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Predicting Where Every Uncommitted 2017 Under Armour Recruit Will Sign

Posted by Damon Sayles on December 30 2016 Add Comments
The Under Armour All-America Game will take place Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and a few 2017 recruits have chosen to end their recruiting processes with verbal commitments during the game. More than 125 NFL draft picks have played in the all-star game, an annual event since 2008. This year's roster includes 27 uncommitted players, and five of those 2017s—athlete DeAngelo Gibbs, safeties Xavier McKinney and Markquese Bell and linebackers Nathan Proctor and Breon Dixon—are expected to announce their pledges at Camping ...

The Alabama-Washington Semi Is the Most Important Game of Lane Kiffin’s Career

Posted by Barrett Sallee on December 30 2016 Add Comments
ATLANTA — Alabama head coach Nick Saban sat down with Lane Kiffin when he was hired to run Alabama's offense in 2014 and gave him one simple, easy-to-follow rule. "I can take good news, I can take bad news, but don't give me surprises." If all goes according to plan, Saturday's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Washington won't be full of surprises, and the Tide—two-touchdown favorites over the Huskies, according to OddsShark—will ...

Sun Bowl 2016: Stanford vs. North Carolina Live Score and Highlights

Posted by David Luther on December 30 2016 Add Comments
Stanford 25, North Carolina 23—FINAL Stanford edged North Carolina in an instant classic, and in doing so, wins its 10th game of the season for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.  Stanford finishes 10-3 while North Carolina wraps up the season with a respectable 8-5 mark.Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Mike MacIntyre Named 2016 Dodd Award Winner: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

Posted by Joseph Zucker on December 30 2016 Add Comments
Hours after his team's 38-8 defeat to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre got some good news. According to USA Today's Nicole Auerbach, MacIntyre won the 2016 Dodd Trophy for coach of the year. ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg shared the connection MacIntyre had previously held with the Dodd Trophy: According to Kyle Bonagura of ESPN.com, MacIntyre continues to carry a coin from his father's Dodd Trophy win. It's the second honor he has earned this year after winning the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award ...

Citrus Bowl 2016: LSU vs. Louisville TV Schedule, Time and Odds

Posted by Chris Roling on December 30 2016 Add Comments
One of bowl season's most interesting matchups occurs Saturday morning when the No. 20 LSU Tigers meet the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals in the 2016 Citrus Bowl. The Tigers (7-4) ride one of the nation's best defenses into the matchup and look like one of the best stories of the season after head coach Ed Orgeron led the program to a 5-2 mark after taking over for Les Miles. The Cardinals (9-3), of course, boast Heisman Trophy ...

Peach Bowl 2016: Washington vs. Alabama TV Schedule, Time and Odds

Posted by Chris Roling on December 30 2016 Add Comments
The No. 4 Washington Huskies wanted the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff and got them in Saturday's 2016 Peach Bowl. Washington (12-1) will make its CFP debut after a quick turnaround under head coach Chris Petersen. The Huskies played big names such as quarterback Jake Browning last year and made a leap most programs only dream about this season to make it to this point. Alabama (13-0) is again the model of ...

Fiesta Bowl 2016: Ohio State vs. Clemson TV Schedule, Time and Odds

Posted by Chris Roling on December 30 2016 Add Comments
The country turns its attention to the 2016 Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve for a showdown between the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 2 Clemson Tigers in what might be the year's most anticipated matchup. Both sides took intriguing routes to this encounter. Ohio State (11-1) cruised through the schedule, the exception being a hiccup against Penn State, which cost the Buckeyes a shot at the Big Ten title game. Head coach Urban Meyer's ...

TaxSlayer Bowl 2016: Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky TV Schedule, Time and Odds

Posted by Chris Roling on December 30 2016 Add Comments
Two red hot teams square off Saturday when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Kentucky Wildcats get together in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. The Yellow Jackets (8-4) finished the season on a three-game tear, upending then-No. 14 Virginia Tech in the process before capping the campaign off with a road win against Georgia out of the SEC. Speaking of the SEC, the Wildcats (7-5) closed the year on a two-game streak, giving the program its first bowl ...

Liberty Bowl 2016: Georgia vs. TCU Live Score and Highlights

Posted by Sean Frye on December 30 2016 Add Comments
2016 Liberty Bowl TCU vs. Georgia Time: Noon E.T. TV: ESPN In a battle between the SEC and the Big 12, the 6-6 TCU Horned Frogs face the 7-5 Georgia Bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl. Memphis will play host to a pair of Power Five conference teams that are looking for some offseason momentum in order to make a run at the elite of their leagues. Stay plugged in below for continued updates. Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Where’s the Elite J.T. Barrett of 2014, and Will He Return Before It’s Too Late?

Posted by Matt Hayes on December 30 2016 Add Comments
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — No one at Ohio State wants to talk about it, because talking about the regression of star quarterback J.T. Barrett would mean acknowledging it. And acknowledging it would mean someone made a mistake. Instead, the Buckeyes talk about 12 wins and one lousy loss last year, and how they really were the best team in the Big Ten anyway, and who in their right mind wouldn’t want all of that? "We don’t look ...