Jon Joseph

Ducks Back in the 2025-26 Playoffs? Make it so! College Football Playoff predictions: Which teams return in 2025 from Ohio State to Clemson? WWW.USATODAY.COM In or out? A verdict on which of the College Football Playoff qualifiers will be back in the bracket next season.

USA's Matt Hayes is Not Hailing the Victors. Once a gold standard, Michigan football's response to NCAA violations shows it's just a common cheat WWW.USATODAY.COM The once proud Michigan football program is now your average NCAA cheat. And its excuses for breaking rules are laughable.

Joel Klatt says OBD will fly high in 2025. Joel Klatt addresses Oregon's ranking in Way-Too-Early Top-10 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Klatt says Oregon isn't going anywhere with the job done by Dan Lanning as he had the Ducks at No. 5 in his Way-Too-Early Top-10.

Samples may depart but TE and athletic-freak Sadiq is back. https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/groundhog-day-duck-tes-buckle-down-commit-to-6-more-weeks-of-winter-workouts

OBD Coach Samples to the Cowboys? https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/cowboys-eye-duck-assistant-coach-for-staff-vacancy-a-big-recruiting-loss-in-eugene

Courtesy of Ducks Wire. "While the final game of the year may not have gone as Oregon fans hoped ...?" Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? 🤪 Good old Ducks Wire. Fortunately, the vast majority of OBD fans are aware that Josh Conerly played left tackle, not linebacker. 🤔 The 10 most intriguing offseason storylines for Oregon Ducks football DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The most exciting and intriguing offseason storylines for Oregon Ducks football in 2025 as they overhaul the roster.

Spin On for Old SC! USC played a lot of exciting games in 2024 TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM USC football could not separate itself from other Big Ten teams in 2024. Exciting or Excruciating 😁

A Ducks Running Back Blast from the Past. https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/ranking-the-best-oregon-running-backs-of-all-time

Whew! Bill Belichick Stiff Armed by 2026 5* TE recruit Kendre Harrison. https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/oregon-ducks-kendre-harrison-bill-belichick-north-carolina-tar-heels

Terrific take 30. How did this scheduling work out for the SEC last season? Why should it be different in 2025? Mizzou, again, has the easiest SEC in-conference schedule. Ole Miss also has an easy SEC schedule and plays Georgia State, Tulane, The Citadel, and Wazzu OCC with all games in Oxford. Like Texas, Ole Miss does have to trip to Athens this season with UGA looking for payback. Texas 2nd season in a row with a seat in 1st class and Oklahoma is again in the last row of coach next to the lavs. Texas opens at TOSU. Ohio State although ranked behind Texas in almost every top 25 preseason poll I have seen is a -3.5 home favorite. Oregon is ranked behind Penn State in most preseason polls but is -3.5 road favorite at Penn State.

FanDuel Odds to Win the B1G, SEC, and ACC in 2025. The author likes Penn State in the B1G. He is concerned about the number of starters OBD has to replace. He's following the crowd as is FanDuel with liking Texas in the SEC. Texas has the same easy in-conference schedule in 2025 but it does include a visit to Athens, Georgia. With a repeat of the 2024 in-conference schedules, SEC teams at the top of the conference are again likely to beat up on one another and get beat up by 'lesser' SEC teams. It's doing the same thing over but we are likely to hear the same whining coming out of Dixie. The Texas at Ohio State opener featuring new QBs Archie Manning and Julian Sayin should be a heck of an opening game. Dabo and a roster that returns many key players is favored over Miami. Two tough OOC games for Dabo, opening with LSU at home and ending with a game at South Carolina. Clemson and Miami do not meet for the 2nd year in a row in the regular season. Like Clemson, Miami has two tough OOC games hosting Notre Dame and Florida. And FSU opens at home vs. Bama. Betting Stuff: Way-too-early odds, picks to win conference championships in 2025 - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Taking a look at the current odds to win conference championships in the SEC, the Big Ten, and the ACC in the 2025 season.

'Tough Love' is the answer? After being called 'soft' by head coach, UCLA has responded WWW.YARDBARKER.COM UCLA has found itself, and its coach's words seem to have worked. After losing 4-straight, why not?

By Gosh! How About Josh! Oregon Ducks' Josh Conerly Jr. Senior Bowl Performance: NFL Draft, Combine Projection WWW.YARDBARKER.COM MOBILE - There’s a saying coined by the Reese’s Senior Bowl staff: “The Draft Starts In Mobile.” The annual all-star game has been a breeding ground for the next crop of future NFL stars.

Thanks, Pitt. Bassa and Conerly are lauded by their peers. Oregon's Bassa and Conerly honored by opposing players in Senior Bowl DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon's Jeffrey Bassa and Josh Conerly honored by opposing players in Senior Bowl

With private equity, the B1G gets to capitalize on its equity built up for over 100 years; Once. Why not do what makes long-term sense? Form the Football Super Conference. Stop selling inventory to media companies who flip the inventory to advertisers. Sell the inventory directly. If money is needed short term to cover a shortfall, leverage future Super Conference advertising receivables. Form a Super Conference Network, akin to the NFL Network. Sell broadcast time directly to advertisers and stream the product on Venu. Bargain with a players union. Obtain Congressional relief from antitrust litigation so Venu, in effect a combined B1G and SEC Network, can go to the marketplace. Do Not enter into the House settlement which settles nothing. If Congressional relief is not available (the author of the memo approving unions for college athletes and the memo stating that Title IX applies to revenue sharing, are no longer employed) use power of the Power 2 to convince NCAA members to have the NCAA file BK. File a Plan of Arrangement that settles House and all other litigation, filed now or in the future. Even though it is a non-profit organization the NCAA can file for bankruptcy relief. The Plan will likely be appealed to a Supreme Court that can by-pass Congress if needed by confirming the plan. Keeping the same system in place and selling equity to a private equity concern is not a panacea. It does not bar litigation, resolve Title IX issues, resolve employer-employee issues, resolve player union issues, resolve transfer issues, etc. It does provide another monied interest, Equity Firm X, for litigants to shoot at. Of course, I respect Tony Petitti's resume and understand that he has to keep all oars in the water.

