3 months ago

In the ever-changing world of college athletics, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has some ideas on how college football can operate in a more effective and efficient manner. One idea Smith suggests is that the sport work under the umbrella of the College Football Playoff rather than the NCAA. College Football Playoff expansion has been a topic of conversation recently, though that’s been tabled for a later date. Right

Saturday Tradition

5 months ago

For example, I follow recruiting but didn’t learn about Kentucky’s strategy to slam Ohio until you wrote about it. People want to talk about expanding the College Football Playoff to get more even recruiting results. They want to put an end to college football’s biggest perceived problem — the disparity in recruiting results between the haves and the have nots. In the 2022 cycle, exactly 50 percent of the top

The Athletic

3 months ago

One of the many ways in which college football at the FBS level is unique from other college sports is how its postseason is run independently of NCAA oversight, which has led to increasing power for the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. Now, one prominent leader in the sport is suggesting that CFP leadership take control of college football at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Smith,

CBS Sports

4 months ago

Colin Cowherd weighed in on a growing narrative bouncing around social media, that college football needs to duplicate the kind of entertainment that college basketball does with March Madness. “In college football, you have to stay in the sport minimum 3 years. So schools that are not traditional powers, when they face schools that are the traditional powers, there is no age advantage. The powers in college basketball, unlike college

Saturday Down South

4 months ago

At the very least, college football may be the only sport whose regular season is universally acknowledged as being more compelling than its postseason. They are:While college football generates massive revenues, the games are played by students who are not paid. This unique set of circumstances is part of what makes the regular season so great. When just 4 of 130 eligible teams make it to the playoff, some regular

Baltimore Sports and Life

3 months ago

In college football, this is no different, but these controversial moments should be used as learning experiences instead of hot gossip. Here are our 10 most controversial moments in college football. Nevin Shapiro was a booster for the University of Miami – Miami Hurricanes Football team. Luckily for fans, by 2014, the NCAA introduced the College Football Playoff system to replace BCS. Marshall Faulk being snubbedDuring his college football years,

The Juice Online

2 months ago

The Texas A&M Aggies' new-and-improved roster of talented recruits brings College Football Playoff-or-bust expectations to College Station. Texas A&M vs. Auburn Texas A&M vs. LSU Texas A&M vs. Alabama247Sports formed a list of 10 potential teams that could "crash the playoff in 2022." The Aggies were included along with Houston, Wake Forest, Baylor, BYU, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Texas A&M The Aggies are going to be good,

Sports Illustrated

3 months ago

A break-up of big-time college football and the NCAA isn’t a new idea, but it continues to pick up mainstream support. One very influential athletic director, Ohio State’s Gene Smith, openly discussed the possibility while speaking to ESPN at the Big Ten’s spring meetings. Telling Heather Dinich that he was “just throwing ideas out,” he proposed that the 10 FBS leagues move under the College Football Playoff banner, while having

Sports Illustrated

3 months ago

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Acting head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith made a bold suggestion this Tuesday regarding the future of college football. He suggested the 10 FBS conferences operate outside of the NCAA's structure and

The Spun

3 months ago

I haven’t written about Alabama’s spring football game in a column until now because there was something more important going on at Bryant-Denny Stadium during this year’s A-Day festivities. In this new era for the game, Saban has used the portal like the New York Yankees use free agency. Never saw Bo Jackson live and in person on a football field, so former Florida receiver Percy Harvin remains the fastest

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