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Paul Johnson’s Georgia Tech: even less predictable than usual in 2017
Buckle up, Yellow Jackets.This preview originally published July 17 and has since been updated.Johnson won the ACC less than a decade ago — and the Orange Bowl not even three seasons ago — while...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Your official college football Week 0.5 preview...
Why you should watch Colorado State-Oregon State, Stanford-Rice, JSU-Chattanooga, and everything else Week 0.5 has to offer.GAME ON.Today’s PAPN topics:FAMU-Texas Southern! Oregon State-Colorado State!...
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2017’s projected 130-team college football rankings, with a new No. 2 team
The S&P+ numbers are now updated to account for offseason roster developments.Back in February, as the massive college football preview series was getting underway, I posted my annual preseason...
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College football picks: Predicting the winners of 2017’s ‘Week 0.5’
The weekend before the big opening weekend includes a handful of FBS games. Here are picks and a few things to watch.The college football season doesn’t begin in earnest until next Thursday, but there...
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College football predictions 2017: Why Wisconsin has the clearest Playoff path
S&P+ projections tell us the College Football Playoff committee could have quite the strength-of-schedule argument on its hands soon.After this week’s release of updated S&P+ projections, just...
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Alabama vs. Florida State will be decided by the passing game. Who’s that favor?
The biggest college football season opener of all time could be determined by a pretty simple question: who can pass?Saturday night, No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Florida State battle in Atlanta's new...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Week 1’s must-watch college football games
(Hint: One is Boise State-Troy. It’ll make you feel so much better about yourself than Michigan-Florida.)The first official PAPN of the new college football season is here:Topics:Fancy new...
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Predicting the winner of every Week 1 college football game
Bama 30, FSU 23! Texas State 30, Houston Baptist 28! And everything in between!After last week’s brief walkthrough, it’s time for the actual start of the 2017 college football season. Thanks to the...
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The 2 adjustments Ohio State made that ruined Indiana
The Buckeyes always had a talent advantage. It was just a matter of when they’d tap into it.We generally overstate the value of halftime adjustments. That term is a narrative device, more than any...
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Florida State showed Alabama’s beatable ... if you’re elite on all *3* sides...
The Tide are still the country’s safest national title bet, but a safe bet is far from a guarantee.Nick Saban has adapted with the times throughout his time as Alabama's head coach. The five-time...
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What happened to Texas’ defense? And can it be fixed any time soon?
Did Texas’ defensive implosion against Maryland have more to do with Texas or Maryland?The Tom Herman era could not have begun any better in Austin. On the third play of the season, Texas' Holton Hill...
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If Maryland and Rutgers are really this improved, the Big Ten East might be...
Your weekly dive into college football’s most interesting numbers includes Penn State, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Purdue, Colorado State, and more.We overreact to what happens in bowl...
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Updated S&P+ rankings: Ohio State and Clemson jump up in top 3
The S&P+ rankings show a little change at the top, but the shuffling in the middle has begun.It should come as no surprise that the top of the S&P+ rankings didn’t change much following the...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: We’re going to learn a *lot* about Stanford and...
HOT, FRESH PAPN ACTION:Topics:Week 1 was fine, no matter what Godfrey says.ESPN3: not fine.Breaking down the S&P+ top 32, complete with big, sexy deep balls.Most of Week 1’s awful units will...
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Predicting the winner of every Week 2 college football game, from...
S&P+ projects close finishes in each of Week 2’s four big games. It could be a really fun Saturday evening.Below are picks and projections using 2017 S&P+ projections. See the bottom of the...
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The best matchup to watch in Oklahoma vs. Ohio State revolves around this...
Baker Mayfield vs. a star-studded defense is the marquee battle, but another Sooner might be the one to watch.Last Thursday night in Bloomington, we learned all we needed to know about Ohio State's...
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How Venus and the next stars of women's tennis made 2017 a thriller even...
Serena Williams’ absence forced new and old stars to emerge. They obliged.Every 10 years or so, women's tennis is presented with a challenge, with a test pitting its past vs. its future. The results...
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The only time Georgia played Notre Dame before 2017, a UGA national title was...
Two of college football’s biggest programs have only played once, but it was on that season’s biggest stage. Here’s everything that got the Dawgs to that point.With Georgia visiting Notre Dame on Sept....
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The scary part: Oklahoma’s shocking blowout of Ohio State could’ve been so...
Let’s hand out some Team of the Week honors.Maybe the most intriguing part of Oklahoma's 31-16 win over Ohio State on Saturday night is how many mistakes the Sooners made in the process.The Sooners...
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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Your most fun potential 2017 CFP matchups
OU-USC on a race to 50! Penn State going deep on AlabamaThe new S&P+ rankings are out, so let’s walk through the top 30 on the first PAPN SUNDAY RECAP of 2017!Topics:How many tests can Oregon pass...
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