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The Lowe Down: Championship Weekend Picks

The Lowe Down: Championship Weekend Picks

Matt Lowe

December 18 If Iowa State can beat Oklahoma for a second time this season, it will claim its first conference title in school history. For that to happen, steady quarterback Brock Purdy and explosive tailback Breece Hall, FULL STORY

Week Seven Lowe Down: Oklahoma, LSU get Ws

Week Seven Lowe Down: Oklahoma, LSU get Ws

Matt Lowe

October 11 Huge matchups abound in the SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten and the road to the College Football Playoff should become a little clearer after this week — and in the coming weeks. FULL STORY

Week Five Lowe Down: Top teams cruise

Week Five Lowe Down: Top teams cruise

Matt Lowe

September 27 If last week was any indication of what to expect moving forward, the SEC West race is going to be barnburner. But unlike in recent memory, scoring power could be the ingredient that fuels a division title. FULL STORY

Week Six Lowe Down: Texas, Miss. State pull upsets

Week Six Lowe Down: Texas, Miss. State pull upsets

Matt Lowe

October 05 It’s taken me a while to warm up to UCF as a potential College Football Playoff contender, but after watching the Knights play three times this season I’m officially on board. FULL STORY

Week Two Lowe Down: UGA, Clemson get road Ws

Week Two Lowe Down: UGA, Clemson get road Ws

Matt Lowe

September 07 No. 1, Tua Tagovailoa is the real deal. No, he’s not LeBron James. Nor is he the greatest football player in Alabama history (let’s let him play a full season first). But he has the potential to be the best quarterback of the Nick Saban era, FULL STORY

Week One Lowe Down: SEC powers roll, Irish survive

Week One Lowe Down: SEC powers roll, Irish survive

Matt Lowe

August 31 Right out of the gate, we see a number of great college football heavyweight matchups that could play a role in who makes the four-team playoff. FULL STORY

Ferrell, Buckshot Calvert lead 2018 All-Name Team

Ferrell, Buckshot Calvert lead 2018 All-Name Team

Matt Lowe

August 01 Liberty quarterback Buckshot Calvert and Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell highlight the 2018 All-Name Team... FULL STORY

Week Seven Lowe Down: Auburn, Texas get big wins

Week Seven Lowe Down: Auburn, Texas get big wins

Matt Lowe

October 14 Sure, Clemson and Alabama currently look like the top two teams, but after a trip to Syracuse Friday night, the Tigers play Georgia Tech, NC State (in Raleigh) and Florida State in consecutive weeks, so they will be tested. FULL STORY

Week Six Lowe Down: Miami snaps streak, TCU struts

Week Six Lowe Down: Miami snaps streak, TCU struts

Matt Lowe

October 06 Georgia’s running game and defense are a big reason why the Bulldogs look like a legit SEC title contender. But don’t sleep on what true freshman quarterback Jake Fromm has brought to Kirby Smart’s team. FULL STORY

Week Five Lowe Down: Clemson, UGA survive road

Week Five Lowe Down: Clemson, UGA survive road

Matt Lowe

September 29 Vanderbilt defensive lineman Nifae Lealao might have made one of the dumbest comments in sports history when he said “Alabama, you’re next” after a 14-7 win over Kansas State two weekends ago. That remark fueled Alabama’s FULL STORY