How each top 25 team wins the national title
Feel like celebrating next January? Here's what each of the nation's best teams needs to win it all next season.
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2020 Schedule
13-1, 1st in Big Ten - East
The 20 best college football games of 2019
Here are the games that entertained us, defined the national title race and gave us classic finishes we won't soon forget.
Kiper doesn't see Young surpassing Burrow for No.1 pick (1:45)
Trevor Lawrence leads the 2020 Way-Too-Early All-America team
The season just ended, but we're already picking the best of the best for 2020, including Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence and LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase.
Titans DB coach to be Ohio State D-coordinator
Titans defensive backs coach Kerry Coombs is returning to his roots to be the defensive coordinator at Ohio State.
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.
Burrow, Jeudy highlight All-Bowl team (1:28)
Final SP+ rankings for 2019 college football season
Now that the college football season is officially over, it's time to look at the final SP+ rankings. And don't get mad, but LSU is not No. 1.
What has happened in college football recruiting since signing day?
Most ESPN 300 prospects signed their letters of intent on December's signing day. But college football's recruiting landscape has changed since.
Buckeyes' Day still feeling sting of semifinal loss
Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said he just can't let go of the team's loss to Clemson in the CFP semifinals. "We're not going to just flush this," he said. "This is going to be here for a long time."
McShay's NFL top 32 draft rankings: Which prospects rose during bowl season?
Todd McShay ranks his top 32 prospects in the 2020 NFL draft class, including a few playmakers from the national champion LSU Tigers.
2019-20 College Football All-Bowl Team
From Joe Burrow to Jeff Okudah, these are the players who performed best during bowl season.
College football's sights and sounds of the season (5:04)
'You deserve it all': NFL stars and others react to Joe Burrow's championship farewell
Some former LSU -- and Ohio State -- stars paid tribute to a memorable performance by Joe Burrow in the title game.
LSU finishes No. 1 in AP Top 25 for third time
LSU finished No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third time in school history, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. Georgia was fourth and Oregon was fifth. Florida was sixth and Oklahoma, which made the playoff, was seventh. Alabama finished eighth.
Way-Too-Early Top 25: Where do LSU, Clemson land?
It's never too early to take a look at the top 25 for next season, right? Right. Here's our first take on next season after LSU wrapped up its national title.
College football's Way-Too-Early Top 25 (1:49)
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.
Think playoff rankings bring drama? Look back at 1973, when six CFB powers went undefeated
How do you settle it when Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Penn State all were unbeaten heading into bowls?
Cornerback Wade announces return to Buckeyes
Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade is returning to the Buckeyes for the 2020 season, writing simply in an Instagram photo Saturday "I'm back."
CFB Pod: Negandhi and Ryan Leaf discuss Baker Mayfield, Clemson, Joe Burrow and Oregon
Kevin Negandhi and ESPN college football analyst Ryan Leaf kick off the podcast talking about how Ryan snuck into last year's Rose Bowl with Kirk Herbstreit, his thoughts on Baker Mayfield, how he was impressed by Clemson responding to Ohio State's early dominance (7:17), seeing a little Tom Brady in Joe Burrow (13:40), why Clemson has been his No. 1 team all year, Oregon's big Rose Bowl win (21:10) and Ryan's journey to ESPN.
Buckeyes DE Young announces he's going pro
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young says he's "ready to begin the next chapter" and has announced he will enter the NFL draft.
Clemson still No. 1, Georgia jumps Ohio State in recruiting class rankings
Thanks to the pledge of No. 6 overall recruit Darnell Washington at the Under Armour All-America Game, Kirby Smart's Bulldogs have the No. 3 class.
Ed Reed loves the TD catch from Fleming (0:37)
Ohio State star CB Okudah to enter NFL draft
Ohio State star cornerback Jeff Okudah has announced he will enter the NFL draft.
2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 13-1 |
| Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Michigan | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Indiana | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Michigan State | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Wisconsin | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Minnesota | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 6-7 |
| Purdue | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards263.136th
Rushing Yards266.85th
Points For46.944th
Points Against12.5
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Fleming | WR | Signed | 93 |
| Paris Johnson Jr. | OT | Signed | 90 |
| Jacolbe Cowan | DT | Signed | 84 |
| Coleridge Stroud | QB-PP | Signed | 84 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Signed | 84 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | C. Young | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2019 | C. Young | Bronko Nagurski Award |
| 2019 | C. Young | Ted Hendricks Award |
| 2017 | B. Price | Rimington Trophy |
| 2016 | P. Elflein | Rimington Trophy |