Notre Dame does not win a conference as Clemson wins their 7th straight ACC title, Alabama wins their 7th SEC title under Saban, and in general the favorites performed well during Championship Saturday. For a moment, it looked like it could be a drama-filled Sunday for the playoff committee rankings but not enough craziness happened [...]

Last week we wondered where all the drama was for this season and finally we got some good stuff on our television screens. Florida was upset in hilarious fashion, Miami was absolutely stomped, while we couldn't be so lucky as to witness UCLA upset USC. Still, it was a good bye week for Notre Dame [...]

It seems like the top 7 in our poll has been in place since September and that's really not that different than reality. Another week has passed and the same teams remain entrenched at the top. Someone is knocking on the door though and they are from Myrtle Beach! 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll [...]

No Saban, no problem for the Tide in the Iron Bowl, Trevor Lawrence returned with authority for Clemson, Northwestern falls on their face, Iowa State moves closer to a Big 12 regular season title, and the Ducks lose to their in-state rivals. All that, plus more in the recap after our latest 18 Stripes Top [...]

Alabama won by 60, Ohio State held off Indiana, Cincinnati skated past UCF, Wisconsin flopped in Evanston, Coastal Carolina won a tough game against App State, USC dropped Utah, and we were an overtime away from seriously ranking Rutgers, you guys. A full recap after our latest Top 20 rankings. 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll [...]

Florida makes its case as the 2nd best team in the SEC, Miami escapes again, Indiana keeps on winning, Cincinnati isn't slowing down, while Michigan may be folding their program soon. This and more from this past week of college football. 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll RANK TEAM RECORD NEXT 1 Alabama 6-0 BYE [...]

Michigan loses again (Stanford too!) while Notre Dame did a thing this weekend. Florida grabs hold of the SEC East, Cincinnati and BYU continue to look damn good, while we welcome Indiana into the playoff conversation for the time being. That and more from this past weekend. Note: We are only including teams who have [...]

Mike Leach gets shutout for the first time ever, Clemson survives a scare, Ohio State rolls on GameDay, Texas shakes things up, and Michigan suffers their worst loss under Jim Harbaugh. These are the top stories from week 9 in college football. Note: We are only including teams who have taken the field in 2020. [...]

The Big Ten returned to action this past weekend and we're welcoming 4 new teams from the conference in our polls. Overall, it was a quiet week for most teams but a couple B1G teams flopped in their debuts against big expectations which quickly reshuffles the 2020 pecking order but also prevents an insane takeover [...]

Alabama wins a mini-Game of the Century, Clemson sets ACC records, and North Carolina's comeback fell short against a resurgent Florida State team. These are the highlights from this past week of college football where we now have a new No. 1 team in our 18 Stripes poll. Note: We are only including teams who [...]

Outside of the annual Army-Navy game we have concluded the college football regular season and now wait for the conference championships to wrap up before the unveiling of the 6th edition of the 4-team playoff, plus other bowls too. This Week's Winner: Gus Malzahn, Head Coach, Auburn He did it again. Mr. Arthur Gustav Malzahn III [...]

One more full regular season week of college football, dear friends. As the Irish prepare to win in Palo Alto for the first time in ages as heavy favorites they will be taking a back seat to a busy weekend across the country. But first, let's recap the last week. This Week's Winner: Chase Young, [...]

We are one step closer to the Holy Grail, and with losses to Baylor and Minnesota, now left with just 3 undefeated teams in college football. It feels like we are pretty close to these unbeaten teams being locks to make the College Football Playoff barring a massive upset down the stretch, but of course [...]

LSU toppled Alabama in Tuscaloosa in a thrilling offensive fireworks display that potentially blocks the Crimson Tide from making the College Football Playoff. Well, maybe. Elsewhere, Minnesota held on at home against Penn State to remain undefeated and now legitimately becomes part of the playoff conversation themselves, although their schedule continues to stiffen as we [...]

With 6 out of our top 11 experiencing idleness things were quiet in week 10. Not so much this weekend as a pair of games will feature undefeated teams sure to reset the national playoff picture. We're recapping the week that was before looking ahead to major events in Tuscaloosa and Minneapolis. This Week's Biggest [...]