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  • Week Six Stars, 2022
    Every week is a new opportunity for college football players to shine. Here’s a look at a few of the stars from week six: WR – Quentin Johnston – TCU TCU and Kansas came into Saturday’s game undefeated and played an entertaining 38 – 31 game that came down to
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week Six, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. Key AAC Match-up in the Middle of the Week (Wednesday 7:00 PM EDT, ESPN 2) College football fans
  • Week Five Stars, 2022
    Every week is a new opportunity for college football players to shine. Here’s a look at a few of the stars from week five: QB – Max Duggan – TCU Max Duggan did not win the starting job coming out of camp, but a week one injury to Chandler Morris
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week Five, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. Battle of Undefeated Pac-12 Teams (Friday 10:30 PM EDT, ESPN) Washington and UCLA will provide the appetizer Friday
  • Week Four Stars, 2022
    Every week is a new opportunity for college football players to shine. Here’s a look at a few of the stars from week four: RB – Blake Corum – Michigan Michigan rolled through a fairly easy out of conference schedule, but faced an undefeated Maryland team Saturday. The Terps proved
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week Four, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. Iowa State Looking to Continue Hot Start (12 EST, ESPN 2) Iowa State is replacing a lot of
  • Freshman Five: Week Three, 2022
    True freshmen are looking for the opportunity to shine early in their career. Here’s a look at five who took advantage of their chances in week three: LB – Jaren Kanak – Oklahoma Jaren Kanak has been a key reserve for the Sooners so far this year, but was pressed
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week 3, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. Post-Frost Nebraska Against Oklahoma Scott Frost’s coaching tenure didn’t survive September. Before the season many thought he would
  • Freshman Five: Week 2, 2022
    True freshmen are looking for the opportunity to shine early in their career. Here’s a look at five who took advantage of their chances in week two: Nicholas Singleton – Penn State Nicholas Singleton was a five-star recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, he showed why in week two. He
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week 2, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. UCF Ready for Launch? UCF had a solid but unspectacular 2021 season, partially because they lost their starting
  • Game To Watch: Iowa State at Iowa: September 10, 2022
    Iowa State will visit Iowa for an early season match-up between in state rivals this Saturday at 4:00 EST. The Cyclones beat up on SE Missouri State 42 – 10 last week and will attempt to carry over that momentum into this rivalry game. The Hawkeyes struggled offensively, but beat
  • Freshman Five: Week 1, 2022
    True freshmen are looking for the opportunity to shine early in their career. Here’s a look at five who took advantage of their chances in week 1: CJ Donaldson – West Virginia CJ Donaldson was recruited as a tight end, but made his mark as a running back this week.
  • Weekend Walk-through: Week 1, 2022
    Here’s a quick walk-through of things we are watching this weekend in games we did not preview individually. Items will appear in the order they will appear on your televisions this weekend. Will a #1 Receiver Emerge for Purdue? Since the 2018 season Purdue has been blessed with great wide
  • Hello Again Old Friend: JT Daniels and Kedon Slovis
    This isn’t how it was scripted, but the quarterback story that began in LA has found it’s way into a bitter rivalry across the country. Once teammates at USC, JT Daniels and Kedon Slovis will go head to head as the starting quarterbacks for West Virginia and Pitt this Thursday
  • Fresh Performance: Xavier Worthy
    Texas true freshman, Xavier Wothy has seen his role increase each week this season. With the Longhorns kicking off their Big 12 schedule, the offense put on a show against Texas Tech. Worthy was a big part of that as he continued his upward trend and made several big plays
  • Star Performance: Zach Evans
    TCU’s Zach Evans emerged as the season progressed in 2020. He didn’t get many touches in week one due to the blowout nature of TCU’s win. The Horned Frogs needed their star running back to play a bigger role against California and he delivered with a big performance. Evans was
  • Oklahoma State 2021 Football Preview
    2020 Recap Oklahoma State endured an injury to starting quarterback Spencer Sanders in the season opener and still managed to win their first three games without him. This set up an early season showdown with Iowa State, with Sanders back the Cowboys were able to hold off Iowa State 24
  • Texas 2021 Football Preview
    2020 Recap Texas opened the season strong offensively, scoring 122 points in their first two games against UTEP and Texas Tech. The defense was problematic against Texas Tech and continued to struggle against TCU and Oklahoma the next two weeks. The Longhorns fell 33 – 31 against TCU and 53
  • Oklahoma 2021 Football Preview
    2020 Recap Oklahoma opened the 2020 season with an FCS win and then lost the first two games of the Big 12 season in heart breaking fashion. They blew a big lead against Kansas State and lost 38 – 35 and then lost a close game to Iowa State 37
  • Iowa State 2021 Football Preview
    2020 Recap Iowa State didn’t get off to a good start in 2020. After an unpredictable and difficult off-season the first game of the season was a struggle offensively and Iowa State stumbled out of the gate with a 31 – 14 loss to Louisiana. The loss could have derailed
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football S Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the safeties who have moved on and updated the College Football S rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not eligible
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football CB Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the cornerbacks who have moved on and updated the College Football CB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not eligible
  • LB Rankings: A Closer Look At #1 LB Mike Rose
    With the off-season upon us we will be removing the players that have moved on to the NFL from our player rankings and re-ranking for the 2021 season. Before we jump into Mike Rose being ranked number one, here’s a few reminders about the rankings themselves: The rankings will be
  • Thoughts on the 2021 Position U Rankings
    We created the Position U Rankings in an effort to help settle the debate about which team actually is producing the best players at each position. After each NFL Draft the rankings will be updated and we will give our thoughts on the latest update. Our methods are explained here.
