CFB Winning Edge: College football analytics

As spring practices open across college football Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the storylines at Coastal Carolina, Missouri, Georgia Tech, New Mexico and more. We then touch on transfer news at West Virginia and Ole Miss, as well as coaching updates at West Virginia and Alabama. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge  to learn more.

Scott, Xavier and Nick return from vacation to discuss the news that the College Football Playoff won't expand until 2025. We then offer insight on some coaching news and the impacts at Auburn, Kentucky and Auburn, as well as Jayden Daniels transferring from Arizona State, and finish by digging into early returning production calculations for the 2022 season. You can support this podcast...

We're taking a risk because of the uncertainty surrounding Bryan Harsin at Auburn, but nevertheless opted to begin our 3rd Annual FBS First-Year Head Coach Draft. Scott, Xavier and Nick take turns selecting one of the 29 head coaches with a new job, and explain our strategy and thought process behind each pick. We will earn points based on the number of wins each head coach leads their n...

Due to reports that Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh may soon leave for the NFL, Scott, Xavier and Nick rescheduled the annual first-year head coach draft and instead discuss Harbaugh, the situation surrounding offensive coordinator jobs at Auburn, Arizona State and Miami and the good work Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has done in the transfer portal. We then take a look back at the 2021 head co...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss new Hawaii head coach Timmy Chang, as well as news and notes from the transfer portal. We explore the potential impact of receiver and secondary departures at Georgia, the elite new additions at Alabama, and whether USC has the right portal strategy (and whether or not the Trojans will enter the season overrated again). You can support this podcast on Patreon. V...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the Hawaii head coaching job following the resignation of Todd Graham, as well as news and notes from the transfer portal before diving into our list of the most improved (and most disappointing) teams in college football in 2021. We explore our 2021 Team Performance ratings, and compare them to 2020 to find the biggest risers and fallers from last season, as well as...

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap the National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama and celebrate the Dawgs victory and the 2021 college football season as a whole. We then discuss a wide range of news and notes including coaching rumors, the transfer portal and 2022 national championship futures. You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge  to learn mo...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss news and notes from the transfer portal and NFL Draft declarations, and take a way-too-early look at potential contending teams for 2022. We then offer insight, predictions and our projections for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinningEdge &nb...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the final full week of Bowl Season, including the College Football Playoff Semifinals: Cincinnati vs. Alabama Georgia vs. Michigan as well as: North Carolina vs. South Carolina Tennessee vs. Purdue Pitt vs. Michigan State Wisconsin vs. Arizona State Wake Forest vs. Rutgers Washington State vs. Central Michigan P...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss offer insight, predictions and our projections for the second week of Bowl Season, including: North Texas vs. Miami OH UCF vs. Florida Memphis at Hawaii Georgia State vs. Ball State Western Michigan vs. Nevada Boston College vs. East Carolina Houston vs. Auburn Air Force vs. Louisville Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech UCLA vs. NC State West Virginia vs. Minnesot...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the early signing period, a bevy of coaching moves and transfer portal news, and then offer insight and our predictions for the first week of Bowl Season, including: Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo Cure Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina Boca Raton Bowl: WKU vs. Appalachian State New Mexico Bowl: UTEP vs. Fresno State Independence Bowl: UAB v...

Scott, Xavier and Nick discuss the wide range of head coaching moves and transfer portal news and then offer insight and our predictions for this weekend's conference championship games, including: Oregon vs. Utah Houston at Cincinnati Baylor vs. Oklahoma State Michigan vs. Iowa Pitt vs. Wake Forest Alabama vs. Georgia You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBW...

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 12 of the 2021 college football season and how our projections have performed to date, and then discuss the Rivalry Week schedule to offer insight and our predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: UMass at New Mexico State Ole Miss at Mississippi State Penn State at Michigan State Alabama at Auburn Oklahoma...

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 11 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 12 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: SMU at Cincinnati Baylor at Kansas State Iowa State at Oklahoma Arkansas at Alabama Oregon at Utah Michigan State at Ohio State You can support this p...

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 10 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 11 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Nevada at San Diego State NC State at Wake Forest Baylor at Oklahoma Mississippi State at Auburn Purdue at Ohio State Texas A&M at Ole Miss You ca...

Scott, Xavier and Nick recap Week 9 of the 2021 college football season and then discuss the Week 10 schedule to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Liberty-Ole Miss Michigan State-Purdue Oklahoma State-West Virginia Tennessee-Kentucky Wake Forest-North Carolina Auburn-Texas A&M You can support...

Scott, Xavier and Nick explore the results of recent weeks and discuss how our projections have fared (not great!), and then dive into Week 9 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: SMU-Houston Iowa-Wisconsin Michigan-Michigan State Ole Miss-Auburn Penn State-Ohio State Geor...

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 8 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Clemson at Pitt Oregon at UCLA Oklahoma State at Iowa State Wisconsin at Purdue USC at Notre Dame Ohio State at Indiana You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinninE...

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 7 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Ole Miss at Tennessee Auburn at Arkansas Pitt at Virginia Tech TCU at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Texas Kentucky at Georgia You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinn...

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 6 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for more than a dozen games as well as deep dives on the following matchups: Arkansas at Ole Miss Georgia at Auburn Michigan at Nebraska Oklahoma vs. Texas Penn State at Iowa You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge  to learn mor...

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 5 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for nearly two dozen games. We dive deep on the following matchups: Houston at Tulsa Boston College at Clemson Baylor at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at Notre Dame Arkansas at Georgia Michigan at Wisconsin Ole Miss at Alabama You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit&nb...

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 4 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for the following games: Georgia-Vanderbilt West Virginia-Oklahoma UCLA-Stanford Kansas State-Oklahoma State Notre Dame-Wisconsin Texas A&M-Arkansas and more! You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge  to learn more.

Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 3 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for the following games: Michigan State at Miami West Virginia-Virginia Tech Alabama-Florida Memphis-Mississippi State Auburn-Penn State Arizona State-BYU and more! You can support this podcast on Patreon. Visit  patreon.com/CFBWinninEdge  to learn more.

After a strong start to the season, including a 59.1% record against the spread in Week 1, Scott, Xavier and Nick dive into Week 2 of the 2021 college football season to offer insight on our projections and predictions for the following games: Appalachian State at Miami Pitt at Tennessee Washington at Michigan Iowa at Iowa State Texas at Arkansas Missouri at Kentucky Oregon at Ohio State and more!...

Week 1 of the 2021 college football season is finally here! Scott and Nick offer a Week 0 recap and then dive into the Week 1 schedule, to offer insight on our projections and predictions for the following games: Ohio State at Minnesota Boise State vs. UCF Penn State at Wisconsin North Carolina at Virginia Tech Alabama vs. Miami Louisiana at Texas Indiana at Iowa Georgia vs. Clemson LSU at UCLA BY...