Makinen: College football QB rankings, conference by conference
Undoubtedly, the quarterback position is the most important on the field for any college football team. It’s so important that in my col…
Undoubtedly, the quarterback position is the most important on the field for any college football team. It’s so important that in my col…
For the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era, the Michigan Wolverines captured the Big Ten title in 2021. Not coincidentally, last season also marked…
The East Carolina Pirates come into the 2022 season looking to build off a decent 7-5 record a year ago. The Pirates showed flashes of greatness a y…
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish visit Columbus, Ohio on September 3rd to play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the opening game of the 2022 college football…
Last season of the USC Trojans finished 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the Pac-12. However, USC is expected to have an excellent season in 2022 under new he…
The American Athletic Conference, better known as the AAC, is comprised of 11 teams. Those 11 teams play within one division, and the top two teams…
Big Ten 2022 Odds, Predictions, and Betting Preview: Buckeyes Look to Dethrone Wolverines Last season was a banner year for the Michigan Wolverines,…
We've reached August which means we have real, live College Football games at the end of the month. There are a lot of markets available to bet…
The 2022 season should be another excellent campaign for Alabama. The Crimson Tide are deep and experienced, retaining their 2 best players from las…
Every third Saturday in October, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers square off for battle in what is always great for college footbal…
One of college football’s oldest rivalries was interrupted in 2012 when Texas A&M moved to the SEC. However, it will soon be back, as Texa…
The first week of August is nearly finished, which means we're one step closer to the 2022 NCAA college football season. Every week will be fill…
The 2022 college football season is quickly approaching and we have preseason Heisman Trophy odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. Today we'll…
The Kansas Jayhawks have a season win total of 2.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook, with the over priced at -135. And there's a decent chance they'…
The 2022 campaign could be revenge tour for the Ohio State Buckeyes, who were heavily favored in the Big Ten last year but suffered a rare loss to a…
Utah at Florida Prediction For Week 1 Odds, best bets and analysis for this college football matchup By Matthew Horner – Aug 5, 2022, 1:14am…
Clemson at Georgia Tech Prediction For Week 1 Odds, best bets and analysis for this college football matchup By Matthew Horner – Aug 5, 2022,…
The BYU Cougars come into the 2021 season following a 10 win year in 2021. Offensively BYU had one of the better offenses in the nation last year as…
If you believe the odds, the 2022 Heisman Trophy race is going to come down to a trio of quarterbacks – C.J Stroud, Bryce Young, and Caleb Wil…
I recently wrote about the 2,000 college football players who had put their names into the NCAA Transfer Portal in 2022.' Such a staggering volu…
Below, you will find the nine Group of Five win totals I wagered on for the upcoming college football season. It all starts with my projected win to…
The Cincinnati Bearcats visit the Arkansas Razorbacks and Fayetteville on Saturday September 3rd in the opening game of the college football regular…
The Miami Hurricanes finished the 2021 regular season 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the ACC. Oddsmakers have given the Hurricanes a wins total projection o…
The Clemson Tigers finished the 2021 college football season 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the ACC. Oddsmakers have given Clemson a 10.5 wins total projec…
The 2022 college football season is quickly approaching and we have preseason Heisman Trophy odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. Today we'll…
The Georgia Bulldogs finally beat Alabama last season and did so to capture the National Championship. It was especially sweet because for a while i…
The crosstown rivalry between the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins is one of the better rivalries on the West Coast. The two teams fight for Southern Cal…
The Miami Ohio RedHawks come into the 2022 season after a mediocre 7-6 year in 2021. Miami Ohio finished in the top of the rankings offensively a ye…
2022 will be the first “normal” college football season in three years, as a pair of pandemic-ravaged campaigns in 2020-21 upended every…
As the College Football season approaches, today we will look at the always action-packed and unpredictable Mountain West Conference, which has prod…
The College Football Season is just around the corner! Today we have a 2022 Season Preview for the SEC with expert Handicappers Ali Burns and Ross B…
The Houston Cougars come into the 2022 season after a stellar 12-2 year in 2021. Houston comes into 2022 loaded with talent on both sides of the bal…
