Week 13’s top 10 college football games: Indiana-Ohio State, Army-Notre Dame and Big 12 battles
4 months, 1 week ago

Week 13’s top 10 college football games: Indiana-Ohio State, Army-Notre Dame and Big 12 battles

New York Times  

With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the schedule is brimming with conference championship and College Football Playoff implications, including undefeated underdogs, a crowded SEC race, potential chaos in the Big 12 and a top-five Big Ten clash between Indiana and Ohio State. While still mathematically alive in the Big Ten race, it’s doubtful Penn State will sneak into the conference championship. First up is a trip to Arrowhead Stadium against a Kansas squad that fought back from a dreadful start to play Big 12 spoiler, toppling Iowa State and then-undefeated BYU in its last two games. 21 Arizona State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN The Big 12’s chaos narrative has become cliche at this point, yet nobody had this one circled as the league’s game of the year entering the season.

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UCLA, Texas, USC, Notre Dame earn No. 1 seeds in second NCAA women’s hoops top-16 reveal
1 month ago

UCLA, Texas, USC, Notre Dame earn No. 1 seeds in second NCAA women’s hoops top-16 reveal

New York Times  

With Selection Sunday less than three weeks away, the NCAA selection committee released the top 16 seeds for the second time this winter. Ohio State Early look: 2025 bracket Spokane 1: UCLA, LSU, UNC, Kansas State Birmingham 2: Texas, NC State, TCU, Ohio State Spokane 3: USC, UConn, Duke, Kentucky Birmingham 4: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma USC, Texas …

Mid-majors aim to make final statements for NCAA selection committee ahead of league tournaments
1 month, 1 week ago

Mid-majors aim to make final statements for NCAA selection committee ahead of league tournaments

Associated Press  

There are a handful of teams from mid-majors that could make life very stressful for programs from the power conferences come Selection Sunday, especially if they fail to win the automatic NCAA Tournament berth in their own league tourneys. New Mexico and Utah State are nearly locks from the Mountain West, but San Diego State, Boise State and Colorado State …

CFP officials task conference commissioners with reviewing 12-team Playoff format, weighing future changes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CFP officials task conference commissioners with reviewing 12-team Playoff format, weighing future changes

New York Times  

By Stewart Mandel, Chris Vannini and Ralph D. Russo ATLANTA — The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff have charged conference commissioners with reviewing the first year of the 12-team format and determining any potential format changes going forward. “We’re going to turn to the Management Committee and our staff to come up with any, or keep it …

The 12-team Playoff got too much right in Year 1 to change the format already
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The 12-team Playoff got too much right in Year 1 to change the format already

New York Times  

One day before this year’s national championship game, the 10 conference commissioners and 10 presidents — along with Notre Dame’s leaders — who control the College Football Playoff will meet in Atlanta to discuss how it went and how to potentially change the format for 2025 or 2026. Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet in a national championship game …

CFP championship game prediction: Ohio State will take home the title
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CFP championship game prediction: Ohio State will take home the title

Associated Press  

Ohio State plays Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night. Why Ohio State will win The Buckeyes are more talented and the healthier team right now, and that’s a good place to start. The offensive lull in the 28-14 semifinal win over Texas probably caused some heartburn for Ohio State …

No. 3 Iowa State spoils Colorado’s return to the Big 12, beats the Buffaloes 79-69
3 months ago

No. 3 Iowa State spoils Colorado’s return to the Big 12, beats the Buffaloes 79-69

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 3 Iowa State opened Big 12 Conference play with a 79-69 win over Colorado on Monday night. Colorado rallied to get within 64-63 on two free throws by Trevor Baskin with 4:59 left, but Iowa State scored the next six points to lead 70-64. Colorado: …

College Football Playoff picks: Broncos and Sun Devils embrace their underdog roles in quarterfinals
3 months ago

College Football Playoff picks: Broncos and Sun Devils embrace their underdog roles in quarterfinals

Associated Press  

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are here, and six of the eight teams are no strangers to the big stage. The Broncos got off the plane for their Fiesta Bowl game against Penn State wearing T-shirts saying “Please Count Us Out” in capital letters. Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen said the shirts are the team’s response to chatter about the …

