College football 2024

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Start placing bets on who gets the hardware.  Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Miami (Fla.) quarterback Cam Ward were named finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

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Perhaps the only way to replace a legend is to bring in a bigger legend.  According to Adam Schefter, Pete Thamel and Chris Low, Bill Belichick is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach at North Carolina.

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Next season, you’ll see him in Nissan commercials.  Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy, joining Charles Woodson as the only full-time defensive players to win.

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Well, I dropped the ball with regard to posting this story, but better late than never, right?  According to The Virginian-Pilot, ex-NFL star Michael Vick is planning to take the head coaching job at Norfolk State.

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The road to the title starts tonight!  The College Football Playoff is starting now with No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Notre Dame.  The winner will play Georgia on Jan. 1, 2025 in New Orleans.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  That was nowhere near as exciting as I had hoped for.  Notre Dame dominated Indiana, 27-17, for their 11th straight win.  The Fighting Irish will face Georgia in the quarterfinals.

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I love a good highlight reel moment.  Bryce Lance made a must-see one-handed game-winning touchdown catch while somehow getting a foot down to send North Dakota State to the FCS final.

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Do I even need to say where my allegiance is for this game?  No. 9 Tennessee is playing No. 8 Ohio State.  The winner will play Oregon on Jan. 1, 2025 in Pasadena, Calif.  There are several ways to watch this game, too.  Updates to come.

Ohio State beat Tennessee, 42-17, to advance to play Big Ten rival Oregon.

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Okay, get to opposite ends of the sideline!  No. 13 Miami (Fla.) teammates had to be separated after a sideline confrontation escalated to punches being thrown against No. 18 Iowa State.  Updates to come.

Iowa State upset Miami (Fla.), 42-41.

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It seems this rivalry left some collateral damage.  A referee suffered a nasty cut under his eye as East Carolina and NC State players got into it late in the Military Bowl during a 36-31 Pirates win.

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And then there were eight.  No. 6 Penn State is playing No. 3 Boise State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.  The Broncos’ Ashton Jeanty is chasing history.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Did James Franklin really just win two big games in a row?  Penn State upset Boise State, 31-14, in the Fiesta Bowl and will face the Notre Dame vs. Georgia winner on Jan. 9, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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Michigan beat three top-12 teams this season:

No. 11 USC, Michigan had 32 passing yards.
No. 2 Ohio State, Michigan had 62 passing yards.
No. 11 Alabama, Michigan had 75 passing yards.

Hang your hat on that, 313!

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Michigan beat three top-12 teams this season:

No. 11 USC, Michigan had 32 passing yards.
No. 2 Ohio State, Michigan had 62 passing yards.
No. 11 Alabama, Michigan had 75 passing yards.

Hang your hat on that, 313!

I will.  It’s a blue baseball cap with a maize block M.  Seriously, it wasn’t the season I had hoped for, but between sweeping the rivalry trophy games (Minnesota, Michigan State, Northwestern), upsetting USC, shocking Ohio State when they were 20.5-point underdogs and taking down Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl as a 16.5-point underdog, there some great moments for this season.

Anyway, let us enjoy more football.  No. 5 Texas is playing No. 4 Arizona State in the CFP quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl.  We have the top defense against a Top 5 Heisman finalist.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This is getting good, folks!  Arizona State tied Texas, 24-24, with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter in a CFP quarterfinal.

UPDATE 2:  Buy four quarters of football, get overtime free at our New Year’s sale!  Texas and Arizona State are tied, 24-24, going to overtime of the Peach Bowl with a CFP semifinal berth at stake.

UPDATE 3:  Time for the granddaddy of them all!  No. 8 Ohio State is playing No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl.  Texas vs. Arizona State is in the second overtime.

UPDATE 4:  Wow, that was a great game!  Andrew Mukuba came up big with an interception to seal a 39-31 Texas upset win in the second overtime.  The Longhorns will play the winner of the Ohio State vs. Oregon game in the CFP semis on Jan. 10 in Arlington, Texas.

UPDATE 5:  And to think I laughed at the oddsmakers over this game.  Ohio State used a dominant first half and cruised in the Rose Bowl to upset Oregon, 41-21, advancing to play Texas in the CFP semifinals.

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I can't believe you didn't post about the game yesterday lol. I was watching it with some friends in a chat.

It's a miracle Bama achieved what they did in Saban's last year. Can you believe that this team actually had more 5 star recruits than the 2023 team? All that talent and they lost 4 games this season.

I don't think Milroe belongs in the NFL as a QB, but some dumbass GM will think they can fix him and waste a 1st round draft pick on him.

Respect to Michigan. They pulled off some impressive upsets this year. They deserve to be ranked.

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I can't believe you didn't post about the game yesterday lol. I was watching it with some friends in a chat.

It's a miracle Bama achieved what they did in Saban's last year. Can you believe that this team actually had more 5 star recruits than the 2023 team? All that talent and they lost 4 games this season.

I don't think Milroe belongs in the NFL as a QB, but some dumbass GM will think they can fix him and waste a 1st round draft pick on him.

Respect to Michigan. They pulled off some impressive upsets this year. They deserve to be ranked.

Thank you.  I didn’t want to go overboard here and be a homer, but that was great.  Even though Michigan’s offense wasn’t what I hoped for this year, all credit to the defense for keeping them in it.  Not sure if they will be ranked in the final AP poll because I don’t think 8-5 will cut it, but with wins over No. 2 Ohio State and No. 11 Alabama to close the season, I hope to be wrong.

Anyway, there is also news and tragically, after the horrors of this morning, it’s the right call to make.  According to Pete Thamel, the Sugar Bowl between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 2 Georgia was postponed following the attack and there’s no official date set yet for when it will be played.

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I think we all still need time to mourn, but this will provide a nice distraction.  No. 7 Notre Dame is playing No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal.  The winner will play Penn State on Jan. 9 in Miami Gardens, Fla.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  I hate every bit of this!  Notre Dame ripped off a 98-yard kickoff return touchdown, the second kick return touchdown in CFP history, to put Georgia in a big hole to start the second half.

UPDATE 2:  The Orange Bowl will be my personal torture.  Notre Dame shined on defense and special teams to capture the Sugar Bowl in an upset, 23-10.  The Fighting Irish will face Penn State in the CFP semis.