Jon Joseph

ESPN's Spring Ball Preview of our Advisory Committee 'Buddies,' the SEC. 😁 SEC spring football preview: Key storylines, players to watch - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Breaking down spring storylines and players to watch in spring football in the SEC.

Great take. Franklin did defeat Ohio State in 2016 when Penn State won the B1G title, but one-loss Ohio State went to the PO where it was destroyed by Clemson and conference champ 2-loss PSU did not.

Wyndham Conquers the Wind at Arnie's Place - Wyndham Clark takes Arnold Palmer lead in tough scoring conditions WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

I agree, but this would require a change in the regular season start date, and require conference champ games folded into the regular season. Both of which are doable and should happen. Still need a mandated spot for a G5 team if not in the top 16 and possibly, a B12 team.

2025 QB Battles to Keep an Eye On - Predicting who will win the biggest quarterback battles in college football for 2025 SATURDAYBLITZ.COM As we look ahead to the 2025 college football season, several powerhouse programs find themselves at a crossroads, with many facing uncertainty at the quarterb

Thanks again, Mr. Editor! Without you I'd be fisching without a line.

When deciding whether a 4-4-2-2-1-1 Format is 'fair,' consider Bill Connolly's strength of schedule (SOS) ranking using Connolly's SP+ preseason rankings. ESPN's Top 40 strength of schedule ratings for 2025 college football season revealed - On3 WWW.ON3.COM . As Connolly notes: 'The SOS rating is the projected win percentage an average top 5 team could expect against your team's schedule.' (I have no idea what an 'average top 5 team' looks like?) The SP+ calculations place an emphasis on recruiting. Accordingly, SEC teams, not without justification, are for the most part ranked at the top of SP+. Even though the SEC only plays eight conference games, a larger percentage of in-conference games will have top 25 SEC teams playing one another. Nevertheless, Connolly's top 25, and top 40, support both the SEC and the B1G having four guaranteed spots in the playoff, with the eight teams seeded as ranked. 16 SEC teams, the entire conference, are ranked in Connolly's top 25, with eight B1G teams, one ACC team, and ZERO B12 teams. The Top 40 has 17 B1G teams ranked, 16 SEC Teams, all in the Top 25, seven ACC teams, and ZERO B12 teams. So, why all of the whining? The B12, a conference with no Blue Chip Roster teams, should be thankful for two multi-million playoff pieces of the pie. In the ACC, Clemson and Miami have Blue Chip Rosters. The only team in the ACC ranking in the top 25 of the SOS rankings is Syracuse at 14. The Orange open against Tennessee and is one of the ACC teams to draw Notre Dame in 2025, playing in South Bend. (Syracuse also plays UConn and has a brush 😁with Colgate out-of-conference.) Syracuse's schedule is ranked 2nd in the ACC in 2025. A 17-team conference has only seven members playing schedules in the top 40? If the ACC doesn't like a guaranty of two teams, then stop enabling Notre Dame as an Independent. Notre Dame, close to a lock for the plus one spot, equals one-half of an ACC team. But Notre Dame shares ZIP football playoff money with the conference. By every metric including the difficulty of the schedules, assuring the Power 2 both have four teams in the playoff is fair.

Thanks, ND. With Notre Dame visiting in Week 1 and a revenge-minded Florida in Week 4, I think Da U has a good chance of being 2-2. The stadium could also have a majority of Domers and Gators fans. It's Week 1 boom or bust for the ACC with the above game, LSU at Clemson, and Bama at FSU.

Follow the $. If the money is there, playing 10 B1G and SEC games makes sense. 1 B1G/SEC game out-of-conference and if Florida wants to play Florida State in the 12th game, fine. With four spots for the B1G and the SEC based on conference record only, why not play bigger games for bigger money? If Big Ten, SEC programs want to keep fans engaged, they should move to 10-game conference schedules - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Marquee nonconference games and spring games are in danger, so keep fans interested with annual contempt I like the photo. 😁

4 SEC Automatic PO Qualifiers Likely leads to 9 Conference Games. Whining Will Come from the Lower level SEC teams. 3 teams that will be in trouble if the SEC moves to a 9-game schedule SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The SEC has been flirting with the idea of moving to a nine-game conference schedule for a while now, and Greg Sankey just mentioned that it could happen sooner And a team like South Carolina that is scheduled to play Miami and Clemson in 2026. However, with 4 PO spots guaranteed, losses out-of-conference will not keep a team out of the PO.

