Defenders of the establishment were rewarded again over the holidays by the College Football Playoff. Only those with all of human history as a barometer could have foreseen that even in a batty season in which the Rose Bowl would be played in Texas, the selection committee would shun undefeated Group of Five conference champions […]
In the first edition of the College Football Playoff, the sport’s new method of selecting a champion worked almost exactly as intended. The four teams chosen to play for a national title in 2014 were four of the Power Five conference champions — 12-1 SEC champion Alabama, 12-1 Pac-12 champion Oregon, 13-0 ACC champion Florida […]
The 2020 college football season is looking less and less likely, with Power Five conferences reportedly on the cusp of calling off or at least postponing fall sports. Cancellation has seemed inevitable as players across the country have tested positive for COVID-19, though the move would deal a crushing financial blow to athletic departments, costing […]
Muffet McGraw had done it all in coaching, so now she’s moving on. The legendary Notre Dame women’s basketball coach announced on April 22 that she would step down, ushering in a new era led by McGraw’s former player and assistant, Niele Ivey. In her 38-year career, McGraw won 936 games, finishing sixth all-time in […]
We know college football’s biggest programs bring in fans from all over the country, but all schools like to argue about which one has the best fan base, or the biggest fan base, or the most loyal fan base. Here, using data from VividSeats — a Chicago-based ticket marketplace — is a sampling of where […]