Strength in Unity.

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Not one upset in that first round…
But oof USC close one my guy

i really thought i was going to lose it after they converted that second 4th down

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College Football Playoff National Championship Preview: vs. #3 Alabama Crimson Tide
Season Record: 12-2, 7-2 Champions Division
Head Coach: Kevin Sherrer (177-39 at Alabama, 16th year, 232-65)
Offensive Coordinator: Dabo Swinney (Spread)
Defensive Coordinator: Andrew Christensen (3-4 D)

Team Leaders
Passing: Eric Henley (4331 yards, 50 TD, 4 INT, 206.8 rating)
Rushing: Shannon Baker (1034 yards, 6.9 ypc, 10 TD)
Receiving: Curtis Green (90 receptions, 1634 yards, 20 TD)
Defense: Corey Dunn (88 tackles, 20 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT, 4 PBU, FR)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 1st
Total Offense: 2nd
Rushing Offense: 102nd
Passing Offense: 2nd
Total Defense: 119th
Rushing Defense: 100th
Passing Defense: 116th
Turnover Differential: 4th

Team Schedule
at Michigan State: W 45-7
at Florida: W 45-38
vs. #4 USC: W 38-31
vs. #2 Penn State: L 63-35
at #1 USF: L 45-34
vs. Clemson: W 56-49
vs. Tennessee: W 37-17
at LSU: W 38-24
at Arkansas: W 52-17
vs. Mississippi State: W 38-13
at Georgia Tech: W 38-32
vs. Auburn: W 49-35
vs. #6 Michigan: W 56-44
vs. #2 Penn State: W 49-42

Team Injuries
ALA DE #1 Matt McKeon, Senior | 6'6", 257lbs | 98 ovr, 76 spd, 88 acc, 89 str, 84 pmv, 99 fmv, 85 bsh
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USF DE David Richardson, Rs Sophomore

Alabama Crimson Tide Projected Starters
QB #12 Eric Henley, Rs Senior | 6'1", 233lbs | 91 ovr, 61 spd, 69 acc, 99 awr, 89 thp, 87 tha
HB #49 Shannon Baker, Junior | 5'11", 214lbs | 94 ovr, 89 spd, 93 acc, 96 btk, 81 car, 94 elu
WR #89 Curtis Green, Senior | 5'11", 186lbs | 95 ovr, 90 spd, 99 acc, 95 cth
WR #13 Matt Finley, Junior | 6'0", 206lbs | 90 ovr, 96 spd, 97 acc, 86 cth
WR #80 Tyler Brown, Rs Sophomore | 5'11", 197lbs | 90 ovr, 95 spd, 96 acc, 86 cth
TE #87 Graham Frazier, Senior | 6'2", 257lbs | 95 ovr, 87 spd, 90 acc, 97 cth, 73 rbk
LT #62 Ajene White, Freshman | 6'4", 324lbs | 86 ovr, 88 pbk, 83 rbk, 85 str
LG #64 Pete Smith, Senior | 6'4", 312lbs | 94 ovr, 88 pbk, 98 rbk, 92 str
C #71 Andre Sylvestre, Freshman | 6'1", 261lbs | 83 ovr, 78 pbk, 87 rbk, 84 str
RG #75 Maurice Anderson, Rs Senior | 6'6", 308lbs | 93 ovr, 99 pbk, 86 rbk, 91 str
RT #69 Shane Barnes, Junior | 6'5", 302lbs | 81 ovr, 87 pbk, 81 rbk, 83 str
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DE #97 Darrell Coles, Rs Junior | 6'5", 259lbs | 80 ovr, 74 spd, 82 acc, 77 str, 86 pmv, 82 fmv, 83 bsh
DE #60 Corey Thurman, Senior | 6'6", 259lbs | 92 ovr, 85 spd, 85 acc, 85 str, 87 pmv, 82 fmv, 92 bsh
NT #99 Chris Hall, Junior | 6'6", 368lbs | 86 ovr, 84 acc, 87 str, 87 pmv, 77 fmv, 81 bsh
OLB #54 Brady Van, Rs Senior | 6'4", 234lbs | 87 ovr, 82 spd, 79 acc, 61 awr, 86 tkl, 83 bsh, 76 zcv, 84 pmv, 84 fmv
ILB #50 Stacy Smith, Sophomore | 6'3", 231lbs | 84 ovr, 79 spd, 89 acc, 59 awr, 84 tkl, 85 bsh, 72 zcv
ILB #92 Chris King, Rs Junior | 6'2", 229lbs | 86 ovr, 78 spd, 86 acc, 59 awr, 78 tkl, 89 bsh, 88 zcv
OLB #58 Corey Dunn, Junior | 6'0", 209lbs | 87 ovr, 84 spd, 94 acc, 54 awr, 85 tkl, 76 bsh, 77 zcv, 70 pmv, 84 fmv
CB #38 Phil Roland, Senior | 5'10", 171lbs | 92 ovr, 94 spd, 94 acc, 70 awr, 99 mcv, 98 zcv, 90 press
CB #37 Bruce Lee, Rs Senior | 6'0", 198lbs | 83 ovr, 89 spd, 87 acc, 86 awr, 96 mcv, 90 zcv, 99 press
NB #45 Alexander Davis, Freshman | 5'9", 169lbs | 85 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 85 awr, 90 mcv, 89 zcv, 77 press
S #25 Chris Young, Sophomore | 6'1", 180lbs | 77 ovr, 87 spd, 89 acc, 64 awr, 79 tkl, 63 mcv, 85 zcv
S #29 Brandon Maxwell, Rs Senior | 5'9", 173lbs | 82 ovr, 88 spd, 92 acc, 60 awr, 85 tkl, 74 mcv, 81 zcv
K #10 Marcus Blount, Junior | 6'2", 202lbs | 80 ovr, 76 kpw, 84 kac
P #18 Shannon Andrews, Sophomore | 6'3", 219lbs | 89 ovr, 91 kpw, 89 kac

