CFB Winning Edge: College football analytics
By CFB Winning Edge
CFB Winning Edge: College football analyticsMay 07, 2020
Ep. 240: 2024 College Football Conference Previews: MAC
Scott, Xavier and Nick return to begin our 2024 college football previews beginning with the MAC.
2024 MAC Power Rankings
(Listed in descending order by CFB Winning Edge Team Strength Ranking)
134. Kent State
130. Ball State
122. Buffalo
117. Central Michigan
113. Akron
112. Eastern Michigan
107. Western Michigan
98. Ohio
89. Northern Illinois
85. Bowling Green
76. Miami OH
56. Toledo
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Ep. 239: 2024 First-Year Defensive Coordinator Draft
Scott, Xavier and Nick return after a week off, and ahead of a short break for the month of April, to kick off the inaugural First-Year Defensive Coordinator Draft. We discuss a few notes from spring practices, and each select a player for Round 4 of the Heisman Trophy Slow Draft, and then dive into 30 new FBS defensive play-callers and draft them based on which team is most likely to improve next season.
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Ep. 238: Spring Practice Roulette, Alabama Transfer News, Mizzou Spring Game
Scott, Xavier and Nick give a run down of the recent news in college football, including Miami leading rusher Henry Parrish entering the transfer portal, and former five-star Alabama recruit Kadyn Proctor expected to do the same after transferring to Iowa over the winter, plus an unexpected coaching change involving Ohio State and Michigan - but how much do running backs coaches matter anyway? Then we play Spring Practice Roulette, where the guys ask Nick to give some insight from spring football reports at Miami, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, South Carolina and more.
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Ep. 237: 2024 First-Year Offensive Coordinator Draft
Scott, Xavier and Nick have held the annual first-year head coach draft each year since 2019, but this week we finally kick off the inaugural First-Year Offensive Coordinator Draft. We discuss a few notes from spring practices, and each select a player for Round 2 of the Heisman Trophy Slow Draft, and then dive into 30 new FBS offensive play-callers and draft them based on which team is most likely to improve next season.
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Ep. 235: Spring Practice Questions, NFL Combine Takeaways, Heisman Trophy Draft
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With Xavier away, Scott and Nick return to discuss takeaways from the NFL Combine, react to the news that Jordan McCloud has transferred to Texas State and UMass returned to the MAC, and then dig into the top questions for teams who have kicked off their spring practices ahead of the 2024 college football season. We discuss Missouri, Auburn, NC State, SMU, Clemson, BYU, Miami, Alabama, Ohio State, LSU and more. Finally, we hold Round 1 of our Heisman Trophy slow draft, in which we select a new player each episode.
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Ep. 235: Another Head Coach Opening, Line of Scrimmage Returning Production
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Scott, Xavier and Nick react to yet another FBS head coach leaving for a new job as Shawn Elliott resigned at during spring practice at Georgia State to take a new role at South Carolina. We also discuss a few offensive coordinator changes, including moves that impact Alabama, Iowa State, Georgia Southern, Western Michigan, and more, transfer portal news out of SMU, Alabama and WKU, and finish with a look at what teams should expect the most continuity along the offensive and defensive line at this point in the 2024 college football preseason.
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Ep. 234: 2024 First-Year Head Coach Draft
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Now that the head coaching carousel has finally come to a stop, Scott, Xavier and Nick can officially kick off the 2024 college football preseason with the fifth annual first-year head coach draft. We discuss the news of Boston College and UCLA hiring Bill O'Brien and Deshaun Foster, respectively, to get us to this point, and then dive into each of the 30 new FBS head coaches and draft them based on which team is most likely to improve next season.
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Ep. 233: National Signing Day, College Football Coaches Leaving for the NFL
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After a week off, Scott, Xavier and Nick offer some thoughts following the traditional National Signing Day, including Alabama holding on to five-star receiver Ryan Williams, Texas A&M signing Terry Bussey to play defensive back, and fellow 5-star defender Dominick McKinley signing with LSU where he a clear path to early playing time on the defensive line. We also recap the head coaching moves at Boston College and (maybe) UCLA as coaches pursue NFL coordinator jobs, plus transfer news out of Arizona.
