Tag: CFB Playoff

UGA back in playoff bracket in latest College Football Playoff rankings

Georgia moved past just two teams (who both lost) in the College Football Playoff rankings after beating Tennessee

The Georgia Bulldogs are back in the College Football Playoff bracket after a statement 31-17 win over the Tennessee Volunteers. Georgia rises to the No. 11 seed and are ranked No. 10.

Georgia moved past Tennessee and BYU, which both lost.

The Bulldogs now have an outside shot at making the SEC championship. They won the Tennessee game due to a solid game from quarterback Carson Beck and five sacks by the group of Chaz Chambliss, Smael Mondon Jr. and Damon Wilson II, who also forced a fumble.

After losing to No. 9 Ole Miss, the Bulldogs temporarily found themselves out of the playoff, and they were in a playoff eliminator against No. 11 Tennessee. Never count out Kirby Smart’s squad.

Georgia showed why it belongs in this bracket. It now has two wins against top 11 teams. Barring an upset loss to either UMass, which just fired its coach, or Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs should make the final bracket when the last playoff rankings come out.

College Football Playoff ranking: Who’s out

First teams out: Tennessee Volunteers, SMU Mustangs

Playoff Committee seeding

No. 1 : Oregon Ducks (projected conference champion)

No. 2: Texas Longhorns (projected conference champion)

No. 3: Miami Hurricanes (projected conference champion)

No. 4: Boise State Broncos (projected conference champion)

No. 5: Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 6: Penn State Nittany Lions

No. 7: Indiana Hoosiers

No. 8: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

No. 9: Alabama Crimson Tide

No. 10: Ole Miss Rebels

No. 11: Georgia Bulldogs

No. 12: BYU Cougars

UGA’s projected CFP opponent

Georgia is slated to play the Penn State Nittany Lions, the No. 6 seed, in the first round on Dec. 20 or 21.

How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?

For the first time, 12 teams will participate in the College Football Playoffs. There are automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to at-large teams.

When next College Football Playoff rankings come out?

  • Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m. ET
  • Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
  • Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET

10 programs with a realistic chance to reach CFP in 2023

With the 2023 offseason officially underway, take a look at 10 teams that could start the season with serious CFP chances.

This season was almost a walk in the park for the Georgia Bulldogs, capped by their cruising to a 65-7 victory over TCU in the national championship game.

However, that situation could change next season as teams will vie for a spot in the College Football Playoff.

A few programs that seem to always be in the mix are Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. They have proven, sustained success over the years. It shows the program’s culture and identity.

Roll Tide Wire takes a look at 10 of the programs that have a realistic chance of reaching the College Football Playoff in 2023.

LOOK: Alabama has arrived in Texas for Cotton Bowl

LOOK: Alabama has arrived in Texas for Cotton Bowl

It has been more than three weeks since Alabama stepped between the white lines of a football field for a contest. Now, we are just five days away from the kickoff of the semifinal matchup with Cincinnati in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Alabama made the trip from Tuscaloosa to Dallas today to prepare for game week.

The Tide has hopes of defeating the Bearcats in order to face off against the winner of the Capital One Orange Bowl between Georgia and Michigan for the National Championship in Indianapolis on January 10.

You can watch Alabama take on Cincinnati on December 31 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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Alabama will have to slow down a familiar face in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Alabama will have to slow down a familiar face in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Alabama is set to battle the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on December 31. This will mark the first time in playoff history that a Group of 5 school has made it to the College Football Playoff.

The Bearcats will present several challenges on each side of the ball to the Crimson Tide when we get to the New Year’s Eve matchup.

Quarterback Desmond Ridder is a talented player who can beat you with both his arm and his legs.

Defensively, the Bearcats will attack and rely on their star defensive backs to shut down the Alabama passing attack.

In my mind of the keys to the game will be how well Alabama defends the run.

Cincinnati has a great rushing attack led by former Alabama running back Jerome Ford.

Ford has had a phenomenal junior season for the Bearcats. On the season, Ford has amassed 1,242 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns while averaging a whopping 6.2 yards per carry.

Ford has been a home run hitter for the Bearcats this season. He has two runs of 79 yards on the season plus additional runs of 43, 50, and 75.

Alabama will need to contain the explosive Ford to keep the Bearcat offense in check.

