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How much does the CFP selection committee punish conference championship game losers?
3 weeks ago

How much does the CFP selection committee punish conference championship game losers?

New York Times  

There’s a fear among this year’s College Football Playoff contenders that losing a conference championship game could net them a worse result than not playing in one at all. Overall, the 47 teams that lost power-conference title games in the CFP’s first decade dropped an average of two spots in the final CFP Top 25. With all eyes on how …

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Michigan facing Alabama in College Football Playoff is ideal chance to earn validation
1 year ago

Michigan facing Alabama in College Football Playoff is ideal chance to earn validation

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — The College Football Playoff selection committee didn’t do Michigan any favors by snubbing Florida State and pitting the Wolverines against Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Playing a wounded Florida State team without star quarterback Jordan Travis in the CFP would have been another opportunity for critics to say Michigan didn’t really earn its way to the top. GO …

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No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten as coach Harbaugh serves ban in 24-15 win over No. 9 Penn State
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten as coach Harbaugh serves ban in 24-15 win over No. 9 Penn State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! He didn’t have a huge game — three catches for 34 yards — but the touchdown reception in the opening minute of the fourth quarter was a reminder of what he means to the offense. 3 OHIO STATE 38, MICHIGAN STATE 3 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marvin …

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Mandel’s Mailbag: Alabama over Texas for a spot in the CFP? What’s up with Deion’s decisions?
1 year, 1 month ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: Alabama over Texas for a spot in the CFP? What’s up with Deion’s decisions?

New York Times  

You guys asked so many good questions this week about so many different topics, but with so many Michigan queries to address, I barely got to any of them. • There was much uproar in 2016 when the committee took 11-1 Ohio State over 11-2 Big Ten champ Penn State despite the Nittany Lions’ 24-21 home win over the Buckeyes. …

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TCU’s dream of winning CFP title quickly became a nightmare
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU’s dream of winning CFP title quickly became a nightmare

Associated Press  

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — TCU coach Sonny Dykes sensed something wasn’t right with his team when they came into the locker room after pregame warmups for Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game against Georgia. “I think tonight was one of those nights where at least offensively we couldn’t get anything rolling,” said Duggan, who came out of the game midway …

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TCU’s CFP title game run came at a perfect time for Big 12
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU’s CFP title game run came at a perfect time for Big 12

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — TCU’s unlikely run to the College Football Playoff championship came at a most fortuitous time for the Big 12. That’s when it was revealed that flagship members Texas and Oklahoma — the only schools to win football national titles in the Big 12 …

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Kirby Smart’s pregame speech was NSFW. Use our Mad Libs-style game to make it G-rated!
1 year, 11 months ago

Kirby Smart’s pregame speech was NSFW. Use our Mad Libs-style game to make it G-rated!

LA Times  

Georgia coach Kirby Smart got his players pumped for the College Football Playoff championship game Monday at SoFi Stadium with an energetic and inspirational pregame speech. Sports Complete coverage: Georgia defeats TCU for the CFP championship Georgia captured its second straight college football national title in a dominant victory over TCU. Below is a portion of Smart’s speech with the …

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Stars matter? Georgia, TCU both excel in player development
1 year, 11 months ago

Stars matter? Georgia, TCU both excel in player development

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Yo, man, in football stars don’t matter at all,” TCU star cornerback Tre Hodges-Tomlinson said Saturday during media day for the CFP title game. According the 247 Sports’ talent composite, which uses recruiting ratings to rank college football rosters, Georgia had the second-most talented roster in …

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CFP matchups: Runnin’ Duggan; UGA’s TEs; Quentin vs. Kelee
1 year, 11 months ago

CFP matchups: Runnin’ Duggan; UGA’s TEs; Quentin vs. Kelee

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Hybrid players cause problems for the defense because they have to realize and try to figure out what position he’s playing,” former Florida coach and ESPN analyst Dan Mullen said on The AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. QUENTIN vs. KELEE Georgia’s Kelee Ringo was one …

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Michigan final thoughts: After another CFP loss, what’s next for Jim Harbaugh’s program?
1 year, 11 months ago

Michigan final thoughts: After another CFP loss, what’s next for Jim Harbaugh’s program?

