#Power Five Conference

College football's 2022 season came to an end last week when Georgia walloped TCU in the national championship game, giving the Bulldogs back-to-back titles. Immediately following that game, several publications released "Way-Too-Early" Top 25 projections for the 2023 season. Not surprisingly, the Michigan State Spartans were not included among…

Everybody loves a feel good story. Last season couldn't have gone much worse for the TCU football program, finishing with a disappointing 5-7 record. Under-pressure head coach Gary Patterson (the longest-serving coach in the school's history) resigned mid-season after two decades in the role. But that's what made this season all the more special as…

Has Georgia surpassed Alabama as the best program in college football?Dan Wolken looks at if Georgia can now be considered the team to beat in college football. Big 12 football has come a long way in 18 months. From possible extinction to viability. From newfound parity to newfound prosperity. And then on a stormy Monday night in Inglewood,…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to Newsweek, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Over the next 36 hours, a quintet of conference championship games will cement the field for the 2022-23 College Football Playoff (CFP). With all due…

Bowl season continues on Wednesday with the New Orleans Bowl. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-5) face the South Alabama Jaguars (10-2). Action kicks off at 9 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Western Kentucky-South Alabama prediction and pick. Western Kentucky is 8-5 and finished in third place in Conference USA.…

The star-studded setting of Las Vegas will serve as the scene for the first matchup between two Power Five conference teams when No. 14 Oregon State takes on Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. It's the first-ever meeting between these two programs in football and only the second time ever an SEC team has taken part in the Las Vegas Bowl,…

college basketball odds series for our Oregon State Texas A&M prediction and pick. The Oregon State Beavers had an abysmal season one year ago. They were 3-28, a spectacular collapse after making the Elite Eight in 2021. It was one of the most dramatic season-to-season changes for any single school in the history of college basketball: one game…

college basketball odds series for our UConn Florida prediction and pick. The UConn Huskies have a top-five national ranking. They have earned it. They haven't lost a game, but more than that, they have beaten quality opposition. The Florida Gators begin a new era under Todd Golden, the former coach of the San Francisco Dons who took the open job…

The end of the 2022 season is a bittersweet moment. While bowls and the College Football Playoff are still on the horizon, our weekdays are quieter and Saturdays aren't as chaotic. But a season's worth of excellent work always deserves recognition, and All-American teams do just that. Bleacher Report's panel of writers-Max Escarpio, David Kenyon,…

college basketball odds series for our California Arizona prediction and pick. The Arizona Wildcats were roaring along and enjoying a very good season. They had won the Maui Invitational by beating San Diego State and then Creighton. Courtney Ramey, the transfer from Texas, was making significant contributions to the lineup under coach Tommy Lloyd.…

The window has been opened for Ohio State to reach the College Football Playoff this season. In fact, it seems like a certainty that the Buckeyes will now be part of the four-team CFP field. On Friday night, USC fell to Utah 47-24 in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It was the Trojans' second loss of the season, both…

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In what constitutes a first for the postseason format, as much as three-fourths of the College Football Playoff is already set in advance of Bowl Subdivision conference championship games, wringing almost every ounce of intrigue from the traditionally sweat-inducing final weekend of the regular season. No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan enter the SEC…

The Utah Utes take on the Colorado Buffaloes. Check out our college football odds series for our Utah Colorado prediction and pick. This game means more than some people might first think. Utah received a critical break on Friday afternoon. California was leading UCLA 21-10 in the second quarter and then took a 28-27 lead over the Bruins midway…

Here are early win/loss predictions totals for Big Ten tams, including Michigan and Ohio State. The Big Ten should have several outstanding teams, like Michigan and Ohio State, as well as several truly awful squads this upcoming college football season. Outside of the SEC, the Big Ten is the best college football conference we got, and we should…

LINCOLN - The Big Ten's current TV contract has paid out roughly $50 million per school in recent non-COVID years. The new contract, which starts next year, could eventually pay out $100 million. Could some of that money be used to buy some damn offense in this league? Some coordinators? Some better playbooks? A few how-to guides on how to recruit…

