Category: College Football

I will make new predictions after I predict every Power 5 team’s schedule.

Wednesday December 30,2020

2020-2021 Cotton Bowl (Arlington,TX)
Iowa State vs. Boise State

Friday January 1,2021

Peach Bowl (Atlanta,GA)
Georgia vs. Oklahoma

2020-2021 College Football Playoff Semifinals

2020-2021 Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) (Pasadena,CA)
1.Clemson vs. 4.Penn State

2020-2021 Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) (New Orleans,LA)
2.Ohio State vs. 3.Alabama

Saturday January 2,2021

2020-2021 Fiesta Bowl (Phoenix,AZ)
Oregon vs. LSU

2020-2021 Orange Bowl (Miami,FL)
Minnesota vs. Notre Dame

Monday January 11,2021 (CFP National Championship) (Miami Gardens,FL)
2.Ohio State vs. 1.Clemson

Today I predict where ESPN’s College Gameday show will go each week for their college preview show each week.

Week 0
Navy vs. Notre Dame (Dublin, Ireland)
If Gameday goes anywhere for Week 0, it will be in Dublin for one of the most historic games as they come. Notre Dame taking on Navy.

Week 1
USC vs. Alabama (Arlington,TX)
There aren’t very many top heavy match ups in week one so I chose the annual kickoff game in Arlington between two bluebloods, Alabama and USC.

Week 2
Texas at. LSU
Gameday went to Austin for this game a year ago and boy it was a treat. Why not make the trip down to Baton Rouge for this one?

Week 3
Georgia at. Alabama
I mean, who wouldn’t want to see these two SEC powerhouses play for the first time since 2007. Gameday would love to go to Tuscaloosa. Enough said.

Week 4
Wisconsin at. Michigan
Gameday went to this game many times during the 2010s and I’m not finding too much else that is worth watching. Obviously teams will rise up the rankings and fall down the rankings, but right now this game is the one to watch in week four.

Week 5
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay,WI)
Yes, Wisconsin is getting Gameday for the second straight week. But at Lambeau Field, this game has to be the one that the Gameday gang goes to.

Week 6
Auburn at. Georgia
While LSU-Florida is also this week, Gameday has already been to Baton Rouge. While they have been to a Georgia game it was not in Athens, so it’s my pick for week six.

Week 7
Texas A&M at. Auburn
If Gameday doesn’t want to be in SEC country for consecutive weeks, they could go to Utah-Washington but Texas A&M seems to be the most talented its ever been under Jimbo Fisher and Gus Malzahn has Auburn as a likely pre-season top ten team.

Week 8
Ohio State at. Penn State
The likely battle for the Big Ten east title in 2020 never disappoints. It might just be Penn State’s year to take down the buckeyes you never know.

Week 9
Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville,FL)
This is usually the de facto championship in the SEC east. So, that’s why gameday goes to Jacksonville on Halloween.

Week 10
Alabama at. LSU
Despite Gameday going to many SEC games, how could they not go to Baton Rouge for a potential de facto SEC west championship yet again in 2020?

Week 11
Washington at. USC
If both teams are good enough and only if they are good enough Gameday could head to Los Angeles for the first time in awhile.

Week 12
Nebraska at. Wisconsin
The right pick for this week would be Texas A&M-Alabama or LSU-Auburn but with the amount of SEC games already attended by Gameday it’s hard to see them going down south again. So, Wisconsin-Nebraska is my pick.

Week 13
Auburn at. Alabama
Both teams will be in the thick of things in the SEC. Enough said.

I’m a diehard Arkansas Razorback fan but I’m not going to put bias into this post. Can Sam Pittman do better than 2-10 in his first season as head coach? We will have to see, but let’s take a glimpse into it with my honest and realistic predictions for their 2020-2021 season.

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Nevada Win 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 at.Notre Dame Loss 1-1 (0-0) SEC
3 at.Mississippi State Loss 1-2 (0-1) SEC
4 vs.Texas A&M (Arlington,TX) Loss 1-3 (0-2) SEC
5 Charleston Southern Win 2-3 (0-2) SEC
6 Alabama Loss 2-4 (0-3) SEC
7 LSU Loss 2-5 (0-4) SEC
8 Bye None 2-5 (0-4) SEC
9 Tennesseee Loss 2-6 (0-5) SEC
10 at.Auburn Loss 2-7 (0-6) SEC
11 Ole Miss Win 3-7 (1-6) SEC
12 ULM Win 4-7 (1-6) SEC
13 at.Missouri (Kansas City, MO) Loss 4-8 (1-7) SEC

