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Tom Fornelli

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The Six Pack: Picks for USC vs. Indiana, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State and Tom Fornelli's Week 11 lock

Trust The Process in Week 11 as the push toward the final 12-team College Football Playoff continues

Greg Schiano is staying, but Rutgers' bigger problem is the cost of keeping up in the Big Ten

Saddled with mounting debt, poor on-field results and diminishing television value, the Scarlet Knights are turning into an expensive liability for their conference

Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Texas surges to No. 5 as Week 10 hype falls flat

Most of last weekend's heavyweight showdowns were duds, paving the way for the Longhorns' climb

Tom Fornelli's CFP Vibe Check: The Dawgs are barking in Georgia, Oregon returns from the dead

Plus, which teams belong in Alabama's College Football Playoff 'Tide pod' and why BYU's hopes are now on the ropes

Amid Oregon's shortcomings in 2026, Dan Lanning is turning in his best performance yet as Ducks coach

Oregon might fall short of a national title, but navigating a QB crisis, firing an offensive coordinator and stunning Ohio State represents the best coaching job of Lanning's career

Georgia vs. Ole Miss prediction, pick, odds, spread: Bulldogs, Rebels meet in high-stakes SEC affair

The No. 2 Bulldogs and No. 10 Rebels clash for the third time in two seasons on Saturday in Oxford

Anxiety Rankings: Notre Dame, BYU suddenly have no room for error after CFP committee reveals rankings

The No. 11 Irish and No. 9 Cougars only have one loss, but would be in danger of missing CFP with another loss

The Six Pack: Picks for Miami vs. Notre Dame, Alabama vs. LSU and Tom Fornelli's Week 10 lock

Trust The Process in a Week 10 full of monster matchups

Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Georgia and Miami remain on top, but cracks begin to show

Georgia holds the top spot despite shaky quarterback play as the calendar turns to November and the margin for error disappears for every national title contender

Tom Fornelli's CFP Vibe Check: Ohio State switches to survival mode in fight to make College Football Playoff

The Buckeyes will be fighting for their CFP lives for the rest of season

Ohio State vs. USC prediction, pick, odds, spread: Short-handed Buckeyes look to avoid road trap

Ohio State starts its life without Julian Sayin on the road against a wounded USC team backed into a corner

Anxiety Rankings for Week 9: Ohio State backup QB era meets Lincoln Riley's crossroads at USC

Ohio State and USC face season-altering pressure, while Georgia, Nebraska, Utah and two embattled coaches confront pivotal Week 9 tests

Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Big Ten hype gives way to hard truths

Preseason expectations have collided with reality as several Big Ten powers continue to underperform

Tom Fornelli's CFP Vibe Check: Good night, Oregon -- your dream season never had a chance

A sluggish 21-10 road loss against Illinois hands the preseason national title contenders a fatal third defeat behind an identity-free offense

Tom Fornelli has been a college football writer at CBS Sports since 2010. During his time at CBS, Tom has proven time and again that he hates your favorite team and thinks your rival is a paragon of football excellence.

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