College Football Playoff Articles - Page 29

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is going to be waving an LSU flag-for just one game. The Rebels’ head coach is going to be cheering for the LSU Tigers in their game Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide, per college football reporter Barrett Sallee. “They tell me that I’m supposed to root for LSU […]

The College Football Playoff committee released their first rankings for the College Football Playoff on Tuesday. These rankings are hardly ever sticky. Every year, someone outside of the top four finds their way into the playoff despite the odds for that particular team making it seeming minuscule. It always happens, so one should be surprised […]

Another day, another development in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, only this development isn’t coming out of Ann Arbor. It comes from Columbus, Ohio of all places, where the hatred for the University of Michigan runs so deep that the Ohio State Buckeyes do their best to cross out all “M’s” during the week of […]

We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty entering Week 10 of the regular season in college football. That means games played during this last month will have major implications toward the College Football Playoff rankings, where a loss could be detrimental, completely eliminating teams from contention. Now that the first week of rankings have been released, […]

Now that the first College Football Playoff rankings are here, we now know who the top 4 teams in the country are. But there’s still a whole month of season play left, plus conference championships that could change these four teams — Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State — destiny, should they suffer a loss […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings were unleashed for the world to see on Tuesday night. The top three, while the order in which they were listed may have been a bit of a surprise to some, features the primary faces we’ve become accustomed to seeing in these rankings: Ohio State, Georgia, and Michigan. Florida […]

Tuesday night was the release of the very first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2023 season. There was no doubt that of a bit of surprise in the top-4, that included No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Michigan, and No. 4 Florida State. Each team at this point and maybe thereafter […]

It’s hard to believe that it’s already November and that the college football season has been going on for two months. We are two thirds of the way through the regular season, and we will have a College Football Playoff field before we know it. On Tuesday evening, we got our first good look where […]

This college football season has been an exciting one through nine weeks of the season, and we finally got some clarity on where each team stands on Tuesday night. Up to this point, the rankings were based on the AP Poll, which doesn’t actually mean anything. Now, the College Football Playoff rankings are out, and […]

Florida State football remains unbeaten and is one of the most dominant teams in college football. As a result, the Seminoles came in at fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings. FSU was proceeded by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Georgia Bulldogs, and Michigan Wolverines. This left some Seminole fans up in arms. The reason for […]

The latest College Football Playoff Rankings are out and there were no surprises. Ryan Day’s star-studded Ohio State football squad beat out everyone without much competition. This is because of an elite secondary that suffocates rushers and quarterbacks out of the pocket. Marvin Harrison Jr. and Kyle McCord on offense have also been outgunning their […]

Michigan fans can rejoice after the College Football Playoff committee unveiled its first rankings of the season on Tuesday night. The undefeated Wolverines are slotted into the No. 3 position, proving that their alleged sign-stealing scheme is unlikely to play a role in this crucial decision-making process. Though, if there were still some skeptics out […]

The first College Football Playoff (CFP) poll will be revealed on ESPN Tuesday night, and it’s bound to create immense ridicule and criticism, as it always does. But that’s part of the fun of the sport. It’s also the beginning of the end of the four-team playoff format when next year the bracket will extend […]

It’s the most exciting time of the year for college football fans. The first set of College Football Playoff Committee rankings is upon us. The scandals and storylines are heating up, the number of undefeated teams left drops every week, and it’s time to see who has a shot to compete for a national title […]

Much of the buzz in college football this week has been about the Michigan football program. But it hasn’t been because of the Wolverines’ dominating performances on the field this year, which have allowed them to go 8-0. Or maybe it has? Due to recent sign-stealing allegations involving a staff member, now known as Connor […]

Next Tuesday (Oct. 31) will mark the release of the first official College Football Playoff (CFP) poll. However, this is just the beginning of the chaos that is likely to ensue. Currently, there are six undefeated teams in the top 25, along with seven one-loss teams that constitute the 13th highest-ranked teams in the country, […]

Penn State vs. Ohio State this weekend is the marquee matchup in Week 8. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes come in ranked #7 and #3, respectively, for a game that will alter the trajectory of each team’s season. Both Penn State and Ohio State are undefeated and tied atop the Big 10 with Michigan. Both […]

The 2023 college football season seems like it just started, but we are already through seven weeks. The year has been filled with exciting matchups, crazy comebacks and thrilling upsets. It’s been a great season of college football so far, and things are sure to ramp up in the final weeks of the regular season. […]

In the two-year run of dominance that Kirby Smart and this Georgia football team have delivered, culminating in back-to-back National Championships, the Bulldogs have never been without superstar tight end Brock Bowers. He has started every game for Georgia since the start of the 2021 season, and he has been nothing but elite. Now, however, […]

In the world of college football, expectations often run high, and the hype can be intoxicating. In the case of the USC Trojans football team, this season was no exception. The media buzzed with excitement, and the Trojan faithful dared to dream that their beloved team was finally ready to make a run at the […]

