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With the 2013 college football season officially over, Dan Rubenstein begins to grade college football’s second season, the constantly spinning coaching carousel. Photo Credits: Troy Babbitt/USA Today Sports Brendan Maloney/USA Today Sports Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports

#BOLO – Over the last month, San Diego has been powered by a terrific offense, luck, and a quarterback with seven children who wears bolo ties. Sure, the Peyton Manning and the Broncos have a historically potent offense, but can they overcome Philip Rivers’ BOLO POWER? Matt Ufford and the …

Run-first offenses. Mobile young quarterbacks. Smash-mouth defenses. It seems no two teams in the NFL are more alike than the 49ers and Panthers, and they’ll face off in a rematch of the 10-9 nailbiter that Carolina stole in Week 10. Can the Niners win a second straight road game in …

The Pats went 8-0 at home this year, but have lost their home playoff game the last two times they accomplished that feat. The Colts, meanwhile, have proven they can beat anyone in the league, but also have an inconsistent streak. So who wins: Belichick, Brady, and a decimated Pats …

It’s not just a rematch of Week 13’s Monday night 34-7 shellacking, it’s also the three-year anniversary of Marshawn Lynch’s famous “Beastquake” run against the Saints in the playoffs. Can the Seahawks continue their home dominance and make it three in a row against Sean Payton and Drew Brees in …

There are only seven more meaningful football games until September, and four of them happen this weekend. The NFC’s and AFC’s top seeds host last week’s Wild Card winners as the NFL winnows its playoff contenders to the Final Four. Matt Ufford and the Uffsides crew preview the games and …

The 49ers were one of the best teams in football all year and have won six in a row. Their reward? A road game in Green Bay in zero-degree weather. Could Aaron Rodgers and frigid temperatures be enough to cool off the hottest team in football? Matt Ufford and the …

The Bengals won each of their home games this season, and they look to keep that streak alive against a Chargers team that eked its way into the playoffs despite one of the worst defenses in football. Can Philip Rivers and Mike McCoys’s top-flight offense overcome the odds? Matt Ufford …

In a battle between two of the NFL’s best offenses, LeSean McCoy and the streaking Eagles take on Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, and the NFL’s second-best passing attack. Can the Saints overcome their road woes, or will Chip Kelly make his case for Coach of the Year with a win …

In this Week 16 rematch, the Chiefs travel to Indianapolis in the weekend’s only game where the weather won’t be a factor. Will the return of Justin Houston reinvigorate the Chiefs defense? Can Alex Smith take advantage of a banged-up Indy secondary? Can the average fan tell Indianapolis and Kansas …