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ATLANTA -- What does it take to be Number 1? With a berth in the College Football Playoff, Ohio State will have a chance to finish this season No. 1. But it will take two wins in the playoff, beginning with tonight's match-up against defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl national semifinal game here at…

The coaches, culture and attitude have propelled the Michigan Wolverines back to being the apex predators in the Big Ten and on the cusp of playing for a national title. However, Michigan would not be in the rarified air it now occupies without several surprising developments happening along the way. Below are my top five picks for these phenomena,…

They say recruiting is the lifeblood of college athletics. Or, perhaps, funding. Or, in today's climate, the marriage of recruiting and funding, an NIL collective. All that stuff is important, but the grease that keeps the gears moving is … speculation. Oh, we can't wait to talk about what will be in college sports, often to the detriment of what…

These are strange times we live in. Last Saturday, Alabama, and Clemson lost on the same day for the first time in nine years. For the first time in the playoff era, Alabama and Clemson - neither holding a top-five ranking for the first time in seven years - will both be watching from home. It is odd. And it is overdue. No sport has a greater need…

The Heisman Trophy is given yearly to "the outstanding player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity." The first Heisman Trophy winner came in 1935 when it was awarded to Jay Berwanger, a halfback from the University of Chicago. . Here, we'll look at schools with the most Heisman trophy winners. 1944 | Les Horvath,…

It's the first time a quarterback is not the favorite in the Heisman Trophy odds since 1991. Alabama's wide receiver DeVonta Smith is in position to win the coveted award and MyBookie Sportsbook has the best odds to win the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman Trophy race has been dominated by quarterbacks since 2000. Only three non-quarterbacks have won…

As the college football season passes the halfway point, which Heisman Trophy contenders should you watch out for in Week 7, what are the latest Heisman odds, and how have the favorites been impacted by the ups and downs, highs and lows that was Week 6 of the college football season? Unless something spectacularly disastrous happens, C.J.…

While making predictions for the College Football Playoff may seem easy given the regularity with which a handful of teams have dominated the semifinals, there's always at least or maybe two surprises. Last season saw the latter with Michigan and Cincinnati in the field for the first time, while Oklahoma and Clemson saw their lengthy conference…

The 2022 College Football season kicks off in 17 long agonizing days on August 27, aka Week Zero. The staff writers here at Gamecock Scoop are going on record to give you our best guesses as to what the 2022 season holds. Below, we are revealing our picks for Shane Beamer's second season in Columbia, our projected SEC standings, and a brief…