College football bowl, playoff predictions

More than a month into the college football season, here are some predictions as to which teams will go bowling, and which will be headed to the playoffs.
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More than a month into the college football season, here are some predictions as to which teams will go bowling, and which will be headed to the playoffs.
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In 2017-18, the conference won 12 national titles, which led the nation for the 13th consecutive year. But where it matters most, in football and men’s basketball, the Pac-12 fell well short.
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Following the bowl game projection frenzy, bids are in for the postseason and the Bears will be spending their Christmas in the desert. Cal football (7-5, 4-5) is headed to Phoenix, AZ, to face TCU (6-6, 4-5) in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26.
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The most glaring takeaway from this week, however, came after Washington hammered home the final nail in the coffin for the Pac-12, slowing down the conference’s highest ranked team and almost certainly precluding an appearance in the College Football Playoff.
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It has been a little more than three weeks since the final college football rankings were released, and to no surprise, there was debate as to who deserved to be in them. The only way to summarize these final rankings is that conference championships have now become a contributing factor
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Arguably one of the toughest jobs in sports (besides being an NBA referee or the NFL commissioner), being a part of the College Football Playoff committee means one is bound to be scrutinized regardless of who they select as the final top four teams. The system is partly based off
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Upsets in college football happen on a weekly basis and are a part of what makes college football so exciting and dramatic. From Gatorade showers on coaches to fans rushing the field to the eruption of the home team’s students section, upsets have the ability to incite emotions ranging from
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When I go to bed at night, I dream about one thing and one thing only: roses. When Jeff Tedford was the coach of the football team, he would joke that Cal fans wanted to see a Rose Bowl more than a national championship. It’s not a joke. I absolutely
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