2019 NCAA football preseason Rankings

AP top 25 teams to kick off the 2019 season.   Clemson is back to defend its title from last season.  This year's NFL draft snatched the core of that championship defense that dominated everybody.  4 SEC teams in the top 10 look to dethrone the champs.  Florida and Texas had a bounce back season.  Kentucky is my biggest surprise at 12.  Had to double check, but there is no UCLA or USC in the top 25.  Washington and Washington State represent the Pac-12.

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. Texas
10. Washington State
11. UCF
12. Kentucky
13. Washington
14. Michigan
15. Syracuse
16. Texas A&M
17. Penn State
18. Fresno State
19. Army
20. West Virginia
21. Northwestern
22. Utah State
23. Boise State
24. Cincinnati
25. Iowa

Heisman, Championship week roundup, Bowl preview

We are at the end of the year where coaches have been fired, teams are in bowl games, and the players of the year have been crowned.

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Heisman Winner

        Baker Mayfield

The walk on transfer from Texas Tech has grown into a Heisman winner for Oklahoma.  MVP of last season's Sugar Bowl picked up right where he left off from a last season.  With 4,340 yards 41 touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns, this man deserves to win the Heisman.  Was a finalist for the award last season, remained in the race all season this years.  I think he will make someone's NFL team better.  


2. Bryce Love - 2nd leading rusher in the nation had great year for Stanford.  Outstanding reader in the hole bursted through for 1,973 yards 17 touchdowns this season.

3. Lamar Jackson - Returning winner from last season, some argue that he had a better season this year.  His team had similar wins/losses, he threw a better percentage, but threw and ran for less touchdowns.  He did become a better QB this season but Baker shined brighter this season preventing a 2nd ever back to back Heisman winner.

Championship week Roundup

  Conference championships at the end of the year are huge indicators to who gets into the college football playoff.  The Big 12 did them self well by adding the championship game this year.  Here's what happened in the Conference championships:

• Big 12 - Oklahoma solidified itself as a playoff team after trampling TCU.  Baker threw 4 touchdowns.
• Big 10 - Jerome Baker LB for Ohio State recorded 16 tackles helped hold Wisconsin to 60 yards rushing.  The Buckeyes put an end to the Badgers undefeated season and playoff chances.
• SEC - Georgia 238 yards rushing dismissed Auburn out of the playoffs with a 28-7 victory
• Pac-12 - USC won its first conference title since 2008.  Sam Darnold shined with Ron Jones who rushed for 140 and 2 td's.
• ACC - Clemson blanked the Hurricanes 38-3.  The reigning champs are looking like the favorite to win it after performing so well the last few weeks since Kelly Bryant returned
• American Athletic Conference - UCF remains undefeated in a double overtime shootout 62-55.  Memphis really played lights out and the Knights win.  McKenzie Milton 494 yards passing 5 touchdowns was incredible to watch.
• MAC - Toledo finish with a MAC championship 11-2 defeating Akron
• Conference USA - Lane Kiffin's FAU team got 164 yards 3 touchdowns from Devin Singletary in a blowout over North Texas.
• Mountain West - Fresno took the victory a week before Boise escaped with this one 17-14

Bowl Game Line up:

41 bowl games this year.  The biggest games will be focused on the playoff games on January 1 2018:

• Georgia vs Oklahoma 
• The 3rd episode of Clemson vs Alabama.   

The winner of these 2 games will play in the national championship game on January 8th.  I am still so glad that NCAA moved away from the BCS scoring system to determine a champion.  Here are the rest of the bowl line up for this bowl season:

12/16 - Troy vs North Texas

          - Western Kentucky vs Georgia State

          - Boise State vs Oregon

          -Marshall vs Colorado State

          -Middle Tennessee State vs Arkansas State

12/19 - Akron vs Florida Atlantic

12/20  -Louisiana Tech vs SMU

12/21  -Temple vs FIU 

12/22  -UAB vs Ohio

           -Central Michigan vs Wyoming

12/23 - Texas Tech vs South Florida

          -San Diego State vs Army

          -Appalachian State vs Toledo

12/24 -Fresno State vs Houston

12/26 -Utah vs West Virginia

          -Duke vs Northern Illinois

          -Kansas State vs UCLA

12/27 -USM vs Florida State

          -Iowa vs Boston College

          -Arizona vs Purdue

          -Texas vs Missouri

12/28 -Virginia vs Navy

          -Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma State

          -Stanford vs TCU

          -Washington State vs Michigan State

12/29 -Wake Forest vs Texas A&M

          -NC State vs Arizona State

          -Kentucky vs Northwestern

          -New Mexico State vs Utah State

          -USC vs Ohio State

12/30 -Louisville vs Mississippi State

          -Iowa State vs Memphis

          -Washington vs Penn State

          -Wisconsin vs Miami

1/1 -Michigan vs South Carolina

      -UCF vs Auburn

      -Notre Dame vs LSU