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A Final Four picks story? Oh, now you know we’re closing in on the start of the season.
It’s time to examine who we like to not only be the really good teams in the sport, but specifically the squads we’re all-in on to make the 2021 Final Four — and to win it all in Indianapolis next year.
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In what could wind up being a College Football Playoff elimination game, No. 1 Clemson will visit No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday with the lead in the ACC standings hanging in the balance. The Tigers won’t have junior quarterback Trevor Lawrence available because of a positive COVID-19 test two weeks ago. Freshman D.J. Uiagalelei will have his work cut out against Notre Dame’s vaunted defense. However, the nation’s top-ranked
The Week 9 college football odds from have shifted throughout the week as Saturday’s kickoffs approach. The most drastic example comes in No. 1 Clemson vs. Boston College. The Tigers opened -32 at William Hill but are down to -25 after news broke that quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be held out following a positive COVID-19 test. Freshman D.J. Uiagalelei will get the start in his place.
In the Big Ten,
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For the first time in the 2020 college football season, the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll changed hands.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are now on top after the Clemson Tigers’ Week 10 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and it may be a while before the SEC West side relinquishes that title, if it does at all.
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Teams looking to make some noise in the Mid-American Conference East Division clash when the Bowling Green Falcons host the Kent State Golden Flashes on Tuesday. It has been eight years since Kent State last won the division title, while Bowling Green’s drought has reached five years. The Falcons last won the division in 2015, when they were 7-1. It was the last of three straight division championships for Bowling
The Colorado State Rams open their regular season when they face the host Fresno State Bulldogs in Mountain West Conference action on Thursday. The regular season had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Colorado State leads the all-time series 10-5, including a 5-2 edge in games played in Fresno, Calif. The Bulldogs (0-1) opened their season last weekend, losing to Hawaii, 34-19. Kickoff from Bulldog Stadium in Fresno is
The No. 9 Cincinnati Bearcats and the No. 16 SMU Mustangs will face off in an important American Athletic Conference clash at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. SMU is 5-0 overall and 2-0 at home, while the Bearcats are 3-0 and are on the road for the first time. These are two of the five remaining unbeaten teams in the AAC.
The Mustangs are favored
USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest Amway Coaches Poll.
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Surprise performances and unexpected outcomes are anticipated each weekend in the wild world of college football. Even if everyone knows they are coming, guessing when and where they will happen is difficult.
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The North Carolina vs. North Carolina State rivalry has been running since 1894, and while the programs have both had their successes at times, it’s rare that both football teams are on the upswing when they play each other. But on Saturday, North Carolina enters the game ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and NC State is ranked No. 23. The game kicks off at noon ET on
The No. 1 ranked Clemson Tigers will face the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
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1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson junior QB -154
Clemson is coming off one of the most impressive wins in college football history after beating Georgia Tech by the score of 73-7 last week, and it didn’t even look like they were trying that hard. Syracuse
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