Urban Meyer Believes that Four Guaranteed Playoff Spots for the SEC and the B1G Come 2026 is a Done Deal. SEC and Big Ten will have four bids in "unchallenged" CFP, analyst guarantees SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The College Football Playoff is on the verge of another major shake-up, and if you ask Urban Meyer, the outcome is already set in stone. According to the forme With four certain PO spots, a B1G/SEC scheduling agreement is odds on to come to fruition as are conference champion play-in games the final week of the season, No. 1 versus No. 8, etc. In the ACC and the Big 12, No. 1 versus No. 4, and No. 2 versus NO. 3 three could happen. SEC vs. B1G out-of-conference games and PO play-in games will bring in additional money. Which is needed; especially, if the House settlement is approved in April. A guaranty of four teams is not greedy. It accurately reflects today's marketplace. [Note that if Champ Play-In weekend happens, this would require a change in the SC and Notre Dame schedules that have the game played in LA on the last Saturday every other year. 4 guaranteed B1G/SEC teams in the PO means Notre Dame will find it more difficult to schedule outside of the enabling ACC😉]

A Ranking of 2025's CFB QBs with Dante Moore on the List at No. 12. The Top 15 returning quarterbacks in all of college football for 2025 SATURDAYBLITZ.COM We're still more than six months away from the start of college football season, but that doesn't mean there's not a lot to break down. As the confetti was bein One man's, Andrew Broadwine's, opinion, but this seems to be more realistic than many rankings with Arch Manning No. 1. Arch has the genetics but his highlights to date have come against UTSA and Mississippi State. Considering Dante's stats at UCLA, where he was a pinata behind a bad O-line, I understand the wait and see approach.

Thank you, Charles, for these updates. It takes a village. Do all coaches and support staff travel to road games? There are lots of logistics behind the scenes.

Well deserved! 🤑 If Dan is Oregon's HC until he's 60, he'll be The Man who broke the bank at PERS.😁

CBS's Brandon Marcello's thoughts on the settlement, conference expansion and possible consolidation. Marcello's Mailbag: Conference realignment? Nah, prepare for conference consolidation - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Answering a slew of realignment questions, plus why there won't be an Indiana-like out-of-nowhere rise in 2025.

A few thoughts. The Pony Express has yet to reach Bristol, Connecticut 😴; however, Friend JRW 👌👍😍 rides to the rescue, noting that Bryce Boettcher will be back at LB for OBD in 2025. It's tough for ESPN to SEC things straight in the B1G. 😜 Moore love for Dak, which is nice, but I also love the shout-out for RB Makhi Hughes. Is he a step faster than JJ? (The Other JJ 😁) I like the nod to the Illini with 18 starters back from a 10-3 team, two road losses to OBD and Penn State, a light B1G schedule that sees USC and Ohio State playing in Champaign. Nebraska? I'll believe only when I see the Corn Husked and in the barn. USC and Ole Miss mutually canceled the season opener in LA, so the Trojans open with a lesser MO. State team. Followed by Georgia [State,] Purdue and Michigan State; a/k/a 4-0. Then? At Illinois, Bye, Michigan, at Notre Dame, Bye, at Nebraska, before Northwestern pays a visit. Only three games in 2025 between the B1G IV. OBD at Penn State, Ohio State at Michigan, and Penn State's 11/1 visit to Ohio State and a battle of new DCs, PSU's Knowles and TOSU's Patricia. In addition to $3M a year, Knowles may have been enticed to say, 'Goodbye, Columbus,' with eight Buckeyes starters on D off to the NFL. ESPN likes Penn State, Ohio State, and OBD in this order, to win the B1G title in 2025. NOT SO FAST! 🍻 Steiney and Danno have not left the building. Didn't Tom Brady wait three plus seasons to start for Michigan? He did. No over the table money back in the day 🤑, and you had to sit a season out 🤮. Today's CFB roster management equals coach crazy-making 🤪. New QBs are Springing Up all over the B1G: UCLA transfer Dante Moore at OBD, Bama transfer Julian Sayin at Ohio State, Cal transfer Francisco Mendoza at Indiana, App State transfer Joey Aguilar at UCLA, Maryland transfer Billy Edwards Jr. at Wisconsin, UCLA transfer Justyn Martin at Maryland, Arizona transfer Demond Williams at Washington, 2-time FCS champ at South Dakota State, Mark Gronowski at Iowa, Fresno transfer Mikey Keene at Michigan, SMU transfer Preston Stone at Northwestern, and Arkansas transfer Malachi Singleton at Purdue. 11 new starters from the portal. 🤓 Transfer Luke Altmyer from Ole Miss to Illinois, Transfer Athan Kaliakmanis from Minnesota to Rutgers, Aiden Chiles from Oregon State to Michigan State, and Jayden Maiava from UNLV to USC return in 2025. Four 2nd year starters from the portal. 🤔 Home Grown: The Veteran, Drew Allar, starting for the third season at Penn State; 2nd season Dylan Raiola at Nebraska, and 1st year starter Drake Lindsay at Minnesota. Get Your Scorecard! Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard! Will the B1G's most experienced QB and his Little Game Coach win a conference title for the 1st time since 2026? 🧐

