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Lamar Jackson doesn’t travel with Ravens to playoff game vs. Bengals

Lamar Jackson doesn’t travel with Ravens to playoff game vs. Bengals

Lamar Jackson wasn’t on the sideline for Baltimore’s playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Just before kickoff, NBC’s Melissa Stark reported that Jackson didn’t travel with the team to Cincinnati. Jackson’s absence from the active list was expected. The Ravens quarterback all but ruled himself out on Thursday with his lingering knee injury before Baltimore made it official Friday. His injury didn’t preclude the franchise quarterback from joining his team for a playoff game.

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Predicting the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season

Predicting the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season

The first College Football Playoff rankings are just days away. We’ll get our first glimpse of the committee’s thinking on Tuesday when it releases its top 25 for the first time. And we’re fascinated to see how the committee ranks the top teams. There are six undefeated teams through the first nine weeks of the season while one-loss teams like Alabama, Oregon and USC also have viable paths to the playoff if they win out. Here’s our best guess at what the top 10 will look like in Tuesday’s… Source link

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Could we have two semifinal rematches in the College Football Playoff?

Could we have two semifinal rematches in the College Football Playoff?

The semifinals of the College Football Playoff could look very familiar on New Year’s Eve. Four of the teams currently in the top five of the AP Top 25 made a playoff appearance in either 2020 or 2021. And while any of those five teams could easily make the playoff, we’re picking those teams with playoff experience to make the playoff field at the end of 2022 in our first set of bowl projections. Georgia is our provisional No. 1 seed as the Bulldogs can solidify their status as the top… Source link

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Could we have two semifinal rematches in the College Football Playoff?

Could we have two semifinal rematches in the College Football Playoff?

The semifinals of the College Football Playoff could look very familiar on New Year’s Eve. Four of the teams currently in the top five of the AP Top 25 made a playoff appearance in either 2020 or 2021. And while any of those five teams could easily make the playoff, we’re picking those teams with playoff experience to make the playoff field at the end of 2022 in our first set of bowl projections. Georgia is our provisional No. 1 seed as the Bulldogs can solidify their status as the top… Source link

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College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by 2026

College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by 2026

The College Football Playoff is finally going to expand. After months of inaction, the playoff committee said Friday that it is set to expand the four-team playoff to 12 teams in 2026. According to multiple reports, it’s not out of the realm of possibility the playoff could expand to 12 teams in either 2024 or 2025. The College Football Playoff has been four teams since it was introduced ahead of the 2014 season. If it doesn’t expand before 2026 and remains at four for the next four seasons,… Source link

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