The smallest of the Power Five conferences, and the only one that does not currently hold a championship game, managed to crown a solo champ in 2015 and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff quartet as a result. There the Sooners were steamrolled 37-17 by Clemson, and the Big 12 is just 1-3 in New Year's Six games since the...
The new bowl season is upon us! With 42 college football games in the next three and a half weeks, how can anyone not be excited?! On the first day, we got to witness five separate games – some more exciting than others. In the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, Utah defeated Brigham Young 35 to 28, a lot closer than we expected after...
#4 Oklahoma v. #1 Clemson
Sun Life Stadium -- Miami Gardens, FL
December 31, 2015 -- 4:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
Sure, it sucks that they put the games with the biggest implications on New Year's Eve this year. But the second year of the College Football Playoff era is upon us, and...
The first weekend of college football is in the books, and as per usual the initial set of data points provides a better (if still wildly incomplete) understanding of where each team stands at this point of the season. Some unexpected teams impressed, others looked listless in their openers, and yet more didn't even get the chance to...
I missed out on much of the Madness that transpired in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, sequestered from the world of sports by school finals and my sister's wedding. Blissful ignorance, though, makes this set of Sweet 16 contests no less compelling.
Five ACC schools made it to the second weekend of the tourney. The Pac-12...
Oklahoma v. #17 Clemson
Florida Citrus Bowl -- Orlando, FL
December 29, 2014 -- 5:30 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
It's a Florida bowl game, and you've been forced to go three full days since seeing the last one. You may remember this as the second iteration of the...
For two weeks in September, Texas A&M led the country in adjusted margin of victory. The Aggies fell from the top once October rolled around, losing three consecutive games against Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Alabama. That opened the door for the Rebels to leap to the top of the FBS Top 128 last week, only to fall back in...
Earlier this season we discussed whether an undefeated BYU team might be able to break into the College Football Playoff field. The Cougars, due largely to the broken leg suffered by otherworldly quarterback Taysom Hill, have plummeted down the rankings with three straight losses following a 4-0 start. But there is another mid-major...
The past couple of weeks have helped delineate the SEC West pecking order, as the two Mississippi schools have supplanted the two Alabama schools as the class of the division. What the past fortnight has not done, however, is create much separation in the adjusted margin of victory for each of these teams. As a result, the logjam of...
A weekend of chaos unprecedented in the annals of college football has everyone around the country rethinking common perceptions about the 2014 season. As a result, the picture for the the four-team field has become a bit fuzzier as we ponder what might happen in the second half of the inaugural College Football Playoff...
