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SEC Cannibalization Is Real, Starting With Mark Richt

Cannibalization became a popular buzz-word when predicting the SEC’s demise as a football super-power. Prescient, indeed, albeit not for the reasons anyone could have imagined. Georgia’s firing of — excuse me, “mutual” agreement to part ways with — Mark Richt Sunday was the SEC taking a big, ol’ bite out of itself. Now, the conference […]

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Pac-12 Schedule and A “Level Playing Field”

Stanford head coach David Shaw may have summarized Playoff hysteria best, saying “media…sit and stew and look for somebody to blame.” With the Pac-12 perhaps eliminated from a spot in the tournament, the conference’s 9-game league schedule became an immediate and easy target for blame despite evidence to the contrary. Internal groundswell against the Pac-12 […]

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Week 11 Heisman Top 10: Derrick Henry vs. Deshaun Watson

November performances define Heisman Trophy candidacies. Front-runners like Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson are hitting their stride at just the right time, both to pace their teams’ title aspirations and bolster their case for college football’s most prestigious, individual award. Derrick Henry now has a rush TD in 15 straight […]

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Week 11 Saturday Six-Pack: Into The Playoff Blob

College football 2015 is in its stretch run, with just three full weeks remaining. The College Football Playoff picture isn’t quite yet taking an actual shape. As last week’s upheaval proved, fluidity defines the current state, and one Saturday can throw everything we think we know into flux. Saturday’s lineup presents the possibility of more […]

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Week 10 Heisman Top 10: Here Comes Deshaun Watson

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was on the Heisman Trophy radar before Week 10, but was certainly not in the same air space as TCU’s Trevone Boykin or LSU’s Leonard Fournette. His ascension before the stretch run, however, emphasizes the importance of November over September and October when it comes to college football’s top individual award. […]