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Ep. 232: Spring Practice Begins, Harbaugh, Coaching Moves & Portal News
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After a week off, Scott, Xavier and Nick react to the news that Jim Harbaugh left Michigan for the NFL and the Wolverines promoted Sharrone Moore to replace him. We also recap the head coaching moves at San Jose State and Buffalo, plus transfer news from Ohio State, Alabama, Iowa, Arizona, Washington and Texas State. Finally, spring practice has started as the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors become the first FBS team to kick off this year.
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Ep. 231: Coaching Carousel, Part II
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After recording a day early for our last show, Scott, Xavier and Nick react to the legendary Nick Saban retiring from college football, and the chain reaction that brought Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, Jedd Fisch to Washington and Brent Brennan to Arizona, and also led to job openings at South Alabama and Buffalo. We also recap the week in transfer portal news, including Cam Ward committing to Miami, Evan Stewart at Oregon, and more.
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Ep. 230: Welcome to the 2024 College Football Season
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss Michigan beating Washington in the College Football Playoff national championship game, highlights from recent transfer portal news, and then revisit our discussion from last week about our Way Too Early Top 25 rankings to compare to others across the industry.
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Ep. 229: 2024 Way Too Early Top 25 Rankings, College Football Playoff National Championship Preview
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the College Football Playoff semifinals before digging into how our Roster Strength ratings for winners Washington and Michigan compare to raw recruiting rankings. We also discuss transfer portal news, go in-depth on our 2024 Way Too Early Top 25 rankings, and finish with our preview of the national championship game.
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Ep. 228: College Football Playoff, Bowl Game Previews, Part III
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the bowl game results to date, what we learned and can apply to 2024, as well transfer portal headlines and their impact across college football before diving into the third batch of previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky
Sun Bowl: Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa State
Cotton Bowl: Missouri vs. Ohio State
Peach Bowl: Penn State vs. Ole Miss
Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland
Orange Bowl: Georgia vs. Florida State
Arizona Bowl: Toledo vs. Wyoming
ReliaQuest Bowl: Wisconsin vs. LSU
Fiesta Bowl: Liberty vs. Oregon
Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee
College Football Playoff Semifinals
Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan
Sugar Bowl: Texas vs. Washington
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Ep. 227: National Signing Day, Bowl Game Previews, Part II
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss National Signing Day, transfer portal headlines, head coaching news, and the impacts across college football before diving into the second batch of bowl game previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers - and try to keep pace after a 7-1 start against the spread in our Team Strength projections.
Boca Raton Bowl: USF vs. Syracuse
Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. UCF
Birmingham Bowl: Troy vs. Duke
Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Armed Forces Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State vs. Utah State68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
Hawaii Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
Military Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane
Duke's Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Holiday Bowl: Louisville vs. USC
Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
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Ep. 226: Bowl Game Previews, Part I, Transfer Portal Updates
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the Heisman Trophy, transfer portal quarterbacks, head coaching moves, and more from the world of college football before diving into the first batch of bowl game previews. We research opt-opts, transfers and injuries and ding into our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis to see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
Cure Bowl: Miami OH vs. Appalachian State
New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
LA Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State
Independence Bowl: Cal vs. Texas Tech
Famous Toastery Bowl: WKU vs. Old Dominion
Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. Marshall
Ep. 225: Transfer Portal, Head Coaching Carousel
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Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the College Football Playoff Committee and the decision to snub Florida State before diving into a huge roundup of news from the transfer portal and head coaching carousel.
We offer thoughts on top quarterback targets including Cam Ward, Dante Moore and Dillon Gabriel, as well as reports and rumors about where each could land.
Then, we dig into the new head coaches across college football, headlined by Jonathan Smith at Michigan State and Mike Elko at Texas A&M.
