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Ranking the college football bowl games from No. 38 to No. 1
The postseason is one "Kokomo Bowl" from becoming the next verse in a Beach Boys song: "Miami, Bahamas, come on pretty mamma, Camellia, and Boca, this is not a joke-a." Four new bowl games plus the extra championship game means the process of picking winners has become a title of a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock: "The 39 Steps." Or is it "Psycho"? I had a good picking year in 2013 because no one mailed me torn-up betting slips from Las Vegas, but this year could be as different as Mike Riley and Bo Pelini. We present the annual worst-to-best: 38: Hawaii, Fresno State (6-7) vs. Rice (7-5), Dec. 24, ESPN: Cheer up — the winner of the worst...
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Ranking the college football bowl games from No. 38 to No. 1
The postseason is one "Kokomo Bowl" from becoming the next verse in a Beach Boys song: "Miami, Bahamas, come on pretty mamma, Camellia, and Boca, this is not a joke-a." Four new bowl games plus the extra championship game means the...
Monday's college football bowl games
Autozone Liberty Bowl
Texas A&M (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5)
Date: Dec. 29, 11 a.m. PST
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
TV: ESPN.
The buzz: Two pass-heavy offenses will square off in what could be a high-scoring bowl. Texas A&M got off to a 5-0...
College football: What to watch Saturday on TV
Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on Saturday, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
MORNING
Duke (6-1) at Pittsburgh (4-4)
9 a.m., ESPNU
Duke is already bowl eligible in...
College football on TV: Saturday's games to watch
Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on Saturday, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
MORNING
No. 8 Ohio State (8-1) at No. 25 Minnesota (7-2)
9 a.m., Channel 7
Ohio State has...
Will Muschamp fired as Florida football coach
Will Muschamp has been fired as the Florida Gators’ head coach, two sources confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel.
UF announced the decision in a news release shortly after 1 p.m.
"Upon evaluation of our football program, we are not where the...
Readers share some pretty 'INTENSE' feelings about college rivalries
Each week during the college football season, national analyst Chris Dufresne will burn a timeout to answer questions and exchange opinions. You can email him at chris.dufresne@latimes.com and reach him on Twitter: @DufresneLATimes.
Unbuckling the...
College football: Play it forward
Five things to watch this week in college football:
1. Spoiler Alert. Playoff-hopeful Texas Christian plays at Texas on Thanksgiving in the Longhorn opponent spot formerly occupied by Texas A&M. Texas can't win the Big 12 but has won three straight...
College football on TV: What to watch this weekend
Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on the weekend, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
FRIDAY
Houston (6-4) at Southern Methodist (0-10)
9 a.m., CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
...
A viewer's guide: What college football games to watch this weekend
Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on Saturday, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
MORNING
Indiana (3-7) at No. 6 Ohio State (9-1)
9 a.m., Big Ten Network (BTN)
Indiana...
Alabama looks like title contender with 59-0 rout of Texas A&M
Alabama looked every bit the part of a national title contender, with a point-a-minute attack and a defense that planted a goose egg on one of the nation's most prolific offenses.
Blake Sims passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a...
Ole Miss, Mississippi State share No. 3 in latest AP poll
Mississippi's Southeastern Conference teams have never been this good and this close.
Mississippi and Mississippi State are tied for third in the Associated Press college football poll after a wild day of unexpected results brought major changes to the...
Michigan State, Georgia, Wisconsin roll to lopsided victories
Connor Cook threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 11 Michigan STate scored the third-most points in program history, smashing Eastern Michigan, 73-14, on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.
The Spartans (2-1) came up three points short of...
J.T. Barrett ties school record with six TD passes in Ohio State win
J.T. Barrett matched a school record with six touchdown passes — five in the first half — to lead No. 22 Ohio State, rebounding from a loss to Virginia Tech, to a 66-0 victory over Kent State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
The win was the 39th in a row...
College football: What games to watch Saturday on TV
Each week our national college football writer describes how he would handle the television remote on Saturday, handicapping what's worth watching, and skipping:
MORNING
Texas (3-4) at No. 11 Kansas State (5-1)
9 a.m., ESPN
It took Kansas State...
Fond, and not-so-fond, remembrances of college football's poll system
A few days from now, eyes will be fixed on the first top-25 list released by the College Football Playoff selection committee.
Those rankings, due for release Tuesday, will be the only ones that matter. So we thought this might be a good time to pay...
Arizona, Utah have shifted the balance of power in the Pac-12
Utah lost at home to lowly Washington State earlier this season and Arizona needed 36 fourth-quarter points to defeat California, a team that went 1-11 last year, on a Hail Mary pass.
So you might ask: When did the Utah and Arizona coaches get fired?
...
Kansas State makes unscheduled arrival among college football elite
The first thing we wondered after Kansas State's huge win at Oklahoma on Saturday was why Bill Snyder agreed to play Auburn in September.
No. 14 Kansas State (5-1) took over sole possession of first place in the division-less Big 12 and appears to be one...
SEC East's problems could affect College Football Playoff
Have you noticed this year how fewer people are addressing the Southeastern Conference as the SEC?
It is now simply the SEC West. A great league's power has been consolidated and marginalized.
The SEC West is college football's best division, with...
Arizona upsets No. 2 Oregon, 31-24
Terris Jones-Grigsby scored the tiebreaking touchdown with 2:54 left, plowing into the end zone from a yard out, and Arizona stunned Oregon once again with a 31-24 victory Thursday night over the second-ranked Ducks in Eugene, Ore. True freshman Nick...
College football on TV this Saturday
Sports, College Football, Sports Television Industry, Texas A&M, Stanford
Break out the chips and cold drinks but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, The Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and...
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