Category: College Football

Bryce Love is the heisman front runner but can he focus and win it in December?

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 San Diego State 1-0 (0-0) Pac-12
2 *USC 2-0 (1-0) Pac-12
3 UC-Davis 3-0 (1-0) Pac-12
4 at.*Oregon 4-0 (2-0) Pac-12
5 at.*Notre Dame 4-1 (2-0) Pac-12
6 Utah 5-1 (3-0) Pac-12
7 Bye 5-1 (3-0) Pac-12
8 at.*Arizona State 6-1 (4-0) Pac-12
9 Washington State 7-1 (4-1) Pac-12
10 at.*Washington 7-2 (5-1) Pac-12
11 Oregon State 8-2 (6-1) Pac-12
12 at.*California 9-2 (7-1) Pac-12
13 at.*UCLA 10-2 (8-1) Pac-12

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 UMASS 1-0 (0-0) ACC
2 Holy Cross 2-0 (0-0) ACC
3 at.*Wake Forest 3-0 (1-0) ACC
4 at.Purdue 4-0 (1-0) ACC
5 Temple 5-0 (1-0) ACC
6 at.*NC State 6-0 (2-0) ACC
7 *Louisville 7-0 (3-0) ACC
8 Bye 7-0 (3-0) ACC
9 *Miami 7-1 (3-1) ACC
10 at.*Virginia Tech 7-2 (3-2) ACC
11 *Clemson 7-3 (3-3) ACC
12 at.*Florida State 8-3 (4-3) ACC
13 *Syracuse 9-3 (5-3) ACC

Can Willie Taggart lead the way to a few victories than expected in his first season as head coach?Can Cam Akers repeat or do more than his freshman season?

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 *Virginia Tech 0-1 (0-1) ACC
2 Samford 1-1 (0-1) ACC
3 at.*Syracuse 2-1 (1-1) ACC
4 Northern Illinois 3-1 (1-1) ACC
5 at.*Lousiville 4-1 (2-1) ACC
6 at.*Miami 4-2 (2-2) ACC
7 Bye 4-2 (2-2) ACC
8 *Wake Forest 5-2 (3-2) ACC
9 *Clemson 5-3 (3-3) ACC
10 *at.NC State 6-3 (4-3) ACC
11 at.Notre Dame 6-4 (4-3) ACC
12 *Boston College 6-5 (4-4) ACC
13 Florida 7-5 (4-4) ACC

Now that I have completed schedule predictions for every school in the southeastern conference (SEC),its time to make an ultimate preview for the conference.

Note-I will be putting the schedule predictions by myself (IWSTBBACS) and Athlon Sports’ college football pre-season magazine to compare.
These predictions are after twelve games!

Projected Conference Standings (Based off of the IWSTBBACS’ projections and predictions)

School IWSTBBACS Athlon Sports
West
Alabama 12-0 12-0
Mississippi State 11-1 9-3
Auburn 9-3 10-2
LSU 7-5 6-6 IWSTBBACS has LSU defeating Texas A&M
Texas A&M 7-5 8-4
Arkansas 6-6 5-7
Ole Miss 5-7 5-7

East
Georgia 12-0 11-1
South Carolina 9-3 7-5
Missouri 8-4 7-5
Florida 7-5 8-4
Tennessee 5-7 5-7
Vanderbilt 3-9 3-9

IWSTBBACS All-SEC Pre-Season 1st Team

Offense
QB:Drew Lock,Senior,Missouri *IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Player of the Year* *IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Offensive Player of the Year*
RB:Damien Harris,Senior,Alabama
RB:Benny Snell,Senior,Kentucky
WR:A.J. Brown,Junior,Ole Miss *IWSTBBACS Best SEC Draft Prospect*
WR:Deebo Samuel,Senior,South Carolina *IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Specialist of the Year*
TE:Albert Okwuegbunam,Sophomore,Missouri
C:Ross Piercschbacher,Senior,Alabama
OL:Greg Little,Junior,Ole Miss
OL:Trey Smith,Sophomore,Tennessee
OL:Andrew Thomas,Sophomore,Georgia
OL:Jonah Williams,Junior,Alabama
Flex:D’Andre Swift,Sophomore,Georgia

