Coaches want strength of schedule in playoff formula
Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports 9:30 p.m. EDT October 15, 2013 Texas coach Mack Brown says strength of schedule should be a key component to the criteria the College Football Playoff selection...
View ArticleWednesday Tailgate: Is Jameis Winston FSU’s best QB ever?
Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY Sports 9:34 a.m. EDT October 16, 2013 Just 19 years old, Jameis Winston has thrown 17 touchdown passes to only two interceptions in his first five games for Florida...
View ArticleWestern Kentucky coaches hit each other with paddles to pump up team
“I saw Joe’s back this morning and he’s definitely feeling it, I can promise you that.” Western Kentucky strength coaches Joe Miday and Scott Wilks have an interesting tradition they do before football...
View ArticleMeet the College Football Playoff selection committee
Daniel Uthman, USA TODAY Sports 2:43 p.m. EDT October 16, 2013 Southern California Trojans athletic director Pat Haden watches game action against the Arizona Wildcats.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez Gary A....
View ArticlePlenty of trash talk expected between Clemson, Florida State
Scott Keepfer, USA TODAY Sports 1:55 p.m. EDT October 16, 2013 Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd (10) has some fun with Florida State’s Rashad Greene, left, and Lamarcus Joyner at the ACC Football Kickoff...
View ArticlePlayoff committee’s selection criteria will be flexible
Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports 4:29 p.m. EDT October 16, 2013 College Football Playoff selection committee Jeff Long speaks to media Wednesday at the College Football Playoff Headquarters.(Photo:...
View Article‘A student of the game,’ Condi Rice ignores doubters
Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Sports 5:53 p.m. EDT October 16, 2013 Condoleezza Rice is officially a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights...
View ArticlePlayoff committee’s selection criteria will be flexible, complex
George Schroeder, USA TODAY Sports 8:25 p.m. EDT October 16, 2013 College Football Playoff selection committee Jeff Long speaks to media Wednesday at the College Football Playoff Headquarters.(Photo:...
View ArticleAnalysis: With selection committee prestige comes pressure
George Schroeder, USA TODAY Sports 12:21 a.m. EDT October 17, 2013 College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock (left) and new chairman of the playoff selection committee Jeff Long right)...
View ArticleJim Mora would hire Lane Kiffin if he could
Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports Jim Mora empathizes with his friend Lane Kiffin, who was fired from USC at the end of September. The UCLA coach, who was on The Dan Patrick Show Thursday,...
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