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Tom Fornelli

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No, the ACC champion will not be left out of the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff Vibe Check: Sorting out ACC mess as SEC keeps rolling

The ACC Championship race is in flux with the second installment of the CFP rankings coming Tuesday

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November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Wisconsin is putting off til tomorrow what it could've done today.

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Wisconsin backing Luke Fickell for 2026, but its investment is too little and too late

The problem here is that money cannot fix everything

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November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Tom Fornelli

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This week's Six Pack features picks for:

🏈 BYU/Texas Tech
🏈 Oregon/Iowa
🏈 Auburn/Vanderbilt
🏈 Washington/Wisconsin
🏈 Colorado/West Virginia
🏈 Sam Houston/Oregon State

#TrustTheProcess

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The Six Pack: Picks for BYU vs. Texas Tech, Auburn vs. Vanderbilt and Tom Fornelli's lock for Week 11

Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 11 slate

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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Two things that can be true: Iowa is good and Iowa has benefitted from an easier schedule to this point.

Are they both true? We'll find out this week when the Hawkeyes look to play spoiler at home against Oregon. That and more in B1G Time:

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B1G Time: Is Iowa a real College football Playoff contender, or just a cornfield ghost?

Plus, putting Jeremiah Smith's incredible career start in historical perspective

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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM

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Omg @tomfornelli.bsky.social talking about the Canes

I'll tell you what we do with Miami. We never believe in them again. We never buy into anything that they're doing.
I don't care how talented they are, how well they're playing.
We never believe that they're going to continue playing well, or that they're ever going to avoid doing dumb shit, and losing games they're not supposed to lose, as long as just the way that that team is.
Like I texted you earlier, Chip, Miami could win 75 straight games, and for the rest of my life, I'll still be like, yeah, but they're probably going to blow this one.

November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Not a lot of change in this week's power ratings, but one team finally fell outside the top 12 despite winning while a team that lost hung around.

It's all explained within.

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College Football Power Ratings: SEC teams drop despite wins, Miami hangs around

Plus, Oklahoma reappears after a major road win keeps its CFP hopes alive for another week

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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The CFP Vibe Check: This week was more of a reality check for many in the ACC, Big Ten, and Mountain West.

Where do things stand before our first CFP rankings release?

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College Football Playoff rankings come Tuesday: How bad will the vibes be for every non-SEC team?

The debut of the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings come Tuesday, and we're projecting some downtrodden vibes for most everybody not in the Southeast

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November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Wrote about the newest Heisman frontrunner at your local sportsbook.

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Julian Sayin steering Ohio State: Heisman leader continues impressive debut season

It was easy to overlook Sayin amid a sea of supporting offensive talent, but the redshirt freshman has stolen the show

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November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Vandy/Texas
🏈 Cincinnati/Utah
🏈 Penn St/Ohio St
🏈 USC/Nebraska
🏈 Virginia/Cal
🏈 Wyoming/San Diego St

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks: USC vs. Nebraska, Texas vs. Vanderbilt and more Week 10 games

Trust The Process with these college football picks for the Week 10 slate

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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Tom Fornelli

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For the first time this season two Big 12 teams have cracked the top 12 of my power ratings, and neither are the Big 12 teams still undefeated in conference play.

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October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The Oregon offense has slowed down considerably in its last 4 games. Is it a lull or a concern? Wrote about that, the youth movement at Maryland, and thoughts on how Washington and Iowa are being treated in the AP Poll in B1G Time.

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B1G Time: Cracks starting to show in Oregon's facade?

Plus, the inconsistent logic at the bottom of the AP Top 25 poll

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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Tom Fornelli

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CFP Vibe Check

A&M is real, and it's spectacular
Get ready to speak CFP, Ole Miss
Iowa?
Cincinnati!
Memphis gave teams hope
My latest projection and more!

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College Football Playoff Vibe Check, Week 9: Nine teams bow out of race

Plus, Iowa and Cincinnati have officially thrown their names in the hat of potential playoff contenders after strong weeks

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October 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Oklahoma/Ole Miss
🏈 LSU/Texas A&M
🏈 Iowa State/BYU
🏈 Cincinnati/Baylor
🏈 Central Michigan/UMass
🏈 Northern Illinois/Ball State

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks: Key SEC showdowns step into Week 9 spotlight

Trust the process with these picks, predictions and locks for Week 9 of the college football season

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October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Texas remains in the top 12 of my power ratings, and I don't like it, so I wrote about it. Read that, and about the 11 teams ahead of the Longhorns here:

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College Football Power Ratings: Texas lingers despite struggles as Alabama, Oregon climb

The Longhorns have one of the worst offenses in the country, yet most of their goals remain attainable

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October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Tom Fornelli

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I think Matt Rhule is the next head coach at Penn State. I also think there are two other candidates who would seriously consider the job and are better options. Wrote about that and plenty more in B1G Time.

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B1G Time: Matt Rhule looks like the favorite for the Penn State job, but he might not be the best candidate

Plus, why the conference could be on track for historic futility

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October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Penn State firing James Franklin and my power ratings are reflections of a shift in college football that's happening far quicker than I anticipated.

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College Football Power Ratings: Big Ten occupies top three spots entering Week 8

Elsewhere, a couple of Texas teams not named the Longhorns have begun to emerge at midseason

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October 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM

Tom Fornelli

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This is a response to my picks column.

The Island of Misfit Guitars @misfitguitars.bsky.social · Oct 12

You and the Cover 3 podcast hate the big 12, not even a mention about texas tech?? Your bio should say you cover college ball "selectively".

October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Tom Fornelli

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CFP VIBE CHECK

- Prepare for a 3-loss at-large
- Oregon concerns?
- How serious is USC?
- A revolutionary idea for the Big 12

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College Football Playoff Predictions: A 3-loss SEC team in field is coming this fall

Tom Fornelli delivers College Football Playoff take after take following a shape-shifting Week 7

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October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

🏈 Indiana/Oregon
🏈 Alabama/Mizzou
🏈 Michigan/USC
🏈 Arkansas/Tennessee
🏈 Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech
🏈 UCLA/Michigan State

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks, predictions: Alabama vs. Missouri, Oregon vs. Indiana in spotlight

Trust the process with these picks for the biggest college football games in Week 7

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October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Tom Fornelli

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The Six Pack is out with picks for:

Miami/FSU
Vandy/Bama
Boise/Notre Dame
Air Force/Navy
Duke/Cal
ULM/Northwestern

#TrustTheProcess

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Six Pack of college football picks, predictions: Miami vs. Florida State, Alabama vs. Vanderbilt in spotlight

Trust The Process with these picks for the marquee action on the Week 6 college football slate

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October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Tom Fornelli

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If you're in Tallahassee this weekend I better see you at the Cover 3 live show! It's Friday at 3pm at Madison Social.

Noles fans, this is your chance to yell at me in person! Don't miss it!

October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Tom Fornelli

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Does Kirby Smart have an Alabama problem or an lines of scrimmage problem? I wrote about it in this week's Power Ratings.

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College Football Power Ratings: Georgia slides down, Notre Dame returns to top 10

Elsewhere, a couple of SEC teams dropped from the ratings after lackluster Week 5 performances

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September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Tom Fornelli

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CFP VIBE CHECK: Marcus Freeman knows the score.

That and it feels like Oregon has a CFP spot wrapped up already, I've no idea what to make of Ole Miss, but it's in a great spot, and plenty more.

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