Draft Insiders’ 2024 All-American Team

Frank Coyle/ Publisher

Frank Coyle has been a long time voter on All-American teams at many media outlets including CBS,  NBC, FWAA etc for over 30 years. He publishes a midseason and postseason All-American team annually for DraftInsiders.com for 34 seasons.

First Team All-American Mid-Season Squad

Offense            

QB       Cam Ward                     Miami               Senior

RB        Ashton Jeanty               Boise St            Junior

RB        Kaleb Johnson              Iowa                 Junior

WR       Tre Harris                     Ole Miss           Senior

WR       Tetairoa McMillan          Arizona             Junior

WR       Jeremiah Smith             Ohio State         Fresh

TE        Tyler Warren                  Penn State        Senior

OT        Kelvin Banks                 Texas               Junior

OT        Will Campbell                LSU                  Junior

OL        Wyatt Milum                  West Virginia     Senior

OL        Tyler Booker                  Alabama           Junior

C          Seth McLaughlin            Ohio State        Senior

Defense           

Edge     Kyle Kennard                 South Carolina   Senior

Edge     Nic Scourton                 Texas A&M       Junior

DT        Derrick Harmon             Oregon              Senior

DT        Walter Nolen                 Ole Miss           Junior

LB        Anthony Hill Jr.              Texas               Soph

LB        Jay Higgins                   Iowa                 Senior

LB        Shaun Dolac                 Buffalo              Senior

LB        Danny Stutsman            Oklahoma         Senior

CB        Travis Hunter                 Colorado           Junior

CB        Will Johnson                 Michigan           Senior

CB        Jahdae Barron              Texas               Senior

S          Caleb Downs                Ohio State        Soph

S          Xavier Watts                 Notre Dame       Senior

Special teams  

K          Maddux Trujillo              Temple              Senior

P          Alex Mastromanno         Florida State     Senior

PR        Jamaal Pritchett            South Alabama  Senior

KR        Caulin Lacy                   Louisville           Senior

All-Purpose       Desmond Reid  Pitt                   Junior

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

The Biletnikoff Award recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, split end, inside receiver, slot back or running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver, not merely the outstanding wide receiver. The award recipient is selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of prominent college football journalists, commentators, and former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. BiletnikoffAward.com/voters

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc

Receivers are periodically added to the watch list as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. The transparently detailed and explicit criteria for candidate eligibility, watch list inclusion, and voting appear at: BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria

+ Player removed from consideration due to season-ending injury without playing in the required
minimum number of games.

* Player added October 2, 2024
**Player added October 9, 2024
***Player added October 16, 2024

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Players updated Oct. 16, 2024

