Before the College Football Playoff even started, I stated that the SEC would not win a single non-conference game against another Power Four conference. I still stand by that today. Full disclosure: I always root for the Georgia Bulldogs — as long as they aren’t playing Syracuse or Montana. Imagine for a second what college…
How to Guarantee the Best 12 Teams Make the College Football Playoff Let’s take a serious look at how to get the true top 12 teams in college football into the playoff every season. If the goal of the playoff is to determine a national champion by allowing the best teams to compete on the…
BY: KENNY VARNER The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors didn’t play their best game, but they still found a way to put their Japanese kicker, Kansei Matsuzawa, in position to deliver a dramatic finish against Stanford. Matsuzawa had already nailed a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter and followed it up with a 37-yarder with just…
Steve Angeli, the transfer quarterback from Notre Dame, has quickly made his mark at Syracuse. Arriving on campus after April, Angeli wasted little time proving himself both on and off the field. His accuracy as a passer and his strong character helped him edge out LSU transfer Richie Collins for the starting job. The decision…
BY: KENNY VARNER Jedd Fisch is a proven winner, and don’t be surprised if Washington takes a big leap forward in his second season at the helm. The Huskies were in full rebuild and overhaul mode last year, yet remarkably still won six regular-season games. When you consider that three of their losses came on…
BY: KENNY VARNER The USC Trojans enter the 2025 season looking to take another step forward after a 7-6 campaign last year, capped by an exciting 35-31 win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. It was a season filled with close calls — USC went 4-5 in one-score games — and while there…
BY: KENNY VARNER The UCLA Bruins enter their second season under head coach DeShaun Foster looking to take another step forward. Last year, the Bruins endured a rough 1-5 start but showed clear improvement down the stretch, winning four of their final six games to finish 5-7. A deeper look at that early skid reveals…
BY: KENNY VARNER A New Era of North Carolina Football Begins in Chapel Hill with Bill Belichick A new era is underway in Chapel Hill as legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick takes over the North Carolina football program. He inherits a major rebuilding project, with only two returning starters on defense and four on offense.…
BY: KENNY VARNER Kansas State Wildcats 2025 Season Preview The Kansas State Wildcats enter the 2025 season with high aspirations and a legitimate shot at the Big 12 title. After a strong 7-1 start in 2024, the Wildcats faltered down the stretch, losing three of their last four games before ending the year on a…
BY: KENNY VARNER The Miami Hurricanes continue to be one of college football’s most frustrating programs, and the common denominator in their underachievement is head coach Mario Cristobal. As long as Cristobal is at the helm, fans should brace themselves for mediocrity wrapped in false hope. The 2024 season was yet another example of this…