This season is the final one of the four-team College Football Playoff format before the field expands to 12 teams beginning in 2024. Seeing as there hasn’t been a two-loss team in the four-team playoff to date, losses are obviously costly and a lot rides on each game over the course of the season as […]
Clemson has been completely dominant in the ACC over the past decade or so, winning seven of the last eight conference titles. But the Tigers have missed the College Football Playoff two years in a row following six straight appearances from 2015-20, and it seems like entering the 2023 season, everyone is jumping on the […]
ESPN published an article this week naming 17 teams that have a shot to make the College Football Playoff this season (subscription required). ESPN’s Heather Dinich broke down each of those playoff contenders, which are ranked in order by the chance that ESPN’s FPI gives them to make the playoff, as of July 31. Clemson, […]
ESPN published an article (subscription required) on leagues that could dominate the College Football Playoff, ranking them based on top contenders and more. ESPN’s Heather Dinich weighed in on which Power Five conferences have the best shot at multiple playoff bids, and when it comes to the ACC, Dinich isn’t on board with the ESPN […]
A number of ESPN analysts chimed in with various comments after eighth-ranked Clemson’s 31-30 rivalry loss to South Carolina on Saturday at Death Valley. Along with the Tigers being outplayed on special teams, ESPN’s Trevor Matich pointed to South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler outdueling Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei as a big difference in the outcome of the […]
ESPN analyst Heather Dinich, who covers the College Football Playoff committee, gave her thoughts on the CFP rankings on Tuesday night’s SportsCenter before the rankings show. Dinich was asked how the committee would differentiate between a one-loss Clemson and a one-loss Southern California. “Well, on paper, they are actually pretty similar in terms of resume,” […]
Paul Finebaum and Heather Dinich discussed Clemson and Alabama on ESPN’s Get Up show after the second set of College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night. Finebaum was asked out of all the messages the CFP committee sent with the latest rankings, what his biggest takeaway was. Unsurprisingly, he took the opportunity to dismiss Dabo Swinney’s […]
On ESPN’s Championship Drive show, Heather Dinich was asked how damaging Clemson’s 35-14 loss at Notre Dame last Saturday night was to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes. Clemson of course went to South Bend as the No. 4 team in the first CFP rankings that were released last Tuesday night before being knocked from […]
Heather Dinich, who covers the College Football Playoff for ESPN, joined the network’s Get Up show Wednesday morning after the first College Football Playoff rankings were revealed Tuesday night. While Michigan is on the outside looking in right now — coming in at No. 5 in the initial rankings behind No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Ohio State, […]
ESPN’s Heather Dinich and David Pollack joined the network’s Get Up show Wednesday morning to discuss the first College Football Playoff rankings that were released Tuesday night. Dinich was asked what the most important signals were that the CFP Committee sent with the initial rankings, and she pointed to Michigan being ranked No. 5 behind No. 1 […]