
By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
February 17, 2025
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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)
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