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Penn State Nittany Lions Location: State College, PA Coach: James Franklin (34-7) 4th Season Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 80,321) CSJ Projections: 4th: Big Ten (2nd East Division) 1st: Pennsylvania 15th: FBS 15th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A great season, but most Penn State fans are wondering what might have been had they managed.
Wisconsin Badgers Location: Madison, WI Coach: Paul Chryst (34-7) 4th Season Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 80,321) CSJ Projections: 1st: Big Ten (1st West Division) 1st: Wisconsin 4th: FBS 4th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Another great season for the Badgers, where they won a school-record 14 games including the Orange Bowl, where they beat.
North Carolina State Wolfpack Location: Raleigh, NC Coach: Dave Doeren (34-30) 6th Season at NC State Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium (Capacity 57,583) CSJ Projections: 3rd: ACC (2nd in Atlantic Division) 1st: North Carolina 18th: FBS 18th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: NC State quietly had a good season in 2017. The Wolfpack won 9 games,.
Michigan State Spartans Location: East Lansing, MI Coach: Mark Dantonio (100-45) 13th Season Stadium: Spartan Stadium (Capacity: 75,005) CSJ Projections: 5th: Big Ten (3rd East Division) 1st: Michigan 19th: FBS 19th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A stunning turnaround for Mark Dantonio and his team, rebounding from a 3-9 season to go 9-3 and earn.
Virginia Tech Hokies Location: Blacksburg, VA Coach: Justin Fuente (19-7) 3rd Season at Virginia Tech Stadium: Lane Stadium (Capacity 66,233) CSJ Projections: 4th: ACC (2nd in Coastal Division) 1st: Virginia 20th: FBS 20th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Virginia Tech had a solid 9-4 season in 2017. The Hokies were in the top 25.
Stanford Cardinal Location: Palo Alto, CA Coach: David Shaw (73-22) 8th Season Stadium: Foster Field at Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 50,424) CSJ Projections: 3rd: Pac-12 (2nd in North Division) 2nd: California 21st: FBS 21st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Cardinal won the Pac-12 North again, but fell to USC in the title game, meaning two of.
Kennesaw State at Georgia State When: Thursday, August 30, 7:00 PM EDT Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA TV/Streaming Coverage: ESPN+ (subscription req’d) Kennesaw Sate: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule The Owls are only three years old as a program, but in that time head coach Brian Bohannon has built a team built for deep runs in the FCS Playoffs. Today they take.
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), the fifth and final of our Group of Five Conference previews. The American Athletic Conference is the top Group of 5 league currently and with the talent back, that likely will stay that way through this.
UCF Knights Location: Orlando, FL Coach: Josh Heupel (0-0) 1st Season Stadium:Spectrum Stadium (Capacity: 45,301) CSJ Projections: 1st: AAC (1st East Division) 2nd: Florida 22nd: FBS 22nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: UCF finished as the only undefeated team (13-0) in all of Division I football last year and while it did not get invited.
Northwestern Wildcats Location: Evanston, IL Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (87-65) 13th Season Stadium: Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130) CSJ Projections: 6th: Big Ten (3rd West Division) 1st: Illinois 23th: FBS 23th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: After a rough 2-3 start, Pat Fitzgerald‘s Wildcats bulldozed their way through the rest of the year, winning their last seven.
Louisville Cardinals Location: Louisville, KY Coach: Bobby Petrino (75-27) 9th Season, 5th consecutive at Louisville Stadium: Cardinal Stadium (Capacity 61,000) CSJ Projections 5th ACC (3rd Atlantic Division) 1st: Kentucky 24th: FBS 24th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Louisville was another team mired in the middle of the ACC in 2017. They seemed to win.
Iowa State Cyclones Location: Ames, IA Coach: Matt Campbell (11-14@ISU, 46-29 overall) 3rd Season Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium (Capacity: 61,500) CSJ Projections: 5th: Big 12 2nd: Iowa 25th: FBS 25th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Iowa State had one of college football’s best turnarounds in going 3-9 in 2016 to an 8-5 record last year.
Florida State Seminoles Location: Tallahassee, Florida Coach: Willie Taggart (0-0) 1st Season at Florida State Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity 79,560) CSJ Projections 6th ACC (4th Atlantic Division) 3rd: Florida 26th: FBS 26th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Florida State was beset by injuries in 2017 and it started early. Quarterback Deondre Francois was.