Player                           School                         Position
Kelly Akharaiyi               Mississippi State           WR
Nic Anderson                Oklahoma                     WR
Andrew Armstrong         Arkansas                      WR
Lawrence Arnold           Kansas                         WR
Pofele Ashlock             Hawaii                         WR
Sean Atkins                   USF                              WR
Elic Ayomanor               Stanford                        WR
Jack Bech*                    TCU                             WR
Demeer Blankumsee     Washington                   WR
Denzel Boston***           Memphis                       WR
Ja’Corey Brooks***        Louisville                       WR
Samuel Brown               Miami                           WR
Luther Burden III           Missouri                        WR
Kevin Concepcion         North Carolina State      WR
CJ Daniels                    LSU                              WR
Emeka Egbuka             Ohio State                    WR
Mitchell Evans               Notre Dame                  TE
Harold Fannin Jr.*          Bowling Green             TE
Tai Felton*                    Maryland                      WR
Malachi Fields               Virginia                         WR
Jacolby George             Miami                           WR
Tre Harris                     Ole Miss                       WR
Ashtyn Hawkins             Baylor                           WR
Jayden Higgins             Iowa State                    WR
Joey Hobert                  Texas State                   WR
Tory Horton                   Colorado State             WR
Kobe Hudson                UCF                             WR
Travis Hunter                Colorado                       CB
Daniel Jackson             Minnesota                     WR
Ashton Jeanty               Boise State                   RB
Tez Johnson                 Oregon                         WR
Omari Kelly***               Middle Tennessee         WR
Josh Kelly                     Texas Tech                    WR
Caullin Lacy+                Louisville                       WR
KeAndre Lambert-Smith**    Auburn                    WR
Robert Lewis                 Auburn                         WR
Colston Loveland          Michigan                       TE
Ja’Mori Maclin               Kentucky                      WR
Eric McAlister                TCU                             WR
Tetairoa McMillan          Arizona                         WR
Kris Mitchell                  Notre Dame                  WR
Jordan Moore                Duke                            WR
Nick Nash*                    San Jose State             WR
Jaylin Noel                    Iowa State                    WR
Rashod Owens             Oklahoma State            WR
Will Pauling                   Wisconsin                     WR
Brennan Presley            Oklahoma State            WR
Jamaal Pritchett            South Alabama             WR
Xavier Restrepo            Miami                           WR
Kaedin Robinson           App State                      WR
Devonte Ross*             Troy                              WR
Jalen Royals                 Utah State                    WR
Elijah Sarratt                 Indiana                         WR
Jeremiah Smith***         Ohio State                    WR
Eli Stowers**                 Vanderbilt                     TE
De’Zhaun Stribling**      Oklahoma State            WR
Roc Taylor                     Memphis                       WR
LaJohntay Wester         Colorado                       WR
Squirrel White               Tennessee                    WR
Ricky White                   UNLV                            WR
Kyle Williams                Washington State          WR
Ryan Williams**             Alabama                       WR

Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in College player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc for the past 30+ years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports and Sporting News on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, USA Today, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 14th

Texas Bombs Oklahoma
Oregon Edges Ohio State

Players of Week
Offense – QB Dillon Gabriel – Oregon
Defense – LB Whit Weeks – LSU

Team of the Week
Oregon Beats Ohio State – 32-31

Comeback of the Week
    Penn State Beats Southern Cal – 33-30 OT
 
Games of Week – Oct. 19th
  # Georgia (5-1) at #1 Texas (6-0) – 7:30 pm   
 #4 Alabama (5-1) at #8 Tennessee (5-1) – 3:30 pm
 
Draft Insiders’ – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

 Rank/ Team/           Record
1 Texas                         6-0
2 Oregon                     6-0
3 Ohio State                5-1
4 Alabama                  5-1
5 Georgia                    5-1
6 Miami                       6-0
7 Penn State               6-0
8 Tennessee                5-1
9 Notre Dame              5-1
10 LSU                         5-1
11 Clemson                  5-1
12 Iowa State                6-0
13 BYU                         6-0
14 Indiana                     7-0
15 Missouri                   6-1
16 Ole Miss                  5-2
17 Texas A&M             5-1
18 Illinois                      5-1
19 Kansas State            5-1
20 Pittsburgh                6-0
21 Boise State              5-1
22 Army                        6-0
23 Michigan                  4-2
24 Navy                        5-0
25 SMU                        5-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team  / Record  / Points
1          Texas (53)         6-0        1373
2          Oregon (2)        6-0        1322
3          Penn State        6-0        1220
4          Georgia             5-1        1189
5          Ohio State        5-1        1141
6          Miami               6-0        1105
7          Alabama           5-1        1010
8          LSU                  5-1        914
9          Clemson           5-1        904
10         Tennessee        5-1        891
11         Notre Dame      5-1        838
12         Iowa State        6-0        823
13         BYU                 6-0        686
14         Texas A&M       5-1        636
15         Ole Miss           5-2        524
16         Missouri            5-1        521
17         Kansas State    5-1        472
18         Indiana              6-0        462
19         Boise State       5-1        373
20         Pittsburgh         6-0        340
21         Illinois               5-1        231
22         Michigan           4-2        223
23         SMU                 5-1        183
24         Army                6-0        104
25         Nebraska          5-1        90

Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 81, Arizona State 49, Navy 37, Utah 31, Vanderbilt 26, Syracuse 13, UNLV 12, Iowa 12, Texas Tech 9, Liberty 9, Washington State 8, Memphis 4, Louisville 4, James Madison 3, Tulane 2

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 16, Utah 17

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ & Coaches Top 25 Teams – Oct. 7th

Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama
 Ohio State & Oregon Stay Unbeaten
Tennessee, Michigan & Missouri Fall

  Players of Week
Offense – QB Cam Ward – Miami
Defense – Edge Jordan Burch – Oregon

Team of the Week
Vanderbilt Shocks Alabama – 40-35

Upset of the Week
    Washington Beats Michigan – 27-17
 
Games of Week – Oct. 12th
 #1 Texas (5-0) at #29 Oklahoma (4-1) at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas – noon   
 #2 Ohio State (5-0) at #3 Oregon (5-0) – 7:30 pm
 

Draft Insiders’  – Top 25 Teams
 Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/       Record

1 Texas                         5-0
2 Ohio State                5-0
3 Oregon                     5-0
4 Alabama                  4-1
5 Georgia                    4-1
6 Miami                       6-0
7 Penn State               5-0
8 Tennessee                4-1
9 Notre Dame              4-1
10 LSU                         4-1
11 Ole Miss                  5-1
12 Clemson                  4-1
13 Missouri                   5-1
14 Iowa State                5-0
15 BYU                         5-0
16 Indiana                     6-0
17 Texas A&M             5-1
18 Utah                         4-1
19 Michigan                  4-2
20 Oklahoma                4-1
21 Illinois                      4-1
22 Kansas State            4-1
23 Pittsburgh                5-0
24 Boise State              4-1
25 SMU                        5-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/  Team    / Record  /  Points

1          Texas (44)         5-0        1364
2          Ohio State (11)  5-0        1330
3          Oregon             5-0        1215
4          Georgia             4-1        1174
5          Penn State        5-0        1163
6          Miami               6-0        1085
7          Alabama           4-1        1035
8          Ole Miss           5-1        935
9          Tennessee        4-1        856
10         LSU                  4-1        839
11         Clemson           4-1        818
12         Notre Dame      4-1        807
13         Iowa State        5-0        695
14         Texas A&M       5-1        564
15         BYU                  5-0        549
16         Oklahoma         4-1        541
17         Utah                 4-1        479
18         Missouri            4-1        473
19         Kansas State    4-1        360
20         Indiana              6-0        358
21         Michigan           4-2        224
22         Boise State       4-1        213
23         Illinois               4-1        179
24         Pittsburgh         5-0        170
25         SMU                 5-1        123

Complete Rankings

Others receiving votes: USC 102, Nebraska 68, Army 36, Navy 26, Colorado 16, Kentucky 12, Arizona 12, UNLV 11, Texas Tech 8, Virginia 7, Liberty 5, Washington 5, Vanderbilt 4, Rutgers 3, Arkansas 3, Tulane 2, Iowa 2, Louisville 2, Syracuse 1, Arizona State 1

Dropped from rankings: USC 15, Louisville 22, UNLV 23

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams

 Top 25 Teams – Sept. 30th

Alabama Blasts Georgia to Claim #1 Ranking
Texas, Ohio St & Tennessee Remain Unbeaten

  Players of Week
Offense – QB Jalen Milroe – Alabama
Defense – LB Abdul Carter – Penn St

Teams of the Week
Alabama Bombs Georgia – 41-34
Notre Dame Beats Louisville 31-24
 
Upset of the Week
Arizona Beats Utah – 23-10

Game of Week – Oct. 5th
  Missouri (5-0) at Texan A&M (4-1) – Key SEC Clash for Divisional Leadership
 

