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The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship game features two programs looking to make history is different ways. No 1 Georgia and No. 3 TCU will meet on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Calif. The Bulldogs hope to become the first back-to-back champions in the CFP era while the Horned Frogs look to prove that Cinderella programs…

Georgia is headed back to Atlanta to play in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl where they'll take on No. 4 Ohio State on Dec. 31, 2022. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. and ESPN will broadcast the game. On Friday, ESPN stats junkie Bill Connelly provided his thoughts on how the matchup between the Dawgs and Buckeyes will…

The Peach Bowl is 18 days away. As we prepare for what should be a phenomenal football game in under three weeks, let's have a good Tuesday, shall we? A MASSIVE CHALLENGE. Kirk Herbstreit says "a massive challenge" awaits Ryan Day and Ohio State when the Buckeyes face Georgia on Dec. 31 in Atlanta, where he believes the Bulldogs always play their…

Both Utah State and Boise State have righted their ships after rough starts and the Broncos are playing in next weekend's Mountain West title game. With that in mind, is the 16.5-point spread too lofty for a team that doesn't need to run up the score? The Boise State Broncos are headed to their sixth conference championship in the last 11 years.…

Week 12 brought a wild and chaotic shift in college football and the College Football Playoff. Two B1G programs have even bigger odds to make the CFP after No. 5 Tennessee lost on the road 63-38 to South Carolina. Several ESPN experts have released their updated CFP projections after Week 12. Here are who the analysts project will be at the top…

Georgia Tech put together a particularly gruesome offensive performance at home on Thursday night. Actually, calling it gruesome might be a substantial understatement - this might be the worst offensive performance I've ever seen in a competitive (IE: non-blowout) situation. It was not good - not at all. I'm toying around with a different format…

Georgia Tech went up to Blacksburg and continued its streak of beating Virginia Tech in its home stadium with a backup quarterback at the helm. The Yellow Jackets haven't lost in Blacksburg since 2012, and in that time, they've started at quarterback: 2014: Justin Thomas 2016: Matthew Jordan (in relief of Justin Thomas) 2018: Tobias Oliver (for…

Weber State running back Josh Davis (20) runs past Sacramento State defender Daron Bland (37) during a game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Bob Solorio, Sacramento State Athletics 2 / 2 Weber State defensive backs Eddie Heckard (5) and Ja'Kobe Harris (24) wrap up a Sacramento State ball carrier during a game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in…

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers 6-0 (4-0 ACC) are undefeated through six weeks of the 2022 college football season with multiple wins over top 25 opponents. The Tigers have been good this season, with the team heading into Week 7 ranked as the No.5 team in USA Today Sports Coaches Poll and the No.4 team in the AP Poll. There were a lot of…

College football is a window into America. In some ways, it's an ugly view. The sport thrives on the strength of an unpaid and largely nonwhite labor force, with fans buying tickets and media companies paying billions of dollars that get funneled toward lavish practice facilities and salaries for mostly white coaches and administrators. In other…

If you find yourself pleased with Indiana's 3-0 start but not quite sure how for real they are just yet, you are in good company. IU football has been much more hare than tortoise throughout much of its history, often bursting out of the gate in September before hitting the meat of its schedule. And the outside world believes that is the case with…

OGDEN - When No. 7 Weber State football hosts No. 24 Eastern Washington on Saturday, it will be a matchup of two teams trending in opposite directions - and in opposite situations from the game last season. The Wildcats (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky) are riding the wave of an FBS win over Utah State and held on for a tough road win at UC Davis for only the…

No. 19 BYU (3-1) hosts in-state rival Utah State (1-3) on Thursday in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The teams have met 90 times, with BYU leading the all-time series 50-37-3. The Cougars won the last year's meeting in Logan with a 34-20 victory, despite being down to third string quarterback Jacob Conover at the…

BLOOMINGTON - Even in a comfortable defeat Saturday at Cincinnati, Indiana showed again its rediscovered resolve as the Hoosiers push for a return to the bowl field this winter. Now, they head to Lincoln, where they are 1-0 since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. Getting a second win in as many tries inside the Cornhuskers' Memorial Stadium looks like a…