Defense
DL:Raekwon Davis,Junior,Alabama
DL:Terry Beckner,Senior,Missouri
DL:Jeffery Simmons,Junior,Mississippi State *IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Defensive Player of the Year*
DL:Montez Sweat,Senior,Mississippi State
LB:De’Jon Harris,Junior,Arkansas
LB:Devin White,Junior,LSU
LB:Mack Wilson,Junior,Alabama
CB:DeAndre Baker,Senior,Georgia
CB:Andraez Williams,Junior,LSU
S:Mike Edwards,Senior,Kentucky
S:J.R. Reed,Junior,Georgia
Flex:McTelvin “Sosa” Agim,Junior,Arkansas

Specialists
K:Rodrigo Blakenship,Junior,Georgia
P:Corey Fatony,Senior,Missouri
KR:Deebo Samuel,Senior,South Carolina *IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Specialist of the Year*
PR:Mecole Hardman,Junior,Georgia

Top 20 SEC Signees (by ESPN) ()=Overall Ranking
1(1).Justin Fields,QB,Georgia *IWSTBBACS SEC Newcomer of the Year*
2(3).Eyabi Anoma,DE,Alabama
3(5).Patrick Surtain Jr.,CB,Alabama
4(9).Tyson Campbell,CB,Georgia
5(11).Brenton Cox,DE,Georgia
6(15).Zamir White,RB,Georgia
7(22).Trey Hill,OG,Georgia
8(23).Jamaree Salyer,OG,Georgia
9(25).Cade Mayes,OT,Georgia
10(26).Xavier Williams,ATH,Alabama
11(28).Justin Watkins,ATH,Florida
12(32).Kelvin Joseph,CB,LSU
13(36).Joey Gatewood,QB,Auburn
14(38).Kearis Jackson,WR,Georgia
15(40).Jacob Copeland,WR,Florida
16(43).Alontae Taylor,WR,Tennessee
17(44).JJ Peterson,OLB,Tennessee
18(46).Anthony Shwartz,WR,Auburn
19(51).Emil Ekiyor,OG,Alabama
20(54).James Cook,RB,Georgia

IWSTBBACS SEC All-Newcomer Team

Offense
QB:Justin Fields,QB,Georgia *IWSTBBACS SEC Newcomer of the Year*
RB:Zamir White,RB,Georgia
RB:James Cook,RB,Georgia
WR:Jacob Copeland,WR,Florida
WR:Kearis Jackson,WR,Georgia
OL:Trey Hill,OG,Georgia
OL:Jamaree Salyer,OG,Georgia
OL:Cade Mayes,OT,Georgia
OL:Emil Ekiyor,OG,Alabama
Flex:Xavier Williams,WR,Alabama

Defense
DL:Eyabi Anoma,DE,Alabama
DL:Brenton Cox,DE,Georgia
DL:Adam Anderson,DE,Georgia
DL:Christian Barmore,DT,Alabama
LB:JJ Peterson,OLB,Tennessee
LB:Quay Walker,OLB,Georgia
LB:Channing Tindall,OLB,Georgia
CB:Patrick Surtain Jr.,CB,Alabama
CB:Tyson Campbell,CB,Georgia
S:Quindarious Monday,S,Auburn
S:Leon O’Neal Jr.,S,Texas A&M
Flex:Kelvin Joseph,CB,LSU

Specialists
K:Evan McPherson,K,Florida
P:Jake Camarda,P,Georgia
KR:Xavier Williams,WR,Alabama
PR:Jacob Copeland,WR,Florida

The biggest games inside the SEC
1.Auburn at. Alabama
The iron bowl is always the biggest game on the schedule down south no matter the circumstances.We expect a duel between Jalen Hurts/Tua and Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham.

2.Georgia vs. Florida
Georgia and Florida will meet in Jacksonville again.While Georgia is the favorite to win the division,Florida can play spoiler and ruin the dawg’s great season.

3.Auburn at. Mississippi State
This game should be the duel for second place in the SEC West.Don’t expect either side to not give in for a shot to dethrone Alabama as the king of the SEC west.

