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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

The second round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff will be a combination of turn-back-the-clock traditional bowl games and odd matchups in strange sites. But the best offenses Penn State faced this season — USC, Ohio State, Oregon — all ran for at least 170 yards and 4.2 yards per carry against the Nittany Lions, who are active up …

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How Penn State dashed SMU’s Cinderella dreams with ease: Takeaways from a Playoff rout

New York Times

By Audrey Snyder, Chris Vannini and Justin Williams No. Penn State’s offense struggled early on a windy, frigid day in Happy Valley, but two pick sixes by linebackers Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas off of SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings gave the Nittany Lions a 14-0 lead in a game that turned into a blowout soon after in front of an …

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1 week, 5 days 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 …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things

Associated Press

The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football’s national title was only worried about one thing — ranking the teams. The choices could, in some eyes, undermine the College Football Playoff’s main mission, which is providing more “access” — in other words, a fair shake to more than four deserving teams. Under a reseeding scenario, the Ohio State …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids

New York Times

College football entered a new era Sunday with the unveiling of the first 12-team Playoff bracket. For most of its century-plus existence, college football had a “mythical national champion.” The sport’s season champion was determined after teams played in bowl games by various polls and rankings, which, of course, led to significant debate. The four quarterfinal games and both semifinals …

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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 …

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2 weeks, 3 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 …

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2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

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Boise State, Ashton Jeanty steamroll UNLV to win Mountain West, close in on Playoff auto bid

New York Times

BOISE, Idaho — No. Boise State got another spectacular performance from star running back Ashton Jeanty on Friday. Friday marked Boise State’s second straight Mountain West championship and fifth since joining the conference in 2011. Should it earn the first-round bye, Boise State will likely begin its CFP path in the Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl, site of the program’s famous …

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2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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Conference championship games ranked: What are the Playoff implications?

New York Times

Conference championship games, by design, should deliver some high-voltage matchups, especially with most leagues having moved away from the divisional format. There are no CFP stakes in this one, but Jax State is in the conference title game in just its second season of FBS play and first year of eligibility. The Bobcats claim five MAC crowns dating back to …

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3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

College Football Playoff rankings: Miami out, Alabama in with last at-large bid as ACC implications linger

New York Times

Alabama moved into position to receive an at-large bid to the College Football Playoff and Miami was locked out of contention as the selection committee’s penultimate rankings Tuesday night narrowed the field of contenders. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said the conference was “incredibly shocked and disappointed” by Miami’s fall after the Hurricanes lost this past weekend, 42-38, at No. 16 …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: What will committee do with Alabama and Miami?

New York Times

The College Football Playoff field is mostly set. The bubble isn’t very big, but the central debate heading into the conference championship games seems clear: Will the committee elect to place three-loss Alabama into the field ahead of two-loss Miami — or even SMU if the Mustangs lose the ACC title game against Clemson? They could lose 59-0, like 2014 …

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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 …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

No. 11 Boise State hosts Oregon State looking for a win in bid to stay in playoff mix

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Boise State’s playoff hopes hinge on beating Oregon State and remaining the top-ranked Group of Five qualifier. Key matchup Oregon State passing game vs. Boise State secondary. Facts & figures These programs last met in Corvallis in 2022 when Oregon State thumped Boise State, 34-17, but …

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No. 21 UNLV has MW title game and possible playoff berth on the line against rival Nevada

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Nevada coach Jeff Choate called it “a meaningful game for the state of Nevada” because there is so much more on the line than state bragging rights and which team gets to paint the Fremont Cannon in its school’s primary color. “None of it matters if …

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1 month 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 …

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1 month ago

Ashton Jeanty passes 2,000-yard mark as Boise State clinches Mountain West title game spot

New York Times

Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty became the first 2,000-yard rusher in the FBS since 2019 as the No. Jeanty’s 169-yard performance helped Boise State earn a 17-13 win Saturday night at Wyoming. ASHTON JEANTY 61-YARD HOUSE CALL 🏠 @BroncoSportsFB pic.twitter.com/paiTgJl7I8 — CBS Sports College Football 🏈 November 24, 2024 Jeanty was sidelined later in the third quarter with …

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1 month ago

It’s Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Boise State received the fourth and final bye in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC on the list of power conferences with a gripe. 11 Tennessee, which lost to Georgia last week …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Playoff bracket, bubble and Big 12 race have new main characters

New York Times

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football’s Week 12, where no one won bigger than Indiana’s Curt Cignetti. In Saturday’s 49-24 win over Utah, the two-way star did something no NFL or FBS player had achieved in almost exactly 24 years: post 50 receiving yards, score a rushing touchdown and intercept a pass. Shane Beamer’s team is known for …

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1 month, 1 week ago

What we learned about the CFP in Week 12: Georgia’s still alive, an SEC-Big Ten debate looms

New York Times

There are two weeks left in college football’s regular season, and there appear to be more teams hanging around College Football Playoff contention than falling out. Big 12 CFP and title odds Team CFP bid B1G title Record Oregon 99% 51% 11-0 Ohio State 99% 45% 9-1 Penn State 93% 1% 9-1 Indiana 89% 4% 10-0 Welcome, Sun Devils Arizona …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Five College Football Playoff chaos scenarios: Big 12 out? No. 2 Indiana? SEC champion LSU?

New York Times

Though the College Football Playoff race is coming into focus with three weeks left in the regular season, there is still plenty of time for chaos to flip everything upside down. GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Colorado favored to win Big 12, earn bye Let’s dig into five of the most chaotic scenarios and wildest brackets that are …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How much is Colorado rising in the College Football Playoff race? Could Miami miss out?

New York Times

Editor’s note: This article is part of the College Football Stock Watch series, breaking down which teams are rising and falling in the Playoff race. And after another week of top-five teams losing while the drama of bubble watching intensifies, I think this will go down as one of the sport’s most entertaining seasons with more teams rising and falling …

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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

How Penn State dashed SMU’s Cinderella dreams with ease: Takeaways from a Playoff rout

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

Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things

2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids

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

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

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

Boise State, Ashton Jeanty steamroll UNLV to win Mountain West, close in on Playoff auto bid

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

Conference championship games ranked: What are the Playoff implications?

Ohio State and Miami tumble in College Football Playoff penultimate rankings

College Football Playoff rankings: Miami out, Alabama in with last at-large bid as ACC implications linger

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: What will committee do with Alabama and Miami?

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

No. 11 Boise State hosts Oregon State looking for a win in bid to stay in playoff mix

No. 21 UNLV has MW title game and possible playoff berth on the line against rival Nevada

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

Ashton Jeanty passes 2,000-yard mark as Boise State clinches Mountain West title game spot

It’s Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Playoff bracket, bubble and Big 12 race have new main characters

What we learned about the CFP in Week 12: Georgia’s still alive, an SEC-Big Ten debate looms

Five College Football Playoff chaos scenarios: Big 12 out? No. 2 Indiana? SEC champion LSU?

How much is Colorado rising in the College Football Playoff race? Could Miami miss out?