RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
Introduce your self or be proven off. This is the motto round November.
With greater than half of the 2024 faculty soccer season within the books, packages that haven’t confirmed to be perennial powers are displaying their resilience.
Iowa State is 7-0 for the primary time since 1938. Indiana is 8-0 for simply the second time since 1967. BYU is 8-0 for simply the second time since 1990. Army is 8 -0 for the primary time since 1996 All 4 packages might end this season undefeated, and that features the Hoosiers, who play Ohio State on Nov. 23 within the Shoe.
And all of that is occurring as Vanderbilt earned its first prime 25 since 2013 and Boise State boasts a tailback that would come near surpassing Barry Sanders’ single-season dashing whole (2,628). Normally, these packages would merely make for good tales, like UCF main in 2017 or TCU main in 2010. Each completed their season undefeated with wins within the New Year’s Six bowl, however neither had the chance to play for the nationwide crew. title within the period of the Bowl Championship Series or the College Football Playoff.
This season is coming to an finish.
At least a kind of packages – Iowa State, Indiana, BYU and Army – will earn entry into the 12-team CFP in the event that they end the common season undefeated. Odds are will probably be BYU or Iowa State, assembly for the primary time this season within the Big 12 title recreation and being one of many 4 highest-scoring champions. Not dangerous in a season the place Alabama faltered, Florida State was horrible and Oklahoma and USC had been merely mediocre.
With that mentioned, let’s transfer on to my up to date CFP projections:
1. Oregon
Conference: Big Ten
Record: 8-0
2. Georgia
Conference: SEC
Score: 6-1
3. Miami (Florida)
Conference: ACC
Record: 8-0
4. Iowa State
Conference: Big 12
Record: 7-0
5. Ohio State
Conference: Big Ten
Score: 6-1
6. Pen State
Conference: Big Ten
Record: 7-0
7. Texas
Conference: SEC
Record: 7-1
8. Clemson
Conference: ACC
Score: 6-1
9. BYU
Conference: Big 12
Record: 8-0
10. Texas A&M
Conference: SEC
Record: 7-1
11. Tennessee
Conference: SEC
Score: 6-1
12. Boise State
Conference: West Mountain
Score: 6-1
1.Oregon: Bye (the winner of 8. Clemson in opposition to 9. BYU would then play)
2. Georgia: Hi (I might then play in opposition to the winner of seven. Texas in opposition to 10. Texas A&M)
3. Miami: Bye (the winner of 6. Penn State vs. 11. Tennessee would then play)
4. Iowa State: Bye (the winner of 5. Ohio State vs. 12. Boise State would then play)
5. Ohio State (Big Ten championship runner-up) vs. 12. Boise State (highest-ranked Group of 5 champions)
This matchup options the game’s most prolific tailback in Ashton Jeanty and maybe probably the most gifted group of tailbacks on a crew in TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins. Jeanty rushed for 192 yards in opposition to an Oregon crew that’s the consensus No. 1 crew within the nation. Facing the Buckeyes can be an thrilling matchup.
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty leads the nation with 1,376 dashing yards this season. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)
6. Penn State (a prime 12 crew) vs. 11. Tennessee (a prime 12 crew)
If Ohio State has one of the best set of tailbacks within the sport, then Penn State has the second in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The tandem has helped lead Penn State to a 7-0 begin to the season, whereas Tennessee has the SEC’s finest tailback in Dylan Sampson, who ran for over 100 yards within the Vols’ win over Alabama.
Backup Penn State QB Beau Pribula threw for 98 yards and a landing, whereas working for 28 yards instead of an injured Drew Allar in opposition to Wisconsin. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
7. Texas (a prime 12 crew) vs. 10. Texas A&M (a prime 12 crew)
This matchup may very well be probably the most anticipated of this scheduled CFP discipline with the Longhorns and Aggies assembly for the primary time this November since 2011. That recreation might additionally resolve which crew earns entry into the SEC Championship Game. Mike Elko’s Aggies stay undefeated in SEC play getting into early November.
Texas QB Quinn Ewers accomplished 17 consecutive passes in his win over Vanderbilt. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images)
8. Clemson (ACC Championship runner-up) vs. 9. BYU (Big 12 Championship runner-up)
After a devastating loss to Georgia earlier this season, the Tigers unleashed their schedule. Meanwhile, the Cougars are off to an 8-0 begin for the second time since 1990. Between quarterbacks Cade Klubnik and Jake Retzlaff, this CFP matchup might come right down to who scores 40 factors.
Cade Klubnik led Clemson to a 6-1 file this season. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RJ Young is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports and host of “The Number One College Football Show” podcast. Follow him to @RJ_Young.
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