Different sport but ... The B1G has not won an NCAA Basketball Championship since 2000. (Maryland won in 2002 when it was a member of the ACC.) So, is the B1G better now when it is so hard to win a conference game on the road? Or was it better when Indiana and Bob Knight were kicking booty? When Bob Knight was on an Ohio State team full of future NBA All-Stars and won titles? When Michigan won the title in 1989 and competed for a title with the Fab 4? I'll take a top-heavy basketball conference all day long and Charles is spot on when it comes to football. Half or more of the SEC conference football teams were ranked in 2024. To what avail?

Teams that signed Top 2026 Recruits. OBD is on the list. Top 2026 CFB Prospects Who Are Already Committed BLEACHERREPORT.COM It's early—way early. And with the way kids these days have no idea what the word "commitment" means, you've got to take pledges who can't sign until December…

Thank you, Charles, terrific issue to ponder as the Power 2 leaves all other conferences in the dust and the dough. Here's a preseason ranking of the SEC from Saturday Blitz. My first look at schedules will be B1G with the SEC schedules to follow, if OK with Charles. The SEC for some reason is repeating the 2024 in-conference schedules with only a change in venue. And expecting a different result? 😜 Wasn't Greg Sankey once considered to be the brightest bulb in the circuit? Way too early SEC football power rankings for the 2025 season SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The 2024 college football season is in the books, but in the SEC, there’s never really an offseason. Between coaching changes, the transfer portal, and highly

2025 is a critical year for Riley and USC. DUH! College football analyst identifies USC as a team with a lot to prove in 2025 TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM USC football and Lincoln Riley do not have the benefit of the doubt heading into the 2025 season, nor do they deserve it. As I discussed with Charles the other day, now that SC's academics have greatly improved, does the administration, alumni, alumna, and students still put an emphasis on sports success? Yes, SC paid huge for Riley and Musselman but where is the fan enthusiasm? CBB attendance is bad. Of course, as a guy who had season tickets for Runnin' Rebels games when Tark had it going on, what has happened to CBB? UNLV routinely went for 90 points plus every game. The team often scored over 100 points when it played in the Convention Center before the 3-point line was in play. Today's CBB play is a rock fight. (Beware of waving cane. 🤬)

And Notre Dame will play more games vs. Clemson, FSU, and Miami, making it more difficult for brand ACC teams to reach the PO. Brilliant! 2024-25 was a postseason disaster for the ACC where the conference went 2-11. Play eight games and stiffs OOC and a lot of mediocre teams will go bowling and be bashed. And guess what Clemson and FSU, the Power 2 does not want you. Keep paying those legal fees so you can join the B12. Brilliant!

Perhaps Dana should throw the team under the bus? Worked for Cronin.

Terrific article. Terrific comments. Re-reading my too-lengthy comment and with no offense meant to the terrific TOSU folks on the board, I hope I am not becoming that nitpicking, absurd, obnoxious, unrealistic fan, and part of a like-type fan base. Dan has lost six games; 35-6. Two of the losses came against national championship teams, including a team that played for the 2023-24 championship. With the roster he inherited, would Mike Bellotti, Chip, Helf, Slick, or Cristobal have done as well or better? That's a rhetorical question. Grading, I give Dan an 'A' including the critical elements of recruiting and portal picking, in the regular season and a 'C' in the postseason. Wins vs. UNC and Liberty are to be expected. But going 1-1 vs. PO Teams in the postseason with an embarrassing, let the air out of the balloon, Rose Bowl loss was not good. Like Kirby Smart, Ryan Day, and other championship coaches, he is paying his dues. Three active CFB coaches have won a National Championship, Ryan Day, Dabo Swinney, and Kirby Smart. That's all folks 😁. I'm with Charles. It's Dan's team, and it's a building process that Dan appropriately will do his way. PS - Terrific 'Stop Rate' post. And I do not quibble with OBD's ranking. However, in this mega-conference era, I want to know the quality of the teams that were played. After all, James Franklin has won a lot of football games.

This should make TOSU fans happy, right? https://athlonsports.com/college/ohio-state-buckeyes/ohio-state-buckeyes-jim-knowles-penn-state-nittany-lions-savage-message Ohio State Sucks? Hey Jimmy, don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out. 😘

Love for OBD, Makhi Hughes, and Other RBs Going B1G. Top transfer running backs reside in Big Ten and Big 12 WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Here are the top three transfer running backs as the sport moves forward toward the spring.

Let's Win Again Like We Did Last Year! And Step it Up in January! Oregon Ducks projected win total in 2025 highest in the nation DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks win total for the 2025 college football season is the highest in the nation, per FanDuel Sportsbook.