So far, this year’s college football season has played out with relatively little chaos. Sure, 28.5-point underdog Old Dominion beat Virginia Tech, BYU toppled Wisconsin, and Purdue put a big dent in Ohio State’s playoff chances just last week. But most of the leading preseason favorites are still in good shape to make the College […]
Thanks to our College Football Playoff model — which simulates every game of the season to figure out each team’s chance of reaching the final four stage — we can see how much influence any given game has on the overall playoff picture. Most games have little to no effect, but some can potentially swing […]
Five weeks into the 2018 season, the College Football Playoff’s crystal ball is slowly coming into focus. Some would-be contenders — like Wisconsin and USC — have largely played themselves out of the playoff with quick losses. Others — such as LSU and Notre Dame — have bolstered their resumes with early wins. But there’s […]
Each week in this space, we examine all the things a certain contending team needs to have happen in order for it to make the College Football Playoff. Today we turn our attention to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are one of the country’s best teams on paper but may also need the most […]
Each week in this space, we examine all the things a certain contending team needs to have happen in order for it to make the College Football Playoff. Today we turn our attention to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are one of the country’s best teams on paper but may also need the most […]