JT Daniels Transfer To Georgia: 3 Quick Thoughts

USC QB JT Daniels will transfer to Georgia. Three quick thoughts on the big move.

USC QB JT Daniels will transfer to Georgia. Three quick thoughts on the big move.


3. Let someone else develop your starting quarterback

USC came up with one of the nation’s best recruiting classes in 2018.

Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was a great get, linebacker Palaie Gaoteote was a huge signing, and defensive backs Olajah Griffin and Isaac Taylor-Stuart were massive wins, but JT Daniels was the one.

Out of USC quarterback factory Mater Dei High, he was supposed to be the next superstar passer for the Trojans, with the arm, the savvy, and the upside to go right from his junior year in high school to the starting gig for the Trojans.

And now he’s a Georgia Bulldog.

It’s part of how the recruiting game works – keep bringing in talent. And then bring in more, and then more. But after all of the time and effort put into USC landing Daniels, he came up with one okay year in a losing season – hitting just under 60% of his passes for 2,672 yards and 14 scores with ten picks – and then blew out his knee in the 2019 season opener.

When it comes to signing top quarterback prospects, though, that’s going to limit the options unless you luck out. The idea was that Daniels was going to be the star of the USC show for at least three years, possibly four.

That, along with the murky job status of head coach Clay Helton – didn’t help the cause when it came to trying to woo Cal high school superstar prospect DJ Uiagalelei – he went to Clemson – and attempting to keep dual-threat killer Bryce Young – another Mater Dei product – to his commitment as he took his talents to Alabama.

USC developed Daniels, and now Georgia gets to potentially reap the rewards, either as a good challenger to Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman, or as an option who might have to sit a year before taking over the reigns of a national championship-caliber program in 2021.

As Georgia knows, that’s the cost of doing business now. It lost Justin Fields and Jacob Eason because it had Jake Fromm,


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2. It’s not like Daniels is a slam-dunk to be the Georgia starter

Carson Beck is a 6-4, 220-pound bomber out of Jacksonville who was originally gone to Alabama before flipping to Georgia. He’s got next level tools, and so does Dwan Mathis, a 6-4, 200-pounder out of Michigan who can move. Ohio State and Michigan wanted Mathis, and Georgia got him.

Daniels might have been a bigger overall recruit than Beck and Mathis – neither one was considering the prospect that Fromm, Eason or Fields was, either – but there’s enough talent between them to get their shot over the next few seasons.

And then there’s Jamie Newman, a 6-4, 230-pounder with a next-level arm who hit 61% of his throws for almost 3,000 yards with 26 touchdowns and 11 picks – and with six rushing scores – for Wake Forest last year.

The NCAA put the kibosh on the one-time transfer exemption, but Daniels is going to push for immediate eligibility anyway. He’s not a grad transfer – which meant he wouldn’t have needed to lose a year to transfer – and he’s just two years out of high school.

Even if he is eligible, Newman might be the better option for this year’s Dawg team, because …

1. How healthy is Daniels?

Here’s where this could really pay off for both Georgia and Daniels.

We all triple-hope that the 2020 college football season goes off without a hitch, but considering the NBA, NHL and MLB still aren’t rolling yet, and there are only about a million pieces to the puzzle that still have to fit for colleges to open up, much less college football, let’s see.

Daniels is still less than a year removed from the knee injury that ended things right out of the gate. He wouldn’t have been a go in spring ball had it gone off, and part of the reason he’s transferring is because he likely wouldn’t have had the shot to beat out Kedon Slovis.

It’s not 100% certain that he’ll be 100% healthy by the time Georgia fall camp rolls around, either.

In a perfect world, Newman is fantastic, Daniels gets a full year to heal up and get ready to roll, and then the offense is his in 2021. But if there isn’t a season, then he gets the time off to get stronger and learn the system, Newman will be off to the NFL, and Georgia has its guy.

Or, everything goes off fine, Daniels is all good come September 7th against Virginia, and Mr. Five-Star becomes everything for Georgia that USC was hoping to get.

