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Two teams have won the Pac-12 North since the league split into two divisions prior to the 2011 season. The North Division champ has also captured the Pac-12 title each time. Any guess who those teams might be? Stanford and Oregon have dominated the conference for the past decade, and while both are undergoing roster overhauls, they should be at the top of the heap again during the 2016 season. The teams will square off this season in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, November 12.... 

The 2016 season is a pivotal one for Auburn head coach Guz Malzahn, who has watched his yearly win total decrease every year since leading the Tigers to the BCS National Championship in 2013. Malzahn was a god on campus after taking over a three-win program from Gene Chizik and winning 12 games. Considering the transformation, Malzahn was given a mulligan on the BCS loss to Florida State. How times have changed. After needing a Birmingham Bowl win last postseason just to finish above .500, the h... 

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s two best teams reside in the same division. So, when the Clemson Tigers visit Doak Campbell Stadium on October 29 to face the Florida State Seminoles, the league’s champion could very well be decided. The matchup has blossomed into one of the most intense on the college football landscape considering its implications on the national scene. Florida State won the last BCS championship in 2013 and reached the playoff semifinals in 2014. Clemson was a CFP finalist last year. And again there will be plenty at stake when the two hook up at the end of October.... 

Go ahead and ask 100 Big Ten football fans who is going to win the conference this season. Of the 100, 45 or so will probably say the Ohio State Buckeyes. Another 45 will say the Michigan Wolverines. That's how tight things are in the Big Ten this year, and a ton will almost surely be on the line when these two arch rivals hook up at the Horseshoe to end the regular season.... 

The Washington Huskies have become one of the trendier teams this year to back to win the National Championship. They've got a total of 16 starters returning from last year's 7-6 team, and Chris Petersen has earned a tremendous level of success after his past triumphs at Boise State. The biggest test of the year for U-Dub will clearly come at Autzen Stadium against the Oregon Ducks in Week 6.This Week 6 game will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2016, at Autzen Stadium.... 

Due to concerns over the intake of alcohol and alcohol-related events, the Georgia-Florida series is no longer officially called the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. But ask any college football fan and they’ll set you straight. While the consumption of spirits is widespread around game-day in Jacksonville, the two combatants usually put on a good show with major implications in the SEC East. Georgia looks to end a two-game losing streak when they play the Gators for the 94th time on Satu... 

When Jim McElwain took over as coach of the Florida Gators prior to the 2015 season, his slogan was “Restore the Order.” The coach partially succeeded. After enduring two of the programs darkest seasons since the late 1970s, McElwain got the Gators back to the top of the SEC East and to their first conference championship game since 2009. However, he couldn’t do the job in his own state. The Gators lost their third straight game and fifth in the last six to Florida State. The rivals meet once again in the regular season finale on November 26 in Tallahassee.... 

The regular season meeting between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers is set for Saturday, October 15 at Neyland Stadium. Given that the two teams are favored to win their respective divisions in the SEC, the matchup could be a preview of the conference championship game in Atlanta on Dec. 3. That would be wonderful news for the folks in Knoxville, who haven’t seen their team win the East Division and advance to the conference title game since 2007.... 

This game should be billed as the SEC championship as Alabama and LSU are undoubtedly the best teams in the conference. Unfortunately for college football fans, the two reside in the same division and the West’s representative in Atlanta will likely be decided by the outcome. LSU went into last year’s game undefeated with dreams of a trip to the league’s title game. The Tigers were dealt a stern beating, lost their next two games and almost cost head coach Les Miles his job. Miles got a reprieve... 

If you were to ask any West Coast college football expert they would likely tell you the USC-UCLA rivalry is the fiercest in the game. Those folks may be biased in their assumptions. But they also may be correct. Not only have the schools battled for supremacy in the Pac-12, -10 and -8 conference since the late 1920s, the campuses are located just 12 miles apart in the heart of Los Angeles. The Bruins suffered their first loss in four games to their cross-town rival under coach Jim Mora last sea... 

The emergence of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in recent years has turned their match-up with the Oklahoma Sooners into something of national importance rather than just another game in the Bedlam rivalry. Oklahoma has an overwhelming 85-18-7 lead in the series, but Oklahoma State has been much more competitive as of late and last year’s game was the de facto conference title game. Will Oklahoma emerge victorious again this season or will Oklahoma State be able to re-capture the magic that lifted the Cowboys over the Sooners in Norman two years ago?... 

The rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans has lost a bit of its luster. In what was once unimaginable, over the last six seasons four of the meetings between these storied programs have seen both teams unranked coming into the game. This season both teams have lofty aspirations and this game could once again take on great meaning.... 

