AG's College Football Report

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

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: Bama's dominance is same old story

Anthony Gimino

September 03 Alabama's round-up of third-ranked Florida State on Saturday featured a fully operational national-championship-caliber defense, which held the Seminoles to 40 yards on the ground and 250 overall in a 24-7 victory in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. FULL STORY

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

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

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

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

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

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: Penn State's win shakes up CFP dynamic

Anthony Gimino

October 24 Penn State, in its signature victory of the post-Joe Paterno era, used a 17-0 fourth-quarter blitz to stun No. 2 Ohio State 24-21, the winning points coming on a blocked field goal return for a touchdown. FULL STORY

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