Crowning a champion in college football's 64-team playoff
Can Justin Fields lead Ohio State to a national title? Are Clemson or Alabama ready to reclaim their thrones? Let's find out in the final part of our college football playoff bracket.
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What college football's 64-team playoff bracket would look like
Missing the NCAA tournament and spring football? Well, here's an early look at what might happen if Mike Leach had his way and we had a 64-team college football playoff.
College Football Playoff breakdown: An early look at top contenders
Preseason projections are out, so it's time to look at the playoff path for the nation's top teams.
Way-Too-Early Top 25: Draft declarations, coaching carousel shake up the rankings
With players making their NFL draft declarations and many programs shuffling their coaching staffs, our second Way-Too-Early Top 25 looks a lot different than a month ago, as the offseason challenges mount for defending champ LSU, among others.
Preseason college football FPI breakdown
Clemson might have fallen short in the national championship game, but for the second straight year, the Tigers enter the season as the top team according to ESPN's Football Power Index.
Alabama tops preseason SP+ college football rankings
The first version of SP+ rankings for 2020 has Alabama at No. 1 and is surprisingly high on Texas. Where does your team fit?
Kiffin vs. Saban highlights the 12 games we're already excited for in 2020
New quarterbacks at LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma and familiar coaches in new places have us eager to kick off the 2020 season.
CFB Pod: Negandhi talks National Signing Day with Gerry Hamilton and Mark Dantonio with Dan Murphy
Kevin Negandhi kicks off the podcast with ESPN national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton to discuss National Signing Day, including Clemson's big recruiting haul, the Jordan Burch saga, how the new coaches fared, Mack Brown's fence around North Carolina, Penn State's ability to recruit in Maryland, how the transfer portal plays a role in signing day and much more. Later, ESPN college football reporter Dan Murphy joins the pod to talk about Mark Dantonio's retirement from Michigan State, what might've led to his stepping down, candidates for the job and the culture in East Lansing.
Biggest 2020 question for each Top 25 team
Can transfer QB Jamie Newman jump-start Georgia's offense? Who will play QB for Michigan? Even the best teams have questions heading into next season.
How each top 25 team wins the national title
Feel like celebrating next January? Here's what each of the nation's best teams needs to win it all next season.
Notre Dame cuts ties with CB signee after arrest
Notre Dame has released 2020 cornerback signee Landen Bartleson from his national letter of intent after he was arrested in connection with a gun store robbery in Danville, Kentucky.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 60-41
In our third installment, we look back at games that impacted the battle for the No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff, including Baylor taking down TCU.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
Meet the 2020 breakout players for each top 25 team
These are the players, led by No. 1 Clemson's WR Joe Ngata, who are expected to make big leaps next season.
2019-20 College Football All-Bowl Team
From Joe Burrow to Jeff Okudah, these are the players who performed best during bowl season.
Irish promote Rees, 27, to offensive coordinator
Tom Rees set records as Notre Dame's starting quarterback for parts of four seasons from 2010 to '13 and had served as quarterbacks coach for the Irish last season.
Way-Too-Early Top 25: Where do LSU, Clemson land?
It's never too early to take a look at the top 25 for next season, right? Right. Here's our first take on next season after LSU wrapped up its national title.
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2019 FBS Indep. Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3-0 | 8-5 |
| BYU | 1-0 | 7-6 |
| Army | 1-0 | 5-8 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 11-2 |
| New Mexico State | 0-2 | 2-10 |
| UMass | 0-3 | 1-11 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards252.249th
Rushing Yards179.045th
Points For36.857th
Points Against18.7117th
2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12 | 11 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tyree | RB | Signed | 86 |
| Jordan Johnson | WR | Signed | 85 |
| Michael Carmody | OT | Signed | 84 |
| Michael Mayer | TE-Y | Signed | 84 |
| Rylie Mills | DE | Signed | 83 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | D. Tranquill | Wuerffel Trophy |
| 2015 | J. Smith | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2012 | T. Eifert | John Mackey Award |