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  The Rise of the Trojans and The Fall of the Sooners by Liam Willerup | UMiami     Lincoln Riley, the biggest prize in college football, is taking his talents to Los Angeles to become the new coach at University of Southern California. A historic program, boasting the likes of Reggie Bush, OJ Simpson, Marcus Allen and many more that I don't have the time to name. Being the HC at USC has a lot of pressure, as you are expected to continuously be a top finisher in the Pac-12. However, USC has failed to impress as of recent. Pete Carroll led the Trojans to a Top 4 finish every season from 2002-2008, cementing himself as an all-time great USC coach propelling himself to an NFL coaching job with the Seahawks. Public opinion surrounding Riley is that he is the man to turn the Trojans back to an elite program. Riley commanded high powered Oklahoma Sooners teams over the past few years, known most notably for his ability to develop the quarterback position. Riley played in k...

 Breaking Down and Predicting the College Football Playoff Race by Liam Willerup | University of Miami The public just recently received the second edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State. A trend that happens every year is the public complaining about the rankings. Everyone always gets mad why one team was in and one team was out. This year, I think the voting has been very interesting. Some things just don't make sense and I'm going to dive into a coupe of teams that shouldn't be considered as high and teams that should be considered higher.  Cincinnati Bearcats: Too Low      A team that has been fighting for respect more than any team this season is the Bearcats. With NFL talent leading both sides of the ball in Desmond Ridder and Ahmad Gardner, it's time for CFP to put them in the Top 4. They are undefeated this season, have a big time regular season win at Notre Dame, and straight up deserve a spot in t...