New York Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Twelve final thoughts on Michigan’s 2022 season and Saturday’s 51-45 Fiesta Bowl loss to TCU … 1. Having a freshman tight end trying to throw a pass to the quarterback didn’t communicate a lot of confidence in Michigan’s ability to line up and get the tough yards. Michigan doesn’t need to abandon its identity after losing to …

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Duggan vs. Bennett: 2 onetime underdogs fight for CFP title
1 year, 11 months ago

Duggan vs. Bennett: 2 onetime underdogs fight for CFP title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We’ve got nine days or whatever to play a really good TCU team.” If anyone expected Duggan or Bennett to give exuberant soundbites following their thrilling semifinal wins, well, that’s just not how these guys are wired. “Because there’s a season to be played.” Morris got …

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Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title
1 year, 11 months ago

Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Obviously, we’re excited, but we know we got a big one coming up.” TCU, the first Big 12 to win a playoff game, will be looking for its first national title since 1938. That’s just the way it is.” TCU would be the first team to …

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No. 3 TCU upsets No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in wild CFP semifinal
1 year, 11 months ago

No. 3 TCU upsets No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in wild CFP semifinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That’s who we are.” It took the Frogs a month to get ranked this season, and they were doubted almost every step on the way their first playoff appearance. TCU finally got a stop on Michigan’s next possession and turned it into a 33-yard field goal …

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No. 3 TCU beats No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in CFP semifinal
1 year, 11 months ago

No. 3 TCU beats No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in CFP semifinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Michigan to win the Fiesta Bowl 51-45 on Saturday night and advance to the College Football Playoff national championship. It was the highest-scoring Fiesta Bowl and the second-highest scoring CFP game behind Georgia’s 54-48 Rose Bowl victory over Oklahoma on Jan. 1, 2018. 11 KANSAS …

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TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU brings ‘fight for credibility’ to CFP against Michigan

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A day before facing off in the College Football Playoff, TCU’s Sonny Dykes and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh talked fondly about the fathers they followed into coaching and a time when they might have shared more than a stage for one final pregame press …

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The CFP semifinalists and the NIL collectives that back them
1 year, 11 months ago

The CFP semifinalists and the NIL collectives that back them

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I didn’t want to be out there competing with three or four different collectives because, I mean, there’s only so much money to go around,” Hibbs said. OHIO STATE Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith released a statement Dec. 8 that identified three NIL collectives Ohio State …

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TCU upsets Michigan in Fiesta Bowl thriller to advance to CFP championship
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU upsets Michigan in Fiesta Bowl thriller to advance to CFP championship

LA Times  

TCU quarterback Max Duggan looks to pass during a 51-45 victory over Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on Saturday. Lakers LeBron James’ Ohio State fandom runs deep before Peach Bowl Lakers star LeBron James is a big Ohio State fan and will attend the Peach Bowl along with assistant coach Chris Jent. That’s who we are.” …

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Rising stars: Michigan’s Moore, TCU’s Riley guide CFP teams
1 year, 11 months ago

Rising stars: Michigan’s Moore, TCU’s Riley guide CFP teams

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “When the time comes, the time comes, but I’m in no rush to leave this place, this great university, these students and coach Harbaugh,” the 36-year-old Moore said this week. And I love the game.” He started as a graduate assistant at Louisville and when Charlie …

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TCU’s Sonny Dykes at home, coaching 1st CFP team from Texas
1 year, 11 months ago

TCU’s Sonny Dykes at home, coaching 1st CFP team from Texas

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Fired from his previous head coaching job and with three young kids at home, the son of longtime college coach Spike Dykes even considered a career change after more than two decades in football. “Being a Texas guy, the state of Texas means a lot to …

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CFP: Georgia vs Ohio St in Peach; Michigan vs TCU in Fiesta
2 years ago

CFP: Georgia vs Ohio St in Peach; Michigan vs TCU in Fiesta

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Two days after the College Football Playoff announced it is expanding to 12 teams, the field of four to determine this season’s national champion included two schools that did not even win their conferences. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday for the playoff, …

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CFP takeaways: Georgia faces a tougher than expected path
2 years ago

CFP takeaways: Georgia faces a tougher than expected path

LA Times  

Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, left, celebrates a touchdown with his teammates in the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship against LSU on Saturday in Atlanta. 3 Texas Christian, 12-1, in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., also on New Year’s Eve at 1 p.m. Could Ohio State and Michigan pose serious challenges as Georgia pushes to repeat as …

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CFP deja vu: TCU in third, Ohio State lurking and lobbying
2 years ago

CFP deja vu: TCU in third, Ohio State lurking and lobbying

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Undefeated TCU has a Big 12 championship game to play, and the best the Buckeyes can do is try to tout what they had already done before last week’s 45-23 home loss to Michigan that kept them from reaching the Big Ten title game. “When you …

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College Football Picks: AAC title is glimpse into CFP future
2 years ago

College Football Picks: AAC title is glimpse into CFP future

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Green Wave vs. Knights is a bit of glimpse at the future, when conference title games will routinely decided which team gets in a 12-team playoff with the loser left out. The only teams to make the playoff after losing a conference championship were Georgia last …

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No. 3 Michigan tops No. 2 Ohio State 45-23, eyes CFP berth
2 years ago

No. 3 Michigan tops No. 2 Ohio State 45-23, eyes CFP berth

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, Donovan Edwards busted the game open with two long fourth-quarter TD runs and No. 4 TCU 62, IOWA STATE 14 FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendre Miller ran for two touchdowns and TCU …

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