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Nicole Auerbach evaluates the top contenders and sifts through the bubble teams to project the final 12-team College Football Playoff field. … [Read more...] about Projecting the new College Football Playoff rankings ahead of conference championship weekend

Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel was named Big Ten offensive player of the year after leading the top-ranked Ducks to their first perfect regular season since 2010. … [Read more...] about Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Penn State’s Abdul Carter, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti take top Big Ten honors

Big Ten Championship Preview: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Oregon Ducks … [Read more...] about Big Ten Championship prediction: Penn State vs. Oregon – Odds, expert picks, QB matchup, trends, and stats

Miami’s playoff hopes took a potentially fatal nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost Tuesday night in the last rankings before the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend. … [Read more...] about Miami in trouble as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

The Atlantic Coast Conference fined four of its schools for scuffles that broke out during rivalry week in college football, which had a rash of fights between players who attempted to plant flags and other team symbols on their rivals’ fields. … [Read more...] about ACC fines NC State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech for rivalry week scuffles