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Jimbo Fisher had to deal with a mountain of distractions, an ocean of injuries, and the harsh sunlight of constant scrutiny… and didn’t allow his team to fall off the precipice throughout an emotionally exhausting regular season. Not an ordinary feat, by any means.

TSS Roundtable: Biggest Week 1 Storyline

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Now that we’ve finished with our conference roundtable series, we’ll shift our focus to week 1. If you missed any of our conference roundtables, be sure to check out the links below. Q. What’s the biggest story line to watch in Week 1? Bart Doan On Twitter

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners

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Oklahoma Sooners 2015 record: 11-2 overall (lost to Clemson 37-17 in College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal) 1 Burning Question: Is Bob Stoops ready to guide Oklahoma back to the top? After the Big 12 was left out of the College Football Playoff fun in the first year of the new postseason format, Oklahoma represented […]

Clemson’s Austin Bryant Injures Foot; Out a Few Weeks

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Clemson’s defensive line enters the 2016 season with the monumental task of replacing defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd, who finished first and second in the nation in tackles for a loss last year. To make matters worse, the Tigers will have to play without their most experienced defensive end for the first few […]

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly leads the team onto the field for an NCAA college football game against Purdue in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2015 record: 10-3 overall (lost to Ohio State 44-28 in the Fiesta Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Who starts under center for the Irish? Heading into this season, Notre Dame has two formidable options at quarterback: Malik Zaire and DeShone Kizer. Yet even with its season opener just 20 days away, head […]

Top 11 SEC Heisman Trophy candidates for 2016

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Five of the last nine Heisman Trophy winners have come out of the SEC. Last season, Alabama’s Derrick Henry broke a two-year drought for the conference when he won the prestigious trophy. Despite stiffer competition, the SEC has managed to hang onto it’s mantle as the best conference in the land and because of that […]

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Christian McCaffrey #5 of the Stanford Cardinal runs out to the field for a kickoff in the third quarter against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 102nd Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2016 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 8 Stanford Cardinal

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Stanford Cardinal 2015 Record: 12-2 overall, 8-1 Pac-12 (beat Iowa 45-16 in the Rose Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can David Shaw and Stanford crash the College Football Playoff? Ever since the reigns of the Stanford football program were turned over to David Shaw, the Cardinal have been scary good. In his first season in 2011, Shaw […]

PROVO, UT – SEPTEMBER 12: Mitchell Juergens #87 of the Brigham Young Cougars catches this 4th down, 4th quarter go ahead touchdown between defenders Darian Thompson #4 and Dylan Sumner-Gardner #29 of the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. BYU won 35-24. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

Ranking the 18 Big 12 Expansion Candidates by Gridiron Results

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On Friday, ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported that the Big 12 will interview 17 (now 18) schools as possible expansion candidates. Over at The Comeback, Kevin McGuire ranked the teams from 1 to 18. He also noted that according to McMurphy, it was highly unlikely that the league would expand beyond 12 teams. If – and it’s […]

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 9 Washington Huskies

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Washington Huskies 2015 record: 7-6 overall, 4-5 Pac-12 (defeated Southern Miss 44-31 in Heart of Dallas Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can Chris Petersen Live up to the Hype? Washington has been getting major hype from all sorts of media outlets this entire offseason. There is a lot of talent on the team and a lot […]

TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 19: Chad Kelly #10 of the Mississippi Rebels reacts after passing for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 19, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

TSS Roundtable: Which team will win the SEC in 2016?

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We’ve assigned non-conference scheduling grades for both the East and West divisions, provided a list of players to watch, and discussed which conference game would have the biggest impact this fall. Now, it’s time to answer the all-important question: which team is going to win the conference title? Q. Which team will win the SEC […]

SEC Doomsday scenario far fetched but not impossible in 2016

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Around the end of college football season, it could be, ahem, a chaotic time around these parts. “These parts” being “the entire United States of America.” So forgive us all if it sneaks up on us in the dark of night, but there’s a realistic scenario where the SEC would be forked out of the […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 28: Head coach Les Miles of the LSU Tigers celebrates after defeating the Texas A&M Aggies 19-7 at Tiger Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 10 LSU Tigers

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LSU Tigers 2015 Record: 9-3 overall, 5-3 SEC (beat Texas Tech 56-27 in the Texas Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can LSU get back on top of the SEC West? The LSU Tigers have experienced two dips under Les Miles. The first was the 8-5 season that came directly after 2007’s National Championship. The second was the 8-5 […]

STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 7: Members of the Oklahoma State Cowboys spirit squad perform before the game against the TCU Horned Frogs November 7, 2015 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cowboys defeated the Horned Frogs 49-29. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Oklahoma State Cowboys 2015 record: 10-3 overall, 7-2 Big 12 (lost to Mississippi 48-20 in Sugar Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can Cowboys Build Off Unexpected 2015 Success? Oklahoma State fans don’t like to hear it, but the Cowboys were one of the most overachieving teams in the country last year. That is not a bad […]

Five SEC Guesses for 2016

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Everyone loves bold predictions. Until they read them and it goes against their team, of course. Then the guy writing it doesn’t know a flying hoot about what he’s doing. How will the 2016 season shape up in the SEC? It’s anyone’s guess. So let’s go ahead and do it. 5. Florida will win the […]

TSS Roundtable: Who is the Player to Watch in the SEC

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Our conference roundtable series concludes this week with the SEC. Yesh Ginsburg kicked things off at the start of the week by grading the SEC East and SEC West non-conference schedules. Today, we’ll talk about which players we should keep an eye on this fall. Q. Who is the player to watch in the SEC […]

ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 31: Steven Taylor #41 of the Houston Cougars reacts after an interception by his teammate Trevon Stewart #23 (not pictured) in the third quarter against the Florida State Seminoles during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome on December 31, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 12 Houston Cougars

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Houston Cougars 2015 Record: 13-1 overall, 7-1 AAC (defeated Florida State 38-24 in the Peach Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can Tom Herman prove that he’s building a powerhouse program worthy of a Big 12 invitation? Every journalist, radio host, and college football enthusiast talked about Big 12 expansion until they were blue in the face this […]

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