Instant reaction to Week 9 developments … 1. The Saban scoreboard The two losses unfolded eight hours and 1,700 miles apart. They had different fuel sources and plot twists. But…
Jon Wilner
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The presumption-shattering Big 12 has produced plenty of surprises through the first month of conference play, from Brigham Young’s magical run to Arizona’s State’s proven competence to Colorado’s title pursuit….
In one regard, the Pac-12 hasn’t splintered: All 12 schools remain tied to the bowls that have been affiliated with the conference in recent years. Exceptions are made for teams…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
Instant reaction to Week 8 developments on the field (and in post-game news conferences) … 1. The good, the bad and the brutal The weekend brought a slew of notable…
The mayhem visible in the Big 12 standings through the first half of the 2024 season is also apparent in the Big 12 betting lines. It’s a coin-flip conference in…
College football’s new world order is unfolding before our eyes and on our screens. Although television viewership at the highest level is essentially unchanged compared to this point last season,…
We have reached the midway point of an unprecedented college football season, with conference realignment and the expanded playoff heaping storylines onto a sport already oozing intrigue. With seven weeks…
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel has played like a Heisman Trophy contender once this season, but it was the game that mattered more than all the others combined. Gabriel was masterful…
