While Michigan and Washington pursued a national championship, most of the sport spent the past five weeks reshaping their rosters for 2024. My initial rankings solely assess who’s coming and going. I did not attempt to predict season records. 1. Georgia (13-1 in 2023) Georgia will be loaded yet again, especially on defense. The entire … Read more
Offensive Player of the Year — u-Jayden Daniels, QB, LSUDefensive Player of the Year — Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi StateCoach of the Year — Eliah Drinkwitz, MissouriNewcomer of the Year — Caleb Downs, S, Alabama FIRST TEAM OffenseWR — u-Malik Nabers, LSU, 6-0, 200, Jr., Youngsville, LouisianaWR — Luther Burden III, Missouri, 5-11, 208, So., … Read more
Daniels has put together a record-setting season in 2023 as he leads the nation in total offense (412.2), touchdown passes (40), TDs responsible for (50) and rushing yards by a quarterback (1,134). The five-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week this year, Daniels is one of only two players in SEC history to pass for … Read more
We went 10 weeks deep without a single coach getting fired for performance-related reasons. Then we got to Week 11, and two guys who won on Saturday — Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Boise State’s Andy Avalos — both got canned, as did two coaches from the same game (Fisher and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett). … Read more
Ohio State is No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, but isn’t the top team in my projections. Despite not playing tough schedules yet, Georgia and Michigan are still the teams that won the national title most often in the simulations. Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State and Florida State made the CFP in more … Read more
Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. I had a modest week, going 6-5 against the spread. The good: nailing another upset special by picking Mizzou to beat K-State. … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. – Brian Kelly left behind lifetime job security at Notre Dame for a brand-new “fay-mily” at LSU for one primary reason: To win a national championship. Trade the headaches of an independent private school in Indiana for all the gumbo and five-star linemen the state of Louisiana has to offer, and a coach … Read more
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Women’s Basketball program officially announced on Wednesday its non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season that will feature six games against teams that received postseason bids last year. Coach Kim Mulkey will enter her third season at LSU after a thrilling year two that ended with the program’s first national championship. … Read more
The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 college football poll after winning back-to-back national championships. Here’s what you need to know: Georgia received 60 of 63 first-place votes in the poll, which was released Monday, as it tries to become the first team to win three consecutive AP poll … Read more