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Former five-star quarterback Charlie Cooke announces transfer to UCF on eve of USF's national championship game
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

Former USF sophomore quarterback Charlie Cooke has announced his transfer to the University of Central Florida, one of the teams he spurned on National Signing Day two years ago to sign with USF.

Cooke, the former top ranked recruit in his class, has been away from the team since November in what was described by USF head coach Malcolm Francois Sr. as an excused leave of absence for personal reasons. The personal reasons were never disclosed.

The Alabama native lost the quarterback competition to former three-star quarterback Jared Chavis in the off-season and when given an opportunity, he's thrown three interceptions in nine pass attempts this season but flashed as a true freshman last season, beating Texas and throwing for four touchdowns in his lone start.

Spence will start in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tomorrow against Alabama.

2038 Players Leaving » Career Stats
#12 Charlie Cooke (QB, Sophomore): Transfer (UCF) » 40 of 65, 450 yards, 5 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 18 carries, 70 yards

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#3 ALA (12-3, 7-2) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 || 20
#1 USF (16-0, 10-0) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 || 34
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Waters' two pick sixes turn the game for Bulls in sixth national championship
USF true freshman defensive back K.J. Waters might want to invest in some property out west.

After clinching the College Football Playoff Semi Final win in the Rose Bowl against USC with an interception, Waters twice intercepted Alabama's Eric Henley, including a fourth quarter pick six to beat the Tide 34-20 and hand deliver USF it's sixth national championship.

Even with an undefeated season and having already beaten Alabama earlier in the season, the Bulls did it under tough circumstances with quarterback Jared Chavis leaving the game in the second quarter with a concussion.

With the game tied up entering the fourth quarter, Millines led his best drive of the game, ending with a two-yard touchdown run. He led the team in rushing with 86 yards, averaging nearly six yards per carry.

On the ensuing possession, Henley tried to respond with a touchdown drive of his own only to be intercepted by Waters who returned it for a touchdown once more with 4:27 left in the game. Alabama was then faced with a third and long on the next drive and chose to run a draw play which was quickly stopped and promptly criticized by fans in the stadium who booed and critics at home.

