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-63 posts tagged "College Football Playoff"
Thomas Zwiller | Thursday, December 8, 2022
Have you ever looked at the College Football Playoff and thought, “I would love an expanded tournament”? Well, I have good news, this year, it was announced that the CFP would expand to 12 teams, making the CFP much more accessible to more teams. But what is that? You want even more teams? What if
Joseph Tunney | Wednesday, November 16, 2022
5. Montana @ Montana State (-1.5), 2 p.m. College Gameday goes to Bozeman, Montana, in the heart of Big Sky country for the Brawl of the Wild. The college football slate doesn’t have as many big games this week, so the ESPN crew chose to highlight a game that is one of the most unique
Matthew Crow | Friday, November 11, 2022
With just three weeks remaining in college football’s regular season, a chaotic race for the College Football Playoff has become clearer, and the number of teams with hopes of reaching the final four has dwindled. After eight seasons with the current playoff system in place, there is an unofficial hierarchy of qualifications that shape the
Thomas Zwiller | Thursday, November 3, 2022
If you are a diehard college football fan like I am, then the CFP Rankings announcement show is appointment television. So, like many of you, I tuned into ESPN at 7 p.m. and saw the top 25 announced. And the results were somewhat controversial. Having Georgia in third place while Tennessee took first was undoubtedly
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, September 5, 2022
In case you missed it over the weekend, the College Football Playoffs board of managers voted to expand the CFP, increasing the number of teams from four to 12. The change is anticipated to begin in 2026 though there are reports that the change could be implemented as soon as 2024. The change not only increases
Aidan Thomas | Monday, November 29, 2021
When Notre Dame lost to Cincinnati on October 2nd, I, like most of the student body, was devastated by the result. Not only had the Bearcats talked so much trash leading up to the game, only to back it up with a strong on-field showing, but it was the first home loss I’d ever witnessed
Nate Moller | Thursday, November 18, 2021
Every year around this time, the college football world revolves around the weekly College Football Playoff rankings. Nearly every week there exists some surprise with a team ranked too high or too low. The recent controversy has been the discussion about what to do with Group of Five teams such as Cincinnati. Although the Bearcats
Nate Moller | Thursday, September 23, 2021
Three weeks into the college football season, the College Football Playoff is already starting to take shape. Here I will list out the different tiers of teams. The Top Contenders Alabama: The Crimson Tide are no strangers to being the top contender for the playoffs, and they are looking the part of a contender this
Aidan Thomas | Friday, September 17, 2021
Notre Dame has felt like a program on the brink of elite status for years. They are one of the winningest over the past four years, with 10-win seasons in every campaign since 2017. The Irish have appeared in two Playoffs, beaten No. 1 Clemson at home, and effectively stormed all the way back from
Nate Moller | Friday, May 21, 2021
The 2020 Notre Dame football season was truly like no other. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Irish were forced to temporarily join a conference for the first time in their tenured history. As a member of the ACC, the Irish finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 conference record and 10-0