"We value strength of schedule. That's why Alabama as a three-loss team is ranked ahead of other teams that have two losses. It is something that we talked about quite a bit. But in the balance of it, in the way SMU played in that [ACC title game], losing on a last-second ...
"Used to be you'd play that game, and that would be basically the championship right then and there," he said. "Now you get it adjusted, it's going to be like an NFL-type of schedule with the playoffs." As a fan, he said, he liked the Pac-12 and ...
In the College Football Playoff semifinal, No. 2 Michigan faces No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31. Here's everything you need to know.
"The Cards schedule isn’t easy,"The Athletic'sBruce Feldman wrote. "They have road trips to South Bend and Clemson and play Miami sandwiched in between two other road games. But if (Tyler) Shough stays healthy, this team has the pieces on both sides of the ball to ...
Of the three, Tulane, which plays No. 15 Oklahoma in Week 3, has the most challenging remaining strength of schedule (78th), followed by Boise State (86th) and James Madison (118th). (h/t ESPN FPI) If the three teams finish with the same record, Boise...
It could cause chemistry problems on a team and raise questions about the player’s commitment to preparing for the game. He must balance their practice schedule with recruiting trips to other schools. Another option is that a player can announce publicly that he plans to utilize the portal but...
You may as well get used to seeing quite a bit more of Boo Corrigan this fall now that he has been named the next Chair of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Mostly he’ll be the guy on television answering the tough questions about the Committee’s thi...
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2022, 07:18 PM ET Georgia took over the top spot in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings released Tuesday night, after its impressive 27-13 win over previous No. 1 Tennessee last weekend. Meanwhile, TCU jumped three spots to No. 4...
Michigan beat Ohio State three straight years, made the playoff in 2021 and 2022, then won it all in 2023. What once seemed like a decade wasted in business class ended with Michigan flying the plane. 6. Oklahoma Sooners Record: 102-29 Average SP+: 20.3 (6th) Only thre...
SMU lost two of its top receivers to season-ending injuries midway through its conference schedule: tight end RJ Maryland — the son of former No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Russell Maryland — and receiver Jake Bailey. Michigan transfer Matthew Hibner took over as the starting tight end and ...