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Clemson falls just outside the top-four in CBS Sports preseason top 131

Clemson heads into the 2022 season as one of the top teams in college football.

The start of the 2022 college football season is inching closer and closer, with kickoff just weeks away. 

As we approach opening day, various sports outlets begin releasing their preseason rankings, giving fans an idea of what some of these college football experts think about their favorite team. Recently, CBS Sports released their annual preseason top 131, ranking every division-one football team before the start of the season. 

Things have changed a lot in the college football landscape over this past offseason, and college football will never be the same. With teams having to adjust to the new mold of the sport, it is interesting to take a look at how these adjustments reflect in this new CBS preseason poll.

So, where does Clemson rank among the top 25 teams of the 131 division one programs? 

Here’s where the Tigers rank according to CBS Sports’ recent preseason rankings: 

Cincinnati Bearcats Top 10 Players: College Football Preview 2022

Who are the top 10 Cincinnati players going into the 2022 college football season?

Cincinnati Bearcats Preview 2022: Who are the top 10 players going into the season?

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2022 NFL draft: Myjai Sanders scouting report

Everything NFL draft fans need to know about Cincinnati edge defender Myjai Sanders

A bendy, speedy pass rusher who made the ultimate draft bump with his performance in the Cotton Bowl vs Alabama, Cincinnati’s Myjai Sanders will look to carry that momentum forward as he enters the 2022 NFL draft.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Bearcats’ promising edge defender:

2022 NFL draft: Coby Bryant scouting report

Everything NFL draft fans need to know about Cincinnati cornerback Coby Bryant

The other member of the best cornerback duo in college football, Cincinnati’s Coby Bryant will look to have similar success at the next level as he enters the 2022 NFL draft.

Here is everything you need to know about the Bearcats’ shutdown artist:

Cincinnati Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Cincinnati football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Cincinnati football schedule 2022: Who does Cincinnati miss on the American Athletic Conference schedule and what are 3 things to know?

2022 Cincinnati Football Schedule

Sept 3 at Arkansas

Sept 10 Kennesaw State

Sept 17 vs Miami University (in Cincinnati)

Sept 24 Indiana

Oct 1 at Tulsa

Oct 8 USF

Oct 15 OPEN DATE

Oct 22 at SMU

Oct 29 at UCF

Nov 5 Navy

Nov 12 East Carolina

Nov 19 at Temple

Nov 26 Tulane

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Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Bearcats miss from the American Athletic Conference slate?

The American Athletic Conference is getting a tad cheeky. Cincinnati is leaving for the Big 12 after this season, and so is Houston – the two don’t play.

The Bearcats are also missing Memphis, keeping alive the possibility for the conference championship to be between two teams that haven’t played.

On the flip side, the league needs its marquee games, and UC going to UCF is going to be a blast.

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: This might not be the 2021 Cincinnati team, but …

The drama around whether or not Cincinnati can get back to the College Football Playoff will either be launched or ended right out of the gate with a trip to Arkansas. Win that, and look out. Lose, and 2021 was fun.

Of course there could be a slip somewhere along the way, but with Indiana coming to Nippert, it’s all about the dates at Arkansas and UCF. That’s about it – the team likely won’t be the underdog the rest of the way.

Cincinnati Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

There’s no real complaint.

The program has never been all that worried about traveling and taking on the big boys – the Arkansas game can’t be in the way if this is going to be another special season.

Indiana should be better, but again, that’s at home. As long as the team can maintain its focus, the two tough road games can actually be a positive. It needs resumé wins if it’s going to push for something massive.

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Titans select Myjai Sanders in Pro Football Focus mock draft

This is the second mock we’ve gone over in recent days that has the Titans taking Sanders.

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Another mock draft, another expert selecting an edge rusher for the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

In his latest mock draft, Pro Football Focus’ Austin Gayle has the Titans taking Cincinnati edge rusher Myjai Sanders in the first round.