USF's running game was then able to put the game away on the ground, never giving the ball back to Alabama to earn its sixteenth win of the season and 30th in a row, the latter a school record and the former an NCAA record for most wins in a single season.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USF] D. Manning, 33 Yd pass from J. Chavis (3:40)
[USC] S. Baker, 7 Yd run (3:03)
[USF] K. Waters, returned interception 30 Yds (1:00)

Quarter 2
[ALA] J. Owens, 1 Yd run (7:35)
[USF] M. Pleasant, 25 Yd FG (3:33)

Quarter 3
[ALA] M. Blount, 44 Yd FG (6:30)
[USF] M. Pleasant, 37 Yd FG (1:55)
[ALA] M. Blount, 29 Yd FG (0:04)

Quarter 4
[USF] J. Millines, 2 Yd run (5:38)
[USF] K. Waters, returned interception 38 Yds (4:27)
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#1 South Florida Bulls
QB Jared Chavis: 14 of 19, 131 yards, touchdown, interception (left game in 2nd qtr with concussion)
QB Jet Millines: 9 of 13, 75 yards, sacked once, 15 carries, 86 yards, touchdown
HB William Sapp: 8 carries, 28 yards
HB Dionte McCarthy: 5 carries, 29 yards
TE Antoine Frank: 7 receptions, 56 yards
WR Jarod Green: 5 receptions, 33 yards
WR D.J. Manning: 2 receptions, 47 yards, touchdown
LB Alex McDaniel: 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss
CB K.J. Waters: 5 tackles, 2 interceptions
LB Brian Robinson: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss
DE Jordan Odom: 3 tackles, 3 tackles for loss

#3 Alabama Crimson Tide
QB Eric Henley: 18 of 25, 220 yards, 2 interceptions
HB Shannon Baker: 22 carries, 118 yards, touchdown
WR Tyler Brown: 6 receptions, 68 yards
WR Curtis Green: 4 receptions, 48 yards
S Brandon Maxwell: 12 tackles
S Chris Young: 10 tackles, tackle for loss
CB Phil Roland: 4 tackles, interception

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Notable Bowl Selections
Promotional Bowl
Minnesota (7-6, 6-3) -- 35
Tennessee (5-8, 4-5) -- 56

Sun Bowl
#13 Florida Atlantic (11-3, 10-1) -- 23
#10 Miami (9-4, 7-2) -- 42

Citrus Bowl
#21 UCF (10-3, 7-2) -- 52
#9 Florida State (10-4, 9-1) -- 45

Tampa Bay Bowl
Oregon (8-6, 6-4) -- 45
#11 Washington (11-3, 8-2) -- 27

2039 ANAC Membership
Champions
East
USF
Alabama
Florida
Miami
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Penn State
Michigan State
West
USC
Oregon
Stanford
Oklahoma
Texas
Notre Dame
Purdue
Michigan

Contenders
East
Georgia Tech
LSU
Clemson
Arkansas
Florida State
UCF
Georgia
South Carolina
West
Ohio State
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas State
Washington
BYU
Mississippi State
Oklahoma State

Rising
East
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
NC State
Auburn
Kentucky
Duke
West Virginia
West
Texas A&M
Kansas
Iowa
Colorado
Wisconsin
Indiana
UCLA
Nebraska

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Missouri hires USF's Peter Nicholson as next head football coach
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

The University of Missouri has hired USF offensive coordinator Peter Nicholson to be their next head coach following the firing of Brandon Pierre who failed to keep the Tigers safe from demotion after just one season in the Champions Division.

It will be Nicholson's first head coaching opportunity after a one-year stint with the Bulls where he led a talented but relatively unexperienced offense to a national championship and a top ten finish. Nicholson is inheriting a team that is not void of talent which had six of the last seven Big XII championships and won at least ten games six times since 2030 before winning just four games last season.

The Tigers went 9-4 in the Contenders Division in 2037, earning a promotion into the Champions Division which was short lived. Nicholson will be tasked with getting the Tigers back into the Champions Division which is very lucrative for its members with the payout structure of the ANAC.

