Could Appalachian State Earn a Cotton Bowl Bid? | McMurphy’s Law
Brett McMurphy analyzes the Group of Five's battle for a Cotton Bowl bid.
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Former Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell has been granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to play in 2019 at Miami. Martell is projected to be the Hurricanes’ starting quarterback this fall. He will be battling sophomores N’Kosi Perry and Jarren Williams for the starting position. Miami opens the 2019 season […]
Which non-conference games will have the biggest impact on the College Football Playoff? Glad you asked. Here are the five best non-conference games between two Power 5 teams for the 2019 season. The projected point spreads are provided by The Action Network’s Collin Wilson. No. 1 – Notre Dame at Georgia, Sept. 21 Projected […]
Of all the Power 5 conferences, the Pac-12 has made the fewest appearances in the College Football Playoff. So it’s probably not a surprise the league’s top teams are receiving the least respect when it comes to contending for this year’s title. Oregon and Washington are both listed at 30-to-1 odds by the Westgate SuperBook […]
Now that the real fun begins, here are five things college football bettors must know before placing any money on this winter’s bowl games. You have to handicap motivation The biggest difference between handicapping a college football game on a regular Saturday and a bowl game is trying to find a motivational edge. It’s the […]
Despite Georgia’s loss to No. 1 Alabama, I kept Georgia No. 4 in my Associated Press Top 25 rankings this week. In fact, because there was only one upset on Championship Saturday, 24 of my 25 teams remain the same as last week. Fresno State, which upset Boise State to win the Mountain West title, […]
The first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2018 season will be announced Tuesday night, so we examined the committee’s initial rankings from the last four seasons to see what we can learn. Here are the biggest takeaways: On average, only two teams ranked in the top four of the committee’s first rankings will make […]
If you’re a fan of a team in the Big 12, you might want to sit down before you read this. Oklahoma or West Virginia is likely the conference’s only hope of reaching the College Football Playoff. Despite a Week 1 loss to Maryland, Texas established itself as the top team in the Big 12 […]
Troy snapped LSU’s 49-game home non-conference win streak with a 24-21 win. The start of Ed Orgeron’s first full season as LSU head coach continued to go in the wrong direction after the Tigers were shocked by Troy 24-21 on Saturday. #Troy has beaten #LSU 24-21 snapping the Tigers' 49-game win streak to non-conference teams […]
Florida State recorded their first win of the season in dramatic fashion at Wake Forest. True freshman James Blackman threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Auden Tate with 53 seconds to lift Florida State to a 26-19 win over Wake Forest on Saturday. The win was the first of the year for the Seminoles, who […]
#7 Georgia gears up for a Week 5 showdown with rival Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. A year after losing to the Vols on a heart-breaking Hail Mary, #7 Georgia looks to stay perfect on the road against 3-1 Tennessee. Even though the Bulldogs have looked impressive through the first quarter of the season, […]
Trace McSorley threw a touchdown pass with no time left on the clock to help #4 Penn State stun Iowa. Trace McSorley threw a seven-yard strike to Juwan Johnson with no time remaining as #4 Penn State survived in a 21-19 win over Iowa on Saturday. McSorley’s game-winning pass went just over the outstretched arms […]
#16 TCU went to #6 Oklahoma State and pulled off an upset with the help of Darius Anderson and Kenny Hill. Darius Anderson rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns and Kenny Hill added a touchdown pass in #16 TCU’s 44-31 win over #6 Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday. Anderson scored early in the […]