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Georgia vs Alabama Fearless Prediction, Game Preview, Preseason Version

Georgia vs Alabama early preseason fearless prediction and game preview.

Georgia vs Alabama early preseason fearless prediction and game preview.


How crazy is it to try predicting a college football game months in advance when 1) there wasn’t any spring ball, 2) there aren’t any real depth charts to go off of, 3) no one has ANY clue how to get sports going again, and 4) we don’t even know what the 2020 season is going to be?

Just crazy enough to potentially get some fantastic values on the early lines.

You can bet now at BetMGM on a whole lot of college football games – including going really insane looking at lines in November – with the possibility of hitting something big.

We’ll be diving in a whole lot deeper when we do this for real just before the season – crossing fingers that there is one. But for now …

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Georgia vs Alabama Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 19
Game Time: COMING
Venue: Bryant-Denny Stadium,  Tuscaloosa, AL
Network: COMING

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Georgia vs Alabama Game Preview: Preseason Version


Why Georgia Will Win

The defensive front seven should be in place to hold up against the pounding that Alabama is going to try to apply.

Georgia might have lost a whole slew of parts to the NFL, but the defense was hardly gutted. A few good starters are done – including the starters on the front three – but there’s going to be a strong enough rotation to hold up against a Tide O that’s going to start out the season trying to flatten everyone.

The Bulldog secondary, though, will be the strength early on. It might have been hit for 230 passing yards or more in five of the last seven games last season, and it’ll give up its share of big plays to this wonderful Bama receiving corps, but it’s not going to get ripped up.

It’s going to be one of the nation’s best defenses after getting dates against Virginia and East Tennessee State to tune-up, but …

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Why Alabama Will Win

Just how quickly will that Georgia O line come together?

It’s Georgia, so there’s more NFL talent about to rise up and produce, but four starters are gone from last year’s line, the backfield has to hope the new stars are ready for the massive game, and the passing attack that was game-managed throughout last season has to be ready to keep up if this gets into any sort of a shootout.

It might not have been a vintage Alabama killer D last year, but the youth movement should rise up early on against the still-emerging Dawg O.

Getting back LB Dylan Moses won’t hurt.

On the other side, the Tide offensive line is expected to return four starters to pave the way for Najee Harris and Brian Robinson when, arguably, the nation’s best receiving corps isn’t trying to hit the home run. Talent-wise, Georgia can matchup with Bama, but experience will matter.

What’s Going To Happen

Assuming it’s Jamie Newman taking over the Georgia quarterbacking job, will he be ready to be the best offensive player on the field? That’s what he might have to be to pull this off.

He’ll be good, but the offense won’t get enough out of the ground game to get by.

Be somewhat shocked if this isn’t a good defensive battle – at least for a little while. Bama will win with experience and home field playing big roles, but looking several months ahead – again, this will be done in far more detail once the time comes – that’s an awfully big early line considering how strong the Dawg D should be.

Georgia’s NFL talent will keep this close, and it should be a fantastic game in what might be the SEC Championship preview, but not having new-Indianapolis Colt kicker Rodrigo Blankenship will be a factor.

Georgia vs Alabama Prediction, Line: Preseason Version

Alabama 27, Georgia 23
Bet on this game now at BetMGM
Alabama -7.5
Money Line: Alabama -286, Georgia +225
ATS Preseason Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 5

5: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
1: Game 6: The Movie

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Georgia vs Virginia Fearless Prediction, Game Preview, Preseason Version

Georgia vs Virginia early preseason fearless prediction and game preview.

Georgia vs Virginia early preseason fearless prediction and game preview.


CFN Podcast
Will there be a season? HOW?

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How crazy is it to try predicting a college football game months in advance when 1) there wasn’t any spring ball, 2) there aren’t any real depth charts to go off of, 3) no one has ANY clue how to get sports going again, and 4) we don’t even know what the 2020 season is going to be?

Just crazy enough to potentially get some fantastic values on the early lines.