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ – Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/                      Record
1 Alabama                  4-0
2 Texas                       5-0
3 Ohio State                4-0
4 Georgia                    3-1
5 Tennessee                4-0
6 Oregon                    4-0
7 Miami                       5-0
8 Missouri                   5-0
9 Penn State               4-0
10 Michigan                  4-1
11 Notre Dame              4-1
12 LSU                         4-1
13 Ole Miss                  4-1
14 Clemson                  3-1
15 USC                         3-1
16 Oklahoma                4-1
17 Louisville                  3-1
18 Iowa State                4-0
19 Indiana                     5-0
20 Utah                         4-1
21 BYU                         5-0
22 UNLV                       4-0
23 Texas A&M             4-1
24 Illinois                      4-1
25 Kansas State            4-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    / Record            Points
1 Texas (29)                 5-0        1339
2 Alabama (19)              4-0        1330
3 Ohio State (7)             4-0        1281
4 Tennessee                  4-0        1163
5 Georgia                      3-1        1153
6 Oregon                      4-0        1090
7 Penn State                 4-0        1062
8 Miami                         5-0        981
9 Missouri                     4-0        948
10 Michigan                  4-1        792
11 Ole Miss                  4-1        743
12 LSU                         4-1        725
13 Notre Dame              4-1        702
14 Clemson                  3-1        671
15 USC                         3-1        660
16 Iowa State                4-0        500
17 Oklahoma                4-1        470
18 Utah                         4-1        408
19 BYU                         5-0        375
20 Kansas State            4-1        242
21 Texas A&M              4-1        198
22 Louisville                  3-1        197
23 UNLV                       4-0        180
24 Indiana                     5-0        143
25 Illinois                      4-1        122

Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Boise State 103, Pittsburgh 51, Arizona 44, Rutgers 35, Iowa 29, James Madison 25, Duke 22, Kentucky 17, Oklahoma State 15, SMU 14, Nebraska 12, Navy 9, Colorado 9, Boston College 6, Army 3, Liberty 2, UCF 2, Tulane 1, South Carolina 1

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma State 20

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 33 years.

Draft Insiders’ and Coaches Top 25 Teams – Sept. 23rd

Texas & Ohio St Roll as Unbeatens
  Georgia/ Alabama Rested for Major National Matchup

Players of Week
Offense – RB Kaleb Johnson – Iowa
Defense – CB Will Johnson – Michigan

Teams of the Week
Colorado Edges Baylor – 38-31 OT
Michigan Beats Southern Cal – 27-24
Tennessee Drills Oklahoma 25-15
 
Upset of the Week
James Madison Bombs North Carolina – 70-50 (Not Basketball)
 
Games of Week – Sept. 28th
  Georgia (3-0) at Alabama (3-0) – Major SEC Clash for #1 Leadership
   Louisville (3-0) at Notre Dame (3-1) – Winner will challenge Top 10 rankings

Top 25 Teams
Draft Insiders’ – Frank Coyle

Rank/ Team/            Record
1 Georgia                    3-0
2 Texas                       4-0
3 Ohio State                3-0
4 Alabama                  3-0
5 Tennessee                4-0
6 Ole Miss                  4-0
7 Oregon                    3-0
8 Miami                       4-0
9 Utah                         4-0
10 Missouri                   4-0
11 Penn State               3-0
12 Michigan                  3-1
13 Notre Dame              3-1
14 LSU                         3-1
15 Louisville                  3-0
16 Clemson                  2-1
17 USC                         2-1
18 Oklahoma                3-1
19 Iowa State                3-0
20 Oklahoma St            3-1
21 Illinois                      4-0
22 BYU                         4-0
23 UNLV                       3-0
24 Texas A&M             3-1
25 Kansas State            3-1

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Rank/    Team    / Record            Points
1 Georgia (35)             3-0        1350
2 Texas (18)                4-0        1324
3 Ohio State (2)          3-0        1279
4 Alabama                   3-0        1185
5 Ole Miss                   4-0        1145
6 Tennessee                4-0        1094
7 Oregon                      3-0        1016
8 Penn State                3-0        967
9 Miami                       4-0        912
10 Utah                        4-0        904
11 Missouri                 4-0        887
12 Michigan                3-1        692
13 LSU                         3-1        632
14 Notre Dame          3-1        553
15 Clemson                2-1        542
16 USC                        2-1        520
17 Louisville               3-0        509
18 Oklahoma              3-1        404
19 Iowa State              3-0        386
20 Oklahoma St         3-1       326
21 Illinois                    4-0        307
22 BYU                       4-0        167
23 UNLV                     3-0        124
24 Texas A&M            3-1        119
25 Kansas State          3-1        116