Here’s Gayle’s take on Sanders:

One of my favorite late first-round picks in 2022, Cincinnati edge defender Myjai Sanders will draw scouts in with his performance at the combine at 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds. He recorded 40-plus pressures in back-to-back seasons (2020 and 2021) to close out his Bearcats career.

This is the second mock draft we’ve gone over recently that has the Titans taking an edge rusher in the first round. Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling had Tennessee doing the same, and his pick was Sanders, also.

The only problem with these picks is that the Titans are highly unlikely to take an EDGE this early in the draft, if at all.

Yes, Harold Landry is a free agent in 2022, but chances are the Titans will bring him back. Adding to Landry, Bud Dupree is under contract for four more years, and 2021 fourth-round pick, Rashad Weaver, should be back healthy for his sophomore campaign.

Should Landry unexpectedly leave in free agency, then we could definitely see the Titans targeting an EDGE in the early rounds. For now, such a selection doesn’t seem plausible.

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Titans take EDGE, TE in Draft Wire’s latest 3-round mock

The Titans are unlikely to take an edge rusher this early in the draft, if at all.

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The Tennessee Titans still have the playoffs to embark on, but the 2022 NFL draft is also right around the corner, with the event set to begin on April 28 in Las Vegas.

In his latest three-round mock draft, Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling has the Titans taking edge rusher Myjai Sanders out of Cincinnati in the first round, and then Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar in the third.

Of course, Tennessee doesn’t own a second-round pick in the upcoming draft after it was traded to the Atlanta Falcons as part of the Julio Jones deal.

Before we analyze these picks, here’s what Easterling had to say about Sanders and why he’s a fit for Tennessee:

Harold Landry had a breakout season, but who knows what the future holds for Bud Dupree in Tennessee. The Titans would be wise to use this pick on a young, promising edge rusher, and Sanders has all the physical tools to quickly develop into a dynamic defender in the pros.

While we are a fan of Sanders as a player, chances are the Titans wouldn’t take an edge rusher this early unless Harold Landry flies the coop in free agency. We don’t expect that to happen.

The Titans also have Bud Dupree signed for the next four years, and fourth-round pick Rashad Weaver will be returning from injury in 2022. As long as Landry and those two return next season, the Titans will likely wait on selecting an edge rusher, if they take one at all.

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As far as the third-round pick is concerned, taking a tight end in that spot is much more likely.

Tennessee never really filled the hole at tight end after Jonnu Smith left, and while MyCole Pruitt, Geoff Swaim and Anthony Firkser have done a decent job as a whole in a three-man rotation, none of them appear to be long-term solutions as an every-down tight end.

Kolar (6-foot-6, 255 pounds) is coming off a senior season in which he posted his best numbers in college. He reeled in career-highs in receptions (62), yards (756), and added six touchdowns. Jordan Reid of The Draft Network says Kolar is an “average blocker.”

Sanders (6-foot-5, 255 pounds) saw his sack total go down from 10.5 in 2020 to just 2.5 in 2021 despite playing in four more games. He also added 7.5 tackles for loss, one pass defended and one fumble recovery.

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Bowl Season Think, Know, Believe: College Football Daily Cavalcade

After a strange bowl season, what I think, know, and believe about the fun – and strange – 2021-2022 college football post-season.

College Football Daily Cavalcade: What I think, what I know, and what I believe after the bowl season and before the College Football Playoff.

College Football Daily Cavalcade

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Sorry if this take sucks, it’s not my fault …

The best blurbs opted out or transferred to columns that paid more NIL money.

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You’ll have to be patient. It’s written in Brian Kelly’s Boston accent.

I think … it was a joke.

I know … Brian Kelly tries really hard to be funny, but he’s too dead-pan for a large portion of the social media world that’s dead inside.

I believe … those who didn’t understand that Kelly is trying to poke fun at himself would also fall for the “hey, where are the left-handed footballs?” gag.