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 vs.USC (Arlington,TX) Win 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 Georgia State Win 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 Georgia Win 3-0 (1-0) SEC
4 Kent State Win 4-0 (1-0) SEC
5 at.Ole Miss Win 5-0 (2-0) SEC
6 at.Arkansas Win 6-0 (3-0) SEC
7 Mississippi State Win 7-0 (4-0) SEC
8 at.Tennessee Win 8-0 (5-0) SEC
9 Bye None 8-0 (5-0) SEC
10 at.LSU Win 9-0 (6-0) SEC
11 UT Martin Win 10-0 (6-0) SEC
12 Texas A&M Win 11-0 (7-0) SEC
13 Auburn Win 12-0 (8-0) SEC

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 vs.Virginia (Atlanta, GA) Win 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 East Tennessee State Win 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 at.Alabama Loss 2-1 (0-1) SEC
4 Louisiana-Monroe Win 3-1 (0-1) SEC
5 Vanderbilt Win 4-1 (1-1) SEC
6 Auburn Win 5-1 (2-1) SEC
7 at.Missouri Win 6-1 (3-1) SEC
8 Bye None 6-1 (3-1) SEC
9 vs.Florida (Jacksonville,FL) Win 7-1 (4-1) SEC
10 at.South Carolina Win 8-1 (5-1) SEC
11 Tennessee Loss 8-2 (5-2) SEC
12 at.Kentucky Win 9-2 (6-2) SEC
13 Georgia Tech Win 10-2 (7-2) SEC

The NCAA has approved (with a unamimous vote) to give an extra year of eligibility for spring athletes. The NCAA’s decision will extend the elgibility of all spring sport student athletes, not just seniors who would have graduated after this season. They will allow schools to expand their rostrs beyond current scholarship limits to account for incoming recruits and seniors who would’ve graduated. The waivers will be applied to spring sports athletes only (people who are playing baseball, softball, tennis, golf, outdoor track and field, lacrosse, rowing, men’s volleyball, beach volleyball, and water polo). The waiver will not be allowed to be given to winter sports athletes like those in basketball, hockey, swimming and diving, and gymnastics.

Today, I’m going to be announcing the seedings and pairings for what a sixty-four team tournament would’ve looked like in college football during the 2019-2020 season.

Basic Rules:
1.The four teams that made the playoff are the top seeds (LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, and Oklahoma).
2.Like in the basketball tournament, the top two seed cannot play with the top one seed.
3.Also, I tried my best to not put any of the top four seeded teams together that were in the same conference, but some were inevitable.
4.I used locations that would’ve been used for the 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

South Region (Houston)

St. Louis
1.LSU
16.Ohio

8.Arizona State
9.SMU

Sacramento
5.Michigan
12.TCU

4.Baylor
13.Indiana

Cleveland
6.Central Florida
11.Hawaii

3.Wisconsin
14.Ole Miss

Tampa
7.Texas
10.Kansas State

2.Florida
15.UCLA

West Region (Los Angeles)

Omaha
1.Oklahoma
16.Arizona

8.USC
9.Kentucky

Albany
5.Memphis
12.Virginia Tech

4.Auburn
13.Michigan State

Omaha
6.Air Force
11.Oklahoma State

3.Minnesota
14.BYU

Spokane
7.Texas A&M
10.North Dakota State

2.Oregon
15.Nebraska

Midwest Region (Indianapolis)

Cleveland
1.Ohio State
16.Stanford

8.Washington
9.Tennessee

Spokane
5.Cincinnati
12.Pittsburgh

4.Utah
13.South Carolina

St. Louis
6.Air Force
11.Louisville

3.Notre Dame
14.Miami

Greensboro
7.Virginia
10.Louisiana Tech

2.Alabama
15.Wake Forest

East Region (New York)

Greensboro
1.Clemson
16.West Virginia

8.San Diego State
9.California

Sacramento
5.Appalachian State
12.North Carolina

4.Iowa
13.Oregon State

Albany
6.Navy
11.Mississippi State

3.Penn State
14.Duke

Tampa
7.Florida Atlantic
10.Louisiana

2.Georgia
15.Tulane

Harvard standout forward Seth Towns announced he was grad transferring to Ohio State over a list that included Duke among many others. Towns announced his decision on SportsCenter a couple nights ago.

Duke Guard Tre Jones is headed to the NBA Draft according to multiple sources. Jones was the ACC Player of the Year, as he averaged sixteen points and almost seven assists. He is a projected first round pick. Veteran Duke Guard Alex O’Connell could be leaving Duke via the transfer portal but nothing is official yet.

Georgia Guard Anthony Edwards announced he is headed to the 2020 draft as well. Edwards is considered at the very least a top three pick and likely will fall within the top two selections according to most mock drafts. He averaged nineteen points, five rebounds, and three assists during his lone season at Georgia. He signed its Octagon Basketball, which also represents NBA superstars Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo among many other NBA players.