You can bet now at BetMGM on a whole lot of college football games – including going really insane looking at lines in November – with the possibility of hitting something big.

We’ll be diving in a whole lot deeper when we do this for real just before the season – crossing fingers that there is one. But for now …

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Georgia vs Virginia Broadcast

Date: Monday, September 7
Game Time: COMING
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga
Network: COMING

All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Georgia vs Virginia Game Preview: Preseason Version


Why Virginia Will Win

The pressure is all going to be on the other side.

Georgia is going to be a preseason top five team – if not top three – the game is in Atlanta, and anything less than a great opening performance will start up the warning sirens.

Virginia might have lost QB Bryce Perkins and some other stars to the show that ended up in the Orange Bowl, but nine of the top ten tacklers are back. The offense might need a little while to get going against the Georgia D, but the other side should control the game early on.

The Cavs didn’t face Wake Forest last season and didn’t play new most-likely Bulldog QB Jamie Newman, but they’re going bring the pressure into the backfield from the start against a Georgia line that loses three NFL first round starting talent.

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Why Georgia Will Win

The Georgia defense returns loaded, too.

11 of the top 14 tacklers are expected to be back, and even with the defensive front going through a wee bit of an overhaul the defense that finished No. 1 in the nation against the run should come out every bit as nasty.

It probably won’t take a whole lot of points to get this done. Virginia’s offense will be just fine in time – everyone is back up front and the skill spots will be just fine – but the ground game that finished 12th in the ACC last season isn’t going to be a whole lot better against this D.

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What’s Going To Happen

These two last played in the Oahu Classic Bowl in 2000 – Georgia won 37-14. Georgia also won the first time these two started the season against each other with a 30-22 victory to kickoff 1987.

From 1913 to 1915, Virginia owned the series with three straight wins. From 1916 on, it’s Georgia going 9-3-3 …

This time, it’s personal.

It’s also going to be when Georgia makes a wee bit of an early statement. The offense will be good enough to get by, but it’ll be the suffocating performance by a jacked up defense that will be the difference.

Georgia vs Virginia Prediction, Line: Preseason Version

Georgia 34, Virginia 16
Bet on this game now at BetMGM
Georgia -17.5
Money Line: Georgia -1250, Virginia +750
ATS Preseason Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 3

5: The Last Dance: Unedited version with all the swearing
1: The Last Dance: Edited version with all the beeps

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NFL Draft 2020: How Many SEC Players Will Be Drafted In The First Round? Could It Really Be Half Of The Top 32?

NFL Draft 2020: How many SEC players will end up being drafted in the first round? What are the over/under odds?

NFL Draft 2020: How many SEC players will end up being drafted in the first round? What are the over/under odds?


CFN Podcast: How Many QBs Will Go In 1st Round? 
Pete Fiutak and Nick Shepkowski dive deep on whether or not five might be picked on Day One.

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NFL Draft 2020: SEC

It’s borderline obnoxious, but hardly unexpected.

As much as fans of other college football conferences might want to argue and complain, yeah, the SEC is usually just better.

And why? This isn’t hard. The league has better players than everyone else.

The SEC has owned the recruiting rankings by 85 miles ever since the beginning of the internet, and it comes across year after year in the NFL Draft.


CFN in 60: 2020 Top Five Overall Prospects
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Last year, nine SEC players were selected in the first round. Granted it was still 28% of the first 32 picks, but it was still a tad light for the league that handed over ten of its finest players in the 2018 first round, and 12 in 2017.

But is it even possible to for a conference to own half of a first round by accounting for 16 picks?

11 SEC players were selected in 2014 first round, 12 got the call in 2013, and let’s just cheat a little bit and give a little boost to the league in 2011, considering Missouri and Texas A&M were making the move from the Big 12 to the SEC. With the newcomers added, the current SEC programs accounted for the first seven picks of the 2011 NFL Draft and 13 of the first 32.

It took a big bend of the criteria and the SEC still wasn’t even close to getting up to 16 first round picks.