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Ep. 224: 2023 College Football Championship Week Preview
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!Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 13, and then dive into the conference championship games that will decide who makes it to the 2023 College Football Playoff. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Conference Championship Week
Pac-12: Oregon vs. Washington
Big XII: Oklahoma State vs. Texas
Big Ten: Michigan vs. Iowa
ACC: Louisville vs. Florida State
SEC: Georgia vs. Alabama
Plus the CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, American and Sun Belt Conference Championship Games
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Ep. 223: 2023 College Football Week 13 Preview
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Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 12, and then dive into Week 13 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 13
UTSA at Tulane
Oregon State at Oregon
Texas A&M at LSU
North Carolina at NC State
Ohio State at Michigan
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Ep. 222: 2023 College Football Week 12 Preview
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Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 11, and then dive into Week 12 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 12
North Carolina at Clemson
Louisville at Miami
Utah at Arizona
Georgia at Tennessee
Kansas State at Kansas
Washington at Oregon State
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Ep. 221: 2023 College Football Week 11 Preview
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Scott, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 10, and then dive into Week 11 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 11
Miami at Florida State
USC at Oregon
Tennessee at Missouri
Utah at Washington
Ole Miss at Georgia
Michigan at Penn State
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Ep. 220: 2023 College Football Week 10 Preview
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With Scott away at the World Series, Xavier and Nick offer a few thoughts on Week 9, and then dive into Week 10 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 10
Penn State at Maryland
Kansas State at Texas
Missouri at Georgia
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Washington at USC
LSU at Alabama
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Ep. 219: 2023 College Football Week 8 Preview
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Following a few thoughts on Week 8, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 9 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 9
Georgia State at Georgia Southern
Oklahoma at Kansas
Georgia vs. Florida
Oregon at Utah
Duke at Louisville
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Tennessee at Kentucky
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Ep. 218: 2023 College Football Week 8 Preview
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Following a few thoughts on Week 7, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 8 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 8
Clemson at Miami
Utah at USC
Duke at Florida State
Tennessee at Miami
Penn State at Ohio State
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Ep. 217: 2023 College Football Week Preview
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Following a few thoughts on Week 6, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 7 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 7
Texas A&M at Tennessee
Iowa at Wisconsin
Miami at North Carolina
Missouri at Kentucky
UCLA at Oregon State
USC at Notre Dame
Oregon at Washington
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Ep. 216: 2023 College Football Week 6 Preview
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Maryland at Ohio State
LSU at Missouri
Washington State at UCLA
Alabama at Texas A&M
Syracuse at North Carolina
Notre Dame at Louisville
Fresno State at Wyoming
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Kentucky at Georgia
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Ep. 215: 2023 College Football Week 5 Preview
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Following a few thoughts on Week 4, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 5 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 5
Utah at Oregon State
USC at Colorado
Florida at Kentucky
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas
Clemson at Syracuse
Georgia at Auburn
Kansas at Texas
LSU at Ole Miss
Notre Dame at Duke
Plus, we note the eight games in which our model calls for an outright upset, and a few sneaky fun matchups from what could be the best slate of Saturday games this year
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Ep. 214: 2023 College Football Week 4 Preview
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Following a few thoughts on Week 3, including close calls for Florida State and Colorado, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 4 of the 2023 college football season. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings and top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 4
Florida State at Clemson
Colorado at Oregon
UCLA at Utah
Ole Miss at Alabama
Oregon State at Washington State
Iowa at Penn State
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Plus, we note the eight games in which our model calls for an outright upset, and a few sneaky fun matchups from what could be the best slate of Saturday games this year
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Ep. 213: 2023 College Football Week 3 Preview
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Following a few thoughts on the results to date, including the Week 2 highlight Texas beating Alabama, Scott and Nick dig into Week 3 of the 2023 college football season with an in-depth look at seven Saturday games. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers. Week 3
Penn State at Illinois
LSU at Mississippi State
Kansas State at Missouri
Minnesota at North Carolina
Tennessee at Florida
BYU at Arkansas
Pitt at West Virginia
Plus bonus thoughts on Colorado State-Colorado, Washington-Michigan State, TCU-Houston, Louisiana-UAB and Northern Illinois-Nebraska
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Ep. 212: 2023 College Football Week 2 Preview
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After opening with thoughts on Week 1, including the Colorado upset win in Coach Prime Deion Sanders' debut, Xavier, Scott and Nick dig into Week 2 of the 2023 college football season with an in-depth look at seven games from Friday and Saturday. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 2
Illinois at Kansas
Notre Dame at NC State
Nebraska at Colorado
Ole Miss Tulane
Texas A&M at Miami
Oregon at Texas Tech
Texas at Alabama
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Ep. 211: 2023 College Football Week 1 Preview
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Xavier, Scott and Nick kick off Week 1 of the 2023 college football season with an in-depth look at eight games that span Thursday to Monday. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer matchup analysis, and see how our point spread projections compare to the oddsmakers.
Week 1
Florida at Utah
Louisville vs. Georgia Tech
Boise State at Washington
UTSA at Houston
North Carolina vs. South Carolina
South Alabama at Tulane
LSU vs. Florida State
Clemson at Duke
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Ep. 210: 2023 College Football Previews: Conference USA, Mountain West
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!Xavier, Scott and Nick continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at Conference USA and the Mountain West, as well as the full slate of games in Week 0.
