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Brett McMurphy
54 Posts

Brett McMurphy
54 Posts

Summary

Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for The Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining The Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.
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Sources: Cincinnati, Houston & UCF Negotiating Settlement to Join Big 12 in 2023

Cincinnati, Houston and UCF are negotiating a settlement in the “$17 million to $20 million range,” which would allow the schools to exit the American Athletic Conference early and officially

Brett McMurphy
30 mins ago

Nebraska Football & Coach Scott Frost Receive Penalties After NCAA Investigation

Nebraska football coach Scott Frost received a one-year show cause penalty from the NCAA and a five-day suspension from all coaching duties during the upcoming football season, and the school

Brett McMurphy
May 2, 2022 UTC

Brett McMurphy's Never-Too-Early Bowl Projections for 2022

2022 College Football Bowl Projections Bowl executives may not be breaking out champagne like the ‘72 Dolphins do every season when the last undefeated team loses, but there is cause

Brett McMurphy
Feb 28, 2022 UTC

McMurphy: Answering Collin Wilson's Questions on CFP, Heisman & More

February marks the first month without college football games since last August. Still, things have still stayed crazy in the world of college football with a number of coaching and

Brett McMurphy
Feb 4, 2022 UTC

McMurphy: Why Brian Kelly Needed a New Challenge at LSU

In 2009, two days before Brian Kelly’s Cincinnati Bearcats played Pitt for the Big East Championship, I asked Kelly about speculation he was leaving for Notre Dame. Kelly downplayed

Brett McMurphy
Jan 28, 2022 UTC

McMurphy: My Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25 for 2022

INDIANAPOLIS — While waiting for Monday night’s SEC Invitational final between Alabama and Georgia – also known as the College Football Playoff title game – there’s no need to wait any

Brett McMurphy
Apr 1, 2022 UTC

Sources: Salaam, Williams, Pinkel Among 2022 College Football HOF Inductees

INDIANAPOLIS — Colorado Heisman Trophy running back Rashaan Salaam, Oklahoma State running back Terry Miller, Oklahoma defensive back Roy Williams, Florida State linebacker Marvin Jones and former Toledo and Missouri coach

Brett McMurphy
Jan 10, 2022 UTC

Sources: CFP Title Games Set for Las Vegas in 2025, Miami in 2026

INDIANAPOLIS — While the size of future College Football Playoffs may change, one thing is certain: Las Vegas and Miami will host the 2025 and 2026 title games, sources told The

Brett McMurphy
Jan 6, 2022 UTC

Rutgers to Officially Play Wake Forest in Gator Bowl

Rutgers will officially play Wake Forest in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 31. The Scarlet Knights (5-7) replace Texas A&M, which withdrew from the Gator Bowl on Wednesday

Brett McMurphy
Dec 23, 2021 UTC

Miami "Fully Committed" to Playing in Sun Bowl Despite COVID-19 Issues

While the Gator Bowl scrambled for a last-minute replacement team, that will not be the case for the Sun Bowl as Miami remains “fully committed” to playing in the Sun

Brett McMurphy
Dec 23, 2021 UTC

The Action Network's 2021 NCAAF All-Americans

Below, you will find The Action Network’s inaugural consensus first- and second-team All-Americans, along with our Players of the Year. Collin Wilson, Stuckey, and I came up with

Brett McMurphy
Dec 8, 2021 UTC

NCAAF Bowl Tracker: Updated Matchups for Each Game

Bowl season is here! It’s been a great season to be a college football fan with all of the chaos that has surrounded the sport week in and

Brett McMurphy
Apr 4, 2022 UTC

Brett McMurphy's Updated Bowl Projections

2021 Bowl Game Predictions Last Updated: Sunday, Dec. 5 at 12:02 p.m. ET. In the past week, there were approximately 300 coaching changes, 25 (known) candidates for the

Brett McMurphy
Mar 31, 2022 UTC

Brett McMurphy's Updated CFB Bowl Projections

Updated Bowl Game Predictions Updated as of Saturday, Dec. 4. The last-minute addition of another bowl on Thursday that The Action Network first reported already has made my not-even-one-day-old bowl

Brett McMurphy
Dec 4, 2021 UTC

Sources: NCAA to Add New Bowl Game in Texas

The NCAA has added another bowl game in Texas to allow all current bowl-eligible teams a chance to play in the postseason, sources told The Action Network. The game will

Brett McMurphy
Dec 2, 2021 UTC
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