Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney pretty much summed up the College Football Playoff National Championship game in one quote.  "I don't think another team has a chance of beating Alabama, and we have a chance," he said in the lead-up to the game, per Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. That's the general feeling of this game, isn't it? Alabama is the Goliath of college football, but if there is a David, it would probably be a ...

Ohio State running back Curtis Samuel announced on Monday that he will enter the 2017 NFL draft:  Samuel, a junior, was dynamic for Ohio State in 2016, rushing 97 times for 771 yards and eight touchdowns while (third on the team in each category), while also catching 74 passes for 865 yards and another seven scores (first on the team in each category). At 5'11" and 197 pounds, Samuel projects as a Percy Harvin or Darren Sproles-esque playmaker ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish reportedly lost an important member of their 2017 recruiting class Monday. Tom Loy of 247Sports and Pete Sampson of Scout's Irish Illustrated reported that Paulson Adebo decommitted from Notre Dame. Per Scout, the 6'1" and 180-pound Adebo is a 4-star prospect and the No. 213 overall recruit and No. 16 athlete in the 2017 class. Loy noted that Adebo chose Notre Dame in June 2016 but also had offers from programs such as LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee ...

The Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide are playing for college football's ultimate prize on Monday, which means bettors have only one game remaining before a long offseason of analyzing rosters and making early predictions for next season. If last season's College Football Playoff National Championship was any indication, fans and bettors will be in for a thrilling and nerve-wracking showdown. Alabama ultimately prevailed against Clemson, 45-40, and won its fourth national title in seven seasons. With ...

Alabama vs. Clemson, Round 1, was an instant classic in last year's College Football Playoff championship game.  Round 2 has all the makings of being a matchup to remember as well.  Before we analyze the game in more detail, let's first go over the viewing information. Now let's break this sucker down.                   How Alabama Wins Well, they have the most talented roster in college football, for starters.  But seriously, the Crimson Tide are ...

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl headlined not only a weekend exhibition of some of the best football recruits in the 2017 class but also a weekend loaded with verbal commitments. Seven of those pledges came at the Army bowl. The Pac-12 won big with commitments at the Army bowl from 5-star offensive tackle Foster Sarell (Stanford), 5-star cornerback Darnay Holmes (UCLA), 4-star safety Bubba Bolden (USC), 4-star running back Eno Benjamin (Arizona State) and 4-star wide ...

Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning and former college head coach Steve Spurrier headline the list of 2017 inductees entering the College Football Hall of Fame, which was announced Monday, per Chris Low of ESPN.com.  All of the inductees in this year's class are listed below: Manning is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in SEC and college football history, and he remains the most prolific passer in the Volunteers' long and storied program. He finished his college ...

North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky declared for the 2017 NFL draft Monday, as he announced in an essay on The Players' Tribune. "After a lot of prayer and thought, I have decided to forgo my senior year and enter the NFL draft," Trubisky wrote. "This has been the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make. But no matter what happens next, I know I’ll never experience something as special as being a Tar Heel." After the ...

The best college football players in the country will be on display when Alabama and Clemson battle for the national championship Monday night, but every program still needs to look toward the future. No matter how good a team is now, good recruiting is always necessary to keep winning. Those without a solid class locked up already might learn this lesson the hard way, because there are few top options still available. Most of the big names ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers are only hours away from facing off for the second year in a row to determine the College Football Playoff national champion. Plenty of talent will be on display Monday night in Tampa, Florida; Clemson and Alabama will likely see multiple players selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. The four stars below will be among the most pivotal in the national title game, and how they ...