Cincinnati at Arkansas Prediction For Week 1 Odds, best bets and analysis for this college football matchup By Matthew Horner – Jul 28, 2022,…
Oregon at Georgia Prediction For Week 1 Odds, best bets and analysis for this college football matchup By Matthew Horner – Jul 28, 2022, 12:56…
Bedlam may be one-sided, but it’s evolved into one of the better rivalries in college football in recent years. It has provided some great col…
The College Football Playoff has seen the likes of Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, and Ohio State more often than not, but last year proved that new face…
It’s finally August, and you know what that means. It’s time for some college football! By the end of the month, we’ll have plenty…
You've probably seen preseason college football rankings just about everywhere, with the Alabama Crimson Tide sitting atop the Top 25 in all of…
The Atlantic Coast Conference, better known as the ACC, is made up of 2 divisions within its football conference. The winners of each division play…
The 2022 college football season is quickly approaching and we have preseason Heisman Trophy odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. Today we'll…
It's an exciting time to be a sports fan in the United States. Now that August is here, we're less than one month away from the 2022 NCAA co…
In the 2022 VSiN College Football Betting Guide, I wrote about my process for creating team power ratings and called it an “inexact science.&r…
Undoubtedly, the quarterback position is the most important on the field for any college football team. It’s so important that in my col…
August has arrived which means that we are just four short weeks away from the start of the 2022 college football season. In the weeks and months to…
VSiN recently did a tremendous job putting out their 330-page 2022 College Football Preview. It includes analysis from six experts that come togethe…
VSiN recently did a tremendous job putting out their 330-page 2022 College Football Preview. It includes analysis from six experts that come togethe…
The first time the BYU Cougars and Utah Utes faced off in a game, it wasn’t on the gridiron. It was on the baseball field. The year was 1895,…
The rivalry is affectionately known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” which began in 1915. That’s the first y…
With the addition of Cincinnati, Houston and UCF joining the Big 12 next year, the final year of the Big 12 as we know it now is going to be…
Whereas some teams are overrated in the offseason, there always seem to be a few teams that are flying under the radar every year in college footbal…
It happens every year. Whether it is because of the previous season's results, program pedigree, a new coach, or a returning quarterback, there…
2007 Clemson 23-212008 Clemson* 31-142009 South Carolina* 34-172010 South Carolina 29-72011 South Carolina* 34-132012 South Carolina 27-172013 South…
For many years, Labor Day Weekend marked the official start of college football. Thanks to the advent of “Week 0”, that is no longer the…
The Sun Belt Conference has been a three-horse race over the last two seasons. Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State and Louisiana have dominated the…
According to DraftKings Sportsbook, there are six divisions that don't have a clear favorite with +100 or better odds. While there are huge favo…
August is here, so college football season is drawing near. There’s no better time to lock in your futures bets before all the value gets stri…
We are officially less than a month away from the 2022 NCAA college football season and fans couldn't be more pumped. One conference that never…
The 2022 college football season is quickly approaching and we have preseason Heisman Trophy odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook. Today we'll…
The SE Louisiana Lions come into the 2022 season after a 9-4 year in 2021 that ended on the wrong side of a 59-20 blowout to James Madison. Offensiv…
The 2022 college football season is finally on the horizon. The battle for a spot in the College Football Playoff begins on August 27 and won't…
The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns played their first college football game against one another way back in 1900. Since that first meeting, th…
Nothing can match the heart and passion on the field during the annual Army-Navy Game, the final game of the college football regular season –…
The calendar has flipped to August, which means there is college football this month. You may celebrate in a manner of your choosing. Personally, I…
Unfortunately for the Big XII, the narrative entering this season will be surrounding the things that they lost. Lincoln Riley, Spencer Rattler, Cal…
As the new college football season kicks off, there are plenty of differences in TARP (Transferring Assets & Returning Production). These discre…
The 2022 college football season is almost here and each week will present an interesting slate of games to sink your teeth into. We've combed t…
