Oddly specific predictions for every Top 25 college football team (Hint: Texas is back!)
1 year, 4 months ago

Oddly specific predictions for every Top 25 college football team (Hint: Texas is back!)

New York Times  

Notre Dame starts its next-to-last-season of football independence a week from Saturday against Navy in Ireland. GO DEEPER Big Ten state of the conference: What's new, team tiers, predictions and more for 2023 The Crimson Tide haven’t lost three games in a season since 2010, and that streak will continue even after Nick Saban starts three different quarterbacks in the regular season. Ohio State Marvin Harrison Jr. will become the Big Ten’s first Biletnikoff Award winner since Braylon Edwards in 2004, and he’ll finish second in the Heisman vote, too. Florida State Before the Seminoles announce they’re leaving for the Big Ten, Jordan Travis will earn an invite to the Heisman ceremony when he combines for 47 touchdowns and leads Florida State to its first ACC title game appearance since 2014. The Huskies are going to win the Pac-12 for the first time since 2018 and make the Playoff, allowing Big Ten fans to puff their chests and claim two participants in the sport’s championship.

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Who will make the College Football Playoff field after a wild championship weekend?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Who will make the College Football Playoff field after a wild championship weekend?

New York Times  

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Let’s review the results from conference championship weekend when Timothee Chalamet made his case to be the next big college football analyst. Still, Penn State hung around with the nation’s last remaining undefeated team and looked every bit deserving of challenging for the conference crown. Arizona State was …

College football Week 13 oddly specific predictions: Hoosier Hysteria ends, Ohio State rolls
1 month ago

College football Week 13 oddly specific predictions: Hoosier Hysteria ends, Ohio State rolls

New York Times  

Can anybody stop Kansas? Dave Clawson’s Demon Deacons rank 130th in passing yards allowed per game, and it’s probably a safe bet Miami’s leaky defense won’t be able to halt Wake’s slow mesh offense enough to cover the 24.5-point spread. Most rushing yards Jacksonville State’s Tre Stewart ranks seventh nationally with 1,219 rushing yards for the team sitting atop the …

College football Week 7 oddly specific predictions: Texas, Ohio State survive upset threats
2 months, 2 weeks ago

College football Week 7 oddly specific predictions: Texas, Ohio State survive upset threats

New York Times  

Fraud alert: It’s me. Most passing yards We’ve had 15 FBS quarterbacks throw for 400 yards in a game this season, and only two have done it more than once: Miami’s Cam Ward and North Texas’ Chandler Morris. Here’s what I know: Jeanty ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns and nearly led Boise State to a win in Eugene …

AP Player of the week: James Madison’s Alonza Barnett III accounts for 7 TDs in win over Tar Heels
3 months ago

AP Player of the week: James Madison’s Alonza Barnett III accounts for 7 TDs in win over Tar Heels

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 4 of the season: Alonza Barnett III, James Madison The Dukes’ quarterback had a hand in a program-record seven touchdowns and amassed 487 yards of total offense in his team’s 70-50 win over …

College football picks: New conference rivalries for No. 11 USC and No. 15 Oklahoma take spotlight
3 months ago

College football picks: New conference rivalries for No. 11 USC and No. 15 Oklahoma take spotlight

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 18 Michigan The Wolverines’ stock is way down as coach Sherrone Moore makes a switch to QB Alex Orji, who still seems limited as a passer. 14 Oklahoma State Another ranked matchup between new conference foes, this one Big 12 contenders. 1 Texas QB Arch Manning’s …

Big Ten’s Week 2 schedule is topped by No. 3 Texas’ visit to No. 10 Michigan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten’s Week 2 schedule is topped by No. 3 Texas’ visit to No. 10 Michigan

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We’ll get a better idea about Michigan’s defense when it goes against Quinn Ewers and a Texas offense that churned out 545 yards in a 52-0 win over Colorado State. Northwestern WR Bryce Kirtz, who caught six balls for 91 yards against Miami last week, goes …

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1
3 months, 3 weeks ago

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After a brisk Week 0 warmup, Week 1 of the college football season arrives with dozens of games Thursday through Monday, including a few tasty matchups. Add in the two played last week and 61 FBS-FCS games to open the college football season is by far …

AP Top 25 Reality Check: How each ranked teams’ season could go wrong
4 months, 1 week ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: How each ranked teams’ season could go wrong

