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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 Four Lowe Down: Auburn, Okie State pull upsets

Week Four Lowe Down: Auburn, Okie State pull upsets

Matt Lowe

September 20 The Longhorns better get their scoring pants on because Oklahoma State, like LSU, is going to put points on the board. Led by exciting quarterback Spencer Sanders (622 yards passing, seven TDs), the nation’s leading rusher, Chuba Hubbard, and All-American wideout Tylan Wallace, the Cowboys enter FULL STORY

Week One Lowe Down: SEC powers come out swinging

Week One Lowe Down: SEC powers come out swinging

Matt Lowe

August 29 But for a lot of teams in college football, there never will be a national title. There never will be a College Football Playoff appearance, or postseason party in the streets of a school in dire need of one. 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 Four Lowe Down: Bulldogs battle, Pokes roll

Week Four Lowe Down: Bulldogs battle, Pokes roll

Matt Lowe

September 22 The weather has held back FSU’ eagerness to return to the field and get in the win column after losing the opener to top-ranked Alabama, but NC State won’t give a rip about that entering FULL STORY

Week Three Lowe Down: The Palmetto state shines

Week Three Lowe Down: The Palmetto state shines

Matt Lowe

September 15 If Florida is going to be a contender in the SEC East, then it will have to get a number of issues resolved. Most notably, keeping its best offensive players on the field. FULL STORY

Week Two Lowe Down: Will the road be friendly?

Week Two Lowe Down: Will the road be friendly?

Matt Lowe

September 08 Clemson and Auburn hook up for Round 2 in Death Valley. Ohio State and Oklahom collide for Round 2 in Columbus. Georgia and Notre Dame clash for the first time since the two played for the 1980 national title. FULL STORY

Week 12 Lowe Down: Buffaloes survive, LSU rolls

Week 12 Lowe Down: Buffaloes survive, LSU rolls

Matt Lowe

November 18 But titles aren’t won in September and October; they are won in November and December. And the teams that have the talent, heart and mental toughness to overcome any obstacle FULL STORY

Week Three Lowe Down: Bama snaps skid, Cards win

Week Three Lowe Down: Bama snaps skid, Cards win

Matt Lowe

September 16 The storylines: Can Alabama avoid its third straight loss to Ole Miss? Will Oklahoma, a sexy preseason favorite to make the College Football Playoff, be all but eliminated from the 128-team race after the season’s third week? Can Louisville cement FULL STORY

Week One Lowe Down: OU squeezes by, Bama rolls

Week One Lowe Down: OU squeezes by, Bama rolls

Matt Lowe

September 02 In fact, over the last four years, the Crimson Tide is 48-6 overall and 28-4 in the SEC, which rounds out to 12 wins per (yeah, I know, pretty sick right there). FULL STORY