Scott, Xavier and Nick return from vacation to discuss the news that the College Football Playoff won't expand until 2025. We then offer insight on some coaching news and the impacts at Auburn, Kentucky and Auburn, as well as Jayden Daniels transferring from Arizona State, and finish by digging into early returning production calculations for the 2022 season. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

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Ep. 145: College Football Playoff (Non-) Expansion News, Coaching Moves, Transfers, Returning Production

We're taking a risk because of the uncertainty surrounding Bryan Harsin at Auburn, but nevertheless opted to begin our 3rd Annual FBS First-Year Head Coach Draft. Scott, Xavier and Nick take turns selecting one of the 29 head coaches with a new job, and explain our strategy and thought process behind each pick. We will earn points based on the number of wins each head coach leads their new team to in 2022, and bonus points for an improved record. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 144: 3rd Annual First-Year Head Coach Draft

Due to reports that Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh may soon leave for the NFL, Scott, Xavier and Nick rescheduled the annual first-year head coach draft and instead discuss Harbaugh, the situation surrounding offensive coordinator jobs at Auburn, Arizona State and Miami and the good work Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has done in the transfer portal. We then take a look back at the 2021 head coach draft and determine who would be our top picks among the group for 2022. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 143: Jim Harbaugh to the NFL? Lane Kiffin, Transfer Portal King, and looking back at 2021 Head Coach Hires

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss new Hawaii head coach Timmy Chang, as well as news and notes from the transfer portal. We explore the potential impact of receiver and secondary departures at Georgia, the elite new additions at Alabama, and whether USC has the right portal strategy (and whether or not the Trojans will enter the season overrated again). You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 142: Hawaii hires Timmy Chang, Transfer Portal News & Updates

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the Hawaii head coaching job following the resignation of Todd Graham, as well as news and notes from the transfer portal before diving into our list of the most improved (and most disappointing) teams in college football in 2021. We explore our 2021 Team Performance ratings, and compare them to 2020 to find the biggest risers and fallers from last season, as well as compare the 2021 results to our Roster Strength ratings to see which teams overachieved (and underachieved) their available talent. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 141: The Most Improved Teams in College Football in 2021

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap the National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama and celebrate the Dawgs victory and the 2021 college football season as a whole. We then discuss a wide range of news and notes including coaching rumors, the transfer portal and 2022 national championship futures. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 140: Georgia wins the National Championship, Welcome to 2022

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss news and notes from the transfer portal and NFL Draft declarations, and take a way-too-early look at potential contending teams for 2022. We then offer insight, predictions and our projections for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 139: 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia Preview

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the final full week of Bowl Season, including the College Football Playoff Semifinals: Cincinnati vs. Alabama Georgia vs. Michigan as well as: North Carolina vs. South Carolina Tennessee vs. Purdue Pitt vs. Michigan State Wisconsin vs. Arizona State Wake Forest vs. Rutgers Washington State vs. Central Michigan Penn State vs. Arkansas Oklahoma State vs. Notre Dame Iowa vs. Kentucky Utah vs. Ohio State Baylor vs. Ole Miss LSU vs. Kansas State You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 138: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 3

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the second week of Bowl Season, including: North Texas vs. Miami OH UCF vs. Florida Memphis at Hawaii Georgia State vs. Ball State Western Michigan vs. Nevada Boston College vs. East Carolina Houston vs. Auburn Air Force vs. Louisville Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech UCLA vs. NC State West Virginia vs. Minnesota SMU vs. Virginia Maryland vs. Virginia Tech Clemson vs. Iowa State Oregon vs. Oklahoma You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 137: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 2

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the early signing period, a bevy of coaching moves and transfer portal news, and then offer insight and our predictions for the first week of Bowl Season, including: Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo Cure Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina Boca Raton Bowl: WKU vs. Appalachian State New Mexico Bowl: UTEP vs. Fresno State Independence Bowl: UAB vs. BYU LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty LA Bowl: Utah State vs. Oregon State New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs. Marshall Myrtle Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. San Diego State Armed Forces Bowl: Missouri vs. Army You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 136: 2021 College Football Bowl Game Preview & Projections, Part 1

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the wide range of head coaching moves and transfer portal news and then offer insight and our predictions for this weekend's conference championship games, including: Oregon vs. Utah Houston at Cincinnati Baylor vs. Oklahoma State Michigan vs. Iowa Pitt vs. Wake Forest Alabama vs. Georgia You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge to learn more.

Ep. 135: 2021 College Football Conference Championship Game Previews, Projections & Predictions

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 12 of the 2021 college football season and how our projections have performed to date, and then discuss the Rivalry Week schedule to offer insight and our predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: UMass at New Mexico State Ole Miss at Mississippi State Penn State at Michigan State Alabama at Auburn Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Ohio State at Michigan You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge to learn more.

Ep. 134: 2021 College Football Week 13 Preview, Projections & Predictions

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 11 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 12 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: SMU at Cincinnati Baylor at Kansas State Iowa State at Oklahoma Arkansas at Alabama Oregon at Utah Michigan State at Ohio State You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge to learn more.

Ep. 133: 2021 College Football Week 12 Preview, Projections & Predictions

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 10 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 11 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Nevada at San Diego State NC State at Wake Forest Baylor at Oklahoma Mississippi State at Auburn Purdue at Ohio State Texas A&M at Ole Miss You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge to learn more.

Ep. 132: 2021 College Football Week 11 Preview, Projections & Predictions

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 9 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 10 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Liberty-Ole Miss Michigan State-Purdue Oklahoma State-West Virginia Tennessee-Kentucky Wake Forest-North Carolina Auburn-Texas A&M You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge to learn more.

Ep. 131: 2021 College Football Week 10 Preview, Projections & Predictions

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