How each top 25 team wins the national title
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2020 Schedule
11-3, 1st in American Athletic - East
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In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
Meet the 2020 breakout players for each top 25 team
These are the players, led by No. 1 Clemson's WR Joe Ngata, who are expected to make big leaps next season.
12 things we're already excited about for the 2020 season
Will we get a Trevor Lawrence vs. Justin Fields rematch? Which team could be the next LSU? These are the games, storylines and players we can't wait to see.
Ridder, No. 23 Cincinnati romp over Boston College, 38-6
Desmond Ridder ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to lead No. 23 Cincinnati to a 38-6 victory over Boston College on Thursday in the weather-delayed Birmingham Bowl.
Mbodj hauls in heavily contested one-handed TD (0:41)
Cincy's Warren slices through Boston College defense (0:40)
Ridder cruises into the end zone for 2nd TD of first half (0:40)
Cincinnati recovers fumble deep in Boston College territory (0:26)
Cincinnati strikes first with Ridder TD (0:42)
Cincinnati turns to John Cunningham as next AD
John Cunningham will take over for Mike Bohn as athletic director at Cincinnati.
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Projecting all 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff
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Gibson's late TD lifts Memphis to first AAC title
Antonio Gibson caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady White with 1:14 left and No. 16 Memphis defeated No. 21 Cincinnati 29-24 in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday.
White finds Gibson for late TD (0:47)
White gives Memphis the lead with a short TD run (0:42)
Ridder keeps it and finds the end zone for the TD (0:25)
Memphis forces fumble after Ridder's long run (0:31)
Gibson bursts through the hole for a 65-yard TD (0:44)
Warren gives Cincy the early lead with a rushing TD (0:26)
College Football Playoff tracker: OU is safe, while LSU, Ohio State and Clemson battle for top spot
LSU's 37-10 win against Georgia in the SEC title game likely opened up a top-four spot for Oklahoma and perhaps moved the Tigers past Ohio State for No. 1.
The most important question for each conference championship game
From the SEC and Pac-12 all the way down to Division III, here's your complete championship weekend preview.
2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| UCF | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Memphis | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Houston | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards182.3107th
Rushing Yards208.025th
Points For31.862nd
Points Against21.7
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 21 | 21 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Prater | QB-PP | Signed | 80 |
| Jaheim Thomas | OLB | Signed | 77 |
| Sammy Anderson | S | Signed | 77 |
| Daved Jones | OLB | Signed | 76 |
| Justin Wodtly | DT | Signed | 76 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | J. Ruffin | Lou Groza Award |