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Chip Patterson

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Sam Darnold making history as first USC QB to start Super Bowl only adds to legacy as all-time great Trojan

Darnold is adored by the USC fanbase for his stint leading the Trojans offense under some difficult circumstances at the time

ACC football power rankings 2026: Who can challenge Miami for the top spot after Hurricanes' CFP run?

Stacking up the ACC after the conclusion of the transfer portal window and 2026 recruiting cycle

College football third-year coaching grades: Deion Sanders gets a 'C+', Kenny Dillingham earns an 'A'

Grading coaches from the 2022-23 hiring cycle after Year 3 of their tenures

CBS Sports 136: Indiana unanimous No. 1 as Big Ten, SEC dominate top 10 in final college football rankings

The Hoosiers were an easy No. 1 after a dominant season, but there was plenty of movement behind them in our final college football rankings of the season

Five keys for Miami to pull off shocking upset over Indiana, win sixth national title in program history

If Miami is going to win it all, these five things need to happen for the Hurricanes to stun top-ranked and undefeated Indiana

Ranking every Miami national championship team ahead of the Hurricanes' CFP title game showdown with Indiana

Miami won five national championships under four different coaches between 1983 and 2001

Ranking every national champion of the College Football Playoff era ahead of Indiana vs. Miami title game

Indiana or Miami will join the ranking of CFP champions after next Monday night's title game

Indiana vs. Miami: Early preview, odds, picks as Hoosiers will meet Hurricanes in CFP National Championship

Indiana and Miami will battle it out for the national championship on Jan. 19 inside the home of the Hurricanes

Why Miami can return to glory, complete storybook College Football Playoff run to national championship

Mario Cristobal has the Hurricanes one win away from playing for that national championship on their home field

Oregon's mindset is aggressiveness, and it breeds championship-level confidence as Ducks reach CFP semifinals

Oregon forced four turnovers and went for it on fourth down eight times in its CFP shutout of Texas Tech

Oregon vs. Texas Tech prediction, pick, spread, odds: Ducks, Red Raiders meet in Orange Bowl CFP quarterfinal

The Ducks and Red Raiders kick off the College Football Playoff triple-header on New Year's Day

Missouri vs. Virginia prediction, picks, odds, spread: Tigers, Cavaliers close 2025 season in Gator Bowl

Missouri and Virginia meet in the Gator Bowl on Saturday, playing for the second time ever in football

Big Ten Coach Rankings: Where Kyle Whittingham, Matt Campbell fit among new conference peers

Leadership changes at two of the Big Ten's flagship programs have shaken up the Big Ten coach rankings

Malachi Toney -- representative of Miami's cherished past -- changes Canes' present, raises bar for the future

The Miami freshman WR combines work ethic with athleticism as a throwback to days of 'The U'

Georgia vs. Ole Miss: Sugar Bowl preview as Rebels advance to face Bulldogs in College Football Playoff

Georgia and Ole Miss will rematch after playing in a 43-35 thriller early this year

Chip Patterson has been working at CBS Sports since 2010, primarily covering college football while also contributing to college basketball and golf coverage across various platforms. You can find him as host on the Cover 3 Podcast, offering analysis on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ and making appearances on various SportsLine properties including the Early Edge. Chip has covered college football national championship games, NFL Drafts, NCAA Tournaments and the 2014 U.S. Open. among other big events, for CBS Sports. He's a Raleigh, North Carolina, native and resident deep in the heart of ACC country (but don't hold that against him).

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