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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)

If it was 2026 already, Notre Dame would be in. Starting in 2026, according to an agreement they have signed weeks ago, any N.D. team ranked in the top 12 is automatically in. If it applied in 2025, N.D. would be in and Miami would be out. Alabama should not be in. No team which lost their conference championship by double digits has ever kept their same CFP ranking that they had prior to the game. Alabama should have dropped below Miami and N.D. and been displaced by either Tulane or James Madison.

re: Indiana if the Ducks beat JMU.."Hopefully the players will be motivated and the coaches learned something from the first game and will make adjustments for match #2." It didn't appear yesterday that Ohio State learned much from watching the tape. Indiana's defense was able to duplicate much of the strategy they used against Oregon. We read so much about Mendoza, but their D may be the bigger story. Coach Ryan Day post-game: “Very disappointed. Just overall with how we played. Didn’t play very well in the situations, third downs were not very good, not very good in the red zone at the end. I thought Indiana played really well, did a great job” On the team’s sacks it allowed: “They obviously brought different pressures and twists, but that was something they had done all season. We didn’t handle it well at all...This is a major lesson for this team, it can come down to one play or two plays or three plays that decide a game like this. This is a tough lesson to learn. We have to be more efficient across the board.”

Sacks? “Very disappointed. Just overall with how we played. Didn’t play very well in the situations, third downs were not very good, not very good in the red zone at the end. I thought Indiana played really well, did a great job” On the team’s sacks it allowed: “They obviously brought different pressures and twists, but that was something they had done all season. We didn’t handle it well at all...This is a major lesson for this team, it can come down to one play or two plays or three plays that decide a game like this. This is a tough lesson to learn. We have to be more efficient across the board.” That was Coach Day a few minutes ago. Not a quote from Dan Lanning in mid-October. A team wearing Crimson and Cream has a hell of a D-coordinator.

Ohio State has now gone 5 seasons without a Big Ten football title. The last time that occurred was the 6 seasons 1962-67. With James Franklin now gone, Ryan Day is now on the clock...

How Miami? Beat Notre Dame. The Committee will not keep N.D. out so have to allow Miami (especially now as ACC's only rep) 9 - N.D. or Miami 10 - Miami or N.D. 11 - Alabama - SEC runnerup will not be left out 12 - Tulane If Oregon is 5, they play 12. If Ole Miss is 6, they play 11. Would the Committee rank Tulane No. 11? They already played Ole Miss in September and got thumped. Ole Miss and Alabama did not play this season.

Hoosiers - played their butts off 20-15 – Iowa 30-20 – Oregon 27-24 – Penn St 13-10 – Ohio St

9/10 – Notre Dame/Miami 10/9 – Miami/Notre Dame 11 – Alabama - unlikely the SEC Champ loser falls out of top 12. 12 – Tulane 13 – James Madison Does Texas factor? In the 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11 scenario Tulane has already lost to Ole Miss in September. Would the Committee put Tulane at 11 to face 6 Ole Miss? Ole Miss did not play Alabama.

The 12 vs 5 winner plays the No. 4 seed. If Ohio State loses do they slip to No. 4? No. 3?

Indiana D-coordinator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Haines

They've picked it up a little, but Alabama's new Beavis coach JaMarcus Shephard's receivers had 93 yds after 3 quarters. Georgia now leads 28-7 with 6:51 left.

'bama's D-coordinator Kane Wommack is getting his pants taken down on national TV. There are more than one receiver open on almost every play.

Interesting story here about Tulane's QB. And, by the way, former Duck Ty Thompson is still on the Tulane roster, but as a TE, no longer a QB. He has played sparingly this season. Thompson was regarded as a 5-star QB recruit in 2021. An interesting case study on player development, or lack thereof. Anyway, here is the link for Tulane's current QB who transferred from BYU: Jake Retzlaff, eyeing college football history, isn’t the...Across the country is Zevi Eckhaus, a Washington State quarterback who dons tefillin every morning, prays at the 18-yard line and hopes to set an example for Jewish fans

I get the impression Kraft would ask his President to never consider ending Oregon's partial media share early despite Oregon making a contribution to TV viewer interest and CFP revenue share.... laugh.

Perhaps add a little spicy sauce to OSU vs WSU? Jonathan Smith is available.

Penn State finally hires a head coach after about 50 days. Got him from Iowa State. Iowa State took about 50 minutes to hire a replacement. First year Washington State coach leaves the Cougs.

No coach, including Ryan Day and Dan Lanning, should assume more than a one-season commitment these days.

North Texas at Tulane for the AAC championship, 5:00 pm PT, ABC. The winner will likely be in the No. 12 CFP slot to face a team in the No. 5 slot. N. Texas is one of just 7 teams this season which did not lose on an opponent's home field. (Oregon was one of the 7 as well) N. Texas has been an offense powerhouse including thumping WSU 59-10. North Texas leads the NCAA with 46.8 points per game. They lead in total offense with 511.8 yds per game. They lead the nation in number of plays 10 yds and longer. N. Texas leads in total red zone conversions and is fourth in percentage success (66 of 70) QB Drew Mestemaker leads the nation with 319.6 yds passing per game. The North Texas and Tulane head coaches have accepted new jobs (OK State, Florida), but both will coach on Friday night, and both say they have been told they can continue with their teams if chosen for the CFP. NTSU head coach Eric Morris will be on the Oklahoma State sideline next season when the Ducks visit. He is a Mike Leach protege. He coached Cam Ward and John Mateer.