Michigan Wolverines Location: Ann Arbor, MI Coach: Jim Harbaugh (28-11 @UM, 85-38 overall) 4th Season Stadium: Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 107,601) CSJ Projections: 7th: Big Ten (4th East Division) 2nd: Michigan 27th: FBS 27th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Wolverines basically beat who they were supposed to beat but could not win against heavyweights of.
Texas Longhorns Location: Austin, TX Coach: Tom Herman (7-6 @UT, 29-10 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 100,119) CSJ Projections: 5th: Big 12 2nd: Texas 28th: FBS 28th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In an up and down season that saw Texas lose its opener to sub-.500 Maryland to winning the.
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of Conference USA, the third of our Group of Five Conference previews. C-USA had a landmark season by sending a league record nine teams to bowl games. Florida Atlantic won the league last year and also won the Boca Raton Bowl. Florida.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Location: Winston-Salem, NC Coach: Dave Clawson (21-29) 5th Season at Wake Forest Stadium: BB&T Field at Groves Stadium (Capacity 31,500) CSJ Projections 8th ACC (6th Atlantic Division) 1st: Massachusetts 35th: FBS 36th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Wake Forest had a fairly successful season in 2017, going 4-4 in ACC.
Kansas State Wildcats Location: Manhattan, KS Coach: Bill Snyder (210-110-1) 27th Season Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: Big 12 1st: Kansas 30th: FBS 30th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Last season was a will-he-or-won’t-he storyline for legendary Wildcat head coach Bill Snyder – will the 78 year old coach retire after.
Memphis Tigers Location: Memphis, TN Coach: Mike Norvell (18-8) 3rd Season Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 58,207) CSJ Projections: 2nd: AAC (1st West Division) 1st: Tennessee 31st: FBS 32nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Tigers won the AAC West Division and gave the only undefeated team in Division I football last year.
South Carolina Gamecocks Location: Columbia, SC Coach: Will Muschamp (16-11@USC, 43-23 overall)3rd Season Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 80,250) CSJ Projections: 6th: SEC (2nd in East Division) 2nd: South Carolina 33rd: FBS 34th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Gamecocks made an improvement from a 6-7 in 2016 to a 9-4 overall mark (although it.
Utah Utes Location: Salt Lake City, UT Coach: Kyle Whittingham (111-86) 13th Season Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (Capacity: 45,807) CSJ Projections: 5th: Pac-12 (2nd in South Division) 1st: Utah 34th: FBS 35th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Utes finished the season at 7-6 overall but were just 3-6 in Pas-12 play with three of the losses.
Boston College Eagles Location: Chestnut Hill, MA Coach: Steve Addazio (31-33) 6th Season at Boston College Stadium: Alumni Stadium (Capacity 40,500) CSJ Projections 8th ACC (6th Atlantic Division) 1st: Massachusetts 35th: FBS 36th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Much like most of the middle of the ACC, the Eagles hovered around .500 all year.
Purdue Boilermakers Location: West Lafayette, IN Coach: Jeff Brohm (7-6) 2nd Season Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium (Capacity: 57,236) CSJ Projections: 8th: Big Ten (4th West Division) 3rd: Indiana 37th: FBS 38th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In what was supposed to be a rebuilding season with new Coach Jeff Brohm, Purdue instead finished 7-6 overall including.
Washington State Cougars Location: Pullman, WA Coach: Mike Leach (38-38@WSU, 122-81 overall) 7th Season Stadium: Martin Stadium (Capacity: 32,952) CSJ Projections: 5th: Pac-12 (3rd in North Division) 2nd: Washington 38th: FBS 39th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In most years, a 9-4 season would be a very good season but with a very talented group of.
Duke Blue Devils Location: Durham, NC Coach: David Cutcliffe (59-67) 11th Season at Duke Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity 40,000) CSJ Projections 9th ACC (3rd Coastal Division) 3rd: North Carolina 38th: FBS 39th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Duke’s 2017 season can be broken into three separate segments, good, bad, and good. The Blue.