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football DT Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the defensive tackles who have moved on and updated the College Football DT rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football DE Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the defensive ends who have moved on and updated the College Football DE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not
  • Transfer Spotlight – Oklahoma RB Eric Gray
    At CFB Saturdays we recognize that the landscape is always changing in College Football and the undeniable impact transfers have had on our beloved sport in recent history.  Transfers have gone on to make College Football Playoff runs, win the Heisman, the National Championship, and become top NFL Draft Picks
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football RB Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the running backs who have moved on and updated the College Football RB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not
  • RB Rankings: A Closer Look At #1 RB Breece Hall
    With the off-season upon us we will be removing the players that have moved on to the NFL from our player rankings and re-ranking for the 2021 season. Before we jump into Breece Hall being ranked number one, here’s a few reminders about the rankings themselves: The rankings will be
  • Newcomers In The CFB Saturdays College Football QB Rankings: 2021 Preseason
    With the 2020 season in the books we have removed the quarterbacks who have moved on and updated the College Football QB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not eligible
  • 2020 Season Recap: The True Freshmen Who Shined
    Recruiting has always been the most crucial part of building a college football roster. Some recruits get the opportunity to shine sooner than others because of their ability, a thin roster at their position or injuries. Here we look at the true freshmen that shined in their first season on
  • 2021 Best Classes: The Defensive Line
    With signing day finally upon us we look at the best classes in the country by position group. The defensive line is a little different for each team and we will evaluate the classes based on the quality and how well they fit together. For the purposes of this article
  • 2021 Best Classes: The Receivers
    With signing day finally upon us we look at the best classes in the country by position group. We have lumped the wide receivers and tight ends together as a group. For the purposes of this article we will use the 247Sports Composite rankings because they factor in all of
  • 2020 Season Recap: Players Who Had A Breakthrough Season On Defense
    College football player’s careers take different paths. Some arrive on campus and become instant stars while others take a more winding path into the spotlight. Every year new players finally breakthrough and reach stardom. Here is a look at the defensive players that enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2020. Jaelen
  • 2020 Big 12 Quarterback Leaderboard
    The leaderboard ranks the quarterbacks in the Big 12, based on how well they played statistically compared to the average against their opponents. A few qualifiers: We only count games in which the quarterback attempted at least 10 passes. We only include quarterbacks that attempted at least 50 passes this
  • 2020 Season Recap: The All Transfer Team
    Transfers have become more prevalent than ever in college football. More and more teams are searching the transfer portal, not just for players to develop that may be upset at their current school, but also for impact players that can come in and contribute immediately. Our 2020 All Transfer Team
  • 2020 Season Recap: Teams That Stepped Up
    In college football teams are always trying to improve and reach new heights, only the few programs at the top are content to stay where they are. It’s not easy to find the combination to take a program to new heights, but when it happens it’s a thrilling time to
  • Big 12 Championship Game Recap
    Oklahoma held off a second half rally by Iowa State to win the Big 12 Championship 27 – 21. The Sooners avenged their early season loss to Iowa State and came back from a 1 – 2 start to the season to win the Big 12 Championship Game for the
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football DE Rankings: December 9, 2020
    As the season winds down and with a larger sample size to see the best players, we have updated the College Football DE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are not
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football OT Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football OT rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football TE Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football TE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football LB Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football LB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football RB Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football RB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football WR Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football WR rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football DE Rankings
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football DE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Risers In The CFB Saturdays College Football QB Rankings: October 11, 2020
    With a few weeks of the season in the books and an opportunity to see how players have developed we have updated the College Football QB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football S Rankings
    Over the last several weeks we have been unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football S rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Recruiting Battle: Camar Wheaton
    Position: Running Back Hometown: Garland, TX Height: 5’11” Weight: 190 Lbs Update: Camar Wheaton has committed to Alabama. The Contenders: Camar Wheaton announced his top three on twitter on August 25, 2020. He has not yet announced when he will be making his commitment. Here is a quick tale of
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football CB Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football CB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Recruiting Battle: Emeka Egbuka
    Position: Wide Receiver Hometown: Steilacoom, WA Height: 6’1″ Weight: 190 Lbs Update: Emeka Egbuka has committed to Ohio State. The Contenders: Emeka Egbuka announced his top four on May 15th. He has not yet announced when he will be making his decision. Here is a quick tale of the tape
  • Transfer Spotlight – TCU WR JD Spielman
    At CFB Saturdays we recognize that the landscape is always changing in College Football and the undeniable impact transfers have had on our beloved sport in recent history.  Transfers have gone on to make College Football Playoff runs, win the Heisman, the National Championship, and become top NFL Draft Picks
