The final weekend of the 2016 SEC regular season drew to a close on Saturday, as the conference experienced mixed results against opponents outside of the league. Kentucky stole the show with a 41-38 win over a rival Louisville team that had steamrolled opponents for much of the season. The Wildcats moved up to 7-5 on the year, and they can make an argument for being the SEC's surprise team in 2016. However, the other schools with ...

With the conference title games next weekend, now seems like an excellent time to make some predictions about the College Football Playoff and the major bowl games.  No projections will make any sense until we predict next weekend's key games, however. So let's start there: Washington beats Colorado Alabama beats Florida Clemson beats Virginia Tech Wisconsin beats Penn State Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State  Here's what my Top 10 would look like in such a scenario: Alabama Ohio State Clemson Washington Wisconsin Michigan Oklahoma Penn State USC Colorado OK, now that we have that ...

Rivalries were settled. Statements were made. Dreams were either advanced or dashed.  Week 13 in college football had a little bit of everything, including the game of the year. Before we get to the week that will decide the fate of the College Football Playoff, however, let's take a look back on Week 13 and how it affected both the Amway Coaches Poll and the Bleacher Report rankings. Analysis In any other week, the discussion from Saturday may have ...

The regular season is complete, the bowl games are coming up, and there's no way to sugarcoat what has gone down over the last three months in the 13 SEC cities outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The SEC is mediocre. It's average. It's a conference with one great team—Alabama—and a bunch of teams that struggle to find consistency, routinely get in their own way and are no better or worse than other mid-level Power Five teams from around the ...

Fact: Ohio State beat Michigan 30-27 on Saturday. The Buckeyes have now won 12 of the last 13 games against the Wolverines, including five straight. Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: B/R InsightsRead more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Several South Carolina players accused Clemson players of using racial slurs during Saturday's game between the two teams. "They called one of our defensive linemen—they used the N-word," Gamecocks linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams told reporters, per David Caraviello of the Post and Courier. "An offensive lineman, I don't know his number. ... We're going to get our get-back. Next year we play them in Williams-Brice Stadium, and we're definitely going to have that game circled." Wideout Terry Googer, ...

Well, that was quite the wild week, wasn't it? A few teams all but punched their tickets to the College Football Playoff. A few more teams kept their hopes alive. And a number of teams were upset as rivalry week claimed its usual slew of victims. Below, I'll provide my projections for the College Football Playoff rankings and break down the college football landscape.     Analysis Don't be surprised if Michigan doesn't drop out of the top four. Let's review what ...

The Pac-12 Championship Game was set on Saturday night after No. 9 Colorado defeated No. 22 Utah, eliminating No. 12 USC from contention.  The Buffaloes will meet No. 5 Washington in Santa Clara, California, for all the marbles as we take a look at how you can catch all the action: The Huskies made easy work of No. 23 Washington State 45-17 to win the Apple Cup and clinch the Pac-12 North: Washington's well-rounded team has made it ...

Clemson's road to the College Football Playoff officially runs through Orlando. The Tigers closed their regular season in fine fashion Saturday night, earning a 56-7 blowout victory over South Carolina. Deshaun Watson perhaps put himself back in the Heisman conversation, throwing for 347 yards and having as many touchdowns (six) as incompletions. While South Carolina is a middling SEC team that barely scraped its way to bowl eligibility, it was a clear sign the Tigers' midseason ...

It wasn't the matchup anyone was expecting, but Penn State and Wisconsin kept winning all season to set up a showdown in the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game.  Wisconsin overcame consecutive losses against Michigan and Ohio State to earn its fourth appearance in the conference title game. Penn State has won eight straight games after a 49-10 loss against Michigan to earn its first-ever berth in Big Ten title game.         Game Preview Lost in the hoopla ...