I think … there were a whole slew of problems with the bowl season, but …

I know … it was a lot better than last year’s version. However …

I believe … this might have been the bowl season that could cause a tweak to the whole thing.

I think … Texas A&M and UCLA and Hawaii – and others – showed that it’s way too easy to not play in these things.

I know … there’s no dogging a team for not being able to go because of COVID issues.

I believe … several of the canceled bowls could’ve figured out a way to make the games go a few days later if the teams that tapped out really wanted to make it happen.

I think … not having enough top players able to go is no excuse.

I know … LSU’s remaining coaches and players deserve all the credit in the world for giving it the old college try with a totally depleted lineup. However …

I believe … in just about every way possible, the Texas Bowl is Exhibit A for the “too many bowls” prosecution I’m fighting with as we speak.

I think … the SEC is still the SEC, but …

I know … the brand took a hit with so many losses, but …

I believe … if every SEC team this bowl season had its full complement of players – or, just a few key parts who took off because they’re too good for bowl games – the final numbers would be different.

I think … coaches leaving their teams before the bowls is way, way, 100x worse than players opting out.

I know … Matt Corral is a grown man who made a grown man decision to play.

I believe … everyone needs to quit saying Corral – and others who played – did things “the right way,” because that would mean Kenny Pickett, Kenneth Walker, Chris Olave, etc. did things the “wrong” way.

I think … it takes a giant pair to fault a kid for preserving his investment and dreams by opting out, all while the coaches, the networks, the universities, the non-revenue athletes, the local business, the bowl people in the cool jackets, the t-shirt salesmen, the concession booths, the gambling world, the school fund-raising effort, etc. all generate hundreds of millions of dollars off the players.

I know … the opt-out answer is simple: money.

I believe … top players will eventually have NIL deals with clauses that pay more if they showcase their talents in a top bowl game.

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I think … Jim Harbaugh will be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears.

I know … he has taken Michigan as far as it can go considering the Ohio State problem will never go away.

I believe … Michigan hiring Urban Meyer would be the greatest thing in the history of things, followed closely by Lane Kiffin somehow being the next Wolverine head man. Neither of which will happen, of course, if Harbaugh really does leave.

I think … the College Football Playoff desperately needs to expand.

I know … 13 of the 16 CFP semifinals have been double-digit blowouts.

I believe … more games would make things harder for the top teams. More chances to suffer a key injury, have a bad day, not be 100%, because …

I think … when you give the teams with all of the talent a month to get healthy and ready, bad things happen.

I know … I’m awful at picking College Football Playoff semifinal games, but I got these two dead-cold, because …

I believe … Alabama and Georgia have lots and lots and lots and lots of talent. Michigan brought lots of talent, and Cincinnati brought talent.

I think … I made the smart move leaving the Orange Bowl relatively early before the fourth to make the drive across Florida.

I know … that thing was over after Georgia’s first drive.

I believe … no one started out with a worse 2022 than the soul-crushed- super-fan-who-spent-thousands-on-that-game dad in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot 1) all decked out in Michigan gear and 2) totally clueless where the car was, all while 3) getting asked over and over again by the wife “where’s the car?” because 4) the exhausted kids were crying that they wanted to go to the car.

I think … going forward, every bowl should have a contingency plan.

I know … there should be at least ten other teams at the ready to go play if needed.

I believe … if nothing else, the backup teams would get in some extra practices, which is pretty much what truly matters about the bowl season.

I think … ESPN couldn’t trip over itself fast enough to push the “bowls matter” agenda with almost every broadcast.

I know … these are businesses. Bowl games are money for everyone involved – EVERYONE involved – from the promotion for the theme parks, to the business deals done by the people who run them, to the restaurants, to the hotels, to the sponsors, and on and on and on, but …

I believe … they’re all sold to the world as these magnanimous fun things the bowls do for the love of the game and the joy of the players, when they’re all just promotional events for the cities.