By the way, the BetMGM line for total SEC players drafted in the first round is set at a ridiculous 15.5.

Is it even possible? Helped by Alabama and LSU, yeah.

LSU QB Joe Burrow, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, Bama receivers Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs, fellow Tide star OT Jedrick Wills, Auburn DT Derrick Brown, Florida CB CJ Henderson, Georgia OT Andrew Thomas, LSU edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson. That gets you to nine.

South Carolina DT Javon Kinlaw will go in the first round, as will LSU LB Patrick Queen. That’s 11, and a long, long, long way to go to get to 16 and the over.

There are others like LSU WR Justin Jefferson and Alabama S Xavier McKinney, who both have a shot of going in the top 32. There’s a chance RB D’Andre Swift and OT Isaiah Wilson from Georgia are both going early, and DE Terrell Lewis and CB Trevon Diggs from Alabama also could get the Day One call.

It’s not entirely insane to make a call that more than half of your 2020 NFL Draft first round will be made up of SEC players.

Let’s try this a different way.

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How Many SEC Players Will Be Drafted In the First Round?

How many players outside of the SEC are guaranteed to go in the first round?

Rapid-fire – Chase Young, Jeff Okudah, Isaiah Simmons, Justin Herbert, Tristan Wirfs, Mekhi Becton, CeeDee Lamb, Kenneth Murray, Jordan Love, AJ Terrell. That’s ten, and then it’s all hit-or-miss from a pool of around 15 players who could slide into the top 32.

But SEC players are in that same bucket of first round tweeners.

How crazy do you want to get? Is this really going to be one of the most historic drafts ever in a chest-puffing moment for the It Just Means More league?

Yeah. There are more than enough SEC players to get to 16, and that’s where the value is – minimal as it is.

Prediction: Over
BetMGM line: 15.5, Over +115, Under -141
Bet on this and the rest of the draft at BetMGM

CFN 2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE | DT | LB | CB | Safeties
Greatest NFL Draft Picks From Each School
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
32 Greatest Draft Picks of All-Time
Full 2020 NFL Draft Order
CFN Top 106 Player Rankings (1st 3 rounds)

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NFL Draft 2020: How Many Georgia Players Will Be Drafted In the First Round?

NFL Draft 2020: How many Georgia players will end up being drafted in the first round? What are the over/under odds?

NFL Draft 2020: How many Georgia players will end up being drafted in the first round? What are the over/under odds?


CFN Podcast: How Many QBs Will Go In 1st Round? 
Pete Fiutak and Nick Shepkowski dive deep on whether or not five might be picked on Day One.

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NFL Draft 2020: Georgia

Georgia can boast a first round pick in five of the last seven seasons, but 2018 was the recent big run with three going on Day One – Roquan Smith, Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel – and Nick Chubb being selected with the 35th overall pick.

That was a bit of an aberration.

The Bulldogs have no problems getting players drafted, but considering all the elite recruiting classes Kirby Smart has brought in, the high-end NFL talent is a bit light.

Just ten Bulldogs have been selected in the first two rounds of the last ten drafts. By comparison, Alabama has had 15 go in just the last three drafts.

This should be a terrific draft for Georgia with about ten players expected to be taken, but there won’t be too many going on Thursday.


CFN in 60: 2020 Top Five Overall Prospects
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The line on first round draft picks coming from Georgia is a paltry 1.5 – and there’s no value in it at -182.

OT Andrew Thomas is the sure-thing to go in the first, and possibly the top ten, but if you want that over you’re going to have to sweat it out in a big, big way.

There’s a shot that no running backs are selected in the first round, and that includes D’Andre Swift. There’s a possibility that run-blocking blaster Isaiah Wilson could slip into the last few picks on Thursday, but …

How Many Georgia Players Will Be Drafted In the First Round?

This is one of the more fun calls of the bunch if you don’t like the running backs.

Just how much do you believe in Swift going in the first round? If you think he’s going to slide, then there’s nice value in going with the under – but not enough to go crazy considering you have to freak out about Wilson going between 30-to-32.

