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Notre Dame, Riley Leonard set sights on CFP
In the 117 seasons of Notre Dame football, there have been 11 national titles, seven Heisman Trophy winners and 70 first-round NFL draft picks. It has inspired a blockbuster film, generational lore and fostered a national brand as strong as any in sports. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for firsts. But heading into […]
Continue readingDual-threat QB Bear Bachmeier commits to Stanford for 2025
Bachmeier is the No. 6 dual-threat quarterback in the ESPN Junior 300 and is ranked No. 262 overall. He’ll be joining his brother, Tiger Bachmeier, a rising sophomore at Stanford who led true freshman Pac-12 wide receivers in both catches (36) and yards (409) last season, scoring three touchdowns. Bear Bachmeier chose Stanford over Oregon, […]
Continue readingSource: Backup QBs to start in Nebraska-La. Tech
Haarberg will start in replace of Jeff Sims, who is still dealing with an ankle injury that he suffered against Colorado on Sept. 9. Sims will dress and be available, according to a source, but the ankle injury is still lingering and he’s not 100 percent. It will be a battle of quarterbacks who didn’t […]
Continue readingRanking all 131 college football quarterback situations in tiers
At 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 readingCollege football Power Rankings for Week 9
The biggest development of Week 9 came off the field, shaking up ESPN’s Power Rankings. Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence tested positive for COVID-19, and coach Dabo Swinney said following the Tigers’ 32-28 comeback win over Boston College on Saturday that Lawrence will not be back in time for the trip to Notre Dame next […]
Continue readingAP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What’s next for each ranked team?
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and while the top remains pretty similar, there’s bound to be more movement next week, after the addition of the Pac-12 and a big Clemson-Notre Dame game. Here’s what’s next for each team in the rankings. No. 1 Clemson (7-0) We already know for sure Trevor […]
Continue readingHow Penn State can make the leap to elite, and more Week 8 thoughts
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” — Ernest Hemingway, “The Sun Also Rises” In the present tense, it can seem impossible for a new team to join college football’s ruling class. You fall short again and again, and it starts to feel like it’s not going […]
Continue readingMWC Mountain season preview — Who will compete with Boise State?
But in a period of transition for the conference — seven of 12 teams are employing first- or second-year coaches, and the MWC has less returning production than any other FBS conference — the Mountain’s sure thing is as sure as ever. Can Air Force, Wyoming or perhaps Colorado State under new management make a […]
Continue readingWay-Too-Early College Football Top 25: LSU loses ground, Clemson still No. 1
With spring practice on the horizon, national signing day (both of them) in the rear view, and the FBS coaching carousel finally winding down (apologies to Colorado), it’s a great time to update the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. The four College Football Playoff teams — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma — continued to […]
Continue readingBiggest 2020 question for each Top 25 college football team
Every college football team — even those in the Top 25 — turns over its roster every year with graduations, transfers, etc. So those changes are offseason question marks, especially this time of year. The Tigers will be loaded on offense once again with Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne returning, but the biggest question in […]
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