4.Georgia at. South Carolina
South Carolina is another school that should play spoiler to Georgia on its own turf.South Carolina should be winners of the this game if their defense can step up.

5.Florida at. Mississippi State
Former Mississippi State Head Coach Dan Mullen returns in this cross-divisional match up.Both schools should be at the top of their respective divisions.

IWSTBBACS Pre-Season SEC Awards
Player of the Year:Drew Lock,QB,Missouri (Senior)
Newcomer of the Year:Justin Fields,QB,Georgia (Freshman)
Best Draft Prospect:A.J. Brown,WR,Ole Miss (Junior)
Offensive Player of the Year:Drew Lock,QB,Missouri (Senior)
Defensive Player of the Year:Jeffery Simmons,Junior,Mississippi State
Specialist of the Year:Deebo Samuel,WR/KR,South Carolina

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Middle Tennessee 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 Nevada 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 at.Notre Dame 2-1 (0-0) SEC
4 South Carolina 2-2 (0-1) SEC
5 Tennessee State 3-2 (0-1) SEC
6 at.*Georgia 3-3 (0-2) SEC
7 *Florida 3-4 (0-3) SEC
8 at.*Kentucky 3-5 (0-4) SEC
9 *Arkansas 3-6 (0-5) SEC
10 Bye 3-6 (0-5) SEC
11 at.*Missouri 3-7 (0-6) SEC
12 *Ole Miss 3-8 (0-7) SEC
13 *Tennessee 3-9 (0-8) SEC

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Central Michigan 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 at.*Florida 1-1 (0-1) SEC
3 Murray State 2-1 (0-1) SEC
4 *Mississippi State 2-2 (0-2) SEC
5 *South Carolina 2-3 (0-3) SEC
6 at.*Texas A&M 2-4 (0-4) SEC
7 Bye
8 *Vanderbilt 3-4 (1-4) SEC
9 at.*Missouri 3-5 (1-5) SEC
10 *Georgia 3-6 (1-6) SEC
11 at.*Tennessee 3-7 (1-7) SEC
12 Middle Tennessee 4-7 (1-7) SEC
13 at.*Louisville 5-7 (1-7) SEC

*=Conference Game
(CHAR) = Game in Charlotte,NC

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 West Virginia (CHAR) 0-1 (0-0) SEC
2 East Tennessee State 1-1 (0-0) SEC
3 UTEP 2-1 (0-0) SEC
4 *Florida 2-2 (0-1) SEC
5 at.*Georgia 2-3 (0-2) SEC
6 Bye 2-3 (0-2) SEC
7 at.*Auburn 2-4 (0-3) SEC
8 *Alabama 2-5 (0-4) SEC
9 at.*South Carolina 2-6 (0-5) SEC
10 Charlotte 3-6 (0-5) SEC
11 *Kentucky 4-6 (1-5) SEC
12 *Missouri 4-7 (1-6) SEC
13 at.*Vanderbilt 5-7 (2-6) SEC

* = Conference Games

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 UT-Martin 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 Wyoming 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 at.Purdue 3-0 (0-0) SEC
4 *Georgia 3-1 (0-1) SEC
5 Bye 3-1 (0-1) SEC
6 at.*South Carolina 3-2 (0-2) SEC
7 at.*Alabama 3-3 (0-3) SEC
8 Memphis 4-3 (0-3) SEC
9 *Kentucky 5-3 (1-3) SEC
10 at.*Florida 5-4 (1-4) SEC
11 *Vanderbilt 6-4 (2-4) SEC
12 at.*Tennessee 7-4 (3-4) SEC
13 *Arkansas 8-4 (4-4) SEC

Could they beat out Florida Atlantic and Central Florida for the lone spot in the new year’s six bowls for a member of a group of five conference?