Others receiving votes: Washington State 94, Indiana 67, Pittsburgh 50, Boise State 42, UCF 35, Iowa 34, Arizona 16, Boston College 15, Duke 14, James Madison 13, Nebraska 7, Washington 6, Rutgers 5, Colorado 5, SMU 4, South Carolina 2, Navy 2, Liberty 2, Arkansas 2

Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 22, Memphis 23

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 25 years.

Draft Insiders’  & Coaches Top 25 Polls – Week 3
Frank Coyle – Publisher

Team of the Week – Alabama
Offensive Player of Week – Jalen Milroe – Alabama

Draft insiders’ Poll

Georgia, Texas, Ohio St and Bama Hold Top Spots –

1 Georgia 3-0
2 Texas 3-0
3 Ohio State 2-0
4 Alabama 3-0
5 Ole Miss 3-0
6 Oregon 3-0
7 Tennessee 3-0
8 Missouri 3-0
9 Utah 3-0
10 Miami 3-0
11 USC 2-0
12 Penn State 2-0
13 Oklahoma 3-0
14 Kansas State 3-0
15 Oklahoma State 3-0
16 Notre Dame 2-1
17 LSU 2-1
18 Michigan 2-1
19 Louisville 2-0
20 Iowa State 2-0
21 Nebraska 3-0
22 Clemson 1-1
23 Memphis 3-0
24 Texas A&M 2-1
25 UNLV 3-0

Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points
1 Georgia (42)  3-0 1358
2 Texas (10) 3-0 1301
3 Ohio State (3) 2-0 1293
4 Alabama 3-0 1193
5 Ole Miss 3-0 1153
6 Oregon 3-0 1019
7 Tennessee 3-0 1009
8 Missouri 3-0 968
9 Penn State 2-0 968
10 Utah 3-0 834
11 Miami 3-0 831
12 USC 2-0 808
13 Oklahoma 3-0 697
14 Kansas State 3-0 662
15 Oklahoma State 3-0 642
16 LSU 2-1 466
17 Michigan 2-1 439
18 Notre Dame 2-1 404
19 Clemson 1-1 340
20 Louisville 2-0 333
21 Iowa State 2-0 235
22 Nebraska 3-0 204
23 Memphis 3-0 176
24 Texas A&M 2-1 85
25 UNLV 3-0 78

Others receiving votes: Illinois 75, Washington State 38, Arizona 37, Northern Illinois 34, Syracuse 32, UCF 27, Iowa 17, Pittsburgh 17, Boise State 17, Arizona State 15, North Carolina 14, NC State 12, California 10, Indiana 7, Liberty 6, Michigan State 6, Boston College 6, BYU 3, Washington 2, Toledo 1, James Madison 1, South Florida 1, San José State 1

Dropped from rankings: Arizona 18, Washington 22

College Football Schedule – Top 25 Teams Week 3

Friday, Sept. 13

No. 14 Kansas State vs. No. 20 Arizona | 8 p.m. | FOX

Saturday, Sept. 14

No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 2 Texas vs. UTSA | 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 4 Alabama at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. | FOX
No. 5 Ole Miss at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | CW
No. 6 Missouri vs. No. 24 Boston College | 12:45 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Kent State | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
No. 10 Miami (Fla.) vs. Ball State | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
No. 12 Utah at Utah State | 4:30 p.m. | CBS Sports Network
No. 13 Oklahoma State at Tulsa | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 15 Oklahoma vs. Tulane | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 16 LSU at South Carolina | 12 p.m. | ABC
No. 17 Michigan vs. Arkansas State | 12 p.m. | BTN
No. 18 Notre Dame at Purdue | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 23 Nebraska vs. Northern Iowa | 7:30 p.m. | BTN

College Football Playoff & Bowl Schedule

Here is the College football playoff and bowl schedule for 2024-2025.

