CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson is the defending ACC champion, but after two straight seasons outside the College Football Playoff, players said they won’t be satisfied with less than a national title in 2023. “We’re not going to look down on an 11-3 ACC championship season,” QB Cade Klubnik said at Thursday’s ACC Kickoff event. “There’s […]
Continue readingIt was all supposed to be so easy heading into conference championship week. USC beats Utah in the Pac-12 title game on Friday to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff and TCU follows suit on Saturday in the Big 12 championship against Kansas State. Well, not so easy. Instead, the Trojans lost a […]
Continue readingPeyton Manning and Eli Manning were once again on hand for “Monday Night Football” in Week 9’s edition of the “ManningCast.” The Baltimore Ravens were on the road for a 27-13 win in Lamar Jackson‘s first start against the New Orleans Saints. Jackson boasts the best record among quarterbacks since 1950 when facing a team […]
Continue readingATLANTA — Clemson closed out an uneven performance on Monday in its opener against Georgia Tech with a thrilling 10-play, 66-yard touchdown drive led by freshman Cade Klubnik, but following the 41-10 win, coach Dabo Swinney said there isn’t a quarterback controversy for the Tigers. Offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter reiterated that DJ Uiagalelei — who […]
Continue readingThe Week 1 college football slate was loaded with top-tier matchups to officially kick off the season while ushering fans back into stadiums and onto message boards. Some games lived up to the hype — No. 5 Notre Dame went toe-to-toe with No. 2 Ohio State for three quarters and 10 minutes in a 21-10 […]
Continue readingAt the Rose Bowl, C.J. Stroud — playing without two future first-round NFL draft picks at receiver — threw for 573 yards and six touchdowns, setting himself up as the presumptive favorite to knock Young off the Heisman throne. In January, a former walk-on quarterback led Georgia to a national championship, and as a result, […]
Continue readingFor most college football teams across the FBS, spring practice is either over or will be winding down during the next couple of weeks. But the transfer portal, into which more than 3,600 FBS players have entered this year already, never stops churning. Coaches around the country will look to address weaknesses (and, sadly, recruiting […]
Continue readingCLEMSON, S.C. — Like him or loathe him, Dabo Swinney doesn’t mind speaking his mind, nor does he ever spend much time trying to be somebody he’s not. Entering his 14th season as Clemson’s head coach and 20th season overall, Swinney has steered the Tigers to the top of the college football world — and […]
Continue readingThis weekend, spring games across the country will take place with countless storylines to follow. Which transfer will make the most noise on his new team? Who will win that coveted QB1 spot? And, of course, which team will come up with the best spring-game gimmick this season? Here are the games we’ll be watching […]
Continue readingKenny Pickett threw more touchdowns in 2021 (42) than he had in four previous years combined (39). Aidan Hutchinson tallied 4.5 sacks in his first three years, then exploded for 14 sacks as a senior for Michigan. Those three players are among college football’s breakout stars in the 2021 season. All of them now find […]
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