Since there are two possible options to slide into the late parts of the first round, the over is the call.

But the world will respect and love you more for taking the shot at the under.

Prediction: Over
BetMGM line: 1.5, Over -182 Under +145
Bet on this and the rest of the draft at BetMGM

CFN 2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
from the college perspective …
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG & C
DE | DT | LB | CB | Safeties
Greatest NFL Draft Picks From Each School
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
32 Greatest Draft Picks of All-Time
Full 2020 NFL Draft Order
CFN Top 106 Player Rankings (1st 3 rounds)

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5 College Football Playoff Scenarios: 20 for 2020 Offseason Topics No. 1

Five preseason College Football Playoff scenarios: 20 for 2020 key college football offseason topics.

20 for 2020: 20 key college football offseason topics, No. 1: Five preseason College Football Playoff scenarios


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20 for 2020 Offseason Topics 
20. Best Teams To Not Make CFP
19: Teams That Will Rebound Big
18. Teams That Will Fall Back
17: Every Power 5 Team’s Letdown Game
16. Top 5 Instant Impact New Head Coaches
15. 2nd Year Coaches Who’ll Be Better
14. Power 5 Hot Seat Coach Rankings
13. Key Transfers You Forgot About
12. Five Big Power 5 Upset Alerts
11. Great Players About To Go Nuclear
10. Group of 5 Teams In New Year’s Six Chase
9. Power 5 Sleeper Teams
8. Most Interesting Quarterback Battles
7. 5 Teams That Might Disappoint
6. 5 Teams That Might Surprise
5. Group of Five Conference Ranking
4. Power 5 Conference Ranking
3. Top Non-Obvious Heisman Candidates
2. 5 Nutty Predictions That Might Be Right


We’ll keep on doing what we do whether or not there’s a season, but all thoughts go out to those suffering and struggling, and to all the health care workers battling above and beyond the call. Please … stay safe.


If there’s a College Football Playoff, who’s going to be in the thing?

There’s nothing fluky about a College Football Playoff national championship. Maybe you can get there with a relatively light schedule and a few big breaks – Utah and Baylor almost did it last year – but if it was so easy, a whole lot of others would be able to do it.

After six years, we sort of know how this all goes.

1. Go unbeaten and win your Power Five conference championship, and you’re in. It would take a historic anomaly – like all five conference champs going 13-0 – to miss out.

2. Go 12-1 with a Power Five conference championship, and realistically, you’re in. 2018 Ohio State is the first and only one to be left out.

3. Be an 11-1 powerhouse Power Five team that lost one tough battle, and  you have a chance. You need help, but you can get there like 2016 Ohio State and 2017 Alabama.

Other than that, be Notre Dame and go 12-0 – and get a little help – and it can be done. The Group of Five programs, though, have yet to crack the code, and there has yet to be a two-loss team in the CFP.

With all that in mind, if we’re able to get a season this year, here are five possible College Football Playoff scenarios.


CFN in 60: 5 Possible College Football Playoff Scenarios
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5. College Football Playoff Scenario: The Chalk

Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma

There are two ways to look at this.

Either you have powerhouse fatigue and you’re bored of seeing the same teams over and over again – even LSU didn’t seem all that new, considering it was the SEC Champion – or you’re geeked out that these four programs are killers and should make for a strong tournament.

Could Oklahoma finally get over the hump and get into the national championship? Is it possible for Alabama to win a third one of these after not getting it done the last two seasons?

Will Clemson be able to come through with a third national title in five years, or could Ohio State get back to the CFP national championship in its fourth trip in seven playoffs?

Even if it’s not these four exact teams, if it’s any SEC champion, maybe a big-time Big Ten champ, and even a second SEC team in to go along with Clemson, it would be a whole lot of fun.