Which CFP ‘underdogs’ could pull an upset? Ranking Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State
3 months ago

Which CFP ‘underdogs’ could pull an upset? Ranking Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State

New York Times  

Welcome to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, where up is down, left is right and seed-line favorites are underdogs. 8 Ohio State Upset Chance: 40.5 percent We’ve got some twists and turns here: The No. Beyond the big picture, while Dillon Gabriel — who leads the nation in passing yards — has led the Ducks’ offense to a terrific season, …

How to watch BYU vs. Colorado: Picks, odds for Alamo Bowl and last college game for Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders
3 months ago

How to watch BYU vs. Colorado: Picks, odds for Alamo Bowl and last college game for Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders

New York Times  

Colorado and BYU were the specters of each other’s season, the ghosts absent from each team’s schedule but never out of view. How to watch BYU vs. Colorado Venue: Alamodome — San Antonio Alamodome — San Antonio Time: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Colorado, favored by more than a field goal, will technically represent the defunct Pac-12 in the Alamo Bowl, while …

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts
3 months, 1 week ago

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

Associated Press  

For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here’s a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. One part that did feel like a success was that the stands were full in all four stadiums — at Texas, Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State. “I think college football …

College Football Playoff blowouts are nothing new, whether it’s 12 teams or 4
3 months, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff blowouts are nothing new, whether it’s 12 teams or 4

New York Times  

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff that kicked off this weekend featured an unwelcome carryover from its four-team predecessor. ESPN’s win probability never dipped below 87 percent in the fourth quarter for Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State or Texas. Though last year’s semifinals were close, in the four-team Playoff era, the average margin of victory in the first round …

College Football Playoff oddly specific predictions: Penn State in a big game? Never!
3 months, 2 weeks ago

College Football Playoff oddly specific predictions: Penn State in a big game? Never!

New York Times  

I finally had a bad week picking winners, stumbling to a 4-5 record during championship week. Clemson’s defense has allowed 27 points per game and 5.4 yards per carry against winning teams. • I said Tyler Warren would score on a late touchdown run, and Penn State would win its first Big Ten championship since 2016 in a stunner over …

Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “They don’t want to be standing there and not have a ticket on some of these long-shot teams.” Expanding the playoff field from four to 12 teams this year meant more betting in general on college football and more varieties of wagering on the postseason. “We’re …

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

Associated Press  

Scores of schools have changed conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened as schools search for more stability and more revenue in the college athletics arms race. 2024 : Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest. 2023 : …

Ranking all 36 College Football Playoff title game possibilities from most to least likely
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranking all 36 College Football Playoff title game possibilities from most to least likely

New York Times  

For 10 years, we knew going into the College Football Playoff there were four possible national championship matchups. Notre Dame vs. Ohio State How we get here: We’ve seen Ohio State play Oregon, on the Ducks’ home field no less, and the teams could not have been more evenly matched. Boise State vs. Texas How we get here: I don’t …

College Football Playoff’s first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out
3 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Playoff’s first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out

Associated Press  

The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Alabama comes up short in the bracket’s biggest debate Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Big Ten will lead the way with four teams in the tournament, followed by the SEC with three and …

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: SMU, Alabama and other ripples of championship weekend’s wild swings
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: SMU, Alabama and other ripples of championship weekend’s wild swings

New York Times  

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Championship Weekend, a celebration of kickers and backup quarterbacks. Penn State nearly came back from an early 28-10 deficit, but Drew Allar’s second interception of the night, into the hands of Nikko Reed, wrapped up Dan Lanning’s first conference title. Running back Cam Skattebo has been the heart and soul of the Sun Devils’ …

College Football Playoff takeaways: Clemson kickstarts SMU-Alabama debate for final spot
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Playoff takeaways: Clemson kickstarts SMU-Alabama debate for final spot

New York Times  

By Ralph D. Russo, Matt Baker, Justin Williams, Joe Rexrode and Sam Khan Jr. The first 12-team College Football Playoff field will be revealed on Sunday, but a lot was still to be determined by Saturday’s Power 4 conference championship games after Boise State locked up the first automatic bid on Friday. pic.twitter.com/GmNL2hnoO0 — ACC Network December 8, 2024 It’s …

