USC : AG's College Football Report

First & 20: Mayfield's antics won't hurt him -- much

First & 20: Mayfield's antics won't hurt him -- much

Anthony Gimino

November 19 The Oklahoma quarterback apologized after his offseason arrest in Arkansas. He apologized after planting an OU flag at midfield after the Sooners won at Ohio State early in the season. He apologized after a FULL STORY

First & 20: Auburn streaking toward CFP spot

First & 20: Auburn streaking toward CFP spot

Anthony Gimino

November 12 Auburn, sitting with two losses while quietly drafting off the college football rankings leaders, is ready to slingshot past the traffic and make a pedal-to-the-metal run to the finish line. FULL STORY

First & 20: 10 remain in College Football Playoff hunt

First & 20: 10 remain in College Football Playoff hunt

Anthony Gimino

November 06 A wacky Saturday of college football -- aren't they all? -- whacked four playoff contenders: Ohio State, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech. They all sink to the second tier under the weight of their second losses of the season. FULL STORY

First & 20: Notre Dame makes statement with big win

First & 20: Notre Dame makes statement with big win

Anthony Gimino

October 23 Notre Dame was a wreck last season, Brian Kelly was on the coaching hot seat, and the Fighting Irish seemed joyless after this season's Week 2 home loss to Georgia. 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: 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

First & 20: UCLA, USC rebound after fall from grace

First & 20: UCLA, USC rebound after fall from grace

Anthony Gimino

October 26 The Bruins dispatched 20th-ranked Cal 40-24 on Thursday night, and the Trojans swatted third-ranked and previously unbeaten Utah 42-24 on Saturday. FULL STORY