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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...

Bryce Young, Matt Coral, or The Field: Is There Really a Clear Heisman Candidate? By Liam Willerup University of Miami     The most profound award in all of college football, the Heisman trophy. Last year we saw the rare occurrence of a wide receiver winning this award, as Alabama wideout DeVonta Smith scored 24 TDs on over 1800 scrimmage yards. However this season, as we are more than halfway through the season there isn't anyone that jumps off the board as a clear favorite. There hasn't been a candidate that has had a true Heisman defining game, such as last year when DeVonta Smith had 203 yards and 4 TDs versus Mississippi State or Joe Burrow when he dismantled Oklahoma in the playoffs. And even if these players this year didn't have a Heisman moment, they haven't had any crazy statistical seasons. If anything this season has been filled with teams and their star players failing to win games. It seemed like Ole Miss had a true Heisman winner in Matt Coral, bu...

Spencer Rattler: The Next Tate Martell or The Next Joe Burrow? by Liam Willerup    The number one QB in the class of 2019, a star in high school not only on the field but on the court with former Warriors guard Nico Mannion, Rattler has had the media's attention from a young age. Going into his college decision, Rattler decided to go to the quarterback whisperer in Lincoln Riley, who has sent Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Jalen Hurts into the NFL as starting QBs. Playing backup to Jalen Hurts his redshirt season, Rattler was propelled into a starting role his redshirt freshman season. With high hopes, and Heisman talk, going into his first season, Rattler turned around a slow start into a campaign of over 3,000 passing yards, 34 total TDs, and 7 interceptions. After taking down a high powered Florida Gators team in the 2020 Cotton Bowl, an elite season from Rattler's sophomore campaign was expected. However, we haven't seen that from Rattler this year. Despite being und...

 NFL Surprise Players Through Week 3 by Liam Willerup     Let's take a minute to be glad that football is back. And thankfully, it's been great so far. Some teams have disappointed, other teams have shocked the football world to begin the season. But specifically, there have been some players really showing out and looking like they'll have career seasons. There's also been some players that have been underwhelming. And who are these players? Let's look. Cooper Kupp, WR Rams Stats Through 3 Weeks: 25 receptions, 367 yards, 5 TDs     Stafford has unlocked this man. McVay has unlocked this man. He's scored a touchdown in every game so far this season. He's leading the league in receptions, yards, and touchdowns. He's a fantasy players dream right now. All signs point to Kupp being a grinder for this team, working intensely with Matt Stafford this offseason. I don't see this connection slowing down anytime soon. Who know's, Cooper Kupp might be the ...

 NFL Week 1 Reaction, Lost Bets, and Fantasy Football by Liam Willerup     God I'm happy. NFL is back. Time to make last minute parlays that will never hit, yell at the screen for my fantasy players to score TDs, and hoping my 49ers can do something. But this Week 1 started off with a hot Thursday night game, with the Cowboys and Bucs going back and forth. This week ended perfectly, with the Raiders winning in OT versus the depleted Ravens. But despite the Raiders pulling off the upset at home against Lamar, what else were big takeaways this weekend. Rodgers Looks Uninterested, Winston Throws for Five     Surprise, Rodgers barely did much football at all this offseason and was very poor in his first game. I mean hell they brought in Jordan Love, because Aaron Rodgers would've had a better passer rating throwing it into the ground every play. I feel like it's too early to panic on the Packers, as they still have talent all around the field. On the Saints side, on...

College Football Week 1 Talk By Liam Willerup     Technically we just had the first week of college football, but there's a reason they call it Week 0 because the big games are Scott Frost being put on the hot seat and Chip Kelly finally winning a non-conference matchup. However Week 1 has some banger games, with big time programs debuting their new NIL babies. Spencer Rattler Begins His Path to the Heisman vs Tulane     I imagine this will be far from a competitive matchup, as Oklahoma is far too talented for a Tulane team that really isn't terrible but far from Oklahoma level. Oklahoma opens at -26.5 on the score line, and could very well go well over that. Sophomore Marvin Mims appears poised to slot in as the main target for Rattler and the Sooners. If we are getting the consistent Rattler from last season, he could fulfill his potential and capture another Heisman for Oklahoma. If he doesn't put on a great performance, he'll probably just finesse as mu...