Arizona vs. New Mexico: New Mexico Bowl preview - Sports Illustrated Arizona (6–6) vs. New Mexico (7–5) Dec. 19, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN) Reason to watch Offense! Don’t be fooled by New Mexico’s commitment to running the ball—this is no plodding attack. The Lobos have shown they can put up points in bunches when need be. They finished the season averaging 33 points a contest over their last three games. … [Read more...]

College Football Predictions: Picks Against Spread For Every Bowl Game - NESN.com Share this: It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for college football fans, that is. Bowl season begins Saturday with five games and runs through early January for a total of 40 matchups. The College Football Playoff begins New Year’s Eve with two semifinal games — the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl. The … [Read more...]

Picks: Butler-Purdue, Villanova-UVa highlight jam-packed weekend - Sports Illustrated South Carolina (9–0) at Clemson (7–3) Greensville, S.C., Friday, 7 p.m. The Gamecocks enter mid-December undefeated, yet we still don’t know how good they are because their schedule has been weak. We know they have a terrific point guard, Sindarius Thornwell, who excels on both ends of the floor. We know they … [Read more...]

College football bowl games: Expert predictions and picks - FOXSports.com Each Thursday throughout the season, Stewart Mandel, Bruce Feldman, Joel Klatt and Jim Ross have made the calls on who'll win the weekend's most intriguing matchups. After 14 weeks of games, it's time now for the grand finale: Picks for all 40 of this season’s bowls. We’ve decided to highlight the New Year’s Six games … [Read more...]

Bleacher Report Expert Predictions for Every College Football Bowl Game - Bleacher Report Chris Graythen/Getty Images It's the most wonderful time of the year. Bowl season is upon us, and the slate of games over the holiday season is nothing short of spectacular. Of course, there is the College Football Playoff that pits No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Oklahoma in the Capital One Orange Bowl and the … [Read more...]

College Football Podcast: Preview, picks for Alabama-Michigan State - Sports Illustrated We’re just over two weeks away from the College Football Playoff semifinals, including the Cotton Bowl showdown between No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Michigan State. Can Connor Cook lead the Big Ten champion Spartans to an upset of the Crimson Tide? Or will Heisman winner Derrick Henry and Alabama’s dominant front … [Read more...]

Bowl Picks: Staff predictions for each game, the College Football Playoff - Sports Illustrated   Staples Thamel Evans Ellis Becht Schnell Hamilton Glicksman San Jose St. vs. Georgia St. (Cure Bowl) Arizona vs. New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl) BYU vs. Utah (Las Vegas Bowl) Ohio vs. App. St. (Camellia Bowl) Ark. St. vs. La. Tech (New Orleans Bowl) USF vs. Western … [Read more...]

2015 College Football Playoff National Championship odds and picks: Tide the ... - SB Nation Our college football writers panel has crunched the numbers and checked out the matchups, and while the consensus isn't exactly clear, No. 2 Alabama leads the pack as the favorite in the College Football Playoff. Four of our 10 writers rolled with the Tide, while the remaining six were evenly split at two … [Read more...]

Bowl Games 2015-16: Schedule and Winning Predictions for College Football Slate - Bleacher Report John Bazemore/Associated Press There are a record 41 bowl games this year, and some include teams with sub-.500 records, propelling the argument of whether or not the bowl sanctity remains intact. But despite the ever-growing influx, fans should welcome the extra football. Bowl season is one of … [Read more...]

Baker Mayfield, Derrick Henry lead SI.com's 2015 All-America Team - Sports Illustrated With the regular season in the books, Sports Illustrated's college football experts have made their selections and chosen the 2015 All-America Team. It was a tight race at several positions, including quarterback where a single vote boosted Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield to the first team while Clemson's … [Read more...]