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Another extension, pay raise for Francois Sr. following sixth national championship
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

The University of South Florida has extended head football coach Malcolm Francois through 2042, adding another year to his current deal and rising his annual base salary from $20 million to $25 million to keep him as college football's highest paid coach.

Francois Sr. will be tasked with replacing yet another coaching staff following the departure of offensive coordinator Peter Nicholson to Missouri, making it back to back seasons that USF has lost its offensive coordinator.

USF was reportedly interested in hiring Brandon Pierre as Nicholson's replacement but shortly after his interview with USF, Pierre took the head coaching job with Missouri. In a recent speaking engagement, Francois was openly critical of Missouri's decision to fire Pierre when speaking to a conference for aspiring African-American football coaches.

"The standard for us is higher," Francois told the attendees, "You have schools like Missouri, great football coach in [Pierre] and they fire him after one season. A whole lot of winning and they'll throw it away the moment you falter because, quite frankly, they don't expect you to succeed so when you do its a surprise or its this or that but when you fail, well, it was expected so they'll move on your ass."

In speaking to those close to the program, Nicholson did not have Francois Sr's 'blessing' to take the Missouri head coaching job and the two have not spoken since.

A few top names to watch with Pierre off the board is former USF offensive coordinator Jeremy Butler who was fired by Charlotte after just one season, Kent State offensive coordinator Ryan Day who Francois Sr. has met with in the past to discuss schemes and UCF offensive coordinator Morris Carter who is a rising name in coaching circles. It certainly wouldn't be lost on Francois Sr. about how much of a dagger it would be for UCF to lose Carter to a lateral move.

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USF quarterback Jared Chavis announces intention to enter the NFL Draft
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

USF starting quarterback and redshirt junior Jared Chavis has announced on social media that he intends to enter the NFL Draft, foregoing his last season of college eligibility.

In his lone season as a starter, Chavis went 16-0 and threw for 4,930 yards and 40 touchdowns, completing 73.5 percent of his passes while rushing for an additional 528 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. His eight fumbles and twenty-one interceptions will surely be a talking point during the NFL scouting process but Chavis, a former three-star recruit, was one of the more well rounded quarterbacks in college football this season.

Chavis is the first domino to fall, on offense, as USF awaits the decisions of junior receivers Maurice Bennett and D.J. Manning. USF is losing their top receiver Jarod Green to graduation so returning either one -- preferably both -- would be a huge boost to presumed starter next season, Jet Millines.

2038 Players Leaving » Career Stats
#3 Jared Chavis (QB, Rs Junior): Declared Early » 404 of 552, 4956 yards, 40 touchdowns, 21 interceptions, sacked 30 times, 161 carries, 528 yards, 4 touchdowns, 8 fumbles
#12 Charlie Cooke (QB, Sophomore): Transfer (UCF) » 40 of 65, 450 yards, 5 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 18 carries, 70 yards

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2038 USF All-Americans
First Team
C Leroy Richards
G Chris Booker
DE Jordan Odom
DT Michael Williams
LB Brian Robinson
CB K.J. Waters
CB Tyler Matthews
S Michael Robinson
P Stanley Durbin

Second Team
G Ed McKinney
CB Julius Hughes

Freshman
G Woody Humphrey
CB K.J. Waters
CB Brian Carter
S Michael Robinson
S Kyle Locher

2038 USF All-SEC
First Team
C Leroy Richards
G Chris Booker
G Ed McKinney
DE David Richardson
DE Jordan Odom
DT Michael Williams
LB Brian Robinson
CB K.J. Waters
CB Tyler Matthews
S Michael Robinson
P Stanley Durbin

Second Team
T Kyle Everett
DT Matt Langford
LB Brett Freeman
LB Alex McDaniel
CB Julius Hughes
CB Brian Carter

2038 South Florida Bulls Stats
Passing
QB Jared Chavis, Rs Junior: 399 of 543, 4930 yards, 40 touchdowns, 21 interceptions, 166.3 passer rating, sacked 30 times.
QB Jet Millines, Freshman: 9 of 15, 75 yards, interception, sacked once.
QB Charlie Cooke, Sophomore: 5 of 9, 57 yards, 3 interceptions, 42.1 passer rating, sacked once.