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: Texas is back doesn’t seem like a sarcastic joke after the Longhorns’ playoff run, but the best part of a solid defense last year were two game-wrecking interior linemen. Reality check: Coach Dabo Swinney is banking on the second season of QB Cade Klubnik …

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AUSTIN, Texas — Texas running back CJ Baxter injured a knee in practice this week and will miss the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday. Baxter in 2023 was the first Longhorn freshman tailback to start a season opener since Ricky Williams in 1995. Baxter finished …

College football top 25: A model’s rankings and projected win totals for 2024
4 months, 4 weeks ago

College football top 25: A model’s rankings and projected win totals for 2024

New York Times  

Fall camp for the overwhelming majority of college football teams is just a week away, and we are officially just a month away from live-action football on our screens. Ohio State 2024 projected wins: 10.5 Conference title: 40% Last year’s record: 11-2 3. Penn State 2024 projected wins: 9.5 Conference title: 13.2% Last year’s record: 10-3 9. Kansas State 2024 …

First-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore might display some of his QB options in spring game
8 months ago

First-year Michigan coach Sherrone Moore might display some of his QB options in spring game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sherrone Moore will have a lot of big decisions to make in his first season as Michigan’s coach, leading the defending national champions after Jim Harbaugh bolted to coach the Los Angeles Chargers. J.J. McCarthy, who skipped his senior year to enter …

Stewart Mandel’s too-early college football Top 25 revised: Upheaval creates 2024 rankings shake-up
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stewart Mandel’s too-early college football Top 25 revised: Upheaval creates 2024 rankings shake-up

New York Times  

Never in all my years writing way-too-early Top 25s was there ever so much January upheaval. GO DEEPER Stewart Mandel’s too early Top 25 for the 2024 college football season No notable changes to report in Athens, besides Kirby Smart plucking new co-defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson from Alabama. Dan Lanning made several big portal adds in December, most notably Oklahoma …

AP Top 25 Reality Check: How will the teams in final AP poll look heading into the 2024 season?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: How will the teams in final AP poll look heading into the 2024 season?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 Michigan 2024 key games: vs. Texas, Sept. 7; vs. USC, Sept. 21; at Washington, Oct. 5; at Ohio State, Nov. 30. 3 Texas 2024 key games: at Michigan, Sept. 7; vs. Oklahoma at Dallas, Oct. 12; vs. Georgia, Oct. 19; at Texas A&M, Nov. 30. …

Michigan C Nugent, Texas WR Worthy say they will be full go for playoff after ankle injuries
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan C Nugent, Texas WR Worthy say they will be full go for playoff after ankle injuries

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “But the fact that I knew we had four weeks to rest up after, it was like let’s let it ride,” he said Friday as the top-ranked Wolverines prepared to face fourth-seeded Alabama at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day. “And I’m …

College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship
11 months, 3 weeks ago

College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Much like the selection process itself, the exercise is who, in my judgment, is the best team.” In reality, though, the current state of college football’s postseason all but renders the conversation moot. In that regard, well, I’ll factor it in,” Matt Brown from the The …

Mike Sainristil becomes perhaps Michigan’s best player on defense after playing 3 seasons on offense
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mike Sainristil becomes perhaps Michigan’s best player on defense after playing 3 seasons on offense

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan, whose season included a sign-stealing scandal that led to the Big Ten Conference suspending Harbaugh for three games, plays Alabama on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl to compete for a shot at the national championship. “With everything that has been said this year …

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bears take Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels crashes top 10
1 year ago

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bears take Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels crashes top 10

New York Times  

Read the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from The Athletic’s draft expert, Dane Brugler The college football regular season is complete and the draft order is starting to take shape, making it a perfect time to unveil my first mock draft of the 2024 NFL Draft process. GO DEEPER Morales: Caleb Williams' USC career may be done, and road ahead …

College football rankings lacking drama, but what AP Top 25 history can still be made?
1 year, 1 month ago

College football rankings lacking drama, but what AP Top 25 history can still be made?