This year we will expand to 12-team College Football Playoff.

In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 bowl games in all. (The date and time for the Holiday Bowl will be announced later.)

Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).

College Football Playoff schedule

Friday, Dec. 20

CFP first-round game
Campus site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN

Saturday Dec. 21

CFP first-round game
Campus site
Noon, TNT

CFP first-round game
Campus site
4 p.m., TNT

CFP first-round game
Campus site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 31

CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Jan. 1

CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 9 CFP Semifinal at the  Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Frieay, Jan. 10 CFP Semifinal at AT&T Stadium

CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 20

CFP National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Complete Bowl Game Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 14

Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ABC

Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
5:30 p.m., ESPN

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
9 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 18

LA Bowl
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
9 p.m., ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
7 p.m., ESPN2

Friday, Dec. 20

StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
Noon, ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Dec. 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 26

Detroit Bowl
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field (Phoenix)
5:30 p.m., ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 27

Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
7 p.m., ESPN

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 28

Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC

Isleta New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2:15 p.m., ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ABC

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., CW Network

Go Bowling Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
5:45 p.m., ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Dec. 30

Transperfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC

Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN

Friday, Jan. 3

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 4

Bahamas Bowl
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2

Wolverines vs Huskies for CFP Title Game
No. 1 Michigan (14-0) vs. No. 2 Washington (14-0)

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Monday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET – NRG Stadium, Houston
Network – ESPN

Preview – Frank Coyle

Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
Head Coach Kalen DeBoer, Washington

National Title Matchup

The #1 Wolverines (14-0) will face the #2 Huskies (14-0) in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium in Houston. This year’s semi-final matchups were the best in CFP history. Big Ten champion Michigan won a thrilling overtime first game over the SEC champ, Alabama 27-20 while Washington edged Texas 37-31, setting up the title game of unbeatens. Both Michigan and Washington will be making their first appearance in the BCS title game. This championship game will be the last in a four-team playoff before the field expands to 12 in 2024.

This title game features one of the nation’s top defenses in Michigan vs the high-powered Washington offense.  Both clubs are directed by talented QBs in JJ McCarthy of Michigan and Michael Penix of Washington. McCarthy is a savvy leader who has led this balanced attack through a somewhat soft Big Ten schedule. They came up big late vs Ohio State and Iowa to claim the conference title before the OT victory vs Alabama in the semi-finals. He was highly proficient with 22 TD passes and only 4 picks. Runners, Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards gives the Wolerines a strong Thundering and Lightning combination. Wideout Roman Wilson made big clutch plays with 12 TDs. The line was an anchor. The Michigan defense ranked with any unit in the nation with a veteran unit and well versed in both run and pass defense and allowed only 9 points per game.

The Washington high powered offense is directed strong armed Michael Penix who led the nation in passing yardage. He throws laser passes and is especially effective in the deep game, utilizing his three NFL caliber receivers, Rome Ozunze, Ja’Lynn Polk and Jalen McMillan. Huskie offense averaged over 39 points per game with Penix throwing for over 4600 yards. Runner Dillon Johnson is a battering ram who scored 16 rushing TDs.

The Huskie defense relies on edge defenders, Bralen Trice and Zion Tupuola-Fetui. This unit has allowed too many big plays, though has made many impact plays to counter. Corner Jabbar Muhammad is a developed cover man with keen instincts and probably matches up vs Roman Wilson.

Both clubs have responded to difficult situations with Michigan facing an early suspension to HC Jim Harbaugh and staying focused on their tough late schedule.  Washington faced the acid test with two classic matchups with Oregon and won both in high scoring affairs behind Penix.

This title matchup is a scout’s dream with as many as 20-25 draft prospects on both clubs if the underclassmen declare. Michigan edges out a close win over Washington in the expected finale for HC Jim Harbaugh.

Prediction – Michigan 31 – Washington 27

Frank Coyle