Oregon Ducks Location: Eugene, OR Coach: Mario Cristobal (0-1@UO, 27-48 overall) 1st Season Stadium: Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 54,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: Pac-12 (4th in North Division) 1st: Oregon 39th: FBS 40th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In what would be his only season at the helm, Coach Willie Taggart (left for the head job at Florida.
South Florida Bulls Location: Tampa, FL Coach: Charlie Strong (10-2@ USF, 63-39 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890) CSJ Projections: 3rd: AAC (2nd East Division) 4th: Florida 40th: FBS 41st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bulls were a win away from the AAC title game in losing at rival UCF.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Location: Atlanta, GA Coach: Paul Johnson (73-50) 11th Season at Georgia Tech Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity 55,000) CSJ Projections 10th ACC (4th Coastal Division) 2nd: Georgia 41st: FBS 42nd: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Georgia Tech was a tough team to get a read on in 2017 and probably.
Texas A&M Aggies Location: College Station, TX Coach: Jimbo Fisher (0-0 @TAMU, 83-23 overall)1st Season Stadium: Kyle Field (Capacity: 102,733) CSJ Projections: 7th: SEC (5th in West Division) 3rd: Texas 42nd: FBS 43rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Aggies began the season at 5-2 but a 2-3 regular season finish resulting in the firing of.
Arizona Sun Devils Location: Tempe, AZ Coach: Herm Edwards (0-0@ASU, 56–78 (NFL)) 1st Season Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 57,078) CSJ Projections: 7th: Pac-12 (3rd in South Division) 1st: Arizona 43rd: FBS 45th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Sun Devils improved only slightly over 2016 (5-7), finishing 7-6 and Coach Todd Graham was told that.
Pittsburgh Panthers Location: Pittsburgh, PA Coach: Pat Narduzzi (21-17) 4th Season at Pittsburgh Stadium: Heinz Field (Capacity 68,400) CSJ Projections: 11th: ACC (5th Coastal Division) 2nd: Pennsylvania 44th: FBS 46th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Pitt played a tough out of conference schedule and struggled through the beginning of the year. The Panthers finished.
Florida Atlantic Owls Location: Boca Raton, FL Coach: Lane Kiffin (11-3 @FAU, 46-24 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: FAU Stadium (Capacity: 29,495) CSJ Projections: 1st: Conference USA (1st in East Division) 5th: Florida 45th: FBS 47th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: In Coach Lane Kiffin’s first season at FAU, he lead a team that had three.
Texas Tech Red Raiders Location: Lubbock, TX Coach: Kliff Kingsbury (30-33) 6th Season Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium (Capacity: 60,454) CSJ Projections: 7th: Big 12 4th: Texas 46th: FBS 48th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Texas Tech’s late game come-back against Texas gave the Red Raiders their sixth win and made the team bowl eligible, where they.
West Virginia Mountaineers Location: Morgantown, WV Coach: Dana Holgorsen (53-37) 8th Season Stadium: Milian Puskar Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) CSJ Projections: 8th: Big 12 1st: West Virginia 47th: FBS 49th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: West Virginia started out the season well and were 7-3 after 10 games but a injury to QB Will Grier had the.
Indiana Hoosiers Location: Bloomington, IN Coach: Tom Allen (5-8) 2nd Season Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,929) CSJ Projections: 9th: Big Ten (5th East Division) 3rd: Indiana 48th: FBS 50th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The conference play was brutal for IU—the Hoosiers were 0-6 in the Big Ten before beating Illinois and Rutgers but one-score loss.
Missouri Tigers Location: Columbia, MO Coach: Barry Odom (11-14)3rd Season Stadium: Faurot Field (Capacity: 71,168) CSJ Projections: 8th: SEC (3rd in East Division) 1st: Missouri 49th: FBS 51st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence:It was a tale of two halves for Missouri last season, as a 1-5 train wreck of a start gave way to a six-game.
Arizona Wildcats Location: Tuscon, AZ Coach: Kevin Sumlin (0-0@Ariz., 86-43 overall) 1st Season Stadium: Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 55,675) CSJ Projections: 8th: Pac-12 (4th in South Division) 2nd: Arizona 50th: FBS 52nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Wildcats finished 7-6 overall but lost their last three games including the Foster Farms Bowl to Purdue and after.
