Breaking down the NFL playoff picture coming out of Week 14
The NFL playoff field is starting to fill up as teams begin qualifying for spots in Week 13. The Detroit Lions took the field when they held off the Green Bay Packers. thursday night football. There was only one other game this weekend between the two teams holding one of the 14 playoff spots heading […]
Kirk Herbstreit, Booger McFarland Spar over Alabama’s Exclusion from the College Football Playoff
The debate surrounding the University of Alabama's participation in the College Football Playoff has sparked much heated debate, including among ESPN personalities. on sunday College Football Playoff Selection Show, ESPN's Booger McFarland says that if the 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee chooses the University of Alabama over SMU as the No. 12 seed, they […]
6 College Football Playoff takeaways from bracket reveal
On Sunday, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee announced the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff field. As you can imagine, this was not without controversy. With multiple teams vying for at-large bids and only seven spots available, there was no doubt that one or two teams would be left with outside consideration. Who will it […]
Alabama AD makes case for Crimson Tide to get into College Football Playoff
The Alabama Crimson Tide will find out Sunday whether they will advance to the 12-team College Football Playoff despite missing the SEC Championship this season. Alabama did not participate in the conference championship weekend, and Georgia won the SEC by defeating Texas in overtime. Furthermore, if SMU had held off Clemson, Alabama might have made […]
Three key questions will be answered when College Football Playoff bracket’s released
We experienced March Madness. Well, it's a December drama. College football brackets are held on Sunday afternoons. Twelve teams will participate in the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff. After four schools were selected in 10 years, the sport adopted expansion to try out more programs. This created even more interest in the […]
Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham sends clear message to playoff selection committee after winning Big 12
Arizona State dominated Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will now determine whether the Sun Devils' strong performance closes out the regular season and, combined with a big win in the title game, catapults the team to one of the coveted top-four spots in the playoffs. […]
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney says SMU ‘better be’ in College Football Playoff after beating them in ACC title game
SMU rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. Clemson hit a 56-yard field goal as time expired, winning the ACC title game 34-31 and earning an automatic berth to the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are ranked 17th in the nation, so at least one team in the top […]
Georgia wins SEC in OT thriller over Texas despite Carson Beck’s injury, earns bye in College Football Playoff
No Carson Beck? no problem. The Georgia Bulldogs won the SEC Championship Game against Texas 22-19 in classic overtime, earning a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Texas was held to a field goal in the first overtime, but Beck came back into the game with a go-ahead goal after Gunner Stockton's helmet came […]
Boom-or-bust pickups could make fantasy football playoff difference
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Lions clinch playoff spot with walk-off field goal in epic high-scoring affair against Packers
Dan Campbell certainly knows how to keep things interesting, and it worked on Thursday night. Campbell's aggressive coaching led the Detroit Lions to a 34-31 walk-off victory over the Green Bay Packers. The Lions led 17-7 at halftime, but the Packers closed the gap on their first drive coming out of the locker room after […]