College football season is almost here. However, you don’t have to wait for it to start. You can place your wagers, including futures bets at…
The Missouri Tigers finished 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the SEC last season. Oddsmakers have given Missouri a wins total projection of 5.5. Eliah Drinkw…
The Colorado State Rams visit Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday September 3rd to play the Michigan Wolverines. Last season Colorad…
The Ole Miss Rebels finished last season 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. Odds makers have given Ole Miss a wins total projection of 7.5. Last seaso…
The VMI Keydets open the 2022 regular season on the road looking to improve from their 6-5 record from a year ago. The Keydets started the year stro…
The Utah State Aggies visit Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday September 3 to play the Alabama Crimson Tide in the opening game…
The Oregon Ducks visit the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday September 3 in the opening game of the 2022 College Football regular season for both teams.…
The Clemson Tiger open the 2022 season on the road in Atlanta against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Monday September, 5th. Clemson had a down y…
The 2021 ACC championship game was the first since 2014 that did not include Clemson. It was also the first since 2008 that did not include either C…
The 2022 college football season is finally on the horizon. The battle for a spot in the College Football Playoff begins on August 27 and won’…
It is with a heavy heart that I announce our last Futures Friday is here – but that doesn't mean the preseason content is ending at Action…
The Kentucky Wildcats were 10-3 overall and 5-3 in the SEC last season. Odds makers have given Kentucky a wins total projection of 8.5. Mark Stoops…
Last season, the Florida Gators were 6-7 overall and 2-6 in the SEC. Florida starts the season with a new head coach in Billy Napier, who was 40-12…
The College Football National Championship, unlike some other sports, consistently produces the same pool of a few winners. The likes of Georgia, LS…
Week 1 of the College Football season will see the West Virginia Mountaineers on the road for a matchup with the Pittsburgh Panthers. West Virginia…
The 2022 college football season is finally on the horizon. The battle for a spot in the College Football Playoff begins on August 27 and won’…
The 2022 college football season is finally on the horizon. The battle for a spot in the College Football Playoff begins on August 27 and won’…
The 2022 college football season is finally on the horizon. The battle for a spot in the College Football Playoff begins on August 27 and won’…
We are less than a month away from the start of the 2022 college football season, which begins with a handful of games in Week 0 on Saturday, Aug. 2…
Here are the team previews for the Pac-12: UTAH Most of the Pac-12’s offseason hype was focused on USC, but it was Utah that won 10 games and…
Handicapping the Heisman odds board, especially before any games are played, is one of the biggest challenges college football bettors face. Not onl…
After an outlier season, the Heisman Trophy returned to normalcy last fall. To be clear, “normalcy” isn’t encouraged. But the real…
Years from now, when there are only two conferences and high school juniors are signing $10 million dollar deals, college football will look very di…
Here are the team previews for the Big 12: BAYLOR Some coordinators wind up being bad head coaches, but it certainly doesn’t seem as if Dave A…
Here are the team previews for Conference USA: CHARLOTTE It really felt like the Charlotte 49ers were ready to take off after a 7-6 season in Will H…
Here are the value bets for the College Football Playoff (with DraftKings odds): Utah (+ 500) to make the College Football Playoff Matt Youmans: Col…
Here are the team previews for the SEC: ALABAMA The expectation in Tuscaloosa is the same as it always is — championship or bust. With potenti…
Here are the best bets for season win totals (with DraftKings odds): Matt Youmans Alabama Over 10.5 (-265) When betting Over a high win total, a han…
Here are the team previews for the Big Ten: East Division The Hoosiers looked like they were finally turning the corner after finishing the 2020 sea…
The idea of setting your own game lines probably seems daunting. Oddsmakers have mountains of information and public betting data to work with. Howe…
Here are the team previews for the Sun Belt: APPALACHIAN STATE The Sun Belt looks like one of the stronger Group of Five conferences this season, an…
Here are the team previews for the independents: NOTRE DAME After 12 seasons, Brian Kelly departed for LSU in December and Notre Dame quickly hired…
Here are the team previews for the Mountain West: BOISE STATE Andy Avalos’ first season as head coach at his alma mater was a disappointment.…
Here are the team previews for the ACC: Atlantic Division Boston College The Eagles were coming off a 6-5 season and heading into 2021 with 1…