With the College Football Playoff set to kick off on January 1st, ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Herbstreit said he feels good but that COVID-19 protocols will keep him working from home. This includes working College GameDay and then the Sugar Bowl which … Read more
At this point, we are just crossing our fingers that the 2020 college football season kicks off as planned. When it does kick-off, both Michigan and Michigan State will have their work cut out for them if they want to get to (and then win) the College Football Playoff. According to the latest odds released … Read more
If you are a fan of the LSU Tigers, you just witnessed one of the most impressive first halves of football you will ever see. Embed from Getty Images On Saturday, during the first National Semifinal game, LSU absolutely dominated Oklahoma in the first half to the tune of 49-14. In the half, Heisman Trophy … Read more
This coming Saturday, Michigan will look to end their 2019 regular season schedule with a bang when they host the hated Ohio State Buckeyes. As it currently stands, according to Five Thirty-Eight, the Wolverines currently have a 2% chance of making the College Football Playoff, while the Buckeyes have a 78% chance. Embed from Getty … Read more
I have been writing for Detroit Sports Nation for the past six years, so it’s no surprise that my now 7-year-old son William is as obsessed as I am when it comes to sports. Actually, who am I kidding, he is more obsessed than I am! The kid absolutely loves numbers and he LOVES looking … Read more
On Tuesday night, the initial 2020 College Football Playoff rankings were released and as you can see, there are no surprises at the top. 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Alabama 4. Penn State 5. Clemson 6. Georgia 7. Oregon 8. Utah 9. Oklahoma 10. Florida 11. Auburn 12. Baylor 13. Wisconsin 14. Michigan 15. … Read more
Earlier on Sunday, the College Football Playoff was released and there were no surprises as Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma have been selected to compete for the National Championship. The #CFBPlayoff top 6️⃣: 1️⃣. Alabama // @AlabamaFTBL // #RollTide2️⃣. Clemson // @ClemsonFB // #AllIn3️⃣. Notre Dame // @NDFootball // #GoIrish4️⃣. Oklahoma // @OU_Football // #BoomerSooner5️⃣. … Read more
The 2018 College Football Playoff has been decided and No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame, and No. 4 Oklahoma will battle for the National Championship. The #CFBPlayoff top 6️⃣: 1️⃣. Alabama // @AlabamaFTBL // #RollTide2️⃣. Clemson // @ClemsonFB // #AllIn3️⃣. Notre Dame // @NDFootball // #GoIrish4️⃣. Oklahoma // @OU_Football // #BoomerSooner5️⃣. … Read more
The College Football Playoff bracket has been revealed and it looks exactly what we thought it would look like as Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma will square off for the National Championship. The #CFBPlayoff top 6️⃣: 1️⃣. Alabama // @AlabamaFTBL // #RollTide2️⃣. Clemson // @ClemsonFB // #AllIn3️⃣. Notre Dame // @NDFootball // #GoIrish4️⃣. Oklahoma … Read more
The wait is finally over! After Saturday’s conference championship games, there was no question about who the top 3 teams would be in the College Football Playoff as we knew Alabama, Clemson, and Notre Dame would take the top three spots. Embed from Getty Images But what about the No. 4 seed? Would Oklahoma get … Read more
Michigan State decided to try an awkward pregame jab at the College Football Playoff ranking of in-state rival, University of Michigan. Dave Holmes (@DaveHolmesTV) posted the picture of a CCTV screen in East Lansing showing this week’s CFP ranking. The techies at MSU decided to poke fun by replacing Michigan at the #4 spot with … Read more
With Michigan‘s dominant 42-7 win over Penn State on Saturday, there has been more and more chatter about the Wolverines running the table and going to the College Football Playoff. If that were to happen, assuming Alabama, Clemson, and Notre Dame win out, Michigan would likely be the No. 4 seed and have to face … Read more
Here we go!!! On Tuesday night, the initial 2018 College Football Playoff rankings were revealed and there were not too many surprises. Here are the initial rankings! 25. Virginia 24. Iowa State 23. Fresno State 22. Boston College 21. NC State 20. Texas A&M 19. Syracuse 18. Mississippi State 17. Texas 16. Iowa 15. Utah … Read more
Both Michigan and Michigan State will have their work cut out if they want to make a run at the College Football Playoff this season, let alone a New Year’s Six bowl game. Being in the Big Ten East, arguably the toughest division in all of college football, it will be difficult just getting to … Read more
So, did you go to bed early last night or did you power through and watch the College Football Playoff in its entirety? If you managed to stay up past midnight, you were able to witness one of the greatest final plays ever to determine a National Champion as the Alabama Crimson Tide stormed back in the … Read more
NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. The 2017-18 College Football Playoff semifinal pairings were released on Sunday … Read more