Kickoff for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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CFB Playoff announces upcoming plans for rankings, games

On Monday, the College Football Playoff announced the upcoming schedule for the fall season that includes the rankings and the playoff games

On Monday, the College Football Playoff announced the upcoming schedule for the fall season that includes the rankings and the playoff games.

Executive director Bill Hancock shared that,

“With recent schedule changes for the regular season, it makes sense for the committee to make its final rankings after the conference championship games, when it can get a complete picture of the season. The selection committee members understand the need to be flexible as we all navigate uncharted waters this season, and this move will allow them to evaluate all the available information.”

Here are the updated CFB Playoff ranking dates:

  • Tuesday, November 17
  • Tuesday, November 24
  • Tuesday, December 1
  • Tuesday, December 8
  • Tuesday, December 15

And finally, the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee will release the final rankings of the 2020-2021 season on Sunday, December 20.

This original release date was scheduled for December 6th, but given the current situation with the coronavirus, the final rankings were moved back two weeks to accommodate the conference championships which are being played on either December 12, 18, or 19th.

The 4 teams chose to play in the playoff will face-off in two bowl games: the Rose Bowl Game and Sugar Bowl, and the national championship game will be played on Monday, January 11, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date on the very latest!

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LOOK: Lane Kiffin pokes fun at Alabama

The former Alabama offensive coordinator/current Ole Miss Rebels head coach posted a funny picture on Twitter poking fun at the Crimson Tide

Despite the current unknowns and events surrounding the (hopeful) season of college football this fall, Lane Kiffin found a way to bring in some humor during a time of uncertainty and doubt.

The former Alabama offensive coordinator and current Ole Miss Rebels head coach posted a funny picture on Twitter poking fun at the Crimson Tide.

The picture is of course no other than a memory of Alabama’s 23-17 loss in Oxford, Mississippi in 2014.

The loss of course stunned Alabama as they were the No. 1 team in the nation coming into the matchup, and were favored to win by a large margin.

It was Ole Miss’ first win against Alabama since 2003.

The game was a stunning heartbreaker for Alabama.

The Tide finished the season 11-2 after losing to Ohio State 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl.

Kiffin, who just signed a four-year deal worth $16.2 million is one of the former assistant coaches Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will face next year.

Kiffin is currently 0-1 against Saban after the 2009 loss Tennessee had against Alabama when Kiffin was the head coach at Tennessee .

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Paul Finebaum: SEC still planning to play, will release schedule soon

Paul Finebaum shared how the SEC isn’t giving up, and what steps they’re taking to keep the chance to play this fall alive.

If you’re a college football fans, there’s no doubt you’re on pins and needles waiting for news as for what this season holds.

On Monday morning, reports began surfacing of news of the Big 12 and Pac 12 cancelling their season.

The Dan Patrick Show then tweeted that “According to Dan’s source, 12 of the 14 Presidents from the Big 10 have voted against having a Fall College Football season. Iowa and Nebraska were the two that have been pushing to play.”

But Patrick went on to share that the SEC wasn’t giving up so easily and that the “The SEC is looking for teams to join them. And the SEC is looking at exclusive TV contracts.”

He’s not alone in saying that.

During an appearance on ESPN morning show “Get Up” on Monday morning, Finebaum shared that:

“As far as pushback, yes there is plenty of pushback. I talked to an SEC source yesterday who said, ‘We’re still planning on playing. We have our schedule release coming up in a couple of days.

Remember, Friday night the SEC released the two additional conference games, so it just shows the incredible disconnect that we’ve talked about for three months, that is now mushroomed and has literally put everything on edge. As someone else told me early this morning, the college football season is not dead, it’s just on life support right now.”

https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN/status/1292820144486580225

Life support for sure, but not all hope is lost.

At this point, it might just the SEC and one or two more conferences, or it might just be the SEC.

Simply put, the SEC isn’t giving up.

Not anytime soon at least.

There’s a lot of unknowns still needing to be answered, but at least we know there’s one conference still fighting to games to be played this fall: the SEC.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date with the very latest!

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REPORT: Conferences move towards canceling, SEC still holding out

The BIG 10 and PAC 12 are looking to cancel the 2020 CFB season, but the SEC is looking to play this fall, even looking to buy TV time.

The hope for a college football season this fall seems to be diminishing according to many reports. After the MAC conference became the first FBS conference to cancel its fall season, reports have continued to surface that Power Five conferences were going to follow suit.