  • Recruiting Battle: Tristan Leigh
    Position: Offensive Tackle Hometown: Fairfax, VA Height: 6’5″ Weight: 270 Lbs UPDATE: Tristan Leigh has committed to the Clemson Tigers. The Contenders: Tristan Leigh announced his top five on twitter on July 23, 2020. He has not yet announced when he will be making his commitment. Here is a quick
  • Iowa State Cyclones: True Freshmen To Watch in 2020
    Every February (and now December) college football teams sign a new class of football players to join their program. It’s exciting to dream about what a prospect can become in the future but come September, some of those freshman will redshirt and wait for their opportunity to shine, while a
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football LB Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football LB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Baylor Bears: True Freshmen To Watch in 2020
    Every February (and now December) college football teams sign a new class of football players to join their program. It’s exciting to dream about what a prospect can become in the future but come September, some of those freshman will redshirt and wait for their opportunity to shine, while a
  • Transfer Spotlight – Oklahoma State OL Josh Sills
    At CFB Saturdays we recognize that the landscape is always changing in College Football and the undeniable impact transfers have had on our beloved sport in recent history.  Transfers have gone on to make College Football Playoff runs, win the Heisman, the National Championship, and become top NFL Draft Picks
  • Oklahoma: True Freshmen To Watch in 2020
    Every February (and now December) college football teams sign a new class of football players to join their program. It’s exciting to dream about what a prospect can become in the future but come September, some of those freshman will redshirt and wait for their opportunity to shine, while a
  • TCU Horned Frogs: True Freshmen To Watch in 2020
    Every February (and now December) college football teams sign a new class of football players to join their program. It’s exciting to dream about what a prospect can become in the future but come September, some of those freshman will redshirt and wait for their opportunity to shine, while a
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football DT Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football DT rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football DE Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football DE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • College Football’s Top Returning Offenses for 2020
    In College Football experience and talent are the necessary combination for successful seasons.  Now that we have released our Top 25 returning players at each offensive position we thought it would be a good time to look at what teams are returning the best offensive talent based on the rankings. 
  • Around the Big 12: 2nd Year Players who will Breakthrough in 2020
    Every year new recruits arrive on campuses around the country with high hopes and dreams of stardom. Fans are ready for them to take college football by storm and the recruits are ready to be the next superstar. Truth is not many true freshmen become impact players in their first
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football OG/C Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football OG/C rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football OT Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football OT rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • CFB Saturdays – What’s New in a Few – 5-16-20
    At CFB Saturdays we take a look at some of the latest headlines in College Football.  Our goal is to keep College Football Fans up to date on recent happenings from around the nation and some quick analysis.  (Note: all recruiting rankings are based on the 247sports composite). Sooners land
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football TE Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football TE rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football WR Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we will take a look at our College Football WR rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played
  • CFB Saturdays – What’s New in a Few – 5-11-20
    At CFB Saturdays we take a look at some of the latest headlines in College Football.  Our goal is to keep College Football Fans up to date on recent happenings from around the nation and some quick analysis.  (Note: all recruiting rankings are based upon the 247sports composite). Tennessee on
  • Freshman Spotlight: Bijan Robinson, Texas
    As we get ready for the 2020 season at CFB Saturdays we will be spotlighting some of the key freshman we expect to play a big role for their teams this season. We are looking at highly talented players who have an opportunity to play and make an impact this
  • College Football Stock Report
    Momentum is everything in college football. When momentum is on your side it seems like nothing can go wrong, the game comes easy and fans rejoice. One bad turn of events and a team can enter a downward spiral that feels like it will never end. Like in a game,
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football RB Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we start with our College Football RB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are
  • Introducing the CFB Saturdays College Football QB Rankings
    Over the next few weeks we will be unveiling our College Football player rankings by position. Today we start with our College Football QB rankings. A few notes before we discuss the rankings themselves. The rankings will be updated throughout the season. Players who have not played college football are
  • 3 College Football Coaches who haven’t lived up to expectations
    Click here for all articles in the 3 coaches Series New coaches bring optimism and hope to a fan base. There’s a vision and fans want to believe in it, to make it a reality. As is the nature of sports some achieve those dreams and others for whatever reason
  • Thoughts on the Position U Rankings
    We created the Position U Rankings in an effort to help settle the debate about which team actually is producing the best players at each position. Despite our best efforts, the debate will rage on, but we tried. Our methods are explained here. The Position U Rankings are live and
  • What does the Jadon Haselwood injury mean for Oklahoma and the Big 12?
    News broke Monday that Oklahoma WR Jadon Haselwood suffered a torn ACL while training. The former 5 star recruit was 5th on the team with 272 receiving yards as a freshman in the 2019 season. Lets take a look at what this injury means for Oklahoma and rest of the