The Ole Miss Rebels have done what few teams have in the Nick Saban era, beaten the Alabama Crimson Tide twice. Not only that, but Ole Miss has been the only team in the SEC to knock off Alabama in each of the last two seasons. This season, the Rebels will attempt to do what no team has been able to do yet, beat Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide three years in a row.... 

There aren't many games in the world quite like the Iron Bowl. Whether one or both of these teams are involved in the National Championship race in November or not, this game is still one of the most hotly anticipated of the season. The SEC West title very well could be on the line in Tuscaloosa this year, and generally speaking, the team which wins this division will ultimately be one game away from the College Football Playoff.Don't miss the action from Bryant Denny Stadium on Saturday, November 26, 2016.... 

Prior to all the nastiness that surfaced in Waco this summer regarding the Bears football program, the matchup between Baylor and TCU on Nov. 5 had serious Big 12 implications. With the firing of coach Art Briles, the defection of numerous top-level talents and the black cloud still hanging over the Baylor program, we just don’t know what they have. While Baylor turned to former Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe to stabilize the program, TCU keeps on rolling with Gary Patterson, who recently sign... 

This matchup was THE game of the year for Notre Dame last year. With entry into the College Football Playoff one win away, the Irish couldn’t finish, losing 38-36 to the Cardinal on The Farm and settling for a Fiesta Bowl invitation. The 2016 meeting between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Stanford Cardinal will come at a less critical time on the schedule. The teams will play in Week 7 on Saturday, October 15, at Notre Dame Stadium, but the outcome will have a big impact for a pair of tea... 

There have been some crazy moments in this series that started before the turn of the century – the 20th century that is. Since Michigan and Michigan State first competed on the gridiron in 1898, there have been 108 matchups between the schools. That’s plenty of time for wackiness to occur. But even the old-timers who have been around were in disbelief with the ending. The Spartans were handed Paul Bunyan, winning the prize for the seventh time in eight years. Sparty will attempt to hold on to the wooden trophy when they host the Wolverines on Saturday, Oct. 29.... 

One of the premier out-of-conference match-ups will happen early in the season between two teams that are the favorites to win their conferences. The Ohio State Buckeyes are slight favorites to win the Big Ten despite losing most of their starters from last season, while the Oklahoma Sooners are massive favorites to win the Big 12. These two teams have met only twice before with each team winning one game.... 

The Red River Shootout is a staple on the second Saturday of October and if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that the Oklahoma Sooners are vulnerable in this game if they are highly ranked. The Texas Longhorns knocked them off in two of the last three seasons despite being unranked and were the only team to defeat Oklahoma in the regular season in 2015.... 

BookMaker is the only place to bet on college football this season. There are some games that have already been designated as Games of the Year due to the teams involved and the importance of the games. The game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Notre Dame Stadium with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on NBC.... 

Mizzou’s 2015 campaign was frustrating and memorable. The offense bottomed out, the team announced a brief boycott, and 15-year head coach Gary Pinkel retired to fight lymphoma. With former defensive coordinator Barry Odom taking over, Mizzou is hoping for a quieter, more successful 2016.... 

USC is one of college football’s most intriguing teams to watch in 2016. Interim-turned-permanent coach Clay Helton has a brutal schedule to deal with in his first full year. The Trojans open against defending national champion Alabama, play at Stanford, Utah, Washington and UCLA and match up against Notre Dame, Oregon State and Arizona State at home.... 

Was 2015 a fluke for the Cougars? The upcoming season for coach Mike Leach and his crew is all about consistency and sustainability. True, going 9-4 last season was huge, but Washington State won’t sneak up on anyone this year and still has to get through the Pac-12 North, which should be one of the toughest divisions in the nation this year. Matching last year’s win total would be outstanding, but even going 8-5, would be another important building block.... 

The 2016 season is setting up as a make or break year for coach Les Miles and his staff. The Mad Hatter doesn’t have a contract extension, leaving many to believe LSU’s athletic director is waiting to see how the Tigers fair on the field before making any kind of long-term commitment. For the first time since 2011, though, the early exit of talent was minimal in Baton Rouge, meaning Miles could have the last laugh.... 

Florida was one of college football’s biggest surprises last season. The Gators finished 10-4 and claimed the SEC East title under first-year coach Jim McElwain, but it wasn’t easy. The offense struggled after the suspension of quarterback Will Grier in the second half. Transfer Luke Del Rio is slated to replace Treon Harris under center, but question marks remain on the offensive line and in the receiving corps....