Big 12’s Yormark brings up hard choices for fans before sparsely attended title game
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Big 12’s Yormark brings up hard choices for fans before sparsely attended title game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “If you host that first-round game, you’re going to four games to get to the finals and to win the championship,” Yormark said. While it’s unlikely any of the Power Four conferences would abandon the neutral-site approach, Yormark didn’t dismiss the idea of the top seed …

No. 10 Boise State grabs CFP spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 10 Boise State grabs CFP spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No. “In January when they were playing tug of war on the field with their shirts off, they talked about what they wanted to do this season,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said. “But you continue to learn from them and move your organization forward and find …

The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leagues
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leagues

Associated Press  

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips wants clarity on how two-loss Miami sits behind three-loss Alabama in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. And while Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez’s league is getting a bid and quite possibly that bye, there’s concern about any future with bigger leagues getting designated numbers of bids. And there shouldn’t be persuasion because …

No. 19 UNLV visits No. 10 Boise State for Mountain West championship
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 19 UNLV visits No. 10 Boise State for Mountain West championship

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 10 Boise State, Friday, 8 p.m. EST BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 4 Series record: Boise State leads 10-3 What’s at stake? Boise State and UNLV aren’t only playing for the Mountain West championship but also for a spot in the newly expanded College …

Who will win the conference championship games? Plus College Football Playoff chaos on deck?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Who will win the conference championship games? Plus College Football Playoff chaos on deck?

New York Times  

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Line: Jacksonville State -5.5 Jacksonville State -5.5 Prediction: Jacksonville State 21, Western Kentucky 17 AAC: Tulane at No. 24 Army Tulane’s loss to Memphis last week deflated the College Football Playoff potential of this game. Line: Boise State -4 Boise State -4 Prediction: Boise State 28, UNLV 21 …

The critics are correct: The College Football Playoff committee is not rewarding strength of schedule
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The critics are correct: The College Football Playoff committee is not rewarding strength of schedule

New York Times  

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark attended a College Football Playoff management committee meeting in Chicago in September, where conference commissioners were briefed on the metrics used by the Playoff selection committee. “I’m uncomfortable that you’re saying the winner of the Big 12 can’t catch Boise State unless Boise State loses,” said Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard. He was asked …

College football picks: ‘Let’s play two’ a theme for handful of conference championship games
3 months, 4 weeks ago

College football picks: ‘Let’s play two’ a theme for handful of conference championship games

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The FBS rematches: Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State in the Sun Belt, UNLV at Boise State in the Mountain West, Ohio vs. Miami in Detroit in the Mid-American and Georgia vs. Texas in Atlanta in the Southeastern Conference. “You can’t hang or your hat on the …

Championship week: Clemson and UNLV could stir up title-game trouble for teams on the bubble for CFP
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Championship week: Clemson and UNLV could stir up title-game trouble for teams on the bubble for CFP

Associated Press  

The last two weeks of the college football regular season were wild, and the madness could continue in the conference championship games this week if Clemson, UNLV or both win. The fun begins Friday night with Western Kentucky facing Jacksonville State in the Conference USA game in what will be the teams’ second meeting in seven days. Under the radar …

Iowa State and SMU athletic directors in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Iowa State and SMU athletic directors in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings

Associated Press  

Athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU are in a turf war over the latest College Football Playoff rankings, leading to a “stay off my lawn” moment on social media. “Looks like your lawn may be artificial,” Pollard wrote in a post directed to SMU’s AD, Rick Hart. Hart mowed down Pollard with a response of his own that started …

Ohio State and Miami tumble in College Football Playoff penultimate rankings
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ohio State and Miami tumble in College Football Playoff penultimate rankings

CNN  

CNN — Buckeye and Hurricane fans must have known this moment was coming as the College Football Playoff comes into focus ahead of conference championship week. After suffering shocking upsets to unranked opponents on Saturday, Ohio State and Miami dropped in the penultimate CFP rankings, which were revealed Tuesday. After winning their first five ACC games, Miami lost two of …

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Miami, Clemson drop; Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame, Georgia in line behind Oregon
4 months ago

