowed two long kick returns, […]
0 comments by Bart D
If you’re looking for a leader in the clubhouse in the “best new hire” sweepstakes, go ahead and pencil Purdue in and make sure you press hard on the lead. According to folks like well-connected and highly respected local sportswriter Bob Kravitz, the Boilers are set to name the Western Michigan coach as the head […]
