And so we come to the portion of the Power Five previews where we cover the conference that was looking in from the outside at the College Football Playoff last year. In 2015, three-quarters of the teams ended the year with winning records, but none ended them with fewer than two losses after conference champion Stanford fell at...
#25 USC v. Wisconsin
Qualcomm Stadium -- San Diego, CA
December 30, 2015 -- 10:30 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
Originally founded back in 1978 as the postseason reward for the WAC champion after losing affiliation with the Fiesta Bowl, the Holiday Bowl has helped crown national champions...
We've cleared the first two tests of the season, and most of the teams at the top of the Pigskin Rating System rankings after the first fortnight of the 2015 season are the usual suspects. Were the regular season to conclude today, the rankings project a final four of Alabama, USC, Georgia Tech, and Ohio State to play for the College...
Name: Leonard Williams
College: University of Southern California
Height / Weight: 6'5'' / 302 lbs
S.U. Rank: 1
Potential NFL Teams: Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles
Leonard Williams of USC provides the best defensive talent out of this year's draft. Unlike Jadeveon Clowney, Williams doesn't...
Nebraska v. #24 USC
Qualcomm Stadium -- San Diego, CA
December 27, 2014 -- 8:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
This was the bowl game that helped propel a mid-major to national champion three decades ago, so it's got plenty of history to speak in its favor. The game now...
We now have a fortnight of data points to start bringing the 2014 college football picture into greater focus. Our pixelated offseason projections are beginning to come through in higher definition, and as September courses closer to October and beyond things will continue to increase in clarity.
The first two weeks of every new...
We're about to start the second week of football season, and all the polls have cooled down a bit. So why not stir up a little more controversy before we dive into the second week of games?
I've been tinkering with a rather simple formula that takes into account several factors:
The final score of each game
The home-field...
Everyone needs to throw out their two cents, don't they? Everyone offers a Top 25 ranking these days. The thing about these projections, though, is that they are always an amalgamation of a popularity contest and pure guesswork. Though neither will be relevant in the College Football Playoff picture, the AP and coaches...
Since bringing in Utah and Colorado in 2011, forming a couple of six-team divisions, and holding a championship game at the home site of the team with the better record, the Pac-12 has seen power shift completely toward the teams in the North. Essentially the conference has become a two-horse race, with the winner of the...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We're into the penultimate week of the 2013 college football regular season, and the stakes are high as rivals square off and conferences determine their championship contenders.
Not that you necessarily want to trust our judgment. We're limping to the finish line, with the three of us posting a combined...