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Miami, Clemson drop; Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame, Georgia in line behind Oregon

Associated Press  

Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. Ohio State, which lost for the fourth straight time to Michigan and was knocked out of the Big Ten title game, dropped five …

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Miami, Clemson drop; Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame, Georgia in line behind Oregon
4 months ago

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Miami, Clemson drop; Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame, Georgia in line behind Oregon

The Independent  

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What are the matchups in college football’s conference championship games?
4 months ago

What are the matchups in college football’s conference championship games?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 12 Clemson at Charlotte, North Carolina What to know: The Mustangs completed a sweep of their first ACC schedule with a 38-6 win over California, making them the only team in their new league that didn’t lose a conference game; SMU has a 17-game conference winning …

No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, moves to cusp of Big 12 title game
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4 months ago

No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, moves to cusp of Big 12 title game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 17 Iowa State’s defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 on Saturday night for the first 10-win season in program history. Iowa State needed BYU to beat Houston on Saturday night to secure a spot …

College Football Playoff 2024 projections: A new No. 1, Ohio State hits the road
4 months ago

College Football Playoff 2024 projections: A new No. 1, Ohio State hits the road

New York Times  

My pool of teams did not change from last week to this week, but Ohio State’s inexplicable home loss to Michigan and Miami’s loss at Syracuse certainly shook up the seeding. In this scenario, I have both Texas and Penn State sustaining a second loss in their conference title games but remaining above 11-1 Notre Dame in the rankings. Finally, …

College football’s fight-filled Saturday shakes up Playoff race: Plus, the upside-down Big 12
4 months ago

College football’s fight-filled Saturday shakes up Playoff race: Plus, the upside-down Big 12

New York Times  

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Rivalry Week Impact Michigan overhauls national picture There’s more to life than the College Football Playoff, especially this time of year, when everybody’s playing the team they most want to beat. Here was the Big 12 preseason poll’s predicted order, with emojis signifying how far off those predictions …

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: Who’s in? Who’s safe? Who’s on bubble?
4 months ago

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: Who’s in? Who’s safe? Who’s on bubble?

New York Times  

We have seen college football teams back into the College Football Playoff, losing their last regular-season or conference title game and still earning a spot in the four-team field. UNLV also being ranked — with two victories against Big 12 teams — makes it seem unlikely that the Big 12 title game winner will slingshot past Boise State if the …

Hunter’s big game bolsters Heisman hopes as No. 23 Colorado rolls to 52-0 win over Oklahoma State
4 months ago

Hunter’s big game bolsters Heisman hopes as No. 23 Colorado rolls to 52-0 win over Oklahoma State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Travis Hunter proved today, and he’s proved every week, that he is the best player in college football.” The same sentiment was held by his quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who at one point ran down the field counting out the star receiver’s number of touchdowns for the …

CFP rankings: Georgia, Texas, and College Football Playoff madness in Week 14.
4 months ago

CFP rankings: Georgia, Texas, and College Football Playoff madness in Week 14.

Slate  

At the onset of fall, it was clear that the growth of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 would make this season unlike any other. Ole Miss is likely out of the playoff race because it plays miserable Mississippi State this week, and beating a team that goes winless in SEC play should not help the Rebels …

No. 23 Colorado’s attention is on Oklahoma State, not the needed chaos to get to Big 12 title game
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4 months ago

No. 23 Colorado’s attention is on Oklahoma State, not the needed chaos to get to Big 12 title game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m not the type of guy to sit down and wish everyone loses so we could reach our goal,” said Sanders, whose team had the inside track to the conference championship before a 37-21 loss to Kansas last weekend. But they have offensive weapons in 2023 …

College football Week 14: Longhorns-Aggies among the high-stakes rivalry games to end regular season
4 months ago

College football Week 14: Longhorns-Aggies among the high-stakes rivalry games to end regular season

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s the final weekend of the college football regular season, which means rivalry games take center stage. With seven at-large bids for the first 12-team College Football Playoff up for grabs, not to mention spots in next week’s conference championship games, some of these games take …

UNLV a big favorite to beat Nevada in its quest to make the Mountain West title game
4 months ago

