As the regular season comes to an end Saturday, the candidates for the prestigious Heisman Trophy narrow. While it is still any player’s award to win, the pool of candidates with the best shot at winning are three quarterbacks. Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and LSU’s Jayden Daniels …
Read More »CFB Top 25: Winners, Losers and Weirdos from Week 12
With the final week of college football’s regular season around the corner, things are locking into place. CFB Top 25 contenders are all but decided, the bottom of the barrel has made itself known and teams in the middle are closing in on making or missing a bowl game. But …
Read More »Can Anyone Topple Georgia? The Nine Teams Still in the Playoff Race
One week of regular season football to go. Nine teams with a shot at the four-team playoff. Here’s everyone who’s still got a shot. Georgia (11-0) The best team in the country, once again. Twenty-four and oh in the last three years of SEC play. A cupcake against Georgia Tech …
Read More »Dooley Grades The Gators: Florida at No. 9 Missouri
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 33-31 loss to No. 9 Missouri at Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night: OFFENSE B First half: It was about as bad as it has been so far this season. Florida managed only 30 plays and 153 yards in the …
Read More »South Carolina Set to Host Kentucky
South Carolina will host Kentucky in each team’s last SEC matchup of the regular season. The Gamecocks will look to keep their bowl game hopes alive with a victory over the Wildcats. If they can pull it off, this will be Shane Beamer’s third-straight bowl game appearance. Kickoff is set …
Read More »College Football Poll: Georgia Jumps to No. 1
The College Football Selection Committee released its third top-25 rankings of the season. College Football Poll – New No. 1 The Georgia Bulldogs have claimed the No. 1 spot this week. The previous owners of the No. 1 spot, Ohio State, move down to No. 2. THERE'S A NEW NO. …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh Hopeful to Be Back on Sideline
The University of Michigan football team has been under fire since allegations of alleged sign stealing surfaced. Friday, the Big Ten suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh from coaching the team’s final three regular season games. Violation of Sportsmanship Policy The conference stated Friday that suspending Harbaugh is a punishment against …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Nov. 13)
The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you are a huge Gator fan. For you, not so good. 10. Remember when we were all excited about Florida’s defense early in the season and were quoting their national ranking with pride? Not so fast, my friend. The …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Grades (FLORIDA vs. LSU)
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 52-35 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. OFFENSE B- First half: The offense came out looking great and then got a couple of big penalties against LSU to drive for a second score. Graham Mertz only had two …
Read More »College Football Week 11: Outside the SEC
Week 11 of the college football season is looking to be one of the more entertaining weeks in an incredibly entertaining year for the sport. 20 of the 25 teams in the AP Poll Top 25 are outside the SEC. Let’s take a look at what’s on the agenda post-tailgate. …
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