I think … other than the College Football Playoff and the Rose Bowl, bowls really don’t matter, but …

I know … it really doesn’t matter that bowls don’t really matter, with college football playing its exhibition season at the end, because …

I believe … bowls are awesome, and anyone who thinks otherwise totally watched them anyway. Yes, the system should be revamped, and yes, they are about money, but they’re fun. What are you going to do in December, other stuff?

I think … I refuse to acknowledge the trying-to-be-cool crowd that likes to dismiss bowl games, just because.

I know … many of those people actually believe the NBA matters before late May.

I believe … December would suck without the bowls.

I think … the powers-that-be are batspit insane to not do the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff format, because …

I know … the overall system would still be fine – people have to bet on something – but December viewership and interest would go up 50 levels if some of these bowls were playoff games.

I believe … there has to be a mechanism to play your way in. You win your Power Five championship, you’re in.

I think … the bowls want to get rid of your opt-out problem.

I know … an expanded College Football Playoff would do just that for the biggest stars.

I believe … it’s going to happen. For now, everyone is posturing and everyone is being weird about it.

I think … I’ll do another one of these things hitting each and every bowl game from this post-season.

I know … it’ll be more fun than this version was.

I believe … it won’t be so preachy. That’s a lie, but I’ll give it a shot.

I think … I know it’s all going to be okay.

I know … I believe it’s all going to be okay.

I believe … I think it’s all going to be okay.

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LOOK: Alabama drops a beautiful Cotton Bowl win poster

The Alabama Athletics social media team has been on top of things this season!

The Alabama social media team has done it again. Following the Crimson Tide’s 27-6 win against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Cotton Bowl, Alabama released a fantastic game win poster, as they’ve done throughout the year, featuring Brian Robinson, Will Anderson, Jameson Williams and Ja’Corey Brooks.

The caption at the top of the poster reads “New Year’s Eve Bash” and showcases the game’s defensive MVP, Anderson, and the offensive MVP, Robinson.

Robinson, a fifth-year senior that grew up in Tuscaloosa, rushed for a career-high 204 yards on 26 attempts.

Anderson record six total tackles, including two sacks to bring his season total to 17.5.

Hopefully, one more game win poster is on the horizon as the Crimson Tide hopes to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP Championship.

You can catch the CFP National Championship Game on Dec. 10 at 7:00 p.m. CST on ESPN.

Stay tuned to Roll Tide Wire for all the latest on the Crimson Tide!

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Alabama Wins Orange Bowl Over Cincinnati: Reaction, Analysis, 5 Thoughts

Reaction, Analysis, 5 Thoughts on Alabama’s Capital One Orange Bowl win over Cincinnati

Alabama beat Cincinnati to win the Capital One Orange Bowl. Five thoughts and analysis of the game, and what it all means.

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Alabama beat Cincinnati 27-6: Capital One Orange Bowl 5 Things That Matter

Final Score: Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6
CFN Prediction: Alabama 37, Cincinnati 20
Line: Alabama -13, o/u: 57.5

5. Alabama played like it knew Cincinnati wasn’t going to score

Bryce Young overshot his guy on one throw, but he didn’t take a whole lot of chances.

Alabama kept running the ball because it worked, but also because it didn’t want to do anything crazy.

Alabama was able to come up with a business-like, safe performance on offense, because the defense that had its rocky moments this season stepped up its play to the College Football Playoff level – and it seemed to know that Cincinnati didn’t have a prayer of doing anything big offensively.

That’s not Cincinnati’s fault. Desmond Ridder didn’t have any time to work, Jerome Ford didn’t get free to run, and that’s all because the Bama defensive front took over and held from late in the first Bearcat drive on.

From jump, this looked like an Alabama team that was comfortable in its position and surroundings.

That was Alabama knowing it was Alabama and Cincinnati wasn’t.

However …

Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff 5 Thoughts 
4. Bryce Young was fine, but …
3. That’s the Brian Robinson Bama needed
2. Cincinnati lost, but it was just fine
1. Alabama is still great, and it’s okay

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