UNLV a big favorite to beat Nevada in its quest to make the Mountain West title game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Rebels, behind QB Hajj-Malik Williams and RB Jai’Den Thomas, average 245.3 yards rushing per game, which is sixth nationally. UNLV will try to win for the third consecutive, which would be the first for the program since the Rebels beat Nevada five straight times in …

SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings
4 months ago

SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. “They dropped five but we still felt their body of work was strong enough …

Weekend of upsets jumbles the College Football Playoff field ahead of ‘Rivalry Week’
4 months ago

Weekend of upsets jumbles the College Football Playoff field ahead of ‘Rivalry Week’

CNN  

CNN — After a weekend of chaos on the gridiron, the College Football Playoff picture looks markedly different this week. In the CFP format, the five highest ranked conference champions are automatically placed into the 12-team field, with the four highest ranked conference champions receiving a bye straight into the quarterfinals. Ross D. Franklin/AP Rivalry Week Thanksgiving weekend marks the …

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 14 ASU, No. 17 Iowa St front-runners in what could be wild Big 12 finish
4 months, 1 week ago

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 14 ASU, No. 17 Iowa St front-runners in what could be wild Big 12 finish

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and College …

Final regular-season games loom large in determining conference championship matchups
4 months, 1 week ago

Final regular-season games loom large in determining conference championship matchups

Associated Press  

The American Athletic Conference is the only Football Bowl Subdivision league whose championship game matchup is set: Army vs. Tulane. Big Ten at Indianapolis Oregon vs. Ohio State, Penn State or Indiana. Conference USA at Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville State vs. Liberty, Western Kentucky or Sam Houston. If UNLV and CSU both win or lose their final regular-season games, the tie …

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: SEC upsets, Big 12 chaos, Indiana’s hopes
4 months, 1 week ago

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: SEC upsets, Big 12 chaos, Indiana’s hopes

New York Times  

The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football. Interesting to read analysis from others as they examine “strength of schedule” in college football…it does seem there is a trend to be identified… pic.twitter.com/pXSfxRMxvL — Greg Sankey November 21, 2024 But at a certain point, it doesn’t seem like too much to ask these …

College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Arizona State grabs a bye, ACC lands 2 bids
4 months, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Arizona State grabs a bye, ACC lands 2 bids

New York Times  

Well, Tuesday night’s rankings will be very interesting now that both Ole Miss and Alabama have three losses. 10, one spot behind 10-1 SMU and ahead of the 9-3 Rebels and 9-3 Tide, putting the Hoosiers in line for one of the last at-large spots. Should the Tigers beat 8-3 South Carolina next week, they might pose a threat to …

No. 16 Colorado heads to Kansas searching for crucial win for Big 12 title game aspirations
4 months, 1 week ago

No. 16 Colorado heads to Kansas searching for crucial win for Big 12 title game aspirations

Associated Press  

16 Colorado heads to Arrowhead Stadium to face Kansas on Saturday knowing full well where it stands in the Big 12 picture. “We apply pressure.” In the new-look and jumbled Big 12, the Buffaloes are tied in the standings with the Cougars, but they are just a game ahead of Arizona State and Iowa State — and curiously enough, did …

College football Week 13 odds, picks against the spread: Indiana-Ohio State takes center stage
4 months, 1 week ago

College football Week 13 odds, picks against the spread: Indiana-Ohio State takes center stage

New York Times  

Week 13 is travel hell for playoff hopefuls, with several bubble teams forced to fight for their postseason dreams on the road against teams equipped and eager to spoil them. 9 Ole Miss at Florida Noon on ABC Ole Miss heads to Florida as a double-digit favorite, but Florida’s win against LSU last week has added some extra upset intrigue …

Kansas is altering the Big 12’s playoff status while finally impacting the top of the standings
4 months, 1 week ago

Kansas is altering the Big 12’s playoff status while finally impacting the top of the standings

Associated Press  

Kansas is certainly having an impact on the top of the Big 12 standings, just not as expected after being one of the preseason favorites in the expanded 16-team conference. The Jayhawks may be to blame if the Big 12 ends up getting only one team in the new 12-team College Football Playoff, or potentially none in a worst-case scenario. …

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