Week 1 was historic, Week 2 was a letdown, and Week 3 is when things will get cranked into overdrive in the SEC West. When I sat down in Hoover, Alabama, in July to predict the order of finish in the SEC West, it became apparent that Week 3 would be Separation Saturday. My picks for first and second place—Alabama and Ole Miss, respectively—square off in Oxford, Mississippi; third and fourth place—Auburn and Texas A&M—will battle on ...

The Houston Cougars think they've got a shot to crash this year's College Football Playoff, but to get that far they might have to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats not just once, but twice. And Houston is only 1-2 straight up and 0-2-1 against the spread versus Cincinnati over the last three seasons. In a possible preview of this season's AAC Championship Game the Cougars face off with the Bearcats on Thursday night at Nippert Stadium in ...

Army cornerback Brandon Jackson died Sunday due to injuries suffered in a one-car accident in New York, the academy announced Monday. "Words cannot describe the grief that our team is feeling over the loss of our brother and friend, Brandon," Army head coach Jeff Monken said, per Sal Interdonato of the Times Herald-Record. "He was a beloved teammate, and our hearts are with his family at this time of tragedy." Jackson was a sophomore who appeared in ...

So far, no surprises at the No. 1 spot in the Top 25 college football standings, because Alabama remains No. 1 in both the AP and Amway Coaches polls. However, Clemson fell three spots in the AP poll but just one spot in the coaches poll after an uninspired performance in Week 2. The Tigers defeated Troy by a 30-24 margin, and the close nature of that victory cost them in a big way in terms ...

With Week 2 of the college football season in the books, it's time to look forward to Week 3. Thankfully for college football fans, the week is loaded with premier matchups in a slate of games that should dramatically alter the landscape early in the season. Below, we'll take a look at the Associated Press and Bleacher Report polls, the schedule for the Top 25 teams, make predictions for each of those games and analyze some ...

Following a largely uneventful Week 2, a number of marquee matchups headline the weekend ahead in college football. Saturday features four games between ranked teams. The No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners host the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes in the day's biggest clash, while the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will look for revenge on the road against the No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels. Below are both the Associated Press Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll for Week 3, ...

If there's one position that doesn't instantly translate from college basketball to the pro game, it may be power forward. The athletic big men who dominate in college don't instantly have the same impact when they get to the NBA, often moving down a spot to small forward if they're not strong enough, yet pro scouts continue to search high and low for these players. Look at the most recent NBA draft for evidence. Four of ...

We're two weeks into the 2016 college football season. A winter, spring and summer of speculation and hype has been replaced by two weeks' worth of game film, and the results have been surprising. Some preseason predictions are on track to be proved correct, while others are looking shaky at best. That's the beauty of college football, right? We enjoy the games, the eyebrow-raising teams and players as well as those that disappoint us. Here's a ...

Will your team make the College Football Playoff? Unlike most media sites, Bleacher Report doesn't give you a yes or no answer. Instead, we use analytics and a proprietary algorithm as a substitute for committee rankings to assign teams a probability to make the playoff. Each week, we’ll highlight the most important talking points from the previous weekend’s action and how those results impact our algorithm for playoff probability. The table shows the results, and you can ...

One of the most incredible college football plays you will ever see should not have happened, and the officials are paying the price. Central Michigan upset Oklahoma State on Saturday on the hands of a Hail Mary coming on an untimed down. The play came after an offensive penalty, which should have instead ended the game. According to Ralph D. Russo of the Associated Press, the MAC has suspended the officials for two games. Jake Trotter of ...