Are the New Rules Shortening College Football Games in 2023?
Editor’s note: A 2024 version of this post has been published that looks at the impact of the two-minute warning on college football game length. The start of the 2023 college football season was marked by two big themes: realignment and new rules.…
How Do FCS-to-FBS Teams Perform?
With a new season upon us and two new teams in the FBS, we look at how teams coming from the FCS perform. We’ve researched this topic once before back in 2018 but we wanted to provide an updated article for a few reasons. First, there are more data…
College Realignment Report for August 31, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since August 15 and provide updates on previously discussed topics.…
15 Predictions for the 2023 College Football Season: 5 Through 1
We’re back with some predictions for the 2023 season as previously done in 2021, 2017, and 2016 although we have decided to provide 15 this year instead of 25 26. The first five predictions covering the Group of 5 conferences for the 2023 season…
College Realignment Report for August 15, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since July 31 and provide updates on some previously discussed topics.…
15 Predictions for the 2023 College Football Season: 10 Through 6
We’re back with some predictions for the 2023 season as previously done in 2021, 2017, and 2016 although we have decided to provide 15 this year instead of 25 26. The first five predictions covering the Group of 5 conferences for the 2023 season…
More Thoughts on the Future of the College Sports After the Pac-12 Exodus
We’re back with some more thoughts in the aftermath of Friday’s realignment news that saw Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12 and Oregon and Washington leave for the Big Ten. There have been thousands of these…
15 Predictions for the 2023 College Football Season: 15 Through 11
We’re back with some predictions for the 2023 season as previously done in 2021, 2017, and 2016 although we have decided to provide 15 this year instead of 25 26. This edition will feature the first five predictions focused on the Group of 5…
Pac-12 Imploding as Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington Leave With Others Likely to Follow
Editor’s Note: This post was updated on the evening of Friday, August 4, 2023 to reflect the news that the Big 12 accepted the membership of Arizona State and Utah. What has been building since the summer of 2021 is finally being realized two years…
College Realignment Report for July 31, 2023
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since July 15 and provide updates on some previously discussed topics.…