New York Times  

Let’s be honest: It’s not been the most compelling season for college football rankings. For now, there’s little doubt about what’s in front of us: Michigan is one of the best teams in the country, with a chance to win its first national title since 1997. The top eight teams — Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Washington, Oregon, Texas, …

NFL second-half predictions for all 32 teams: Keep an eye on Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL second-half predictions for all 32 teams: Keep an eye on Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray

New York Times  

The first nine weeks of the 2023 NFL season have come and gone and only one thing is for sure: No one knows with certainty what will happen next. — Adam Jahns GO DEEPER Bears predictions at NFL midseason: Matt Eberflus stays; no Justin Fields decision until May Tee Higgins will outgain Ja’Marr Chase the rest of the way: The …

AP Top 25 Reality Check: USC’s fall a rarity in a season where most of the ranked have stayed ranked
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: USC’s fall a rarity in a season where most of the ranked have stayed ranked

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: These Bulldogs might not be as good as either of the last two national championship teams, but they probably don’t have to be to win another title. Reality check: The next two weeks against Mizzou and Georgia will define Tennessee’s season. Reality check: QB …

College basketball top 25: Michigan State, Texas and Illinois rise
2 years, 1 month ago

College basketball top 25: Michigan State, Texas and Illinois rise

New York Times  

We sure had plenty to chew on last week, and especially over the weekend. The team went 4-0 while Self was serving his self-imposed suspension, thanks largely to the brilliance of 6-8 junior forward Jalen Wilson, who had back-to-back career-highs last week against Duke and Southern Utah. • Indiana got a terrific win at Xavier, 81-79, on Friday night.. Trayce …

2023 NFL Draft Watch: Best prospects, matchups for weekend’s top-25 showdowns
2 years, 2 months ago

2023 NFL Draft Watch: Best prospects, matchups for weekend’s top-25 showdowns

New York Times  

It will be a fun slate of college football games this Saturday, including six matchups between ranked opponents. GO DEEPER Scouting Will Anderson Jr.: What to know about Alabama edge ahead of NFL Draft Prospect with the most to gain: Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee Entering the season, there were a handful of prospects competing to be the next senior quarterback …

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett
2 years, 3 months ago

Stacked: SEC QB talent goes well beyond Young, Bennett

Associated Press  

The Southeastern Conference has a national championship quarterback, a Heisman Trophy winner and a collection of promising passers both new and old. “Just the upside’s pretty crazy everywhere,” said Greg McElroy, a former Alabama quarterback who works as an ESPN college football analyst and co-hosts a Birmingham, Alabama, radio show. “I think Spencer was the victim of his own success …

2022 Heisman Fantasy Draft: 36 players, from Ohio State and Alabama to Kansas State and Houston
2 years, 3 months ago

2022 Heisman Fantasy Draft: 36 players, from Ohio State and Alabama to Kansas State and Houston

New York Times  

The Athletic’s Heisman draft returns, and once again, redemption is on everyone’s minds. David Ubben WRITER ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 ROUND 4 Matt Fortuna QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State QB Clayton Tune, Houston TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame RB Mo Ibrahim, Minnesota Ari Wasserman QB Bryce Young, Alabama QB Quinn Ewers, Texas QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss RB …

Some NFL prospects made most of extra college season
2 years, 7 months ago

Some NFL prospects made most of extra college season

Associated Press  

Alabama’s Brian Robinson Jr. went from career backup to featured back after returning for his extra year of eligibility, improving his NFL draft stock in the process. Others such as Robinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson stayed for a fifth or even sixth year and likely worked their way into higher picks and bigger …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Superpowers flex with titles in sight
3 years, 1 month ago

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Superpowers flex with titles in sight

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That loss to Oregon in September is a distant memory for Ohio State, which is one victory away from a fifth straight Big Ten title game appearance. If Wake loses next week at Boston College and North Carolina State loses to North Carolina, Clemson is back …

College Football Picks: Fall cupcakes are back in the South
3 years, 1 month ago

College Football Picks: Fall cupcakes are back in the South

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Clemson hosted UConn last week and North Carolina will tune up for its Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game against North Carolina State by playing Wofford this Saturday. 23 San Diego State at UNLV Here’s to the Rebels, who snapped a 14-game losing streak and have now won …

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Preseason perception v small sample
3 years, 2 months ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Preseason perception v small sample

Associated Press  

A month into the season, 12 teams that were ranked in the preseason are unranked, including two preseason top 10s, and a total of 38 teams have spent at least one week in The Associated Press college football poll. Reality check: Bulldogs’ defense by national rankings: first in scoring; first in passer efficiency; first in yards per play; fifth in …

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