ESPN's Preseason B1G Take. Big Ten spring football preview -- Key players, storylines - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM As spring practices get underway, we continue our conference-by-conference previews with the Big Ten.

Does the Clemson, FSU, and ACC settlement = the demise of the ACC? Fans call the "death of the ACC" after conference concedes to Clemson, Florida State SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Let's be clear: Clemson and Florida State just got everything they wanted. The ACC's latest move wasn't just about appeasing its two most powerful programs—it

Game Wrap Up from Ducks Wire. Oregon Ducks Basketball Instant Reactions: Ducks close out Indiana to extend win streak DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks narrowly defeat the Indiana Hoosiers in Matthew Knight Arena.

Sports Illustrated Game Summary 😍 Oregon’s Late Run Buries Indiana 73-64; Mike Woodson Rips Officials WWW.SI.COM Indiana took the lead with 1:58 to play, but Oregon closed the game on a 10-0 run, beginning with a deep three by Jackson Shelstad.

FSU and Clemson (and Miami) 'Win' the ACC Settlement. Will this keep the top brands on board? Challenge for the ACC: Convince Florida State and Clemson to stay SPORTS.YAHOO.COM By reaching a deal with Clemson and Florida State, the ACC bought itself five years to save the conference.

The Sporting News sees the New ACC Revenue Share Format in the B1G. Details of Florida State, Clemson’s ACC lawsuit settlement set stage for potential Big Ten future WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Florida State and Clemson’s legal battle with the ACC has come to an end, but the new settlement could have major implications for the future of the conference. A smaller revenue share may not make Northwestern and Purdue happy, but they would still be B1G members.

As this CBS article on the ACC settlement with Clemson and FSU so notes, unequal revenue shares are on the way, likely to all conferences. The ACC was already giving the winners of moneyball sports a bigger slice of the pie. Now teams with more viewers will receive more revenue. The settlement also fixes smaller but still significant, exit fees. The ACC is saved at least in the short run if not through 2036. First in line for the next media negotiations is the B1G in 2030. The SEC's deal with ESPN runs through 2034. As the article so notes, Scott handing USC equal revenue rations was the inception of the Pac-12's fall. ACC settling lawsuits provides short-term stability, but conference realignment still lingers down the road - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The ACC clinched a big win on Tuesday, but the future isn't completely secure in the long term

Dante, Moore Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory? 😁 It will be a Slice of Life. 🍕

GO YOU MIGHTY DUCKS! Make these Hoosiers look like Hosers, Eh. The Athletic's list of Conferences expecting multi-bids to the Tourney. SEC - 13 (and Sankey wants to expand the field? 🤪), B1G - 11, B12 - 8, ACC - 3 (the war on tobacco appears to have worked its way across Tobacco Road. 🤓), Big East - 4, Mountain West - 3, West Coast - 2. No Pac-2 team in sight; however, the Pac-Purloiners will be paid by OBD and UCLA. 🦨