We’ll go into the problem if it’s anything other than a four-team powerhouse chalk CFP in a moment, but first …

NEXT: College Football Playoff Scenario: First Time Teams

SEC Bowl Projections: 2020-2021 Spring Version

CollegeFootballNews.com SEC bowl projections: 2020 spring version

CollegeFootballNews.com SEC bowl projections: 2020 spring version


2020-2021 SEC Bowl Projections, College Football Playoff Predictions

Future College Football Playoff Sites & Dates
All of the 2020-2021 bowl tie-ins

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Games listed alphabetically until all the dates are announced 

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Big 12 vs. SEC
Spring Projection: TCU vs. Tennessee
Last Season: Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 21

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
Big 12 vs. SEC 
Spring Projection: Baylor vs. Mississippi State
Last Season: Navy 20, Kansas State 17

Belk Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
ACC vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Virginia vs. South Carolina 
Last Season: Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30

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Outback Bowl

Wednesday, January 1
1:00 ET, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn
Last Season: Minnesota 31, Auburn 24

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
ACC vs. SEC
Spring Projection: North Carolina vs. Missouri
Last Season: Tennessee 23, Indiana 22


CFN in 60: Spring College Football Playoff Projections
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TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
American Athletic (or ACC) vs. SEC 
Spring Projection: Memphis vs. Ole Miss 
Last Season: Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Minnesota vs. Kentucky
Last Season: Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28

VRBO Citrus Bowl

Friday, January 1
1:00 ET, ESPN
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Wisconsin vs. LSU
Last Season: Alabama 35, Michigan 16

GoodYear Cotton Bowl Classic

Wednesday, December 30
ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
New Year’s Six at-large vs. New Year’s Six at-large
Spring Projection: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Last Season: Penn State 53, Memphis 39

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Friday, January 1
ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
New Year’s Six at-large vs. New Year’s Six at-large
Spring Projection: Florida vs. Notre Dame
Last Season: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28

2020-2021 College Football Playoff Projection and Schedule

Rose Bowl

Friday, January 1
5:00 ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
CFP at-large vs. CFP at-large

Spring Projection: Ohio State vs. Georgia
Last Season: Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27

AllState Sugar Bowl

Friday, January 1
8:45 ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA
CFP at-large vs. CFP at-large

Spring Projection: Clemson vs. Alabama 
Last Season: Georgia 26, Baylor 14

College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 11
8:00 ET, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
CFP vs. CFP

Spring Projection: Ohio State vs. Alabama
Last Season: LSU 42, Clemson 25

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College Football News Team, Conference, Schedule Pages

College Football News team, conference, preview and schedule pages for the 2020 season.

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College Football News team, conference, preview and schedule pages for the 2020 season.


CFN Team, Conference, Schedule, Previews

2020 College Football Preview pages to be added as they go up.

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5 Potentially Disappointing College Football Teams: 20 or 2020 Offseason Topics No. 7

Which five college football teams have the potential be disappointments? 20 key offseason topics for 2020: No. 7.

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20 key offseason topics for 2020: No. 7. Which five college football teams have the potential be disappointments?


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20 for 2020 Offseason Topics 
20. Best Teams To Not Make CFP
19: Teams That Will Rebound Big
18. Teams That Will Fall Back
17: Every Power 5 Team’s Letdown Game
16. Top 5 Instant Impact New Head Coaches
15. 2nd Year Coaches Who’ll Be Better
14. Power 5 Hot Seat Coach Rankings
13. Key Transfers You Forgot About
12. Five Big Power 5 Upset Alerts
11. Great Players About To Go Nuclear
10. Group of 5 Teams In New Year’s Six Chase
9. Power 5 Sleeper Teams
8. Most Interesting Quarterback Battles

Of course Miami was going to be a major player in the 2019 ACC Championship hunt.

Michigan State appeared to have everything in place for a huge season, Nebraska was going to rise up and rock, and Texas A&M was in for a breakthrough season …

Nope.

Every year, seemingly sure-thing good teams turn into stunning disappointments. Some teams fall off from the lofty expectations set after a big previous season, and some simply don’t play up to their respective talent levels.

Last year, we got it sort of right with Pitt and Texas, nailed it with Northwestern and whiffed hard on Oregon and Florida – although we did an about-face and pump up the Gators large as the offseason wore on.

