By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
February 17, 2025
Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports reported that soon the Big Ten/SEC are going to exercise their power to expand the 12-team Playoff and give themselves auto-bids beyond their conference championship game in the process.
It appears the Big 12 and ACC have no power to stop whatever is coming.
On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses why he’s NOT optimistic about Bill Belichick succeeding at North Carolina–at least at first.
Can they really reach 8-9 wins in his first season? (10:15)
LSU currently holds the No. 1 rated transfer portal class per 247Sports for the 2025 cycle.
Does that automatically mean they’re going to thrive in Brian Kelly’s 4th season? (20:13)
Shop the latest College Football Apparel from Fanatics!
Follow and subscribe to the Podcast on these platforms…
Follow on Twitter: https://x.com/smclaughlinCFB
Follow the show on Twitter: https://x.com/LockedOn_CFB
-
McLaughlin: Does Utah Have the Weapons to Win the Big 12?
> Spencer also discusses why BYU isn't likely to fizzle at the end of the season again in 2025 - August 7, 2025 -
McLaughlin: Can Hawkeyes Trip Up a Big Ten Contender?
> Spencer discusses Iowa's challenges and threats in the course of an extremely tough schedule - August 6, 2025 -
McLaughlin: Can Bears Overcome Heavy Portal Losses?
> Spencer discusses Cal's efforts to climb out of the lower half of the ACC standings in Year 2 - August 5, 2025