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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)

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