I should know better. I'm a bettor, so I should know better. You never boast after a winning week, at least not unless you want things to turn for the worse. The comeuppance this time was immediate, as my 5-1 against the spread record in Week 3 flipped around into a 1-5 in Week 4, so my progress was not just stunted but entirely erased. But that's…

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are our best bets for Saturday, Sept. 24: The play: College football, Cincinnati -16.5 vs. Indiana The odds/bet: -110 ($33 to win…

Boston College heads south to Tallahassee to take on Florida State in its second conference game of the year. The Eagles come into the contest at 1-2 after picking up their first win of the season in Week 3. The only problem is the victory came against an FCS opponent as Boston College defeated Maine 38-17. It's not as if Maine is one of the better…

Minnesota has come out swinging this season, and Michigan State might not have what it takes to slow it down. Our college football betting picks break down just how badly the Gophers will beat down the Spartans. Going on the road to a traditional Big Ten power as a field-goal favorite is unfamiliar territory for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but…

While this was not the most epic week in college football, the action produced a few thrills and the usual amount of angst for teams on the wrong side of things. Like, in particular, Auburn - the team next up for the wobbly Missouri Tigers. Let's over the weekend's headlines: Truman had its hands full with Abilene Christian at home. While the…

Weber State football is 2-0 to start a full fall season for the first time since 2003 after defeating Utah State 35-7. The next test for the No. 16 Wildcats is another in-state foe in the Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-1), who bring a new, pass-happy offense to Ogden that they hope will help them fare better than the 41-3 loss they took against WSU last…

USC's offense looks like one of the best in the nation but its defense has left something to be desired. And while Jake Haener and the Bulldogs might appear overmatched, they'll have enough offensive firepower to stay within the two-touchdown spread. Lincoln Riley sure has gotten off to a nice start in Southern California. The USC Trojans are…

College football hears your "no games with playoff implications in Week 2" proclamation and laughs. Top-ranked Alabama Texas but only managed 20 total points -- the last three in the final 10 seconds -- for a one-point victory over the Longhorns. It was only the second time Alabama won a game by a single point under coach Nick Saban. The other…

With college football season around the corner, here are a few futures bets to consider. This advice focuses on win totals for several less prominent programs rather than the national championship market, where Alabama is a+175 favorite, followed by Ohio State (+300) and Georgia (+400), all unappealing prices. Odds are taken Monday from DraftKings…

The Spartans withered down the stretch last year, but a Week 1 clash with Western Michigan is a perfect spot to start strong. In what should be an easy Michigan State win, our picks highlight the college football betting value in East Lansing. After the Michigan State Spartans' surprise start to the 2021 season and the subsequent payday given to…

Despite some friction between these two head coaches, there's nothing to suggest New Mexico State will be able to stop Mohamed Ibrahim and the Golden Gophers. Back Minnesota against the huge spread - as our college football betting picks break down. It would usually be nearly impossible to gin up animosity between the New Mexico State Aggies and…

Can you feel it? Clemson football is in the air and while we have to wait a couple days longer than most teams fans do, it'll be worth it in the long run. At least that's the hope. Over at WynnBet the Tigers are currently 21.5 point favorites over the Yellow Jackets with an over/under of 49.0, which implies a score of 35-14ish in Clemson's…

Title Odds: +4000 Perhaps the kindest introduction to the 2022 campaign belongs to Michigan. Each of the Wolverines' four September games is at home, and none of Colorado State, Hawaii or UConn figure to truly compete with the Maize and Blue. Maryland could on Sept. 24 if its offense excels immediately, but we'll delay the pick until the ensuing…

Our college football conference preview continues as we take a deep dive into the Big Ten Conference. The win totals, conference title odds and national championship odds for every FBS team have been released, and below our experts -- Bill Connelly, David Hale, Doug Kezirian, Joe Fortenbaugh and Tyler Fulghum -- give their best best bets for the…