Everything has come together for the College Football Playoff selection committee. There were 13 unbeaten or one-loss teams in the Power Five conference just four weeks ago. That number was trimmed to 11 one week later, while adding a two-loss playoff contender in No. 14 LSU. From those dozen teams, just five have emerged as realistic playoff…

UNC football travels to Winston-Salem to face Wake Forest this upcoming weekend. It'll be a tough matchup for Mack Brown and company. In the grand scheme of things, North Carolina's matchup this weekend in Winston-Salem may not mean all that much. Both teams are already bowl eligible. The ACC Championship matchup is pretty much set in stone, as…

Welcome to the HCS Big 12 mailbag. This mailbag is for all you football junkies out there who root for a Big 12 school, who not only have questions about your team but other teams in the conference as well. So, join me, grab a cold brew or your favorite drink and relax as I answer all your Big 12 questions in my mailbag. I want to thank each one of…

On Saturday, Arkansas could not quite pull off an upset Alabama Football needed. So there will be no post-season trip to Atlanta for the Alabama Crimson Tide this season. There will be a New Years Six Bowl plum. Winning it, to finish 11-2, would be a good finish to a Crimson Tide season that failed to meet expectations. A few days ago, I suggested…

We are down to a Magnificent Seven: The seven teams with a realistic chance of advancing to the ninth College Football Playoff. The group is made up of the four remaining unbeatens, the only two one-loss teams left... and LSU. These seven also include the reigning national champions, a program aiming to make its second straight CFP after missing…

The conference championship pictures are clearing up … Which means the College Football Playoff photo is beginning to take shape. A few more snaps here or there and we'll get the whole image. Let's dive into each of the Power Five conferences and see what's in view heading into the penultimate Saturday of the NCAA pigskin regular schedule. ACC It's…

Another week in the College Football season has now passed and with new results there are new rankings. In its second ranking of the season, the College Football Playoff Committee decided that the top four teams in the country are Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, and TCU, in that order. From this point on, there are many different scenarios for the…

Check out FanDuel's 2022 college football over under win total odds, including the North Carolina State over under win total prediction, part of our college football odds series. This is it. This is the biggest, most important season in North Carolina State football history. Does that sound like embellishment and hyperbole? Sure it does … but it's…

college football odds series for our Iowa Purdue prediction and pick. The Iowa Hawkeyes have had a brutal year, and it didn't have to be this way. Kirk Ferentz and Brian Ferentz knew that Spencer Petras was not a very good college quarterback, but they didn't make moves in the transfer portal to address that one glaring deficiency on the 2022 Iowa…

No. 15 North Carolina heads to Charlottesville, Virginia, with an outside chance at clinching the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division title. The Tar Heels (7-1, 4-0) enter the clash with Virginia (3-5, 1-4) at Scott Stadium on Saturday (noon, ACC Network) with a two-game lead over Duke and Miami in the Coastal standings. By beating the…

With a dozen or more teams still in the mix for the national semifinals, November is shaking up to be the most dramatic home stretch of the College Football Playoff era. This all starts Saturday, with a packed list of impactful games featuring the best teams and conferences in the Bowl Subdivision. That includes perhaps the biggest matchup of the…

The College Football Playoff has reached its final stage. The opening round took place Friday, with SEC rivals Alabama and Georgia advancing. This marks the Crimson Tide's sixth trip to the title game in seven years, and Alabama is chasing its fourth title in eight years of the CFP's existence-and its second consecutive. Nick Saban's squad has…

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) scrambles as he looks for a receiver against Florida during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 | 2 a.m. An SEC matchup that regularly drew "Game of the Year" billings over the last decade is passing the torch to a different…

The Bruins pulled off a second-straight upset over a ranked conference foe on Saturday, proving last week's win over Washington was not fluke. No. 18 UCLA football (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) bested No. 11 Utah (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) 42-32 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The Bruins once again strung together a near-perfect offensive performance, and their defense…