We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
Team Strength Power Rankings
Conference USA
51. WKU
91. Liberty
96. UTEP
98. Jacksonville State
107. Sam Houston
113. Middle Tennessee
122. Louisiana Tech
123. New Mexico State
129. FIU
Mountain West
47. Boise State
72. San Jose State
73. Fresno State
77. San Diego State
79. Air Force
85. UNLV
95. Wyoming
100. Colorado State
121. Utah State
126. Nevada
132. Hawai'i
133. New Mexico
Week 0Navy vs. Notre Dame (in Dublin, Ireland)
UTEP at Jacksonville State
Massachusetts at New Mexico State
Ohio at San Diego State
Hawai'i at Vanderbilt
San Jose State at USC
FIU at Louisiana Tech
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Ep. 209: 2023 College Football Previews: MAC, Sun Belt
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Xavier, Scott and Nick continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the MAC and Sun Belt Conference. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
Team Strength Power Rankings
MAC
49. Toledo
67. Ohio
89. Miami OH
98. Buffalo
102. Ball State
105. Northern Illinois
113. Central Michigan
114. Western Michigan
116. Akron
118. Eastern Michigan
124. Kent State
127. Bowling Green
Sun Belt
42. South Alabama
50. Troy
62. Marshall
66. Coastal Carolina
77. Appalachian State
79. James Madison
82. Georgia State
87. Georgia Southern
101. Southern Miss
111. Texas State
117. Louisiana
120. Arkansas State
130. ULM
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Ep. 208: 2023 College Football Previews: Notre Dame, FBS Independents, AAC
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Xavier, Scott and Nick continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at Notre Dame, the rest of the FBS Independents and the AAC. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
Team Strength Power Rankings
7. Notre Dame
104. Army
115. Connecticut
130. Massachusetts
25. UTSA
33. Tulane
53. SMU
58. FAU
59. Memphis
88. East Carolina
89. Tulsa
95. UAB
101. North Texas
105. Temple
107. Rice
118. USF
124. Charlotte
127. Navy
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Ep. 207: 2023 College Football Previews: ACC
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Xavier, Scott and Nick continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the ACC. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
ACC Team Strength Power Rankings
86. Georgia Tech
82. Boston College
80. Virginia
77. Virginia Tech
69. Wake Forest
64. Syracuse
61. Duke
38. Louisville
29. NC State
27. Pitt
21. North Carolina
20. Miami
14. Florida State
5. Clemson
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Ep. 206: 2023 College Football Previews: Big Ten
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Xavier, Scott, and Nick continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the Big Ten Conference. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
Big Ten Team Strength Power Rankings
96. Northwestern
92. Rutgers
86. Indiana
66. Purdue
60. Michigan State
51. Nebraska
48. Illinois
39. Maryland
33. Minnesota
31. Iowa
16. Wisconsin
8. Penn State
3. Michigan
1. Ohio State
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Ep. 205: 2023 College Football Previews: Pac-12
The CFB Winning Edge Podcast is now part of the Campus2Canton family!Xavier Scott and Nick change continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the Pac-12 Conference. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.Pac-12 Team Strength Power Rankings89. Stanford
85. Colorado
77. Cal
71. Arizona
67. Arizona State
57. Washington State
29. Oregon State
27. UCLA
18. Washington
17. Utah
12. Oregon
6. USC
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Ep. 204: 2023 College Football Previews: Big XII
Xavier Scott and Nick change continue our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the Big XII Conference. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.
Big XII Team Strength Power Rankings
64. West Virginia
57. Iowa State
55. Kansas
54. Oklahoma State
51. BYU
43. Houston
42. Cincinnati
40. Baylor
39. Texas Tech
36. Kansas State
32. TCU
25. UCF
14. Oklahoma
9. Texas
Ep. 202: 2023 College Football Previews: SEC
Xavier Scott and Nick change course to restart our 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the Southeastern Conference. We discuss our power rankings, team performance ratings, top players, offer schedule analysis, and see how our projections compare to the sportsbook win totals.SEC Team Strength Power Rankings
117. Vanderbilt
47. South Carolina
44. Missouri
41. Auburn
35. Mississippi State
27. Florida
24. Kentucky
23. Arkansas
19. Texas A&M
15. Tennessee
11. Ole Miss
10. LSU
4. Alabama
2. Georgia
Ep. 202: We're Back... Sort of
After an unexpected hiatus, Scott, Xavier and Nick return to discuss the CFB Winning Edge 2023 Team Profiles, including new features and undated information. We use the new team sheets to discuss our preseason power rankings, projections for Week 0 games, and even explore some Heisman Trophy odds.