CBS Sports spoke with several Power Five athletic director who shared it’s a matter of when, not if the season is cancelled:

“It’s not fair what we’re doing to our coaches and student-athletes. The sooner we can come to a finality, the better.

I’m of the opinion it’s when, not if [the 2020 season is canceled. The MAC announcement adds more momentum to the finish line. I think everyone’s medical group is now all telling them the same thing. We all keep having the same conversations.”

Another athletic director had this to say:

“I think it’s inevitable [the season will not be played in the fall].

The Pac-12 will be next and then the Big Ten. The Big Ten just going to no contact, what’s that going to do for you? With California being so prominent [with the coronavirus], I see the Pac-12 getting out there next.”

But according to Dan Patrick, the SEC isn’t giving up so easily.

Dan tweeted that, “According to Dan’s source, 12 of the 14 Presidents from the Big 10 have voted against having a Fall College Football season. Iowa and Nebraska were the two that have been pushing to play.”

He also shared that the PAC 12 and Big 10 is cancelling.

But even so, the SEC is fighting to play.

“The SEC is looking for teams to join them. And the SEC is looking at exclusive TV contracts.”

Dan Patrick went on to say that the “SEC is trying to buy time to see if the ACC or BIG 12 will go along with them.”

At this point, it might just the SEC and one or two more conferences, or it might just be the SEC.

Is it worth it? Maybe so.

And could the SEC have their own playoff with the top two teams in the East and in the West?

There’s a lot of unknowns still needing to be answered, but at least we know there’s one conference still fighting to games to be played this fall: the SEC.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date with the very latest!

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2020 CFB countdown: 59 days until Georgia football

Join us as we count down the days until Georgia kicks off in Atlanta!

There are 59 days until Georgia football kicks off versus Virginia in Atlanta on Sept. 7.

Instead of spotlighting No. 59, let’s take a look back at Georgia’s 1959 football season.

Led by head coach, College Football Hall of Famer Wallace Butts, the 1959 Bulldogs football team went a perfect 7-0 in conference play, 10-1 overall and defeated Missouri in the Orange Bowl – their only loss to South Carolina (ACC) . They finished No. 5 in the AP Poll with star quarterback, future NFL Hall of Famer Frank Tarkenton as Georgia’s most valuable player.

247Sports releases 2020 CFB bowl projections. So where is Alabama?

247Sports released their 2020 preseason 2020 College Football bowl projections, and Alabama will make it back to the CFB Playoff. 

We are just a few months away from the (hopeful) start of college football. Until then, we are occupying our time with NFL Mocks, schedule predictions, player spotlight, and now, a 2020 CFB Bowl Prediction.

247Sports released their 2020 preseason 2020 College Football bowl projections, and according to 247Sports, Alabama will make it back to the CFB Playoff.

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January 7, 2019; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Clemson Tigers wide receiver Justyn Ross (8) runs against Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dylan Moses (32) during the third quarter of the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship game at Levi’s Stadium. Clemson defeated Alabama 44-16. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

This is good news for Alabama fans who witnessed the Crimson Tide miss the CFB playoff this season for the first time in the CFB Playoff’s existence.

According to 247Sports, the Crimson Tide will face Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.

“In our own preseason bowl picks, we’ve projected Georgia to win the East but losing in Atlanta to Alabama for a second time this fall — thus pushing the Bulldogs out of the final four picture. In this scenario however, it appears Georgia’s only loss of the season will come to the Crimson Tide in the much-anticipated rematch in December after Kirby Smart’s team “upsets” Alabama in Tuscaloosa early. Clemson vs. Alabama, again, is a matchup that didn’t live up to its billing last time around.”

Also in the CFB Playoff will be Georgia and Ohio State.

Will we really see 2 SEC teams in the CFB Playoff again?

And could we see a round 2 of a Georgia/Alabama national championship game?

Jan 8, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) catches the game-winning touchdown during overtime against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 CFP national championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

That would be epic to see!

But 247 Sports sees Alabama and Ohio State facing off in the national title game. Which let’s be honest, that would be just as exciting to watch as well!

Alabama will have a tough season ahead of them. Not only do they open up with USC on September 5th, they also face Georgia on September 19th, LSU, and Auburn.

But with the return of RB Mac Jones, Najee Harris, WR Devonta Smith, and several key players on defense, the Crimson Tide looks to be a team that could not only make it back to the CFB Playoff, but win a national title. And that’s something that Alabama has been trying to do since 2017.

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