Predicting Every College Football Conference Championship Game
August 12, 2018Domenic Buccini
With the 2018 season approaching for college football; I decided to break down every conference championship. Instead of making it boring with long reasonings why, I decided to break it down with comparing some of the top players from each team.
SEC Championship
Alabama vs Georgia
Winner: Georgia
| Alabama | Winner | Georgia |
| QB: Tua Tagovailoa | < | QB: Jake Fromm |
| RB: Damien Harris | > | RB: D’Andre Swift |
| WR: Jerry Jeudy | < | WR: Riley Ridley |
| WR: Henry Ruggs III | < | Terry Godwin |
| TE: Irvin Smith Jr | > | TE: Isaac Nauta Jr |
| SAM: Dylan Moses | < | SAM: D’Andre Walker |
| JACK: Terrell Lewis | > | JACK: Walter Grant |
| MIKE: Mack Wilson | > | MIKE: Monty Rice |
| WILL: Jamey Mosley | < | WILL: Juwan Taylor |
| CB: Trevon Diggs | < | CB: Deandre Baker |
| CB: Saivion Smith | > | CB: Tyrique McGhee |
| FS: Xavier McKinney | < | FS: Richard LeCounte |
| SS: Deionte Thompson | > | Jarvis Wilson |
Pac-12 Championship
Washington vs Arizona
Winner: Washington
| Washington | Winner | Arizona |
| QB: Jake Browning | < | QB: Khalil Tate |
| RB: Myles Gaskin | > | RB: JJ Taylor |
| WR: Chico McClatcher | < | WR: Cedric Peterson |
| WR: Marquis Spiker | > | WR: Tony Ellison |
| TE: Drew Sample | > | TE: Bryce Wolma |
| ILB: Ben Burr-Kirven | < | ILB: Colin Schooler |
| OLB: Ryan Bowman | < | OLB: Tony Fields II |
| CB: Austin Joyner | > | CB: Lorenzo Burns |
| CB: Byron Murphy | < | CB: Jace Whittaker |
| FS: Taylor Rapp | > | FS: Scott Young Jr |
| SS: Jojo McIntosh | > | SS: Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles |
Mountain West Championship
Boise State vs San Diego State
Winner: Boise State
| Boise State | Winner | San Diego State |
| QB: Brett Rypien | > | QB: Christian Chapman |
| RB: Alexander Mattison | > | RB: Juwan Washington |
| WR: Octavius Evans | > | WR: Fred Trevillion |
| WR: AJ Richardson | < | WR: Timothy Wilson Jr |
| TE: John Bates | > | TE: Parker Houston |
| LB: Riley Whimpey | < | LB: Kyahva Tezino |
| MLB: Tyson Maeva Jr | > | MLB: Andrew Aleki |
| CB: Tyler Horton | > | CB: Ron Smith |
| CB: Avery Williams | > | CB: Kyree Woods |
| FS: Deandre Pierce Jr | > | FS: Trenton Thompson |
| SS: Kekoa Nawahine | < | SS: Tariq Thompson |
Mac Championship
Toledo vs Buffalo
Winner: Buffalo
| Toledo | Winner | Buffalo |
| QB: Mitchell Guadagni | < | Tyree Jackson |
| RB: Shakif Seymour | > | RB: Jonathan Hawkins |
| WR: Cody Thompson | < | WR: Anthony Johnson |
| WR: Dyontae Johnson | > | WR: KJ Osborn |
| TE: Reggie Gilliam | > | TE: Tyler Mabry |
| LB: Tuzar Skipper | > | LB: Kadofi Wright |
| MLB: Tyler Taafe | < | MLB: Khalil Hodge |
| CB: Justin Clark | < | CB: Brandon Williams |
| CB: Ka’Dar Hollman | > | CB: Cameron Lewis |
| FS: Josh Teachey | < | FS: Joey Banks |
| SS: Kahlil Robinson | > | SS: Dev Lamour |
USA Championship
FAU vs Southern Mississippi
Winner: FAU
| FAU | Winner | Southern Miss |
| QB: De’Andre Johnson | > | QB: Kwadra Griggs |
| RB: Devin Singletary | > | RB: Tez Parks |
| WR: Jovon Durante | > | WR: Quez Watkins |
| WR: Willie Wright | < | WR: Jaylond Adams |
| TE: Harrison Bryant | > | TE: Jay’Shawn Washington |
| LB: Herb Miller | < | LB: Darian Yancey |
| MLB: Rashad Smith | > | MLB: Jeremy Sangster |
| CB: Chris Tooley | > | CB: Rachuan Mitchell |
| CB: Shelton Lewis | < | CB: Ty Williams |
| FS: Jalen Young | > | FS: Tyler Barnes |
| SS: Andrew Soroh | < | SS: Xavier Marion |
Big Ten Championship
Wisconsin vs Ohio State
Winner: Wisconsin
| Ohio State | Winner | Wisconsin |
| QB: Dwayne Haskins | > | QB: Alex HorniBrook |
| RB: JK Dobbins | < | RB: Jonathan Taylor |
| WR: Parris Campbell | > | WR: AJ Taylor |
| WR: Mack Austin | < | WR: Danny Davis III |
| TE: Rashod Berry | < | TE: Zander Neuville |
| DE: Nick Bosa | > | DE: Garrett Rand |
| MLB: Tuf Borland | < | MLB: TJ Edwards |
| CB: Damon Arnette | > | CB: Dontye Carriere-Williams |
| CB: Jeffrey Okudah | < | Madison Cone |
| FS: Jordan Fuller | > | FS: D’Cota Dixon |
| SS: isaiah Pryor | < | SS: Scott Nelson |
Big 12 Conference
Winner: Oklahoma
ACC Championship
Clemson vs Miami-Florida
Winner: Clemson
| Clemson | Winner | Miami-Florida |
| QB: Kelly Bryant | > | QB: Malik Rosier |
| RB: Travis Etienne | > | RB: Travis Homer |
| WR: Diondre Overton | < | WR: Ahmmon Richards |
| WR: Hunter Renfrow | > | WR: Jeff Thomas |
| TE: Milan Richard | < | TE: Michael Irvin II |
| DT: Christian Wilkins | > | DT: Gerald Willis III |
| DE: Clelin Ferrell | > | DE: Joe Jackson |
| MLB: Tre Lamar | > | MLB: Shaquille Quarterman |
| LB: Kendall Joseph | > | LB: Michael Pinckney |
| CB: Trayvon Mullen | > | CB: Michael Jackson |
| SS: Tanner Muse | < | SS: Jaquan Johnson |
AAC Championship
UCF vs Houston
Winner: UCF
| UCF | Winner | Houston |
| QB: McKenzie Milton | > | QB: D’Eriq King |
| RB: Adrian Killins Jr | > | RB: Mulbah Car |
| WR: Dredrick Snelson | > | WR: Keith Corbin |
| WR: Gabriel Davis | < | WR: Marquez Stevenson |
| TE: Jake Hescock | > | TE: Romello Brooker |
| LB: Titus Davis | > | LB: Emeke Egbule |
| DE: Dedrion Bacote-Sweat | > | DE: Jerard Carter |
| DT: Joey Connors | < | DT: Ed Oliver |
| CB: Brandon Moore | > | CB: Alexander Myres |
| FS: Kyle Gibson | > | FS: Garrett Davis |
| SS: Tre Neal | < | SS: Khari Dotson |
Sun Belt Conference
Winner: Troy
