Now that the 2024 college football regular season has come to an end and conference championship weekend has arrived, it’s important to point out a lesson we’ve all learned this year:
The unexpected turnaround will be expected in the future.
Indiana won 11 games this season after winning just nine in the previous three years. Arizona State won 10 games after going 3-9 last season. Colorado finished 9-3 after going 4-8 in 2023.
We have learned that any team can be beaten — except Oregon. The Ducks are the only team in the entire country with a chance to become the sixth team in the CFP era to run the table, and the second team west of the Mississippi River.
We learned that joining a new conference won’t prevent you from playing in the conference title game. SMU,…