Wyoming at New Mexico State When: Saturday, August 25, 8:00 PM MDT Where: Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM TV/Streaming Coverage: ESPN2/Watch ESPN Wyoming: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule Wyoming was in the consciousness MWC pick last season because of eventual first round pick Josh Allen starring at quarterback. Allen actually had a modest year especially being injured, but.
Hawai’i at Colorado State When: Saturday, August 25, 5:30 PM MDT Where: Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO TV/Streaming Coverage: CBS Sports Network, [FuboTV], CBS Sports App Hawai’i : CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule Hawai’i heads to Colorado as the islands prepare for Hurricane Lane, which is expected to be a category four or five storm. It won’t be easy to play,.
Prairie View A&M at Rice When: Saturday, August 25, 6:00 PM CDT Where: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX TV/Streaming Coverage: ESPN+, ESPN+ stream (subscription) Prairie View A&M: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule The #DooleyEra is upon us at Prairie View. Eric Dooley has been around the SWAC for years and has been one of the most successful recruiters and coordinators in.
Duquesne at UMass When: Saturday, August 25, 5:30 PM EDT Where: McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, MA TV/Streaming Coverage: NESN+, Eleven Sports, Flo Network, NESN GO, UMass Athletics Duquesne: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule Duquesne enters this game looking to test themselves going into a 2018 season where they are looking to re-establish themselves as the top dog.
California Golden Bears Location: Berkeley, CA Coach: Justin Wilcox (5-7) 2nd Season Stadium: California Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,467) CSJ Projections: 9th: Pac-12 (5th in North Division) 4th: California 52th: FBS 54th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Golden Bears were expected in the preseason to next to nothing but under first year head coach Justin Wilcox,.
Navy Midshipmen Location: Annapolis, MD Coach: Ken Niumataolo (84-51) 10th Season Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 34,000) CSJ Projections: 4th: AAC (2nd West Division) 1st: Maryland 53rd: FBS 55th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A promising 5-0 start ended terribly for the Midshipmen, losing five of their next six regular-season games and losing heartbreaker.
UCLA Bruins Location: Los Angles, CA Coach:Chip Kelly (0-0@UCLA, 46-7 overall) 1st Season Stadium: Rose Bowl (Capacity: 91,136) CSJ Projections: 10th: Pac-12 (5th in South Division) 5th: California 54th: FBS 56th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Bruins went 6-6 in the regular season, which led to the firing of Coach Jim Mora before UCLA would.
Mississippi Rebels Location: Oxford, MS Coach: Matt Luke (6-6)2nd Season Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Capacity: 64,038) CSJ Projections: 9th: SEC (6th in West Division) 2nd: Mississippi 55th: FBS 57th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Ole Miss closed out the season winning three of its last four games and gave first year head coach Matt Luke a.
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the Sun Belt Conference, the second of our Group of Five Conference previews. It has been addition by subtraction for the Sun Belt Conference as two teams are out and the league now will be the last of the FBS conferences.
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the MAC, the first of our Group of Five Conference previews. For the last few seasons, it has not been difficult to pick the MAC winners as the preseason favorite ultimately would win the league. A year ago, Toledo won the.
Appalachian State Mountaineers Location: Boone, NC Coach: Scott Satterfield (41-22) 6th Season Stadium: Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 21,650) CSJ Projections: 1st: Sun Belt (1st East Division) 4th: North Carolina 56th: FBS 58th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Appalachian State won a share of the Sun Belt Conference title with Troy last year in finishing 9-4.
Army-West Point Black Knights Location: West Point, NY Coach: Jeff Monken (24-26 @Army, 62-42 overall) 5th Season Stadium: Michie Stadium (Capacity:38,000) CSJ Projections: 2nd: FBS Independents 1st: New York 58th: FBS 60th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Black Knights are coming off a 10-3 season that included winning the Commander-in-Chief Trophy (first time since 1996).
Houston Cougars Location: Houston, TX Coach: Major Applewhite (7-6) 2nd Season Stadium: TDECU Stadium (Capacity: 40,000) CSJ Projections: 5th: AAC (3rd West Division) 5th: Texas 59th: FBS 61st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Cougars finished an up and down season at 7–4, having signature wins over Arizona and South Florida, but having suffered inexplicable.