In what was a jam-packed Week 4 in college football, the game that took center stage was Notre Dame versus Ohio State. That, for all intents and purposes, was the main event. It was a perfect stage, one that consisted of a classic college football environment, matching up two historic top-10 teams against each other. […]

USC football has done a tremendous job of rebuilding the football program. With head coach Lincoln Riley and Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams leading the charge in 2022, the Trojans were close to earning a College Football Playoff spot. In 2023, former USC star QB Matt Leinart recently said anything short of a Playoff […]

Winning one college football national championship is a difficult task. Winning two in a row is obviously even more challenging, which is why only seven programs can claim back-to-back uncontested titles since the AP began crowning a champion in 1936, the most recent being the Georgia Bulldogs. The AP, of course, was typically the primary […]

Seven months ago, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes were in position to battle one another for a national championship as both earned spots in the College Football Playoff. Following an undefeated regular season, which included a second consecutive win over Ohio State, Michigan went on to defeat Purdue in the Big Ten […]

The second half of August is now upon us, which means the college football season isn’t far behind. The preseason rankings are all out, and so-called “Week 0” games are just over a week away. After months of conference realignment talks dominating headlines, we’re finally at a point where we can start talking about the […]

For months, conference realignment has dominated college football headlines with how drastically it has changed the landscape of the sport. With the release of the AP preseason top 25 earlier this week, though, we’re finally at a point where we can start talking about football itself, rather than the behind-the-scenes stuff. Below, we will lay […]

It’s no secret that the quarterback position is the key to success in college football. It’s why almost every year the Heisman trophy winner comes from that position. Not only that, but typically, those Heisman winners are playing in the College Football Playoff. In fact, four out of the last five quarterbacks to win the […]

We’re just mere weeks away from the beginning of the 2023 college football season, yet most are now looking well into the future, to 2024, as the landscape of the sport will take on a completely new dynamic by then. The Big Ten will for sure be realigned and expanded, now not only adding USC […]

USC football star Caleb Williams is “determined” to make the College Football Playoff this year, he told ESPN at Pac-12 Media Day. “I haven’t been in the College Football Playoff in my two years of playing,” Williams said. “It’s been tough. It bothers me because I play for championships. I don’t play for anything else. […]

Paul Finebaum, known for his outspoken nature, once again shared one of his hot air opinions during SEC Media Days on Monday. When questioned on ESPN’s First Take about whether Nick Saban’s legacy could be viewed differently if he were to miss this year’s College Football Playoff, Finebaum responded with, “I think, yes, you have […]

As the Ohio State Buckeyes football team gear up for the 2023 college football season, expectations for making the College Football Playoff and winning a national championship run are reaching a crescendo. Head coach Ryan Day finds himself under immense pressure entering year five, with the ultimate goal of reclaiming what has eluded the program […]

The Georgia Bulldogs’ recent dominance in college football has raised expectations for another successful season in 2023. After securing back-to-back national titles, Kirby Smart’s program faces the challenge of maintaining their status as a powerhouse and making a run for the College Football Playoff once again. To achieve this, the Georgia football team, as good […]

Michigan football was so close to a College Football National Championship. Jim Harbaugh and his squad were rampaging through the BIG East but fell short of the CFP National Championship after their loss to TCU football. Quarterback JJ McCarthy took the loss more personally and remains blood hungry. The CFP National Championship is the most […]

We’re one step closer to the start of the 2023 college football season. Spring practices are in the books, the spring transfer portal window has closed and rosters appear relatively final. Now, we can start to get a good picture of where teams stand heading into the season. With that in mind, now seems like […]

The College Football Playoff will change for the 2024 season, with the final season of the current format taking place in 2023, and the schedule in 2024 creates an unreal football weekend, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The semifinals for the 2024 and 2025 College Football Playoff will be played on Thursday and Friday […]

The 2023 College Football Playoff field will be the final one before the field expands. Questions have been going around about when the expanded playoff will take place, and we have an answer (h/t Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated). ‘Bill Hancock confirms that the first round of the 2024 expanded playoff will be third week […]

Along with the 12-team expansion for the College Football Playoff, more changes could be coming for the 2024-2025 season. An NCAA panel is considering three different rules chances with the hope of shortening the length of college football games, according to ESPN. The first college football rule change would be to eliminate stopping the clock […]

USC football soared to heights it hadn’t seen in over a decade in 2022 with Heisman winner Caleb Williams at quarterback, only to fall back down to earth at the end. The Trojans ended the regular season 11-1, and they were just one win away from making their first College Football Playoff appearance. Instead, the […]

Georgia football is currently in the midst of another long party following back-to-back College Football Playoff National Championships. For Georgia’s players, staff and fans, next season is a world away. The 2023 season is the least of their worries at the moment, and they couldn’t care less about it right now. However, it is never […]