AG's College Football Report
First and 20: Breaking down the Power 5 unbeatens
The Sports Xchange
October 17 As of now, each of the Power Five conferences has a horse (or two or three) in the race. In the unlikely event that each of the leagues produces an unbeaten champ, the Big 12 is in the weakest position FULL STORY
First and 20: Alabama thriving after adjustments
Anthony Gimino
October 11 And then there's the top-ranked Crimson Tide, riding comfortably above the chaos, tamping down the riff-raff in the usual Nick Saban my-defense-is-better-than-your-defense kind of way. The Tide has nine non-offensive touchdowns FULL STORY
First & 20: Clemson, Louisville look like playoff teams
Anthony Gimino
October 02 Louisville has a great win (the rout of Florida State), a great loss (Clemson) and a great opportunity (Houston, Nov. 17). The Cardinals also have a great schedule, not having to play divisional cross-over FULL STORY
First & 20: October decides if Texas A&M is for real
Anthony Gimino
September 25 They end this September with a 4-0 mark, with an opening victory over UCLA and Saturday's manly 45-24 victory against Arkansas in Arlington, Texas, where Texas A&M pounded the Hogs FULL STORY
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: ACC Atlantic now nation's best division
Anthony Gimino
September 11 Florida State at Louisville (noon ET). ESPN's College Football GameDay will be making its first appearance in Louisville. Keep an eye on the news of Florida State All-American safety Derwin James, who suffered FULL STORY
First & 20: SEC has Bama but shows shortcomings
Anthony Gimino
September 04 OK, so the SEC is the best conference in the country. But, these days, that's only because of Nick Saban. It's not because of LSU's Les Miles or whatever FULL STORY
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: Clemson will be back at the top next fall
Anthony Gimino
January 12 That would be quarterback Deshaun Watson, who put up 478 yards of offense Monday night against Ala-Freaking-Bama. If you see Clemson and Alabama in that mirror FULL STORY
Bama vs. Clemson: Dual-threat Watson key for Tigers
Anthony Gimino
January 10 Watson, the Tigers' All-American quarterback, is the answer, the antidote, the young gun aiming for that one, tiny weak spot in Alabama's defense -- its vulnerability to dual-threat quarterbacks. FULL STORY
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