Rushing
QB Jared Chavis, Rs Junior: 161 carries, 528 yards, 4 touchdowns, 8 fumbles.
HB William Sapp, Sophomore: 136 carries, 676 yards, 8 touchdowns, fumble.
HB Dionte McCarthy, Senior: 131 carries, 795 yards, 8 touchdowns, fumble.
HB Eric Valentine, Sophomore: 58 carries, 214 yards, 7 touchdowns.
QB Jet Millines, Freshman: 27 carries, 188 yards, 4 touchdowns.
WR Jarod Green, Senior: 22 carries, 216 yards, touchdown.

Receiving
WR Jarod Green, Senior: 96 receptions, 1279 yards, 7 touchdowns, 5 drops.
WR Maurice Bennett, Junior: 75 receptions, 902 yards, 12 touchdowns, 3 drops.
WR D.J. Manning, Junior: 66 receptions, 1034 yards, 11 touchdowns, drop.
WR Joseph Moses, Freshman: 47 receptions, 596 yards, 5 touchdowns, 3 drops.
WR Alston Marks, Freshman: 42 receptions, 470 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 drops.
TE Antoine Frank, Junior: 29 receptions, 305 yards, 2 touchdowns, 4 drops.
HB William Sapp, Sophomore: 22 receptions, 128 yards.
HB Dionte McCarthy, Senior: 17 receptions, 183 yards, 2 drops.
HB Eric Valentine, Sophomore: 12 receptions, 102 yards, drop.
QB Jet Millines, Freshman: 6 receptions, 58 yards, touchdown, drop.

Blocking
LT Kyle Everett, Sophomore: 5 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed.
LG Ed McKinney, Senior: 25 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed.
C Leroy Richards, Junior: 11 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed.
RG Chris Booker, Senior: 3 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed.
RT Adam Clemons, Rs Junior: 6 pancakes, 11 sacks allowed.
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TE Antoine Frank, Junior: 6 pancakes.
G Woody Humphrey, Freshman: 2 pancakes.

Defensive
LB Brian Robinson, Senior: 111 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 touchdowns, pass breakup, 5 forced fumbles.
S Michael Robinson, Freshman: 81 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, interception, 4 pass breakup.
CB K.J. Waters, Freshman: 62 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, 5 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles.
LB Brett Freeman, Junior: 61 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, pass breakup.
CB Tyler Matthews, Junior: 60 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups.
OLB Alex McDaniel, Rs Sophomore: 53 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.
OLB Corey Caldwell, Rs Junior: 48 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, pass breakup.
CB Julius Hughes, Sophomore: 43 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, sack, 3 interceptions, touchdown, 3 pass breakups.
DE Jordan Odom, Rs Senior: 43 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, forced fumble.
DT Michael Williams, Senior: 37 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8 sacks
S Kyle Locher, Freshman: 28 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 pass breakups.
S Joey Bailey, Freshman: 26 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, 2 forced fumbles.
CB Bryan Carter, Freshman: 26 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups.
DE David Richardson, Rs Sophomore: 22 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, touchdown, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries.
DE Cory Smith, Sophomore: 12 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.
DE Jesse Berrong: 10 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, forced fumble.
DT Matt Langford, Sophomore: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Kicking
K Mike Pleasant, Senior: 15 of 21 FG, FG Lng of 53, 81/81 XP

Punting
P Stanley Durbin, Senior: 30 punts, 36.2 Avg Net, 14 inside the 20.

Returning
HB Eric Valentine, Sophomore: 16 kick returns, 360 yards.
HB William Sapp, Sophomore: 14 kick returns, 352 yards.
WR Joseph Moses, Freshman: 24 punt returns, 179 yards.

Team Stats
Scoring Offense: 38.8 PPG (6th)
Scoring Defense: 20.1 PPG (3rd)