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Morning Tailgate

The Morning Tailgate is Bill Connelly’s daily column on college football.

Previewing Saturday’s 5 bowl gamesPreviewing Saturday’s 5 bowl games
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By Bill Connelly
Big questions for Friday’s 3 bowlsBig questions for Friday’s 3 bowls
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By Bill Connelly
2 Christmas Eve bowls on islands!2 Christmas Eve bowls on islands!
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By Bill Connelly
What to watch in Tuesday’s bowlsWhat to watch in Tuesday’s bowls
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By Bill Connelly
BYU vs. Memphis, the non-power showcaseBYU vs. Memphis, the non-power showcase
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By Bill Connelly
Hello, bowl season!Hello, bowl season!
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By Bill Connelly
Bama is your 39% Playoff favoriteBama is your 39% Playoff favorite
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By Bill Connelly
Ranking all 38 bowl gamesRanking all 38 bowl games
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By Bill Connelly
Is Riley an upgrade at Nebraska?Is Riley an upgrade at Nebraska?
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By Bill Connelly
Championship stakes and projectionsChampionship stakes and projections
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By Bill Connelly
Michigan’s necessary riskMichigan’s necessary risk
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By Bill Connelly
TCU’s just about rested its Playoff caseTCU’s just about rested its Playoff case
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By Bill Connelly
Everything at stake during rivalry weekEverything at stake during rivalry week
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By Bill Connelly
4 biggest keys in battle for Los Angeles4 biggest keys in battle for Los Angeles
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By Bill Connelly
Plenty to fight over in Ole Miss-ArkansasPlenty to fight over in Ole Miss-Arkansas
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By Bill Connelly
Projecting the PlayoffProjecting the Playoff
College Football
By Bill Connelly
New era? Crazy season? Bama’s still BamaNew era? Crazy season? Bama’s still Bama
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By Bill Connelly
The Big Ten West championship, probablyThe Big Ten West championship, probably
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By Bill Connelly
Numbers love Miami’s chance vs. FSUNumbers love Miami’s chance vs. FSU
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By Bill Connelly
Mississippi State-Bama’s 4 key matchupsMississippi State-Bama’s 4 key matchups
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By Ian Boyd and Bill Connelly
Projecting Playoff chaosProjecting Playoff chaos
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By Bill Connelly
Every Saturday is a new SaturdayEvery Saturday is a new Saturday
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By Bill Connelly
Kansas State-TCU the best of a loaded SaturdayKansas State-TCU the best of a loaded Saturday
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By Bill Connelly
LSU as Bama’s spoiler? Now that’s terrifying.LSU as Bama’s spoiler? Now that’s terrifying.
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By Bill Connelly
Ohio State can finally turn table on SpartansOhio State can finally turn table on Spartans
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By Bill Connelly
Re-projecting the PlayoffRe-projecting the Playoff
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By Bill Connelly
FSU and the art of survivalFSU and the art of survival
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By Bill Connelly
3 key matchups in Auburn-Ole Miss Playoff eliminator3 key matchups in Auburn-Ole Miss Playoff eliminator
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By Bill Connelly
Projecting the PlayoffProjecting the Playoff
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By Bill Connelly
5 lessons learned in Baton Rouge5 lessons learned in Baton Rouge
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By Bill Connelly
The numbers hate Michigan StateThe numbers hate Michigan State
College Football
By Bill Connelly
Miami is getting somewhere. VT is not.Miami is getting somewhere. VT is not.
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By Bill Connelly
How can Kentucky beat No. 1?How can Kentucky beat No. 1?
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By Bill Connelly
Projecting the ACCProjecting the ACC
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By Bill Connelly
The Big 12’s new favoritesThe Big 12’s new favorites
College Football
By Bill Connelly
We finally got to watch Stitt happenWe finally got to watch Stitt happen
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By Bill Connelly
Notre Dame-FSU’s 4 biggest keysNotre Dame-FSU’s 4 biggest keys
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By Bill Connelly
Projecting the Big 12 raceProjecting the Big 12 race
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By Bill Connelly
TCU-Baylor, scored as a boxing matchTCU-Baylor, scored as a boxing match
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By Bill Connelly
Previewing a Gurley-less Mizzou-UGAPreviewing a Gurley-less Mizzou-UGA
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By Bill Connelly

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