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SC wants to play the game in September, not middle/late in the Big Ten portion of the schedule. Notre Dame wants to play it late in the season because most years USC will be ranked, and Notre Dame wants a ranked game on the resume late in the season as the CFP seeds are being announced. This year, after Sep. 13, they had two ranked games: USC and Pitt. With a partial ACC schedule, they are nervous about not having a ranked opponent late. They saw what happened to Miami when the last half of the Hurricanes schedule became weak. They both simply have different scheduling needs. Neither wants to compromise.

The 3 finalists were Indiana, Iowa, Oregon for 2025. Oregon was a finalist for the third consecutive season. The winner? Iowa. The three teams did play each other in 2025. Indiana had more rushing and passing against both Iowa and Oregon. Oregon had more rushing, and a bit less passing against Iowa. Iowa trailed both in game stats except passing vs Oregon. On the key stat of in-game rushing, Iowa was behind both opponents.

Looking at the game summary this morning, appears the Ducks played 27 different guys on defense including the 11 starters. There was no breakdown between first and second half on the participation report. For comparison, in a close game earlier with Indiana the Ducks played 16. (11 + 5)

JMU - 2025 season offense: 246 passing, 203 rushing, per game defense: 171 passing, 76 rushing, per game Oregon offense - 6 min. left in first half rush: 132 pass: 137

2 minutes remain in game. MSU leads Montana 48-23 in FCS semi-final. Will play winner of Villanova vs Illinois State in Nashville title game.

Crepea: Moore, Stewart and Bryant in full pads.

Crepea: Laulea has appeared for warmups. No sign of Bryant - yet.

Crepea notes: WRs Moore and Stewart, and RB Makhi Hughes on the field in warmups. WR Bryant has yet to appear, but is not on (non) availability report. CB Sione Laulea no longer on (non) availability report.

The score and stats at half-time are very very similar to the 2018 Redbox Bowl.

A&M has been in the SEC since 2012. Georgia has never played at A&M during that 14-season period. But, Miami QB Carson Beck, who formerly played for Georgia, is there today. It is Miami's second visit to A&M since 2022.

Theres been "chatter" about Oregon not being able to "win the big ones" while ignoring that Kelly, Helfrich and Cristobal each won a Rose Bowl. But nothing much gets said about Oklahoma. Here's a bit of history: 1-3 - in Championship games in the two-team BCS era 0-4 - in semi-finals in the 4-team CFP era 0-1 - in the 12-team CFP era

Initial availability report for Saturday’s CFP game: Questionable: WR Dakorien Moore, WR Gary Bryant Jr., DB Sione Laulea, DB Trey McNutt, WR Evan Stewart Out: OL Gernorris Wilson, RB Da’Jaun Riggs, WR Kyler Kasper, WR Justius Lowe, DB Solomon Davis I believe there can be daily updates Thursday, Friday ...and final 90 minutes before kickoff.

Probable – If a player is probable, he is almost definitely playing. Players on this list usually miss some practice time or are bothered by a minor ailment. Questionable – This designation is the only one that has proven to be legitimate. A player listed as questionable may or may not play, and it’s right around a 50/50 shot. Doubtful – A player listed as doubtful is almost definitely not playing. Many teams like to leave the possibility open that the player will play, but as stated in the earlier study, only 3% of players listed as doubtful actually do play. Out – This is as simple as it gets. If a player is listed as out, then he is definitely not playing in the upcoming game. For the CFP, the final status report is issued 90 minutes before kickoff. Someone who is Out today, could be Questionable later in the week.

The ACC said today (Dec. 16) it would have a schedule date by date release for 2026 in late January. ACC Announces 2026 League Opponents as Move to Nine-Game...CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its 2026 football league opponents for all 17 teams on Tuesday, marking an exciting milestone as the league furthers its transitio

The last pre-expansion schedule was announced in August for seasons prior to the West Coast Four. Then, it was revised January 12, 2022 for seasons thru 2025. Obviously that didn't last long either because later in 2022 the Big announced USC & UCLA would be joining in 2024. Wilner believes the closer it gets to Christmas, the more likely it will be announced in January 2026. The B1G has more network affiliations to satisfy than the SEC so that's another reason it is taking longer. Though, the Big12 has announced their opponent matrix but has not announced the dates...similar to what B1G has done.

Dec. 11, 2024 - date schedule released for 2025 May 29, 2025 - early games kickoff times announced

Boise State still hasn’t defeated a Power Four program since beating Florida State in the 2019 season opener. At the end of that 2019 campaign, BSU played Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl, losing 38-7. Recent P4 history: 36-31 at Florida State 7-38 vs Washington in Vegas 20-21 Oklahoma St 17-34 at Oregon St 19-56 at Washington 34-37 at Oregon 14-31 vs Penn St in Glendale 7-28 at Notre Dame 10-38 vs Washington in L.A. During that period, BSU did split games with BYU (when non-Power 4 conference), and beat WSU and OSU both in 2024 season when they were not Power 4 members either.

Per Whittingham’s latest contract extension, he will serve as a “special assistant to the athletics director” following retirement for two years at a salary of $3.45 million per year. more here about his Utah career: https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/12/12/utah-utes-kyle-whittingham-retiring-leaves-lasting-legacy/

"anyone who may have been offended" is the classic P.R. line in every non-apology. It means, I don't really believe I did anything wrong, but if someone didn't like it, then that person(s) is a loon. It ain't me, it's them. And, I ain't ever gonna admit I did anything wrong. I would say it again, except my P.R. mentor told me to quit while I was ahead.

2019 finalists: Oregon, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State - recipient LSU 2023 finalists: Oregon, Georgia, LSU, Washington - recipient Washington 2024 finalists: Oregon, Texas, Army - recipient Army 2025 finalists: Oregon, Indiana, Iowa Since 2019, Oregon is the only 4-time finalist. Two-time finalists in that period: Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan. In that period, Alabama, LSU, Michiganx2 have won the award. The award (since 2015) is presented by the Joe Moore Foundation for Teamwork, and they state that "The Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit will annually recognize the toughest, most physical offensive line in the country", making it the only major college football award to honor a unit or group.

the 12 weekly No. 1 rankings since the CFP expanded to 12 teams B1G dominance? 2025: Indiana (1x) & Ohio State (5x) 2024: Oregon (6x)