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Brad Edwards looks at BCS contenders -- including Notre Dame, Alabama and Oregon -- that were helped and hurt the most during college football's first month.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2012

Brad Edwards writes there are three games in Week 2 that could help position the Big 12 for another gaudy non-conference record and give the league an advantage in the national title race.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2012

Brad Edwards examines college football coaching trees to see which current head coaches have the most impressive history at developing their assistants for top jobs.

Story | Conversation | August 15, 2012

Brad Edwards writes that one playoff model being discussed as an option for the BCS is an unseeded plus-one, which would add a playoff element while still preserving the bowl structure. The problem is, the model has too many flaws for it to be a success.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2011

Brad Edwards provides his latest BCS projections and lists the next teams up for each of the 10 bowl bids. Alabama, Houston and Michigan were three of the biggest BCS winners based on this weekend's results.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2011

Brad Edwards provides ideal scenarios for how second-tier title contenders Alabama, Arkansas, Boise State, Oklahoma and Oregon can make the BCS Championship Game.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2011

Brad Edwards provides his latest BCS projections and lists the next teams up for each of the 10 bowl bids. When it comes to the national title race, an Alabama-LSU rematch is a very real possibility.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2011

Brad Edwards gives his latest BCS projections and lists the next teams up for each of the 10 bowl bids.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2011

Brad Edwards writes that it's still possible for a one-loss team to make it to the BCS national title game, before predicting the BCS bowl matchups and ranking the next teams in line for each of the 10 BCS bowl bids.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2011

Heading into Saturday's USC-Notre Dame showdown, Brad Edwards looks back at the numbers that show the Irish have been stuck in a state of mediocrity for nearly two decades. A win over the Trojans could start Notre Dame back on the right path.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

Brad Edwards predicts the BCS bowl matchups and ranks the next teams in line for each of the 10 BCS bowl bids. Notre Dame, Arkansas and Virginia Tech are among the teams that could get into the BCS mix if a break or two goes their way.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2011

Brad Edwards looks at the remaining undefeated teams and ranks them in the order of likelihood that they'll receive a BCS title game berth if they remain unbeaten.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2011

With the Red River Rivalry on the horizon, Brad Edwards writes that Mack Brown and Bob Stoops have quietly combined to make one of the best coaching rivalries in college football history.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2011

Schedules play a big role in deciding which team plays for the national title. Brad Edwards breaks down the schedules for this season's BCS contenders.

In the old days, it was thought an early loss was better than a late one. But with computers in the BCS formula, that has changed and that's good news for Texas, writes Brad Edwards.

Six teams still have BCS title-game aspirations, but LSU and Kansas will meet for the championship if each team wins out, writes Brad Edwards.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2007