NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nov. 21—CHAMPAIGN — He wasn’t watching live — something about a football game he had to prepare for — but Illinois coach Bret Bielema knew his team checked in at No. 21 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. “It’s huge. It’s big. It makes us relevant,” Bielema said Thursday at the Smith Center. Even if he hadn’t noticed, Bielema would have soon been alerted by family members, …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Miami Hurricanes had one of their best performances of the season in their win over N.C. State on Saturday, and it helped them further inch up the College Football Playoff rankings. Miami moved up from No. 15 last week to No. 13 on Tuesday, moving UM closer to its first-ever berth in the College Football Playoff after a week of lobbying from the ACC. Similar to the previous rankings, the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Big 12 slate cools down slightly this weekend after a heavy-hitting matchup last week that had all eyes on Lubbock, but there are still some sneaky matchups. With ESPN’s College GameDay in town, Texas Tech pulled away from BYU, 29-7, in a top-10 showdown that featured the conference’s top two teams. This week doesn’t feature quite that level of firepower, with no ranked conference matchups …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… If the season ended Tuesday, the Hurricanes would miss the College Football Playoff. Fortunately for Miami, the season does not end Tuesday. But UM currently ranks 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night. The Hurricanes, who are No. 18 in the AP poll this week, also trail No. 10 Notre Dame, which could be a key competitor for an at-large bid even …