2023 college football team and conference previews will resume this month.
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Ep. 201: 2023 College Football Team Previews: No. 120 Western Michigan to No. 111 Bowling Green
With Xavier out this week, Scott and Nick continue the 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the 10 teams that finished No. 120 to No. 111 in our Team Performance ratings last season:
120. Western Michigan
119. ULM
118. Rice
117. Colorado State
116. Old Dominion
115. USF
114. Connecticut
113. New Mexico State
112. Vanderbilt
111. Bowling Green
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Ep. 200: 2023 College Football Team Previews: No. 130 FIU to No. 121 Stanford
After discussing the biggest news in the transfer portal, Scott, Xavier and Nick continue the 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at the 10 teams that finished No. 130 to No. 121 in Team Performance last season:
130. FIU
129. Massachusetts
128. Hawaii
127. New Mexico
126. Louisiana Tech
125. Charlotte
124. Nevada
123. Arkansas State
122. Akron
121. Stanford
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Ep. 198: Transfer Portal Updates, 2023 CFF Tight End Rankings
Scott, Xavier and Nick offer thoughts and insights on a long list of transfer news from across the country. We then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 CFF Tight End Rankings 1.0.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 199: 2023 College Football Team Previews: Colorado, Jacksonville State, Sam Houston
Scott, Xavier and Nick kick off the 2023 college football preview series with an in-depth look at three of the most unpredictable teams in the country. New FBS programs Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State should be competitive in a new look Conference USA. At Colorado, which finished No. 131 in our Team Performance ratings last year, Coach Prime Deion Sanders is in the midst of the biggest roster overhaul in modern college football history.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 197: Spring Transfers, 2023 College Fantasy Football WR Rankings
Scott, Xavier and Nick offer thoughts and insights on spring practice and spring games at Alabama, Notre Dame, LSU and more, and then dig into transfer news from across the country including Deion Sanders' roster overhaul at Colorado. We then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 CFF Wide Receiver Rankings 1.0, touching on the Top WRs.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 196: 2023 College Fantasy Football RB Rankings
Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss ESPN's Football Power Index, and then run through spring practice games at Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Clemson, Florida and more, plus transfer news from across the country. We then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 CFF Running Back Rankings 1.0, touching on the Top 50 RBs.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 195: 2023 College Fantasy Football QB Rankings
Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss spring practice games at Auburn, NC State, Vanderbilt, Boise State, and more, plus transfer news from across the country. We then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 CFF Quarterback Rankings 1.0, touching on the Top 50 QBs.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 194: Defensive returning production: What teams should improve in 2023?
Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss spring practice news from across the country, including spring games at Michigan, BYU and Southern Miss, and then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 Returning Production Database to explore which teams should improve the most defensively in 2023.You can support this podcast on Patreon.
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Ep. 193: Offensive returning production: What teams should improve in 2023?
Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss spring practice news from across the country, and then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 Returning Production Database to explore which teams should improve the most offensively in 2023, and which offenses are likely to falter based on their offensive returning production ranking. Will LSU, Washington, Kansas and Duke continue to rise? Will East Carolina and TCU falter? And which offensive line units return the highest and lowest percentage of snaps from last season?You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.
Ep. 192: What teams should improve most in 2023?
Scott, Xavier, and Nick discuss spring practice news from across the country, and then dive into the CFB Winning Edge 2023 Returning Production Database to explore which teams should improve, and which teams are likely to falter next season. Will experienced teams like Kansas and Duke continue to rise? Will there be another team to break through to compete for championships like TCU, Tulane, or Troy in 2022? And what squads will follow the path of disappointment like Auburn, Arizona State, and Nevada?
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Ep. 191: 2023 First-Year Head Coach Draft
Scott, Xavier and Nick return and kick off the 2023 college football preseason with the fourth annual first-year head coach draft. After discussing several national storylines, early reports from spring practices across the country, and a few thoughts on major quarterback battles, we dive into each of the 24 new FBS head coaches and draft them based on which team is most likely to improve next season.
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