Which Power Five teams will start the season with big expectations but should fall just short?

ACC: Florida State

It was supposed to take a little while for Willie Taggart to build the program back up. He got fewer than two years to give it a shot.

Enter Mike Norvell, who made Memphis a whole lot of fun with the flash, speed, and excitement missing from Florida State over the last few seasons.

However, what was the knock on Taggart when he took over? He hadn’t won anything big, and you and Novell have the same number of bowl wins on your resumés.

Norvell got Memphis over the American Athletic Conference title hump last year, and there’s no denying the excitement he brings to the Noles with his style, but his defenses at Memphis were iffy at best, he was 0-4 against UCF, and he failed to come up with a win over a Power Five program that finished with a winning record.

But you never, ever know when it comes to coaches – Norvell might just be the next Dabo or Saban.

For this year, though, he has to try implementing his new systems without the benefit of spring ball to get everything up and rolling. The Noles have to improve one of the nation’s worst pass defenses, the boatload of penalties have to slow down, and the offensive line that was a disaster when Jimbo Fisher left – and Taggart was never able to fix – is still a question mark until the practices finally kick in.

The schedule doesn’t bring a whole lot of help.

If everything goes off according to plan, facing an improved West Virginia to start things off isn’t easy, going to Boise State will be tough, and that’s just a part of the first three games.

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The other problem is the rest of the ACC – most of it should be better.

NC State will be stronger, and that’s on the road. Louisville and Miami are dangerous road games, Clemson is more of a monster than ever, and closing out against Florida won’t be fun.

NEXT: Big Ten Potential Disappointment

SEC Football Basketball School Rankings: Hoops and Helmets 2019-2020

Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball?

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Which SEC schools had the best and worst years in the two major sports – football and men’s basketball? Which fan bases got the glory, and which ones didn’t have any fun?


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On the field and court – whose fans had the most fun?

Of course every school has sports outside of the big two that matter and generate revenue, but when it comes to what athletic departments need, it’s really all about college football and men’s basketball.

Which SEC schools had the best and worst seasons?

Here’s how these rankings work.

1) The top-ranked schools with teams that went to a bowl game and would’ve played in the NCAA Tournament.

2) The next group had stronger football seasons and were okay in basketball. The superstar basketball schools get credit, but football is football, especially in the SEC. Football is the bigger revenue generator.

3) One or the other. Usually there’s a disparity with one good season in one sport an a clunker in the other. It’s sort of a catch-all before …

4) The disasters. No bowl game, there wouldn’t have been a trip to the NCAA Tournament, no fun.

The worst-to-best SEC schools in 2019-2020 in college football and college basketball …

SEC Hoops and Helmets: Losers In Both Sports

These schools suffered the indignity of failing to come up with a winning season in either of the two major sports. The fans didn’t get to have any fun.

14. Vanderbilt

Football: 3-9 overall, 1-7 in conference, 7th in SEC East

Basketball: 11-21 overall, 3-15 in conference, 14th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The football team never got anything going. There was a close win over a sleepy Missouri team, and that was about it with no offense and blowout loss after blowout loss.

Football was bad, but basketball was worse. At least the Commodores didn’t finish dead last in the conference in football. The hoops side finally won two SEC game in the final three, but overall it lost 17 of its last 20 games.

13. Ole Miss

Football: 4-8 overall, 2-6 in conference, 6th in SEC West

Basketball: 15-17 overall, 6-12 in conference, 12th in SEC

How Were The Football/Basketball Seasons? The basketball team started out well and crashed badly. Just when there was a chance to pivot – at 13-11 on a three-game winning streak – it all went wrong with six losses in the final eight games.

While the bad football season led to landing Lane Kiffin, getting there was rough. Losing five games in the last six was rough enough, but the way it dropped the Egg Bowl at Mississippi State – the peeing dog antics and missed extra point – made it uglier.

NEXT: SEC Hoops and Helmets: Okay In One Sport, Not The Other