Aaron Judge's home run chase is over. Now, the best story in sports comes from the most unexpected corner imaginable - Kansas football. The 19th-ranked Jayhawks (5-0) are in the polls for the first time in 13 years - ending the longest drought among Power Five conference teams - and are tied atop the Big 12 standings. With two months left in the…

We're targeting some high-profile matchups this weekend, and one of our favorite plays involves two undefeated Southern California teams having success in the Pac-12. Find out more with our college football parlay picks for Week 6. From coast to coast, the Saturday college football schedule features competitive games that are ripe for bettors to…

The number of teams capable of reaching the College Football Playoff is far greater than many realize - which is genuinely great news for college football. Non-traditional powers Washington, Michigan State, Oregon, Michigan, and Cincinnati have made the playoff in the past. Basically, any one-loss or undefeated Power Five conference champion has a…

The South Carolina Gamecocks look to remain perfect in the all-time series when they host the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Thursday. This game was originally scheduled for Saturday but it was moved to Thursday evening due to concerns surrounding Hurricane Ian. South Carolina (2-2) won both of the previous meetings between the schools at home,…

We went a disappointing 4-5 last week with the picks, running our season record to 23-19. That's what I get for trusting Greg Schiano. (The OutKick NFL six pack also went 2-4, running our season record there to 11-7. I tweet out my NFL picks every Sunday morning.) But I'm not going to lie, I absolutely love the board this week. And we're going to…

One of the oldest, quirkiest and certainly heaviest rivalry trophies in all of college football currently sits in the lobby of the BYU football offices on the second floor of the Provo school's Student Athlete Building. The Old Wagon Wheel, bedecked with little metallic plaques signifying wins, and losses, since 1948 in the Cougars' 100-year-old…

The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide are the two top ranked teams in college football, and both of them are favored to best their opponent this weekend by 40 or more points. There are, however, two key Power Five Conference matchups that will propel the winners upward in the top of the AP Top 25 rankings and temporarily spoil the losers…

I imagine the Spartans are eager to prove they're better than what they showed last weekend at Washington, especially defensively. The question is, are they? This week will go a long ways toward explaining exactly who this MSU football team is - its defensive secondary, its pass rush, its offensive line. If QB Tanner Morgan and Minnesota have…

Boston College football and Florida State came into the 2022 season under similar pretenses, but they could not be having more different seasons through three games. Both start veteran quarterbacks, Phil Jurkovec for BC and Jordan Travis for Florida State, and both teams were projected to finish in the mid-low tier of the ACC before the season…

First, Kansas routed Tennessee Tech 56-10. Tennessee Tech is neither Tennessee nor Texas Tech, but still. Popping a Division I-AA team is what any self-respecting Power Five Conference football team should do. For the Jayhawks, that's improvement. Then Kansas stunned West Virginia 55-42 in overtime, in Morgantown, no less. The Mountaineers are down…

Some bad misses in Week 2 for the column, but overall a 3-3 week against the spread. And hey, if my bad weeks are going to finish at 3-3, it's going to be a good year. Week 3 of the college football season is a bit of a strange one. There's no overwhelming big game, as evidenced by the fact that ESPN's College Gameday is headed to Troy-Appalachian…

A mixed bag for our first week of picks, nailing the game of the week with Notre Dame+17, getting an easy winner on Nevada and going 4-2 overall - but also missing on Cincinnati as an outright upset (Bearcats did have some bad luck) and badly whiffing on San Diego State. Hey, it's the early season. We'll get better as we go, or at least I hope we…

college football odds series for our Central Michigan Oklahoma State prediction and pick. The Central Michigan Chippewas are overflowing with confidence and optimism after their 2021 season. Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain, whom many college football fans remember from his days coaching the Florida Gators several years ago (before being…

In August, on paper, these Utes are capable of getting to the College Football Playoff. That said, what should the expectation be for this Utah team ahead of a high-profile Sept. 3 opener at the University of Florida? We're going to start this week's mailbag right there? Q: "Given last year, have the success metrics for 2022 changed, or is everyone…