Here’s the 2020 College Basketball AP All American Team:
G:Payton Pritchard,Oregon
G:Myles Powell,Seton Hall
G:Markus Howard,Marquette
F:Obi Toppin,Dayton
F:Luka Garza,Iowa

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Missouri State Win 1-0 (0-0) Big 12
2 Tennessee Win 2-0 (0-0) Big 12
3 Bye None 2-0 (0-0) Big 12
4 at.Army Win 3-0 (0-0) Big 12
5 Baylor Win 4-0 (1-0) Big 12
6 vs.Texas (Dallas,TX) Win 5-0 (2-0) Big 12
7 at.Iowa State Loss 5-1 (2-1) Big 12
8 Oklahoma State Win 6-1 (3-1) Big 12
9 at.TCU Loss 6-2 (3-2) Big 12
10 at.West Virginia Win 7-2 (4-2) Big 12
11 Kansas State Win 8-2 (5-2) Big 12
12 Kansas Win 9-2 (7-2) Big 12
13 at.Texas Tech Win 10-2 (8-2) Big 12

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 Bowling Green Win 1-0 (0-0) Big Ten
2 at.Oregon Win 2-0 (0-0) Big Ten
3 Buffalo Win 3-0 (0-0) Big Ten
4 Rutgers Win 4-0 (1-0) Big Ten
5 Bye None 4-0 (1-0) Big Ten
6 Iowa Win 5-0 (2-0) Big Ten
7 at.Michigan State Win 6-0 (3-0) Big Ten
8 at.Penn State Win 7-0 (4-0) Big Ten
9 Nebraska Win 8-0 (5-0) Big Ten
10 Indiana Win 9-0 (6-0) Big Ten
11 at.Maryland Win 10-0 (7-0) Big Ten
12 at.Illinois Win 11-0 (8-0) Big Ten
13 Michigan Win 12-0 (9-0) Big Ten

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 at.Georgia Tech Win 1-0 (1-0) ACC
2 Louisville Win 2-0 (2-0) ACC
3 Akron Win 3-0 (2-0) ACC
4 Virginia Win 4-0 (3-0) ACC
5 at.Boston College Win 5-0 (4-0) ACC
6 at.Florida State Win 6-0 (5-0) ACC
7 NC State Win 7-0 (6-0) ACC
8 Syracuse Win 8-0 (7-0) ACC
9 Bye None 8-0 (7-0) ACC
10 at.Notre Dame Win 9-0 (7-0) ACC
11 The Citadel Win 10-0 (7-0) ACC
12 at.Wake Forest Win 11-0 (8-0) ACC
13 South Carolina Win 12-0 (8-0) ACC

What if we took a week during the college football season to have teams from the SEC play a team with the same standing a year ago in the Big 12 like in college basketball and have them play during a week of primarily non-conference games. Here’s what it would look like:

Oklahoma at. LSU
We are going to rotate who gets home field advantage but the reigning national champs have to start it with home field in a rematch of the CFP Semifinal.

Alabama at. Baylor
Will moving on from Matt Rhule do Baylor any favors? I don’t think so. Alabama would defintely be favored in this game.

Texas at. Florida
A match up of blue bloods in the swamp will be a defensive battle.

Auburn at. Oklahoma State
Auburn would have a great chance in this game to notch a key non-conference win in this one.

Kansas State at. Tennessee
This would be a fun game between two fairly new head coaches at the FBS level.

Texas A&M at. Iowa State
In a match up of high powered offenses, who would get the defensive stop down the stretch to break the game open.

West Virginia at. South Carolina
Two different offenses collide in an unusual match up.

Kentucky at. TCU
With a receiver at QB, Kentucky would have to find out a way to get the ball past a pretty good horned frogs defense.

Texas Tech at. Mississippi State
New Mississippi State Head Coach Mike Leach faces his former team, Texas Tech.

Ole Miss at. Kansas
Ole Miss is more talented than Kansas, but the rebels do face an old enemy in Kansas Head Coach Les Miles.

Left Out:Arkansas, Missouri, Vanderbilt

Week Opponent Predicted Record (W/L)
1 UTSA Win 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 Texas Win 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 vs.Rice (Houston,TX) Win 3-0 (0-0) SEC
4 Ole Miss Win 4-0 (1-0) SEC
5 Nicholls State Win 5-0 (1-0) SEC
6 at.Florida Win 6-0 (2-0) SEC
7 at.Arkansas Win 7-0 (3-0) SEC
8 Mississippi State Win 8-0 (4-0) SEC
9 Bye None 8-0 (4-0) SEC
10 Alabama Loss 8-1 (4-1) SEC
11 South Carolina Win 9-1 (5-1) SEC
12 at.Auburn Loss 9-2 (5-2) SEC
13 at.Texas A&M Win 10-2 (6-2) SEC