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Southeast Missouri 1-0 (0-0) Sun Belt
2 at.Alabama 1-1 (0-0) Sun Belt
3 at.Tulsa 2-1 (0-0) Sun Belt
4 UNLV 3-1 (0-0) Sun Belt
5 at.*Georgia Southern 4-1 (1-0) Sun Belt
6 Bye 4-1 (1-0) Sun Belt
7 *Appalachian State 5-1 (2-0) Sun Belt
8 *Georgia State 6-1 (3-0) Sun Belt
9 at.*Louisiana-Laffayette 7-1 (4-0) Sun Belt
10 *South Alabama 8-1 (5-0) Sun Belt
11 at.*Coastal Carolina 9-1 (6-0) Sun Belt
12 *ULM 10-1 (7-0) Sun Belt
13 at.*Texas State 11-1 (8-0) Sun Belt

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Coastal Carolina 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 *Georgia 1-1 (0-1) SEC
3 Marshall 2-1 (0-1) SEC
4 at.*Vanderbilt 3-1 (1-1) SEC
5 at.*Kentucky 4-1 (2-1) SEC
6 *Missouri 5-1 (3-1) SEC
7 *Texas A&M 5-2 (3-2) SEC
8 Bye 5-2 (3-2) SEC
9 *Tennessee 6-2 (4-2) SEC
10 at.*Ole Miss 7-2 (5-2) SEC
11 at.*Florida 8-2 (6-2) SEC
12 Chattanooga 9-2 (6-2) SEC
13 at.Clemson 9-3 (6-2) SEC

(JAX) = Game in Jacksonville, FL
*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Charelston Southern 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 *Kentucky 2-0 (1-0) SEC
3 Colorado State 3-0 (1-0) SEC
4 at.*Tennessee 4-0 (2-0) SEC
5 at.*Mississippi State 4-1 (2-1) SEC
6 *LSU 4-2 (2-2) SEC
7 at.*Vanderbilt 5-2 (3-2) SEC
8 Bye 5-2 (3-2) SEC
9 *Georgia (JAX) 5-3 (4-2) SEC
10 *Missouri 6-3 (5-2) SEC
11 *South Carolina 6-4 (5-3) SEC
12 Idaho 7-4 (5-3) SEC
13 at.Florida State 7-5 (5-3) SEC

*=Conference Game
(HOU) = Game in Houston, TX
(LR) = Game in Little Rock, AR

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 Texas Tech (HOU) 1-0 (0-0) SEC
2 Southern Illinois 2-0 (0-0) SEC
3 *Alabama 2-1 (0-1) SEC
4 Kent State 3-1 (0-1) SEC
5 at.*LSU 3-2 (0-2) SEC
6 ULM 4-2 (0-2) SEC
7 at.*Arkansas (LR) 4-3 (0-3) SEC
8 *Auburn 4-4 (0-4) SEC
9 Bye 4-4 (0-4) SEC
10 *South Carolina 4-5 (0-5) SEC
11 at.*Texas A&M 4-6 (0-6) SEC
12 at.*Vanderbilt 5-6 (1-6) SEC
13 *Mississippi State 5-7 (1-7) SEC

*=Conference Game

Week Opponent Proj. record after game
1 UNLV 1-0 (0-0) Pac-12
2 at.*Stanford 1-1 (0-1) Pac-12
3 at.Texas 1-2 (0-1) Pac-12
4 *Washington State 2-2 (1-1) Pac-12
5 at.*Arizona 3-2 (2-1) Pac-12
6 Bye 3-2 (2-1) Pac-12
7 *Colorado 4-2 (3-1) Pac-12
8 at.*Utah 5-2 (4-1) Pac-12
9 *Arizona State 6-2 (5-1) Pac-12
10 at.*Oregon State 7-2 (6-1) Pac-12
11 *California 8-2 (7-1) Pac-12
12 at.*UCLA 9-2 (8-1) Pac-12
13 Notre Dame 9-3 (8-1) Pac-12

Jalen Hurts: 25-2 as a starter at the time is benched during halftime of the CFP National Championship. Tua Tagovailoa is the former four star quarterback who is the best player out of Hawaii since Marcus Mariota. Tua struggled but in overtime, threw a touchdown on second and twenty one to take down Georgia. So there is a controversy right? Nick Saban thinks so. He even asked Jalen Hurts about transferring.

Both guys are the ultimate teammates and are helping each other get better. The media is overhyping this. Jalen and Tua don’t even have beef between each other. They make each other better.Tua may be the better passer and maybe even runner, but Jalen Hurts brings a proven winner at the college level.So Nick Saban, I say play both of them.