Independents : AG's College Football Report

First & 20: No more doubts about Clemson

First & 20: No more doubts about Clemson

Anthony Gimino

September 18 That's where the doubts about Clemson repeating as the national champion began. Bryant wasn't Deshaun Watson. Nobody was Deshaun Watson. FULL STORY

First & 20: OU flexes muscle in win over Ohio State

First & 20: OU flexes muscle in win over Ohio State

Anthony Gimino

September 10 Filed under things we did not think we'd see: Casual Bob Stoops, shirt untucked, standing in a suite at Ohio Stadium, first-pumping the play of the Oklahoma Sooners in their victory over Ohio State. FULL STORY

First & 20: Louisville's Jackson deserves Heisman

First & 20: Louisville's Jackson deserves Heisman

Anthony Gimino

December 04 Although the Louisville quarterback handled his grip on the stiff-armed trophy as loosely as the football in the red zone in the final couple of games of the season, Jackson didn't fumble away his big opportunity FULL STORY

First and 20: Buckeyes belong in playoff

First and 20: Buckeyes belong in playoff

Anthony Gimino

November 27 This year, Ohio State -- with the same 11-1 record -- has wins at Oklahoma and Wisconsin, plus Saturday's 30-27 overtime thriller over Michigan. That's three victories over teams that were in the CFP Top 10 FULL STORY

First and 20: Chaos reigns in CFP selections

First and 20: Chaos reigns in CFP selections

Anthony Gimino

November 20 The College Football Playoff selection committee has had it easy in its first two seasons, with by-the-chalk conference champs and four easily-slotted teams. FULL STORY

First and 20: Easy as 2-3-4 to create chaos

First and 20: Easy as 2-3-4 to create chaos

Anthony Gimino

November 13 No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Washington all lost -- as did No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 9 Auburn. Clemson and Michigan had been favored by about three touchdowns. Each of the five upset victims had been FULL STORY

First & 20: Alabama QB Hurts displays growing pains

First & 20: Alabama QB Hurts displays growing pains

Anthony Gimino

November 07 Nick Saban's crew took LSU's body blows in a slobberknocker of an SEC game Saturday night and somehow still remained standing with its arms in the air. Alabama survived to win 10-0 and remained a virtually undisputed No. 1. FULL STORY

First and 20: Four teams looking good in CFP mix

First and 20: Four teams looking good in CFP mix

Anthony Gimino

October 30 We have a fantastic four right now -- a quartet of undefeated teams, each from a different major conference -- and it's hard to imagine we could end up with a better playoff than No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Washington. FULL STORY

First & 20: Louisville soaring as other contenders wilt

First & 20: Louisville soaring as other contenders wilt

Anthony Gimino

September 18 The first three weeks of the college football season have washed away several preseason poll darlings and usual suspects from the playoff discussion. A few already have too many losses (two is too many) and others have one unforgivable sin -- FULL STORY

First & 20: Pac-12 can make statement playing SEC

First & 20: Pac-12 can make statement playing SEC

The Sports Xchange

August 29 No. 20 USC vs. No. 1 Alabama (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, ABC) -- Nick Saban enters game week without having announced a starting quarterback, but the key matchup will be Alabama's offensive line vs. USC's new-look FULL STORY

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